San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-27

yellow corn.
sam Etler, of San Antonio, first
premium for the best bushel of white
corn on the ear, and Thos. Weir, OF
Cibolo, second.
Hughes Bros, of BOerne, first
and second prizes for Texas fine
woods.
The Weir Plow Co., of San Antonio,
diploma for the best farm and road
wagons.
L. Wolfson secured awards as fol-
lows: For best display in the mechan-
ical department of artificial flowers;
for the best display of millinery; best
display of bonnets and hats; best dis
play of ladies' suits, for quality and
style; best display of ladies furnish
ing goods, and for the best display OF
corsets.
DIRECTORS MEETING.
The meeting of the directory held
Yesterday morning was private and
the conclusions arrived at were not
made press property until too late for
the afternoon papers. The directors
express themselves as highly gratl.
fed with the outcome of the fair, all
things considered, save that SO many
of our citizens appear to have taken so
little interest in it's success, and have
scarcely considered it worth their
while to make it even a hasty visit.
Considering the late date at which
operatiOns were commenced, and the
fact that it was to be first exhibit,
the directors very naturally congrat-
ulate themselves upon an exhibition
that has really assumed proportions
far out running their most sanguine
hopes. The general expression is one
of great commendation for the fair
management, and of satisfaction at
the lack of all attempts to gouge WIS.,
itors and take advantage of strangers.
Next year the fair will very material
lv increase itself, both in the volume
of it's exhibits and in the increased
number of entries in new depart
ments. The eXpe fence of this year
will prove most valuable to the d1rec-
tors and our citizens as well, many
more of whom will interest themselves
next wear from having witnessed the
success attending this.
TUESDAY ON THE GROUNDS.
Coming down to the grounds this
morning the LIGHT representative
was met with storm of adverse cri-
ticisms on account of the errors in the
lists of awards, particularly as pub
lished in Mondays LIGHT. AS these
lists were taken from the Express re-
port, not being ready on Saturday
when the LIGHT made its last bulle-
tin, the LIGHT has attempted their
correction in this issue. according to
the report made for Tuesdays Elk
press by Secretary Cummings, who
gave the corrected list to an Express
reporter. The Weir Plow Company
in this mornings report are given
honorable mention for plows and Gull
tivatOrs, when they received diploma.
The Elmendorf exhibit gets its due in
this later report receiving diploma for
best exhibiv OF agricultural imple-
ments; R. J. HofheinZ, second; and
Tipps & Hartmann third. Hereafter
ali reports of awards will be made
direct from the secretary's books, and
mistakes avoided.
Very few exhibits as yet have been
removed from the grounds. Cattle
men are anxious to leave as the cold
damp weather is so hard upon stock.
At il:3O there is little doing. The
secretaries are looking after diplomas
and medals, and these will be very
chaste in design and fine y executed.
This weather has taken all the
heart out of the exhibition, but peo-
pie still flock to the grounds, and des-
pite the gloomy morning, hundreds
are entering the enclosure.
Nothing could more fully demon
strate the hold that this fair has taken
upon the people of this state and OF
southwest Texas than the manner IN
which the attendance has kept up IN
SD to of wet and cold and mud. Not
many awards remain to be made and
these will be rendered as soon as prac-
t'cable. The lady judges, several OF
them did not put in any appearance
Yesterday on account Of the weather,
a. ID as a consequence their work is
| somewhat delayed.
Races are off for today and the tu-
ture of the fair is largely question Of
weather. AS to attendance, the cltl'
zens of San Antonio have not been
present in such numbers as the man
agel.lent confidently expected. 1t Ii
| estimated that not over five Thousand
people from this county have entered
the { rounds. There should have beel
at least an additional fifteen or TWEEN
ty thousand, swelling the receipts by
| $40 900 or $4,000. The director.
a,e gratified at the result o
their attempt to open and maintain
this fair. They have abundantly de
mons trated the possibility of holding
a fair in San Antonio and making O
it grand success. All that is want
ing IS a more hearty and general in
terest on the part Of our citizens an'