Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-15
Fair of Greater Excellence Than
Ever Before, Entries in Most d.
visions, Especially Live Stock, Be-
ing Larger Than in Former Years
-Snappy Race Program Tuesday.

year ago. About $500 persons visit
ed the fair Tuesday, including the
veterans, their wives and widows,
who were admitted free. The CORE
spending day a year ago saw 1900
pass thru the gates. There also was
| falling off in receipts, gate and
amounting to $1,43O, as against ST.
015.60 a year ago. Two years ago,
when rain interfered. the attendance
on the opening day was only 1856 and
the receipts only $109.25.
Wednesdays attendance in 1919
Vas 9.940, as against 2,067 in 1918.
Receipts for the two days We're, re-
spectively. $66015 and s4.300S0. 1t
was believed early today, the at
tendance would equal or exceed that
OF Wednesday last year.
Snappy Program Tuesday.
Altho fields In the two feature
races Tuesday were small. both
events proved snappy performances.
Blanket finishes We're the rule and
four heats were required in each race
for decision.
The prettiest race was staged In
the second heat Of the 2:13 class
pace, when Onward Sam, third in
the first heat, pushed out by nose
ahead OF Hal j.. winner Of the open
ing brush. Hal j. tailed in the last
two heats, and Onward Sam stepped
out to take first money. The track
| was In excellent condition and the
second heat was stepped 2:12A.
Babe Shahan. an added starter,
was winner in the 80 class pace.
taking the first, second and fourth
heats. Mary Bingen, in a sharp
drive led in the third. the shahan
mare finishing in the rear after hav-,
ing gone off her feet. The winner
Is from the shahap stables at New
Sharon. Summary:
Spier Foss ...............2 q
Mary Bingen ..x..........S .
Babe Shahan ..........,.l
Tims-2:1sA. 2:1sA. 2:22A, D.
22h.
Fast Stepping in :13 Class.
The :13 class showed surprising
speed and two Of the heats furnished
spectacular finishes with the entire
field punched Another heat, the
second, provided a nose and nose
drive between the two leaders. The
first heat only was uninteresting.
Summary:
Hal J. .................1 2 4
Onward Sam .............3
Little Ben ...............2
Jimmie L. Patchen ......4 3
Time-2:14A, 2:12A. 2:14A. 2:15.
Four smart ponies started In the
half mile dash, with RUDE Clay's
gray colt, ridden by Earl Hayes,
favorite. The Clay colt led at the
quarter but was passed at the three
eighths by Homer Keefer's bay mare,
which ran great race from that
point to the wire, taking first money
in a. close finish.
Exceptional Free Attractions.
superintendent Of amusements E.
II. Austin has secured one Of the
strongest programs ever offered at
the county fair. Ten acts of merit
are shown at the might performance
and a program Of seven acts is given
between heats in the afternoons.
stage arrangements and the light
ing have been improved and the night
show is presented in most credit
able manner. The feature thrill OF
the program is furnished by Harry
Rich. who appears in two acts, one
on a flying trapeze from an eighty
foot tower, without net or safety
belt, and his slide for life, from an
elevation Of fifty feet to the ground,
making the rapid descent while lying
ION his back. The other act, perform
ed on the race track, was pulling
two loaded automobiles with his
teeth. Rich is undoubtedly the most
sensational performer who has ap-
peared locally.
: One of the most finished acts ever
seen at the fair Is that Of the Melillo
Sisters four European equilibrists,
long with Ringing Bros. and Barnum
e. Bai1ey's circuses. This quartet
left the circus on July s. They are
Offering much the same act which
made them q prominent feature I'M
der canvas. Il
Movie NLeopards Are Here.
Mile. Olga and her performing Loop
ards have a double interest to many
who have seen the animals in the
movies. The leopards now working
this act were seen in the serial, 1.-THE
Adventures ofEKathlyn."
The Act Beautiful, another circus
and big time vaudeville act,- is seen
only at the night show. This splen-
did posing act, with a man and wo7
man, a horse and three dogs. all IN
white, is RECOGNIZED as the best Of it's
kind In the business.
The Yamomoto Duo, Japanese
perch pole, hand balancing and wire
walking act, is of the usual Japanese
standard, the wire number by the
female member of the duo being
especially noteworthy.
Happy" Harrison and her animal
circus, and Mcbride & Dalroy, gym
nastic clowns, provide the comedy
acts. Miss Harrison's unrideable
mule is scream and is a more eff
fective laugh getter than the trick
usually seen in circus and yaude-
ville
Mcbride & Dalroy are aNSersatile
pair, and altho appearing four times
Tuesday, they had a complete
change for each appearance. The dog
act. offered Tuesday night, is one OF
highest class. The tiny canine per-