Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-09-11
GREAT MULTITUDE
VISITS THE FAIR
Record Breaking Crowds See the Big
Exhibition-Nights Bring
Thousands

me 5UUO people on the ground
Y on the opening day of the Shenan
doah County Fair which began O.
Tuesday again demonstrated that i
: is the premier exhibition in the west
; ern section of Virginia. the fair whicl
attracts the throngs
And no wonder 1t was an exhibit
: ton worthy not only of Shenandoah
: County and the Shenandoah Valley
but of Virginia as well.
Not single promise made in tn,
: fairs literature but what was livet
} up to, to the letter. and the big pro
gram of free acts. fireworks and mid
way was just as advertised.
Add to these the splendid exhibit.
in all departments, the racing ant
all of the details which go to make
up an outstanding exposition and ex
hibition and it can be readily under
stood why Valley folks by the thou
sands flock to the grounds
Usually with most fairs the initial
day does not draw large attendance
but so great is the reputation of the
local fair that the opening crowd
here is as large as the crowds at some
fairs ON their advertised big days.
Never in the history of the associ-
alton have the free acts been as di.
versified and daring and as delight
full as those staged in front of the
grandstand this year.
I They are all good, clean acts and
alone were well worth the price OF
admission to the fair The fearless
ness of the Fearless Flyers and dare
devil act of these five acrobats
brought applause from the crowd
and it was without exception the
greatest act of its kind ever seen in
this section.
The Fisher Sisters, trapeze artists
and the Five Musical Hodges came
in for large measure of appreciation
from the throng. while Harry Sykes
and Company were not only ludicrous
in their bicycle act but their riding
was marvellous.
The races were fast, with the fol
lowing winners
2.27 Trot-Won by Hattie Harry
ester CIV. f. Miller, Washington
Madge Bingen Crank Thomas
Washington second: Ann Binger
frank Bowler, Norfolk, third; Sa.
die ]. s.. fourth and Miss Mack, fifth
Time 27l2.
PA Pace-Won by Orange Bios.
som 81. f. Caruthers, Bel Air Md.):
Bette Bingen IF. ]. Saunders. Be
I Air, Md, second; Bonnie NJ. CIV. E
Miller. Washington) third; Linda c..
/ fourth, and Tarzan. fifth.
Crowds Big
I Wednesday and Thursday, save fol-
change in the racing program and
an increased attendance were repe.
titions of he opening day The night
crowds were unusually large and the
whole show was thoroughly enjoyed
/ by the thousands who milled through
the dust from the beginning of the
midway to the grandstand
The fireworks were gorgeous, bet
ter in fact than ever and he pyrotech
mic display held the crowds until the
last spark sputtered and died
Wednesdays winners in the races
were:
21S Pace. purse S25O-First, Rob
ert r. Of. Thomas, Washington
second. Grey Ghost wv. E. Miller
Washington). Time-221A 2.211a
2.15 Trot, purse $250-First. Mol
lie Setter &c. j. Saunders, Bel Air
Md; second, bennington CIV. E
Miller. Washington. Time-2.1S
2.19A.
Record Crowd
If eight more people would hav,
come into the enclosure on the Fail
Grounds on Thursday, the fences
would have had to have been Sc
back. damned, crowded and corral
ed, would better express it. Some es
timated $1,000, others 10000, ant
the gates showed a medium between
the two.
The night attendance was the larg
est in the history of the association
and Notwithstanding the dust (abou
two inches thick), thousands of Val
ley people squeezed through tn
throngs, of which they were part
and made merry at the biggest ex
hibition ever held in the Shenandoah
Valley
No Serious Accidents
With the thousands who hav
, come to the Fair, using hundreds o
automobiles and running day an
;, night through dust and dirt, Their
has not been a serious accident.
fact only one has occurred. This be
:, cause local boy, to avoid hitting
buggy. got out in the ditch and pal
!, TALLY wrecked his car. Good wor
for the police force.
GOVERNOR-ELECT BYRD HERE