Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-08-24
Night Attendance Is Larger Than
Expected-Gate Receipts About
$1,000
A STATE FAIR MAN
HAS CHARGE OF RACES
Stock Judging Done by L. P. Mar
tiny and Prof. Fargo-Large Dis
play of Stock

In spite of the excessive heat Thurs
day the Sauk county fair was attend
ed by a large crowd, both day and
night. The attendance did not
quite come up TO the expectations or
the officers of the association during
the day but those who came in the
evening made up for the shortage
during the day. Over $1,000 was taken
in at the gates in the evening.
Entertainment Seen From Stand
A. 7. Wooster had charge or the rae
ing events and with his horses and
riders staged many novel track
affairs. A Roman standing race, with
two riders, each with two horses, a
man and woman, resulted in victory
for the lady. A race between an auto
and one of the Wooster PAGERS with.
out rider was another interesting fea-
ture of the track. The horse won
tho race.
A mule derby race with Baraboo
business men behind each mule prov
ed highly entertaining. The contest
ants were: James McGuan, Ben
Jones, ]. L. Siberz and G.. M. Dubois.
The results: Siberz, LIST; Ben Jones.
close End; Dubois 3rd; and McGuan
4th.
A three mile relay race with three
women entrants was a close affair
Each of the riders changed to a fresh
I horse after each mile.
Vaudeville acts were also a part of
the amusements and the Glencoe sis
ters, in song and dance with music
from a Scotch bagpipe was an enter
in novelty trapeze Juggling stunts
won considerable applause. Happy
Harrison with dogs, ponies and mon
keys was highly entertaining. Har.
rison's mule took on all wOuld-be-
riders and sent them off the stage as
fast as they attempted to get on
her back.
Dobel, high wire performer, proved
to be as skilful on that narrow foot
ing as many are on the ground.
Close Baseball Game
Portage and Baraboo staged an
! eyriting basebaE contest following
part Of the stage attractions. The
score was 4 to 4 at the end of the
ninth inning and after each side had
another round at the bat Baraboo
brought in the winning run, score 5
to 4.
Stock Judging
l.. P. Martiny, Chippewa Falls, and
Prof. Fargo of Madison were judges
of the stock yesterday. The judging
occupied most of the day as larger
display of livestock has never been
seen at the Sauk county fair.
Gate Receipts Exceed
The gate receipts of the big day,
Thursday, this year were larger than
hose of the corresponding day last
year on account Of the rain that soak
| ed the grounds, Thursday of the pre-
vious season. The fair this year was
about a month earlier than last year.
Evening Entertainments
The stage and grounds brilliantly
lighted, a repetition Of the afternoon
vaudeville stunts were put on at the
evening fair, Thursday. At the con
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works, added to the program.
( Wednesday Program
AS is customary each year, Wednes-
day was Children's day at the fair
and hundreds of little folks were in
attendance. The program opened at
one o'clock with a parade Of school
floats. The procession was headed By
the Richland Center high school band,
which played during the afternoon.
Following it, came the county super
intendents car, decorated in red
white and blue streamers and bearing
the slogan Better Schools, Better
Cities" The county nurses car fol
lowed, decked in white and with the
placard Health For All, All For
Health" The school floats came next.
the first prize winner being the Fair
field Joint No. 7 school. A regular
schoolhouse had been constructed,
complete to flag staff and belfry, and
through the windows the children
could be seen hard at work on their
books. This school, known as the
Best-Ever. received a prize Of fifteen
dollars. The second prize of ten dol
lars went to the Pewitt's school