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go out there will be printed on tliem in good bold type, "No ad- 

 ditional entries accepted.'' 



Now this getting up of a program — I think it is one of the 

 tiard things to determine. You have not only got to have a good 

 race program but you have got to have something to go with 

 that. "We have got to have two classes. About 60% of the people 

 want to see the races, and want to sit in the grand stand. Others 

 want to see free shows or the automobiles or bicycle races. I 

 believe in order to make a popular afternoon entertainment that 

 will draw the people that if you have a good race program you 

 have got to have a good amusement program to go with it. Mr. 

 O'Donnell said, "The great question was as to just where the di- 

 viding line should come between the free attractions and the 

 show of stock" or words to that effect. Now I think that that 

 is easily answered. If you get a good line of free attractions and 

 a good line of good races and have a grand stand for the people 

 that want to get in there and see those attractions the whole 

 trouble is solved and the track will take care of itself. Now this 

 last year we spent a little less than five thousand dollars, I think 

 four thousand nine hundred and sixty — ^^in actual money paid to 

 horsemen and to free attractions, and when we struck a balance 

 that whole thing had cost us less than one hundred dollars. The 

 entrance fees received on the race horses, the admissions to the 

 ground after four o 'clock in the afternoon came within one hun- 

 dred dollars of paying this five thousand dollars expense. I 

 don't believe there is a fair in the state of Iowa that has got a 

 good race track but that can make that track pay for all of the 

 entertainment there if they put that track in shape. 



Mr. Shipley : Mr. President — One matter brought out by some- 

 one in regard to the early closing of entires. We have had a lit- 

 tle experience of early closing events, especially in poultry, and 

 I believe I have had enough experience that I believe I will pool 

 the classes the same as the races do. I can't see where the coun- 

 ty fairs and the district fairs are making very much of a success 

 with the .early closing of races, that is, as a racing proposition — 

 as an entertainment. I would like to hear from some of the gen- 

 tlemen on that point, and especially I would like to hear from 

 some of these horsemen as to the early closing event. 



Mr. Anderson: Mr. President — In regard to the early closing 

 event in some places it is all right and in some places it is not. 

 Where one county fair is by itself not in the circuit it is pretty 



