The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-23
EXPECT HUGE CROWDS AT FAIR
Thrill Day May Set
Attendance Record
DAYS WITH LARGE ENTRIES IN
ALL FOUR RACE EVENTS

Gates of the Redwood county fair will open Monday
morning and unless all signs fall record attendance will
have passed through them before the xtfourth annual
show closes Thursday night
Fair officials may be overly optimistic but their pre-
dicon of record crowds is based series factors
which convincing Most important of these is the add
ton of entirely Redwood fair feature Thrill day.
for which they have obtained the very best talent available
in the risky daredevil business.
Thrill day will pull crowds farther and make them hap
than anything else available at fairs this season. board
members say One member, generally conservative pre-
diets $4,000 crowd Thursday when Captain Bob Ward who
stages Thrill day shows at the Minnesota State Fair is
billed to perform.
Good Fair Year
He is counting upon break in weather, this weeks
fine fall days being example of what's wanted he
also figuring on the fact that there the
loose this fall than for several farm work well
to little ahead and fairs generally have offered
and been attended better this fall than several previous
seasons.
Redwood county fair gate receipts have had habit of
being fair the second day. good to excellent depending
weather the third day then slumping off to poor
punk the fourth final day. That explains why Thrill day
was booked for the climax of the show board members
seriously affected while Thursdays should bounce into first
place.
trimmed to days with preserved
and moved forward Tuesday Tuesdays
and pace with 10 horses entered in the
and IL the latter mare
Tetona from Morgan and W. Palmer
High Aron Their opponents hail from Wisconsin,
South Dakota well other Minnesota
horses in both familiar
descendants of animals which shared the earlier
Ia in Wednesday Race
Wednesdays includes popular
with IA entries Unless sleeping pop
laton, division will be necessary rings
starting bell that Forrest
cleaning good for his big the
IA Others include Bobby Pote Crppen
Edorado Iowa. straight heats in the q pace here
last Worthy Concord
braka, who all
second third and second in the first division Of the
here last Guy Graham
Dakota.
Included the 2:14 Wednesdays program is
last Eight horses have been entered this event which
certain be fast.
6 Grandstand Programs
The grandsand will evenings on
big serving opportunity catch ones
vaudeville program however, for aeriaist pechpo
stuner of other different
variety of thrills all the programs
Growing the grandsand is Ernie revue
Passing Parade which boasts of its list Broadway girls
touring the country the hand
balancers of unusual style rhythm
world champion barrel jumpers the Three Japs bring
oriental touch in their Libby
Betty ideas bicycle riding besides
adding humorous note truly novelty
supply
Early exhibit space indicates the barns will be full
with the All clubs occupying than
trial displays will take considerable space machinery
exhibits HIGH prompted by demands this
fall for late farming equipment.
The midway largely week. accord
ing to Rams who pyramiding
will be tolerated but otherwise
nival attraction demanded by fair crowds including several entirely
shows.
MOnday-Entry Day
Monday entry day largely devoted the ac-
ceptng and exhibits booths the
stands exhibits m so
that department heads will
things place for Tuesdays trongs Fair
has receive entries Saturday
and evening from those desire to avoid
Tuesdays will get started early and continue
last dance customer has left the dance
night bands scheduled to attend the fair will be
here that downtown leaving
grounds Most important exhibitors
all during the morning and be pushed through
completion
prizes year bicycles per day
be awarded school children tickets
through the adjoining portions of other
Officers the fair met Monday evening and completed
nents the show Besides
president A. Rams president Lauterbach treasurer
C. C. Croker, Forrest Croker, Shank
Swennes directors Editors of county their
dinner preceding the meeting suggestions
mens the fair Among the ideas year