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fill and others must lose. It is the same way in any business, as 

 well as the horse business. Some will win and some will lose. I 

 will admit it is pretty hard for us to till our speed program. We 

 have always numaged to do it, but if you take away the money w^e 

 receive from these entrance fees we would have to quit business. 



A Delegate : Now I am not going to say whether it should be 

 taken away or whether it should not; but as regards racing for 

 your own money we have never had entries enough to race for their 

 own money. This year it cost us $1,400.00. 



A Delegate : What per cent did they pay ? 



Mr. Lauer : Ten per cent. 



A Delegate: What per cent of the first offer did tlie horsemen 

 pay and you pay in advance? 



Mr. Lauer: We took in $405 — our report shows $500.00, with 

 the driving. If there is anything made out of the driving associa- 

 tion when they have their spring meeting they give us pro rata 

 share for the use of the buildings and grounds. This year they 

 gave us $100.00. Our receipts show $500.00, and our expenditure 

 $1,700.00. So we did virtually pay $1,400.00 toward speed this 

 year, above everything we took in in regard to entrance fees. It 

 looks to me this way : There is not a thing in our fairs but what 

 they pay an entrance fee for, with one exception. They all have 

 to pay either by buying a season ticket or some other way. And 

 as this gentleman just said, if they haven't got the goods they can't 

 get a piece of the money. AVe have never had enough entrances 

 so they could race for their own mone}". This year our free at- 

 tractions in this line cost $1,400.00. 



Delegate from Marshalltown : I want to ask Mr. Lauer one 

 question. His races cost $1,400.00. I would like to know how 

 much more they cost than the rest of the program cost them. Tell 

 the rest of it. 



Mr. Lauer : The rest of the program is essential as a free at- 

 traction. 



A Delegate : In other words it cost you nothing. If you had 

 not had the races you would not have had the grand stand. Your 

 grand stand amounted to a great deal more than what your races 

 and free attractions did. 



Mr. Lauer: Undoubtedly. 



A Delegate : In other words, a man could take your grand stand 

 and quarter stretch privileges and leave out the fair and make 

 money — taking that as a separate proposition. Just take your 



