Where was everyone? It was perfect weather for the fair this evening, but the crowd seemed mighty sparse. Granted, there was no big-name act on the grandstand, but there were bands playing for free, the harness races were free, the newborn calves were cute and the food was good.
Speaking of food—I had to do a taste test. First I had a Bury’s hamburger at the same stand I did last year. I didn’t check the name, but I assume it is still Johnnie Eagle’s. The burger was good and tender with a tasty sauce. The fries were very good—fresh out of the fryer. A little later, all in the name of scientific experimentation of course, I had a burger at another stand—this one said it was Joe Bury’s original. It cost 50 cents more, but it was thicker and so was the sauce. I liked this one a bit better, but maybe it was because it was more like my mother-in-law’s recipe. You’ll just have to try them yourselves.
My daughter and I relaxed in the grandstand, watching seven races, about half the card for the night. The horses I picked won three out of the seven races—maybe I should try my luck soon at a regular betting track—or not.
Click on this link for my previous York Fair post with more links, or click on York Fair in the category list on the right for more on the York Fair over the years.
There is another session of free harness racing starting at 10:30 tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. Be sure to pick up a free program—it tells you a lot about the horses. They are beautiful animals to watch, no matter where they place in the race.
York, Pa., really is the center of the universe, especially when you consider its place in historical events. Local historian June Lloyd looks at how things have converged on our hometown, past and present. 
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June:
I always appreciate your fair and racing updates. I’ve written before about my Grandfather Dr LS Landes, attending to hurt jockeys when the Fair ran a few flat races(not trotters). If there is any info about that I’d love to learn about those days.
Bill Landes
Thanks Bill. I’m glad I found out a couple of years ago that the fair still does have the races–I have been enjoying them (and fair food too) ever since. I may have seen some mention of jockies being injured, but I don’t know what year that was. The only way to find anything would be to read the microfilms of the newspapers around fair time every years.