The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-22

stated that the gate receipts yxerc
$500 greater yesterday than 1hn
highest day last year. This Is~@M
fair officials 10 estimate that vN
terdny's attendance wa. 25.a9&
which Is little larger than "a III
crowd ever drawn previously tcss3t
fair in Lake county.
CROWN POINT. Ind, Sept 2aSur
The weather man is smiling a 1l
broad, fatherly smile for the bend
OF the Lake County AgricultuS&E
Association. He started IL yest3
day and he broadened 1t today. TF
Lake county and the surround s1Ss
territory is responding in kind E
thousands, casting the home HHk
business cares aside, are ma
merry at the county fair. At a EH
hour today. fair officials estim &teu
that yesterdays record had bsen
broken And yesterday was SAID 4,
be one OF the greatest days in f1Is
history OF The association.
This Is Hammond Day and Ham
mond is here trying to out-do tho
showing made by Gary yesterday.
The long line of automobiles chap
eroned by the Chicaso Motor Clubs
tro oUole cars reached the fair
grounds at 1880 o'clock and the oc-
cupants proceeded to make their
presence known in their noisest
manner. The Who'll. center section
of the grands stand had been reserved
for them.
Today ends the horse racing pro-
gram. Tomorrow automobiles Will
take charge OF the track. Thirty
entries have already been made for
the auto races. Harris, Wenniston,
Whitaker and Cliff Woodbury.. dar-
ing drivers we'll known to followers
Of the sport. are among those en-
tered. There will be ten, fifteen
and twenty-five mile races. with
generous purses for the winners.
This is the first year that Sat-
urday fair has been held and from
interest which is being shown IL
looks like tomorrow will be the
heaviest day OF all. The track. aft
er another treatment of sunshine
Will be in excellent shape for the
racing cars.
Seven events made yesterdays
horse races the longest program
seen here in years. Darkness was
closing in as the las. heat was run,
but the crowd stuck to the end. BY
getting on the track early with the
harrows and drags the surface was
put In travelling condition, but II
remained a trlhe heavy all day. To-
day 1t is all that could be asked.
Following are the results of yes
terdays races:
2,20 Pace
First. Peter C; second. Bevo; third
Sadie NJ; fourth. Thomas Direct
Time, 2:l9ts 2:21; 2:1sh.
2,12 Pace
First. Clarendon o: second, Rob-
ert Dillon; third, Red Bingel; fourth
Robert McKerron.
Time. 2:21h: 2.1s1a; 2:2oA; 2:1s-
2,17 Trot
First, Baoe Doll; second. Edna
Gray third. The Great Wiltoni
fourth. Fred S.
Time. 2:23; 2.21%; z:lsA.
Mile Running Race
First. Huzzas; second. Conan;
third. Avis Doyle; fourth. Black
Coffee. Time. 1850.
Half-MlIe Running Race
First. volcanus; second. Joe Esh;
third. Christopher D.; fourth, HaNi-
bush. Time. 0:511z.
Three-Quartcr Mile Running Race
First Conan: second. Marcella;
third. New Britton; fourth, Elsie.
Time, 1:19.
spectsI Hnif-MiIe Running Race
First, Pretty Boy: second. Billy
B.; third. CAP. Time. o:5o-
Small shetland Pony-Half Mile
First Francis Mitch. OF Cedar
Lake; second. Roy Frohl OF HAM
mond; third, Van willigan of HAM
mond; fourth. Cornelius Groves or
Crown Point.
second shetland Pony-Haif Mile
First. Roy Prohl OF Hammond;
second ,Elwood Fiheld OF Crown
Point: third. - Swisert OF Ham
mond.
In addition to being Hammond
nav today is also Soldiers, Sailors
and Home Coming Day. This al
ways makes Friday sort OF grand
reunion for everybody. Hand -shak-
ing and back slappins are the prin-
cipal pastimes
Drawn by the excellent programs
which are given each evening, thou
sands who are unable to get away
during the day, attend the night
Pairs The oities OF the north end
~ the county send large delesations
70 Crown Point each evening