104 TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART III. 



Women's National Tournament, with nine contestants, all from out- 

 side of the state of Iowa, was won by Mrs. C. A. Lanham, of Bloom- 

 ington, Illinois. Horseshoe pitching tournaments promise to be- 

 come regular features of fairs in the future. 



There was a marked increase in the number of World War Vet- 

 erans and Old Soldiers who availed themselves of the free admis- 

 sion privilege during the 1922 Iowa State Fair. On Saturday, 

 World War Veterans' day, 3,752 veterans were admitted free, as 

 compared with 2,540 in 1921. During the period of the fair 2,187 

 Old Soldiers, their wives and widows, claimed free admission as 

 against 1,692 in 1921. 



An interesting indication of the extent to which automobiles are 

 playing a part in the lives of Iowa farmers is given in the 1922 

 count of automobiles passing through the gates of the fair. A total 

 of 53,487 cars were admitted to the fair grounds during the ten 

 days. Every county in the state was represented in the automobile 

 attendance figures. There were also 31 other states of the Union 

 represented by 1,254 cars. One came from Canada. Monday, 

 August 28, was the largest automobile attendance, registering 7,359 

 machines. 



The following illustration shows the number of automobiles pass- 

 ing through the outside gates during the ten days of the fair. In 

 addition to the cars actually counted at the gates an estimate was 

 made each day of the cars remaining in the camp grounds. The 



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