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clipped a quarter of a second from her mile-track record of 2 :02%. 

 It stamped her as one of the greatest living pacers. She, too, was 

 driven by a former Iowa man, Mr. Whitney. 



The music by the many bands and orchestras was enjoyed. 

 Shows, coasters and other merry-making devices did a thriving 

 business. If the pink lemonade failed to taste as sweet as formerly 

 nobody complained. The night shows in front of the amphitheater 

 and in the Stock Pavilion were liberally patronized. Every after- 

 noon the grandstand and bleachers were packed to capacity with 

 eager-eyed people enjoying the race programs with their -attend- 

 ing specialties. Throughout, it was a cheerful, orderly crowd. An 

 arrest for any reason whatever was an unheard-of thing. The petty 

 crimes and misdemeanors, such as pocket picking, boozing and 

 lighting, that used to attend all great gatherings under the regime 

 of the saloon, were utterly lacking. It was a happy, prosperous, 

 patriotic gathering of the best people in the world, in every way 

 typical of prevailing conditions in Iowa today. 



ATTENDANCE AND FINANCES 



The attendance at the 1918 fair was 324,377, or about 25,000 

 less than the attendance in 1917. Taking everything into con- 

 sideration this was a remarkable attendance. In fact it was 23,400 

 more than 1916, which was the largest attendance the fair ever 

 had until the record-breaking year of 1917. 



The attendance at the day and night grandstand was the largest 

 in the history of the fair. The day grandstand attendance was 

 87,775 and the night 80,089. On Thursday, August 29, new 

 records were estabished at the outside gates, day grandstand, and 

 for the total receipts for one day. There were 67,072 admissions at 

 ■'.he outside gate; 23,810 at the day grandstand and the total re- 

 ceipts for the day were $45,064.78. 



The total receipts for the 1918 fair were $251,196.62. This was 

 a decrease of $5,925.94 as compared with 1917 receipts and an 

 increase of $49,804.66 over the receipts of 1916, which was about 

 an average or normal year. 



The cost of the 1918 fair was $202,089.76. This is an increase 

 of six and one-half percent over the cost of producing the 1917 

 fair In dollars and cents the increase was $12,556.38. The cash 



