The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-09-20
CARNIVAL NIGHT
CLOSES BIG FAIR
END OF A GREAT WEEK OF A
GREAT EXPOSITION.
RESULTS IN RACE PROGRAM
Fridays Contests Were Up To High
Standard of Other Days-Views
and Reviews Of the Many
Attractions.

and Reviews Of the Many
Attractions.
It's all over, now, Southern Iowa's
big exposition, after one whole week
of uninterrupted, unapproachable
stay. Friday evenings program,
with carnival night intermingled
brought the big exposition to close.
Those who have been Connected with
the management of the show were not
sorry when the curtain went down,
but those who have patronized the
| show, the public for whom the fair
was made, were loath to see the end.
The big fair has certainly pleased
and it left splendid impression with
all patrons.
Carnival night was not as much of
feature as last year on account of
lack of advertising. Little had been
said previously that the license of
masking and "capering" on the last
night of the fair would be permitted
and hundreds of people who would
otherwise have, put on costumes did
not know of the privileges extended
until the last minute, too late to work
up creditable costume.
| Prizes For Masqueraders.
With the eleventh hour announce
ment that masking would be in order
however, good showing in costumes
| was made and the parade before the
grand stand was feature of the
closing night. A special committee
of judges, selected from among the
| amusement repertoires, ofTicited as
| judges, Cedora, the human gyro-
scope" girl, Mrs. Hill of the Society
| Circus" and Miss Grace Aver, the
Poetry of Motion" girl. The mask
ers were caused to parade back and
forth before the grand stand and in
review before the judges and their
I antics created merriment. Prizes
were awarded as follows: First award
was granted to Misses Matilda Gus
tafson and Anna Uliscny. Eleanor
| Catlin, Avis Templeton and Fern
| Tropp were close runners up for first
! consideration, pulling down second
honors. Rena O'Brien and Marguer-
lite Evans were awarded third place.
! There were so many good ones that
the judges had no easy job in select
ing the winners.
Crowd Surprises Management.
Friday nights crowd was really
| something of a surprise to the man.
agement. The grounds were alive
with fair patrons and the night at
| tendance was one of the very best of
the week. The grand stand was again
crowded and the bleachers were fill
ed with patrons. And all this patron
age in face of the fact that the show
in the exhibit hall was dismantled
and all other shows and attractions
were pulling down and packing for
removal But the people poured out
from town and autos brought people
from the surrounding country. Iowa
Brigade Band played a magnificent
concert program and Mrs. Cammack
sang sweetly and won sustained APP
plause through her efforts.
Fridays Fine Race Program.
| Good racing marked the closing
day of the second Southern Iowa Fair
and Exposition Friday. The 2:24
Trot went four heats before a winner
was declared. The Graceful Spier,
owned by Creighton of Omaha, won
the event and redeemed herself af-
ter her disappointing showing in the
2:30 Trot on Tuesday afternoon. She
! trotted the mile in the second heat of
yesterdays race in 2:163. The Grace
full Spier broke twice in the first heat
of yesterdays event and lost her po-
sition at the head of the field. She
| finished the first mile in fifth posi-
| ton. In the second heat the Omaha
mare broke again but recovered her
self so speedily that she was able to
maintain forward position and won
the heat In this heat Ex-senator,
owned and driven by w. o. Woods
| of Oskaloosa, looked like winner.
Ex-senator stepped under the wire
second The third and fourth heats
easily belonged to the Graceful Spier.
Ex-senator finished the race in
fourth place and won fourth money.
Handsome Bingen, driven by Charles
Hardie of Des Moines, stepped the
first mile in 2:19a and won the heat.
After this the Des Moines gelding
finished in fourth, ffth and third po-
sitions.
Bess Ward, winner of the 2:20
Pace, had strong opposition from En-
lily Earl In the first heat Emily
Earl, in a sensational start, paced
ahead of the two leading horses and
led the field to the quarter-stretch,
where Bess Ward slipped in from be-
hind, and in brilliant finish won the
heat. The second mile of the event
was stepped by the two leading
PAGERS neck and neck and the finish
saw both drivers slashing their horses
and urging them to show their best
speed, The third heat was equally