The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-20
THIRD ANNUAL EXHIBIT
OF THE HELENA FAIR ASSOCIA-
TlON OPENED.
The Attendance Double That OF Any
Preceding Year-1he Races
Yesterday.
ESPECIAL IN TEE APPEAL.i


HELENA, ARK, DC ober l9.-The
third annual exhibit on Ct the Hell
eDa Fai Association was open y today
with twice ~ large ac-oEd az th-re
was any pr, ding year en- the IFS.
day, and we are q ad to s ate that at
las, through the unceasinR ~ d ener-
getic efforts OF it, officials, the fsrmerB
ard planters OF + istern Arkansas ard
Yves efn Mississippi begin to rtallz.
the manif I'D advantages TO be derived
by the country from these annual ex
hibitions OF tue Country's advsnt 'ges
and Iesources, and are now taking an
enthus' tic interest in the sime. The
live stock exhibit, in ifs completeness
and variety, would ref ct credit on
any Of The STATE fairs, aud it has never
been equsled by any fair ever held in
Arkansas, State or diftr ct. This suc
cessful contamination OF thu Efforts Of
the direc oys, and particularly its zeal
GUS president, Mai. John J. Hornor,
and he enc getc secretary, the Hon
Jacob Tiebsr, should receive the
hi he.t commentator from the pub
lie, for these gentlemen are all men OF
large means, Maj. John J. Hornor be-
ing what but few know the wealthiest
ma . 10 Arkansas. They are aGtuatsd by
no other motive than exh biting the
resources of our undevelope1 country
and establishing higher degree OF al
fiation between all cases and avo
cations Of reop @. TIL Sc gentlemen
ha 70 expended large sums OF money,
besides their valuable TINA, to mike
it eucCesF, and il there ever WAS an
organ ziion that deserves it this Is
the one. There were only two races
today, ore running and one tro ting.
la the running race here were three
entries made last gut, bui for some
cause Nina B., the mare OF Capt.
Stack Lee, did net run, which mar
row d the race down to Wyatt's Col.
Hays and Brackets Barra-s. The
rack is in foe condition, and tue
horses came down to their work in
good style, but CO.. Hays was not
m tch for th9 feet 10 ted Barbara,
who won the rare in two straight
hea's. The trutting race b,tween
Linthicum's Paro and Richa dson's
Dsug t OF Bc uue did not create the
enthusiosm that the running one did,
and did not elicit from the impulsive
naiveI the ear splitting yels
which always characterize an Ar
kansas horse race, whether it be
at the cross roads store or on regu-
lsr course, but the interest was sutfi-
Giant to cause SONS right z eat sums to
change hands OF course W. have, ss
has always been the case and always
will b., the usual number OF fair
fakirp, who make their living by gull
ing the unsophistic It d youh', but i,
is real y remark able how rapidly the
afore mentioned uusopbis icated
youths are learning that If they ex.
peCt to get some thing for nothing and
tackle a live, wideawake man's own
tricks that they generally get left, aud
as a consequences they are not biting
as plen fully IS the fax RS wish.
The ladies of the Ep scopal Church
bought the restaurant privilege and
are giving it their pc sonal tupervis
ion. All of the old Helena boys who
are now Memphiaus, of whom there
10 nearly brigade, arc down. This
is an opportunity they never let slip,
and it is said Of them thRt when they
make a contr 4ct with one OF your
houses they always stipulate that the
Helena Fair week must be given
them.
Friday, as all the business houses in
the city will close to give their en-
ployes q chance to 90, will be gaia
day, ald an unusually attractive pro-
gramme has been aIrang d for that
DAY. The features OF tomorrow will
be grand balloon ascension, or rather
race, between two professional aero
uauts, and the following race. First
rum ng race ur entries, Lees Nina
b Issan's I4,am, Hllmesled's Sam
and Longs Grey Dick; second race,
running, four entries, Wystt's Pear
Savoy and Fanny B Brackets Leroy
and P,acock; third race, tr tting
three in five, lhrse entries, Ksese's
Eliza Jane, Rchsr sons DAught and
Molre's Peppenauce; fourth race
pacing, thee ia fivA, three entries,
Niohol'S Dan, Cooliige's Bind, and
BuHh's Brown jug.