San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-11-11
OPEN! WIDE OPEN !
THE INTERNATIONAL FAIR HAS
STRUCK ITS GAIT.

| Saturday closed a week of very dscourag
| ing conditions in a most encouraging manner
| 1t was the first day that anything like pro
| gramme could be arranged and there were by
| computation of good judges from 10000 TO r.,
90 people on the grounds to see that pro
gramme carried out to the letter. AS it is
positively known that $500 entered the gates
| within one hour this estimate may be taken al
a conservative one. The races in the after.
noon attracted large crowd. Never during
any day of last year were there anything like
so many people in, on and around the track.
while every available foot of space on the
grand stand was fully utilized.
Sherwood, the prince of starters, was there
in all his glory, and his management or offers
was the the me of general commentator. The
races came off too late last Saturday TO APP
pear in that ,fternoon issue OF the LIGHT and
are now too stale theme to interest the pub
lIc. The track was q title heavy, but today II
IS in prime condition, aud splendid pro
Of speed contests Is ara gee as
will be for all that there Is in them.
The transportation service was simply SUI
| perb. The road, though prevented from run
| ming an engine across Quinta street made the
| most of the situation, aud any one VINO KICKS
| at the handling of 5000 people in three hours
| as was done by the San Antonio and Arkansas
would kick Ii he was going to be hung, and as
| that would be his last kick the world would
| not complain. Every officer OF that road has
on the line have been put in charge of its en-
zines. The general superintendent, train dis
| hatcher and other officers of the road not ex-
| cepting the general traffic manager and the
direction to the transportation or vlsltors
and San Antonio owes them debt of graft
for their services This Sc service was scGa
and tomorrow and next day If such thing
we're possible.
SUNDAYS PROGRAMME.
The programme for Sunday as announced
In SAT- rdays LIGHT was fully carried out.
The day dawned clear ana the sun came up
with its benignant rays to scatter the first
sigr ais that showed so early In the morning
The air was invgorating, and the whole city
their way to church and more we're not. All
d " the crowds came and v ent and the streets
we're thronged, the street cars were loaded
fns weTs yed by @
who did not care to go to the fair grounds on
Sunday. and yet there were nearly as many
on the grounds as on Saturday.
The fair ground gates were unlocked at
o'clock and the van Of the great army OF
occupation entered. to receive accession by
very train that entered the grounds until
not less than rom 90O to ll,OOO were on the
grounds. The main exposition hall. the
machinery hail, poultry castle, the cattle
pen, the race track and the horse stables,
the fair sands, the grub houses, the Dig
horse the wind mill and every thing that
could attract attention was visited. The
main bal presented very attractive appear
ance although but part 0f the exhibitors wer
urrsent, many preferring to keep Sunday
AZ home and rest up for the labors of the
coming week.
The Nineteenth Infantry band was on duty
in the north gallery ali forenoon rendering
delightful music the sacred airs stealing
through the building in strange incongruity
TO the bowling of the takers IN the south gal
lery VIII oh at times created most infernf
din and drowned the music OF me o oahd 30 so
distinguished. Had the faker cries been
stilled a deep religious feeling would have
been engendered by many or the airs, among
Of the home not made with hands, "Jerusea-
lem The G"lden." For tn" heavy hearted Their"
were "Come yeDisconsolste" and many Others
an famil ar T., the carr of the multitude.
The ladies were there IN all their Sunday
beauty and made no uninteresting
features of the scene which changed from
moment to moment. The E1ison EXHIBIT was
| as deserted as q cucumber lodge in the win.
ter and no one was in or round their enclos-
re- II was difficult, at times, to ind stand
around the dining tables, waiting for tn ir
turn. and men, without ther other halVes,
stood six deep around the beer stands, for the
! md-ds sun made everyone thirsty, and wat
| er or beer was necessity.
ALAMO MONUMENT.
The Monument people have arranged to be
pre- ent daily with their exhibit This
exhibit contains the famous Bowie rel
cs," sll of them that could be found
| and secured for this occasion. and ~, is
well worth a careful examination. The
| .xhibit is decorated with flowers and 10
| made very attractive. Thy are selling life
! memberships for $lOO eacn, transteraole'
| the proceeds to go to the monument fund.
| All donations will be THANKFULLY received and
| proceeds applied to the monument fund Al
| ready some valuable donations have been
l fnr hi
| Preserves and jelIies. from Philadelphia, and
| unbleached domestic, from Georgia, to ne sold
| Il reasonable prices. to whoever VIII ouy, al
| the Alamo Monument exhibit.
Bale of cotton, presented by the citizens OF
| }eeyille, to be so at auction to the hiE hest
| bidder, at the Alamo Monument exhibit.
"B ue Grass" sulky piow' presented oy D.
e. Avery & Sons, Louisville Ky, to be raftied
at the Avery exhibit in Machinery hall, at 81
per chance.
| THE EOUESTRIENE RACE.
The ten-mile equestrian race WAS called at
Sd. IN at which time the Nineteenth Infantry
| hand entered the band stano at grand stand,
! rhe cont, stants were Miss White of Texas
| aud Mics Williams of Kansas. AS was nat
| ural the ladies were very much interes ed In
this race aud the excitement wa, lntenSe TO
the end The little Texas lady look
the lead from the start and maintained
it until the tenth round when she was
thrown, failing to fl d her seat Shr was true
Texas girl aud on she went passing her rival
n the twelfth round and winning the race by
about six lengths.
THE BUSTED BALLOON.
The wind was too strong or the fire inside
| too hot and the hug balloon when nearly IN
fiated collapsed and no ascension was possiOie
| rhs will probably not occur again. Ce'tal n II
is tn 1T no finer ascsnsi ever " as witnessed
| anywhere than wa made Saturday, and the
; | parachute leap WAS perfect. The professor
will get there again when the wind is not toC
stiff.
nRUMMERS EX-CONFED, Day.