The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-10-29
Attendance Fifty Percent Greater
Than Last Year; Closing Days Prove
Most Enjoyable and Profitable For
All
FAIR ATTENDANCE

h@''St SSdl dlleuudnCe uBuTeS were
surpassed by 80 per cent at the Third
Maui County Fair, held last week
Expectations of the management that
reduced gate charges would increase
the attendance have been proved well
founded. There were times when the
seating capacity of the grand stand
was insufficient to accommodate all
those who sought admittance.
Figures of receipts have not yet
been announced but as an indication
can be taken the remark of Eddie Fer.
nandez that he paid the Fair three
times as much on his concessions this
year as last. Better figures for exhi.
bition space in the Commercial build.
ing were obtained this year. Also it
is safe forecast that last years re.
ceipts were left far behind
Relative to the entertainment feat
ures offered one OF the best compli.
ments paid the committee in charge
was the complaint of an exhibitor that
there was so much entertainment that
he visions were kept away from the
erhibits nearly all the time.
Friday At Fair
Baseball matches in the morning
and afternoon, the second game fol.
lowed by races made the day program
Saturday. The race card was little
late in starting owing to the slowness
OF the second ball game and the fact
that the track had been wet down too
much. The card was heightened by
the running over again of the fifth
race of the previous Jay. This put
five races on the days program.
AT o'clock Friday evening the mill
tary band rendered a splendid concert
and at the same time a tug of war
was in progress, not a championship
match. Then followed the program of
song and tableaux directed by II. w.
Baldwin.
The school children's song contest
was won by Wailuku with PGia secur-
ing second place.
Participating in the remainder of
the program the Hawaiian singers
were William Hoopii, Joseph Aki, Po-
al Haki, Daniel c. KahOopii, Peter Ke-
kona, George Kamakee, David Kapo-
hakimoh ohewa, Joseph Alma, Misses
Alice Naehu, Bessie Kuhuo and Mrs.
MandosG.
Miss Agnes Moe posed as Joan of
Arc, Mrs. H. Smythe as Lei Maker.
Mrs. Hanah Kalino ac Poi Maker, Mrs.
Beckie Wilkinson as Hula Dancer,
Mrs. L. Kaholoi was the cooker of fish
and Mrs w. Mountcastle in Weaving,
while six soldiers participated in
"Tenting Tonight
Children crowded the grounds from
early morning until late in the after
noon. The little ones undertook to
see everything and it was surprising
how much they did see. Splendid ar
rangements for their transportation
were excellently carried out.
On Friday the Manoa came in and
departed the same night, bringing and
taking with her a large delegation
from Honolulu.
End Draws Near
Saturday was a holiday on the plan
tations and the crowd began to come
earl yand increased through the day.
remaining large at night. Baseball
and races in the day time, band con-
cedt, tug of war, Japanese lantern
parade, Japanese fencing and series
of wrestling bouts formed the even
ing entertainment
Sunday there was trap shooting in
which Wailuku No. won with Wal
luku No. second, and an army cir
Gus, the same program as was render
ed by the military Thursday. An un'
fortunate fall of one)of the soldiers re-
suited in a fracture of his leg. In the
afternoon came the final ball game
and then the rain which had been
threatening fell and Maui's Third Fair
was history.