Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-09-27
ALL RECORDS
FOR RAINY DAY
|THRONGS BEAT
Salem Day Fills all Build
ings With Sight-Seers
Racing Program Staged
In Mud.

Ignoring the showers which
tended to jam all buildings on the
grounds, more than 10000 per-
sons, making up the largest rainy
n day crowd ever seen in Salem,
. walked through the gates of the
/ elst Oregon state fair today.
With fair weather predicted for
4 tomorrow, officials. are confident
h that the day will oiltstrip any pre-
N ceding Thursday in history. The
/ past record ranges around 100000
y persons, and, with the Portland
\ crowd appearing with those resi-
\ dents of Salem who neglected to
come today, it is believed that the
attendance record will be beaten
. by many thousands. ]. E. McClin-
ock, veteran cashier, expressed
frank surprise at the extent OF TO-
days crowds. Occasional flashes
Of sunshine gave the visitors an
opportunity to inspect all parts OF
the grounds.
Today Salem Day.
Today is Salem day and officials
announced that, regardless OF
weather conditions, the racing
'program will be staged in its en-
Ihrety. yesterday many fans were
disappointed when it was learned
that the course would be abandon
ed for the afternoon.
Probably at no time in the his
tory Of the Oregon fair have the
buildings been SO oyerrun as they
we're today. The weather dls-
couraging promenades on the
walks the thousands of visitors
turned their attention to the stock
barns, the agricultural pavilion
the stadium, the dog show, the
poultry barns and the swine and
sheep exhibits. Speedy progress
through any of the buildings was
rendered impossible by the jams
Of spectators.
One thing is certain. Never has
the fair been visited by such or
derly crowds. Twenty-six patrol
men have been hired by the fair
board to police the grounds but to
cate there has not been one single
arrest. Only small quantity oil
liquor has been confiscated and its
owner was not to be found. Not
one inebriated individual has been
seen on the grounds. Searching
lor lost children has given officers
sheir only opportunity to keep
busy.
The racing program today Of
Tered on Lone Oak track, featured
me 2:OS pace, three in five, purse
$1,000; the 2:20 trot, three heats,
purse $500; 2:17 pace, three
heats, purse 5000; and two runs,
overnight entries. At 2 O'Clock
Miss LaVera Johnstone, straight
Jacket queen, was seen in stunts
near the grandstand.
All Exhibits Attract.
In the educational building can
Alng club exhibits drew large
srowds this morning with the
nuitnomah girls team at work.
concerts by Stoudenmeyer's band
AAd music by the Civil war veter-
ans fife and drum corps were
oeard by thousands.
The art exhibit, in the agricul-
'ufal pavilion, has proved very
popular this week and each day
elks have been given by Mrs. R.
oruee Horsfall, assistant superin-
isndent.
Ionight at Z O'Clock there viii
: !. q parade of prize-wiuning live
..oek in the stadium and at 1880
I. .s'eck there will be a meeting OF
'-e Oregon Purebred Livestock as
..oeAation in the auditorium. Fiji
.a minutes later the horse show
az open and fine hunters are to
y featured, according to H. C.
-'oTne- Tonight's show is eK-
4 TSeeed to be Witnessed by many
'Aousands.