Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-18
ATTENDANCE.

1919 1920
Tuesday ....., $2,otS.eo S1,43o.oo
Wednesday 4,300.o0 6,53400
Thursday -. 5,3ss.75 e,745.25
Friday ...... 3,461.a6 4,693.O0
REHABILITATION.
1919 1920
Attendance ..42,0o4 47,76S
Receipts -. t15,1170o $10,4o225
When Harry Rich, trapeze per-
former, let loose his last bomb in an
impromptu bobmardment Of Chateau
Thierry. as heard from distance of
three miles. shortly before 10 o'clock
Friday night the fifteenth annual
Marshall county fair came to an end.
Rich's fireworks display. arranged
by himself and paid for out
OF his own pocket as a
show of appreciation for the fine
treatment received here by the cir
Gus and vaudeville performers, was
the final demonstration at the big
gest and best fair ever held in Mar
shall county. AS the last bomb was
exploded F1niey's Kilties struck up
The Star Spangled Banner and the
big crowd In the grand stand and in
the park and on the track stood UNI
coyered--a fitting finish for so great
q show.
Every record Of the fair was brok-
en- this year. The record total at
tendance OF last year was exceeded
by more than 5000. a new single
days attendance record was estab-
lshed, the final days crowd exceed
ing the former record Of 1877. or the
pest single days record set in 1918,
py s,7S6, and the total gate receipts
exceed by $4,2S5.25 the gate money
OF 1919, the former record year.
Friday 10 Greatest Day.
Friday was the greatest single day
in fair history. 1903. including more
hthan $500 school children, who were
admitted free. passed thru the gates.
Many families from the country and
| nearby towns did not visit the fair
until the closing day, waiting until
the children would have a holiday.
The total attendance for the week
was 1873. as compared with 42,Oo4
m 1919. the former banner year; 49,
47s In 1918. and 35,072 in 1917. The
gate receipts this year amounted to
$19.402.25. as compared to sl5.117 in
1919: ss,196.90 In 1918, and sl2.46O.70
in 1917.
Three times during the week, the
record for single days attendance
was broken. The record was set on
the last day. Of the fair In 1918, when
l2.277 persons were admitted. The
| record was broken on Wednesday this
year, with an attendance of 1864.
again on Thursday with 1886 and
for a third time Friday, with 1908.
The total paid admissions Friday
were S,446, a new record for closing
day. The gate receipts were $3,437.75
ana the amphitheater receipts ST.
256.25. A total of 5.o21 tickets was
sold at thej stands for the two per-
formances, 1929 for the afternoon,
and 1892 for the night.
Quality Of Show Highest.
The quality Of the fair also was
higher than ever before. The live
stock exhibition has never been ex-
| celled at previous shows, and in
some departments, especially swine,
the entries were far in excess Of
former years.
Continued fair weather aided in
making the fair success, and thru
out the week there were no accidents
to mar the pleasure of the great
! crowds.
| The amusement features were more
pleasing and the free attractions
were the best ever offered The horse
racing was disappointing two days
Of the fair because of the lack Of en-
| tries. This was due to the failure Of
horsemen to make middle western
fairs this season, because of the high
| cost Of transportation and feed. The
| purses, too, were not attractive to
horsemen who have to put all win
nings into railroad fares and feed.
Snappy Racing Friday.
Fridays race card was better than
| either Wednesday or Thursday, the
competition being keener. NJ Boy,
after winning two heats in the 2:27
trot, lost tire in the third heat, and
finished second, Enterprise Boy being
first under the wire. Summary:
ERNEST Lac ................. 3 3 3
Enterprise Boy ............ 2 2 ! 2
| III boy ............... Il l 1
Time-2:24A, 2:27H, 2.2SA, a:27A.
Princess Margaret won for the sec
ond time during the week when she
stepped out in the lead in straight
| heats in the 2:17 pace. Summary:
Morris w. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3 3 2
Mike Bright ..................
Princess Margaret ............
The Monk 4 4
Time-2:17A, 2:17A, 2:20A.
A Marshal county harness race,
two in three heats, attracted much
interest among local horsemen. l.
F. RICKETTS, Jimmie Harden won the
race. after losing the first heat to
F. o. B., owned by Bailey Bros.
Summary:
Twist G. B. (CauD ............ 1 4 2
Dan (Parsons) ................ s 3 5
Captain (McClure) ........... 4
Jimmie Harden (Rickert) .....2 1
F. o. B. CBailey Bros.) ........ 2
Time-2.37A;, 1854, 2.3sA.
Sheep Winners Are Shown.
The newly adopted policy of offer
ing live stock show in front Of the
amphitheater was continued to the
last performance, the prize winning
! sheep being exhibited Friday evening.
The entire free show, as given at
the evening performances, was staged