Evening journal., 1919-09-04
10000 At FAIR
With THOUSANDS
MORE POURING IN
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tip 10 expectations. Lizzie March broke
In both heats OF the race, giving the
veteran Reading horse an easy race.
Truth. owned by Mrs Daisy Arcoll, OF
this city, won the four and half FUR
long race last night defeating Buster
Girl. a West Chester horse. Gypsy
Queen was the winner Of tho fvo fur
long race.
Hunting and jumping classes Will be
offered at tho horse show today to
gether with pony races for children
under "a years OF age.
one OF the vaudeville acts. in a pro-
gram far excelllng that OF other years
IN interest, II performing animal
show. with ponies. dogs. monkeys and
an unrldablesm So far no one mas
been able 10 stay more than ten seconds
upon the mule, though hunureus ol
volunteers have tried II.
The children's playground eAhiplt y
daily the center Of lively interest
playleis. drills and exhibitions were
given yesterday In the playground tent
by children from the Italian Neislpor-
hood House, from Browntown, Lana
llth. Woodlawn and krkwood play
grounds. The Italian girls, IN Drlgh.
costumes, presented The Enchahleu
Garden" recently given with great sue
cess at the Neighborhood House. Inc
play OF Nations" was the Offering OF tle
children from the Kirkwood grounds
The Browntown children gave an eN-
cellent drill. The Woodlawn klddles
hels a business meeting, showing
good knowledge OF parliamentary pro,
cedure. A lively game Of dodger ana
captain ball was participated IN Dy uhe
Landllth playground teams.
The fortunate occupants OF grand
stand seats al the Fair yesterday. had
only one disappointment, and that was
the feature match race between Roam
Hal and Lizzie March. The mare broke
in two straight heats giving the race
10 the veteran Roam IN comparatively
slow time.
Yesterdays crowd was larger than
Tuesdays, hut IL did not come up 70
the mark OF Monday, when over 2OOvu
paid admissions were registered. How
ever. over 5000 people visited the fnr
Yesterday. during the day.
A high wind sprang up al he con
cmslOn OF a shower OF rain about Su
o'clock Yesterday. and was soon blow
ing singing clouds OF dust down ihe
midway and over the track. II was IN
convenient to the drivers In the mat
luee races. and 10 was annoying 10 the
crowd throughout the grounds one
Of the worst features OF the wind was
the fact that Il bleY dust Into the
temnting products OF the concession
aries. thereby hurting sales eonsid-
erably. -.
Many persons stayed away yester-
day on account OF threatening weather
conditions early In the day
More popular than ever YESTERDAY
was the soprano singing OF MISS Ger
trude ]. Van Deinse. the wel-known
operatlc virtuoso. Miss Van Deinse
was called back time and again. the
spectaiors never seeming 10 gel
enough Of her singing. In me after
noon she sang Dear old Pal or Nine
"Giye Me a Smile and Kiss and I'm
Forever Blowing Bubbles as wei a.
Iencores. and at night she rendered
lsNother Machrec." 9TH We Meet
Again" and by special request she re-
heated I'm Forever Blowing BUD
bles." In fact It seems the people
never tire OF hearing Miss Van DENSE
sing Bubbles"
II may be OF interest 10 music low
i ers to know that Miss Van DENSE VIII
sing with John Phillip Sousa TINS
winter. The star has reserved her Desl
program for this afternoon.
Yesterday there were additions to
several exhibitions. including farm
machinery, which had not previously
been complete. The only spot that
could compare with the race track IN
popularity was this exhibit. many
prominent down-State farmers being
seen in this part OF the grounds. Al
was hustle and confusion here win
the whir OF tractors and the chus-
chug OF numerous gasoline engines.
Two exhibitions which have attract
cd much attention during the past three
davs are the demonstration OF the Peer
less Self Starter and that OF the Lee
punchlre Proof Tire, both OF them be-
/ ing in connection with the automobile
show under the grandstand.
Although the crowd OF last nisht was
considerably smaller than that OF the
afternoon, still the $500 persons around
The track enjoyed the running races
Iand the chariot event. This latter con-
test proved 10 be rather comical, al
though It was closely contested. The
drivers were attired either in bath robes
OF kimonos.
There was a demonstration OF gang
blows and motor tractors on the land
OF l.. Heisler Ball. Immediately adjoin-
ing the fair grounds this morning, com
mencing at 10 o'clock. This was to have
taken place yesterday afternoon. but
the proper arrangements could not be
made IN time.
! Among the exhibits OF fruit which
I have attracted favorable comment are
those OF George Carter, Moore and Con-
cord grapes F. X. Richardson. Of Wyom-
ing. varieties OF fancy apples; i. c.
Bancroft. OF Wyoming, 30 varieties OF