The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-04
FAIR PAYS OUT i'll
At new SHARON
ATTENDANCE IN EXCESS or
PREVIOUS RECORDS.
MAKE PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR
Rain Wednesday Caused Days tx
tension OF Program.--society Has
Only Small Deficit to Meet
For Fair.


New Sharon, Iowa, Oct. l.--NeV
sharon's most successful fair and ex
position closed last Friday with the
books showing only a small deficit,
shortage which probably amounts II
$500. The total attendance this veal
was surprisingly high, exceeding thai
of all previous years. Exhibits in al
departments were better than before
and the race program and free at
traction card were far above the
county fair class The fact that the
gate admission price was dropped
from thirty-five cents TO twenty-five
cents probably accounts for part oil
the small loss. Disagreeable weather
conditions had hand in cutting down
the fair receipts.
The stock show was the best in
years. At Fridays live stock parade
some of the best horses and cattle III
Iowa were in the procession OF pre-
MUM winners The stock departments
were well filed with entries.
Interest in the fair this year was
more genuine than it has been in the
mast. and the fair was made success
through the united efforts of the COM
mnnity. Prospects are bright for a
bigger and better exposition next year.
Many improvements.
Many improvements were made
about the grounds this summer, pre-
paring for the annual fair. New fences
we're built, the grand stand was re-
haired and improved and the exhibit
hail and stock barns were given
coat of white paint and put in first
class condition. City water was ex'
tended TO the fair grounds, and a COM
Portable ladies' rest room was erected.
Free attractions this year were of
the highest class Chief among the
was Larry Brown, the
youthful California aviator, who is
said 10 be the greatest of all loop-the-
loop and upside-down fiiers. Brown
gave exhibitions Tuesday and We'd
nesday and thrilled the fair crowds.
Wednesdays dismal rainy weather
failed TO keep Brown down and in the
drizzle the boy aviator gave his usual
flying exhibition. Then there was the
Random Trio, giving three distinct
acts of comedy, acrobatic and burles-
cue boxing. The Takito Japs, who
played an engagement at the Sioux
City fair, also gave three separate
acts of unusual quality.
The horse racing entry list equalled
many larger fairs and PAGERS and trot-
tiers of the larger racing circuits ap-
peared on the local tracks.
Thursday Races.
Two eighteen class pace, five heats,
best time 2:1716. J. H. Bottger won
first two heats but Charley Glenn
came from behind and took next three,
straight putting Charley into second
money, King Earl third and Roy Cone
fourth.
The two-thirty, class trot was an
Oskaloosa race with Jim Neagle's
Swaneta easy winner and Virgins the
Great, w. o. Woods horse pushing
hard. Red Wing Boy claimed third
and Ruth s. fourth place. Best time
2:29A.
Friday Races.
Miss Grace of Marshalltown took
the two twenty-five after bitter five
heat race, winning from Dick Man
ager, New London PAGER. in spec
tacular finish in the fifth and final
heat. Roy Tone was third and Blue
bird and Glad News failed to finish
the race. Miss Grace copied first
position in the first and second heats.
and again in the fifth heat. The third
and fourth heats were won by Dick
Tone finished second in the second,
third and fourth miles. Best time was
2:22A.
Black Silk, owned by Mike Mclner-
ney, of Agency, carried off first MONEY
in the two twenty trot, finishing first
in the second, third and fourth heats.
Lee Burns, Toledo trotter, was win
ner of second money, and Swaneta,
Jim Neagle's horse was winner of
third money. Mabel ID driven by
A. Tulis. of Peoria. H., finished fourth.
best time 2:19A.
The half mile dash was won by Be.
CORA. Ollie Mack was second, and
Dixie Jim was third.
No Night Shows.
The evening entertainment was pro
Yided by the J. Doug Morgan tented
show, a popular priced company
which played to crowded houses each
evening.
Red Cross Benefited.
Friday afternoon New Sharon pre-
MUM winners donated some of theil
prize winning exhibits to the RED
Cross. These were auctioned OF ant
realized the New Sharon Red Cross
organization 1925. Peoria, Iowa. con
tributed $31.75 to her Red Cross So
ciety by the same methods.
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