The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-21
$4,000 AT LAST
DAY OF FAIR, IS
BELIEF OF MUM
Mayor and Judge Hays Say
Crowd Will Not Exceed
10000, Which is Record.
OFFICIALS PLEASED
WITH WEEKS SHOW
Lilly Says $500 Tickets Were
Sold on Last Day-Exceeded
Expectations.

| After a record attendance at the
Cape County Fair for the first four
days, the exhibition closed yesterday
with the largest crowd ever present
at fair in this county. Joel T. Num-
last night estimated the crowd at
$4,000. but Mayor Rage, who is presi-
dent of the Fair Association, and
Judge Edward D. Hays believe the at
tendance yesterday would not exceed
$4,000. This figure, however, is larger
than ever visited the fair before.
Albert J. Lilly, secretary of the Fair
Association, Informed The Tribune
last night that 300 individual tickets
were sold yesterday. He was unable to
keep a record of the number of people
who entered the grounds on family
tickets, or the number of free admis-
sions given to the exhibitors, officials,
etc. Mr.. Lilly is inclined to believe
that Mr.. Nunn's estimate is about
correct. He stated that the crowd I'M
doubtedly was the largest on record.
at was the largest gathering of peo-
pie that ! ever saw in this county"
said Mr.. Lilly. owe are well satisfied
With our efforts and are grateful for
the excellent weather"
81 don't believe any one expected
such successful fair" said Mayor
Rage. "The crowds were splendid and
the people seemed well pleased. The
one disappointment of the fair officials
was the accident which prevented the
daily aeroplane flights. Mr.. Boshek
made on excellent trip. 1t was the
best that ever witnessed, and had he
not met with an accident, he would
have increased the attendance to re-
markable extent. But we are more
than satisfied with the fair. The crowd
today was the largest that l ever saw
at our county fair. There were hun
dreds and hundreds of people from a
long distance, and | never heard a
single complaint, although | remained
on the ground every day from the time
the people began to come in until the
day was over"
Al Huters, the Cape Girardeau mo-
tOrcyclist made a record for himself
| hy winning every motorcycle race. He
defeated Joe Nader of Belleville, ILL.,,
Tuesday afternoon. Nader rode what
st. Louis motor experts claimed was
the fastest cycle ever built. Huters
Won the race simply by possessing
more skill than his opponent, thus
making up in science for what his own
machine lacked in speed. Mr.. Huters
finished the first ten-mile race in II
minutes and 16 seconds. Nader finish
ed second.
Thursday Huters made his best speed
for the ten miles, finishing the twen-
tieth circle of the track in II minutes
and Sc seconds. He explained last
night that his increase in speed was
due to getting a running start. On
the opening day of the fair the race
called for a standing start, which cost
time in beginning the race.
The race yesterday was but a five
mile heat. He finished the ten circles
of the half-mile racetrack in 6 minutes,
twelve and three-quarters seconds.
Jack Matthews of Sikeston was sec
Ond and Balm was third.
Nader, the Bellevilie speed king, de-
parted for home on Wednesday morn
ing, the day following his defeat by
Huters.
The 2:24 trotting race resulted as
| follows:
Dorothy Sweeney first, prize $3.50;
Theodosi u Jr., second, prize SIS;
Helen Q third, prize S45. The 2:17
pacing race resulted as follows: Grau-
stark first, prize $3.50; Verlie Patchen
second, prize $75; r. L. D. third, prize
$45; Sailor Boy fourth, prize $50. The
running race resulted as follows: Beac-
er Stein, first; st. Burley, second;
Battle Stein, third.