Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-08
LAST DAY Of THE
STATE FAIR HAS
MUCH To OFFER
Another Record Crowd Is
Expected as Program Of
fered Filled with Thrills
and Features to Entertain

With the wonderfully daring per
tormance Of Lieutenant Ormer Lock
lear to thrill theterowd. a strong pro-
gram Of harness and running races TO
oraW all eyes TO the track again. the
tflck and fancy riding Of Harry Wal
lers Tor an added thriller. and the ap-
pearance of the Burnham blue-ribbon
thoroughbred horses TO entertain. the
Arizona state fair drew near its end
yesterday with a crowd that was vari
ously estimated at from $4,000 to 10000
persons. Even greater crow dis ex-
( pected today.
The fair the greatest in the states
history from every viewpoint. will end
rms afternoon with a concluding pro-
gram OF automobile races. The ex-
hlpits' which have been the real
strong point Of the great weeks show.
VIII also give the crowds a last at
4 traction during the day.
Probably the biggest feature of the
fair was the performance yesterday of
I Lieut.. Ormer Locl<lear. who for the
second time during the week startled
thousands with his nearly impossible
antics In the air Lieut.. Locklear's
appearance lacked nothing to make
IT. the biggest thriller that the speeta-
7ors Yesterday have ever seen 49, and
probably will see.
Loekear Thrills
From the ground. looking up at the
slender young airman as he walked
along the lower planes and hung by
his hands from the tip. the stiff breeze
SWaying his body it did not seem so
very difficult to do the things Lock-
lear did. But when he climbed to the
upper wing and stood erect, arms out
stretched above, in the teeth of the
wind, one had TO admit it was impossi-
Die.
There was burst Of applause as the
plane came straight for the grand
stand. less than a hundred feet in the
air. with Locklear hanging by his
Knees from the axle Of the landing
wheels. The applause increased when,
shortly later. the other plane came
soaring up behind and above the one
on which Docl5lear stood on the upper
wing. For time it seemed impossible
that he could grasp the short rope
ladder suspended from the upper wing,
but he did and swung off into space,
there to hang, first by his hands and
then by his knees, as the plane circled
about In front OF the grandstand The
change OF planes was made at an alti-
1ude Of less than 500 feet against a
hard wind from the south
Later on, after the landing had been
made. Locklear was brought to the
judges stand and introduced to the
cheering crowd. II was noted that he
y appeared more at ease facing the wind
from the upper wing Of an airplane in
the air with no support save the
planes fabric. than facing the crowd
from the ground
Racing Was Feature
The racing program yesterday was
gnother feature Of the fair. The best
~ the harness events was the 2:05
pace. with such sensations OF the year
as Grace Direct, South Bend Girl, Call
gary Earl and Leata !. in the field.
Grace Direct, owned and driven by
Earl Beck. the pacing marvel of the
season. won each heat the third in the
remarkably low time Of 2:O3A. Cal
gary Earl was a second straight
through, while South Bend Girl fin
ished third in the last two heats.
In the running events. the Cover
nor's Derby was OF the most interest
TO the audience. II was won by Myrtle
A.. and after the race q floral wreath
was placed around the winners neck
The day was also marked by the
final events I'm the cowboy sports en-
tertained the crowd the week through