Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-28
Directors Well Pleased With
Success OF Exposition i
Judging Completed; Spe-'
cial Night Program Will
Take Place This Evening.


Live stock at the Grand Forks I
fair was being lined up shortly
after o'clock this afternoon for
the big stock parade to be held
in front 'cf the grandstand, a&
4:3O O'clock. when the prize VIM
ming animals were scheduled to 3
be led past in review.
A fair sized crowd was present.
The double race card made
necessary by the rains OF earlier
according to schedule this after.
noon. y, J..
This evening there will be the ts
usual display of fireworks and q
Mardi Gras dance. Y.
brought out large attendance, an
exceptionally large number Of farm
ers being here for the days events.
The livestock parade, scheduled for
4:3O O'Clock. was one of the features
that attracted SO many here.
Many From Out Of Town.
At l O'clock this afternoon, the In
dicaions were that the fair would be
attended by one of the largest crowds
of the week. Many automobiles were
driven into town during the morning,
and by noon they were streaming into
the fair grounds. The night crowd
also gives promise of breaking the
weeks record, for one of the best
programs of the entire fair has been
arranged for this evening. The Mardi
Gras dance. which will be given at the
pavilion at 10 o'clock. will attract
many merrymakers to the fair
grounds.
| Directors Pleased.
The fair association directors, ,lneet-
ing in their daily session at 511:30
O'Clock this morning. .expreEskd .tlem-a
Eselves as, pleased with thu. .136cei& sef
| the fair. They anticipaEA ~ record
breaking crowd for tnmorrow's derby
| day events.
/, Speed department officials are busy
today completing plans for the derby
day. With nearly 100 horses entered,
It became necessary to provide for
additional events and more prize
money and these arrangements were
perfected. The derby day contests
nave aroused the interest and en-:
thuslasm of race lovers everywhere
in the northwest, and because Of this
there undoubtedly will be an immense
noon. A large delegation of winni-
peg men. most Of them members of
the Jockey club Of that city, arrived
here this noon to attend the last two
days of the fair. A number Of Win
nipeg horses are entered in the run
| ming races.
Judging Events.
| judging was completed yesterday,
l hnrrya <l1 h~:. A.
Consequently fair visitors today and
tomorrow will be able to see the prize
winners in all classes.
| Ihe race program this afternoon
| gives promise of being as good as
yesterdays. The speed events Thurs
I Day were described by many veteran
| followers of Grand Forks races as the
| pest ever seen on the track. Compete
| ton was strong in each event. and
the same will be true this afternoon.
| The program includes five full races
| the 2:25 trot. the $3.50 pace. the 2:1s.
| pace, the 2:12 pace for the North Da
kota stake and fve-eighths run
ming race.
New Music Program.
AL Sweet, director Of the famous
singing band which has made such a
hit, has arranged special programs
for tonight and tomorrow night. Ha
has rehearsed three or four big stand
ard numbers, which undoubtedly win
| make a big hit. :
| Ihe fireworks display for tonic ht
Wlll be featured by several landscape
views never before shown. James
CunlifIe. in charge Of the mystic
emma spectacle, said that he viii
give give two fireworks shows for the
closing nights of the fair. ! !.
| Typical fair weafhara v1r>po;y>S
terday Tor the fourth day of the.
Grand Forks exposition, and conse-
quently an immense crowd (especial--
~ at mighty attended the fair. The
afternoon crowd was not as large as
was expected. but tine evening crowd
went far beyond expectations.
| Preparations will be COMPLETED To-
day for the derby day tomorrow. It
will be. North Dakota's flfst derhy
day, and already the indications are
that 1t will be an annual event. The
number Of entries far aexceeiAd Sec
retary e. r. Montgomery's hopes, and
consequently additional events had to
events will be the, ham mile, three
quarter mile. seven -eight tbs mile ana
one-eighth mile. Entries have heen
received from practically every SEQ
ton Of the country land froinsa mum.
Der OF places in Canada h D.
| w: IL. Halpenny. Of winnipeg. an
city, arrived In Grand Forks, yester- ter
day to visit the fair ana attend the
derby day events. He made arrange-
| ments for eatertaintng q large nIiin.
Der OF Winnipeg men, Who viii ar
rive here this noon 10 spend today
\ and tomorrow at the fair The en-
tries for the derby events include :
tJ0ckey 6lnh - - sts.i sS9..