Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-31
BIGGEST FAIR ON
in FULL Swing
SHOWING OF LIVESTOCK OUT.
CLASSES ALL FORMER FAIRS
IN THIS COUNTY
FREE ATTRACTIONS PLEASE ALL
Auto Races Are Drawing Card Oh
Opening Day Of Fair. Record Crowds
Expected During Week.

fair grounds gives the appearance this
week OF a State Fair grounds. Never
in the history Of the county has there
been such remarkable showing of
live stock as there is exhibited this
year. OFFICERS OF the fair society have
been really up against the problem Of
housing the large number of herds
of cattle and hogs which began COM
ing onto the grounds as early as last
Friday afternoon, and We're still COM
ing up to Tuesday afternoon. Large
pens were built in addition to the
regular hog and cattle barns, and
over these pens tents have been rais-
ed to shelter the stock from the
sc0rching sun and possible transforms.
The art hall.is filled with agricul-
tural, school, and nursery exhibits, and
is proving OF much interest to the
fair visitors. Automobile dealers are
having excellent exhibits. Concessions
are on the grounds in larger num-
bers than ever before. The American
Legion and the Women of the Auxil-
iary are all ready to wait on the hun
cry and thirsty fair visitors, and take
it from us, any one who wants a real
lunch will not miss 1t If they visit
the Legion stand
The attendance on Tuesday broke all
former attendance records for the
opening day of the fair. Approximate
ly 1900 people were on the grounds
to see the automobile races, which
were the feature of the attractions
for the first day Seven racers entered
the contest, and entertained the large
crowd by their exhibition of speedy
driving on dirt track. The best record
made was by Ray Lampkin. who made
the half mile in 35 seconds. The drivers
were somewhat at a disadvantage be-
cause OF the condition of the track.
Experienced car drivers say that the
track is too soft for real fast driving.
AT each of the sharp turns the heavy
racing cars would plow up great
clouds of dust. The last event ON the
race program had to be eliminated
on account of the storm, which broke
just as the cars were getting in lipe
for the five mile race. All seven cars
should have participated in this event,
and would no doubt have been the
best of the seven races.
The free acts which We're given on
Tuesday afternoon were all Of high
order, especially entertaining and in
teresting was the performance by the
birds from South America.
On account of the rain the entire
evenings program had to be abandon
ed Tuesday.
The full program of free acts will
be given each afternoon and evening
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
and each afternoon fast ball games
are also scheduled This wednesday,
afternoon Greeley and Dyersville play
ball. Thursday Ryan and Worthington
will contest for the purse, and on
Friday afternoon Manchester and Ryan
will play. -
The stock parade will take place
on Thursday evening and Friday after.
moon.
The Delaware County Fair Society
has insured the financial success of
the Fair by means ,of insurance against
rainfall. The fair was SO covered that
in case two-tenths of an inch or more
OF rain fell in Manchester on any one
or more days of the Fair between the
hours Of eight in the morning and
eight in the evening an income OF
$4,000 from the gate receipts. grand
stand, concessions and dance hall, was
guaranteed the management. The local
weather bureau observer states that
the amount Of rain falling between
the hours named. ON Tuesday was
twenty-three hundreths inches. The
agent who wrote this insurance as
sures us that this will guarantee the
payment OF any difference between the
receipts named and the amount of
Insurance carried. Track & Plat wrote
the insurance.