Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-16
NEW ATTENDANCE
RECORD FOR FAIR
WEDNESDAYS CROWD LARGEST
IN HISTORY OF COUNTY
ASSOCIATION.
AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWS SEEN BY 1884
Live Stock Parade Wednesday Night
One Of Most Pleasing Features Of
Week-Raoing Program Not up to
Standard Set Tuesday Another
Big Crowd at Fair Today.

Stanoar0 ser tuesday - another
Big Crowd at Fair Today.
Wednesday was the biggest day in
the history Of the Marshall county
fair. During the day and night 1864
persons passed thru the gates, as
compared with the old record Of a.
277, on Friday Of the 1918 fair, and
with 1921 on Thursday last year.
the high water mark of the 1919
show. The 1918 record was made ON
children's day, when thousands of
school children were admitted to the
grounds free Of charge. The paid at
tendance on that date also was large.
Tuesday and Wednesday having
been rainy days, when the crowds
were very small.
The crowds buying amphitheater
tickets Wednesday were probably the
largest in the history of the fair. s.
923 ticket being sold for the after
noon and night performances. The
gate money for the day was $5,046.25,
and the amphitheater sales amounted
to $1,4S7.76. The night crowd was the
largest ever attending an evening
show and because OF the late rush Of
patrons the early estimates for the
days attendance were short of actu-
al figures. A large portion OF the day
crowd remained for the night enter
tainment and long before the first
band number the grand stand was
packed and crowds thronged the
parking and the race track. The
quarter stretch was black with auto
mobiles.
Night Parade Big Feature.
One Of the biggest features Of the
day was the live stock parade We'd
nesday night. This innovation caught
popular fancy and aided in swelling
the night receipts. The parade was
one OF the biggest and finest in the
fifteen years Of the fair.
The parade was started shortly be-
fore o'clock. following the evening
band concert. Led by the woman
member of the Act Beautiful. on her
magnificent white horse. the parade
moved past the grand stand to the
first turn and cornter marched.
Prize winning stations, with
names and tails braided with vari-
colored ribbons, followed by prize
winners in all horse classes, formed
the first division. Heavy draft ami
mails. hitched to farm wagons. won
loud applause, and the mules and
jacks, especially the obstreperous
ones were greeted with cheers. The
pony section was winner with the
crowd and 'Rube" Dalroy. the clown.
driving the smallest pony on the
grounds. drew q big hand"
Excellent Cattle Show.
Heavy beef animals led the cattle
section. Some OF the finest cattle ev-.
or shown locally passed, before the
stands. The HoJsteins, Herefords.
Shorthorns and Black Poles were in
greatest numbers.
The last section, composed Of the
baby beef animals and their youth
full owners, won the heartiest ap-
plause. This group, including the
grand champion and reserve cham
pion, winners in the three divisions,
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for the three girl club members who
led their baby beeves in, the parade.
Days Racing Disappointing.
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less praisworthy than that OF the
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