COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS 
“The principal consideration in the location of the amusement 
sections is that they be permanent and so distributed that the 
maximum number of people will have to pass each attraction with 
minimum congestion. The amphitheater and race track should if 
possible be on one of the main avenues leading from the entrance, 
so that the great crowds may readily find them. For orientation, 
north is preferable and east permissible, in order that the sun may 
not shine in the spectators’ eyes, and the long axis of the track should 
be east-and-west, so that the finish may be toward the east and 
avoid the blinding sun in the afternoon, when the majority of races 
are held. The size of the track depends much on the desires of the 
community, but the tendency in modern construction is towards 
the one-mile track, which can be utilized for horse-racing as well 
as automobiles. This gives a distinction over the old type, although 
the half-mile track is more easily seen by the crowd and requires 
greater skill in driving, owing to the increased number of turns. 
Much opposition has been made by turfmen to the use of the track 
for automobile races, but experience is proving that it requires not 
a great deal of maintenance to have a dual-purpose track, and the 
revenue is of course much greater. 
“In designing the ground plan of a fair the traffic problem 
becomes the major consideration, after building provision, owing to 
the ever-increasing number of automobiles. In fact, autos are the 
making of county fairs. For ease of handling and as a safety pre- 
caution, complete separation of vehicular and pedestrian traffic is 
strongly urged. Separate entrances on different sides of the grounds 
should be provided, if possible, and individual parking booths should 
be created to care for every machine. The exits should be apart 
from the entrances, so that a one-way traffic ruling may be enforced. 
Only thus can congestion be avoided during all times in the day. 
“While congestion should be avoided on the main thorough- 
fares for pedestrian traffic, still there is a point in keeping the crowd 
from scattering over so large a territory that the effect of size is 
lost. Nothing is better advertising than crowded grounds. Too 
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