Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-12
ATTENDANCE MAY BE
CLOSE TO 10000 MARK
thursdays Paid Attendance and Gate
Receipts Largest in History Of A.
sociation-Totai Gate Receipts Ex-
peeted to Be Close to 3f5, ooo-Today
Children's Day.

SCI InlEsNaN, "Heh pdau auuiiSsiOhS
and gate receipts exceeded those Of
any previous day in the history Of the
association. With county school chill
dren swelling the attendance today the
former record for total attendance
during fair week will be surpassed. The
gate receipts of 1917. the record year,
probably will be exceeded by $4,000
or 5000.
With l0.S01 paid admissions and an
estimated attendance Of 1921, Thurs
day was the biggest day the associa-
ton has ever known. The total es-
tirlated attendance fell tweney-six
short % the record single day, Friday
Of last year, when. after two days lost
because of rain. school children swelled
the attendance 10 i2.2T,.
The third day Of the fair last year.
with gate receipts totalling s4,S90.So,
was the biggest money day In previous
years. Yesterdays receipts exceeded
this record BY s647.s5 The total at
tendance & year ago Thursday was TO-
549. or 1902 less than yesterdays total.
Near 10000 Mark.
The total attendance for the week
will not be greatly below 10000. 1t is
believed The total for the first three
days was 1921. as compared with 25,-
as for the entire week a year ago.
35.0T2. IN 1917, and 25.loo in 1915. The
attendance for the first three days this
year Is greater by Asia than the total
attendance year ago. 5.osi less than
1917, the record year. and 1891 more
than in 1918.
The attendance today must be in eH-
cess Of 500 20 break the record for
total attendance. or with approximate
~ 1000 school children on the grounds
the yearly average, but LOO paid ad-
missions mus. be sold to set new
mark.
Receipts Exceed Al Records.
with perfect weather conditions to-
d.y there was no boubt but that both
the attendance and receipts records
would be smashed. The gate receipts
for the three days have totalled Sll--
s55.Is, or only 3so5.s5 less than the
total for the entire week in 1917. In
three days this year the receipts e1-
ceeded the total Of last year by 81
45s.2s, and Of 1915 by 1851. as.
With the average Friday attendance
il is expected that the gate receipts
for the week will reach total OF
nearly $4,000.
A new record for sale Of ampitheater
tickets was set Thursday when 4,oss
were admitted to the stands for the
afternoon and evening programs. The
receipts from sale Of ampitheater tick
cts was SSs5.5o. and from admittance
tickets 10 the grounds, S4.443. Is.
Race Gard Again Classy.
AS on the two previous days the
racing program Thursday was one to
command enthusiann, sharp finishes
marking the two feature events. and
the 222 class trot going into extra
heats.
May Scion, rhe Eldridge mare. from
Waukon. failing to get better than
third money Tuesday in the free-for-
all. stepped out in front in the 2:l'
class Thursday, with Altawood, win
per Of second money in Tuesday
race, finishing third. Maud Grundy
entered and driven by Joe Mclaughlin
of Des ;Moines, took second money
making strong bid for the final heat
Summary:
Altawood .................'.
Maud Grumpy ................
May Scion ......... .....'..
Harry Chimes ........... :
Time-s:ll1s, 2:13. 2:12.
Trot Develops Sharp Contest.
The 2:22 trot was the feature rac'
Of the day. Checkers. owned by Alier
Brothers. indianapolis. Ind, winninl
the first, third and fourth heats
Checkers broke at the get away Of tn
second heat and dropped back to fourtl
place, Edna May, owned by DR.. r
Leepers. Des Moines. leading the fleio
Checkers came back in the last tw
heats. winning handily. Second none
went to Edna May, third money
Tommy Horn. owned by 9. kriess
Eldora- and Ivan Porter. owned by Z
K. Burtis, Asona, was fourth. sum
| mary;
Jimmie Hardin .......,.....s or
Edna May ,.....,...'....ns
| Tommy Horn ..............3
| Ivan Porter .... ...,..'.'..'t
Checkers ...... ..........l !
Time-a:soN, 2:siA. 7:ls1l, .:7i.
Colt Race to Binsenwoed, Jr.
The only PAGER In the 3-year.old tro
| or pace won the colt classic in straish
| heats. The winner was Bingenwooc
Jr., owned by NJ. Hoffbuer, Of Buffalo
Onvet, owned by D. Ryan, Clinton. wa
second. and F. O. b., owned by Baile
Bros, Of this city, ana driven ~ -"
Bailey, took third money. Summary
Bingenwood, Jr. ...i
! F. o. B. .................
| Patrician ..... ..,...'..''.'.-S
| OUyet .'..'''''''
Time-2:37A. 2:35.
| Little Jim, owned and ridden by Eai
Hayes, again carried away first none
| in the quarter mile sprint for ponies
winning handily from NcKim's Tee
| The time was 80 flat.
! Great Crowd at Night Show.
The night show attracted the iafg
est crowd of the week. the grand stan
| being filled to the close 1T the enter
| tairInsnt. The prsssdsnt's peace pan
gave q special COLO concert, besinnfn
a half hour earlier than usual, the pro
gram being one Of the best Of the wee'
The vaudeville performance was give
/ es usual. ~ tzSssg -sz5r.,s
| Because Of the strong wind at
| o'clock the balloon ascent and para
chute Jump by Miss Lucielle Beimor
was postponed until o'clock. Tn
| flight. as on "Wednesday. was Per