San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-08
THE FAIR.

pouring into the gates than had ever
been met at that time Of the day since the
fair opened. The electric road was on its
good behavior and there were no delays.
thousands of visitors from abroad as well
as good sprinkling of our home people
were whirled down in the average time of
twenty minutes from Commerce street
and no kicking. The grounds in the al
ternoOn We're well dried. The ground
little frmer than before the heavy
rain, and the air simply delight
full. Everything was frightened
up in Main building: flowers were
fresh. exhibits, in some instances, re ar
ranged. added 10 and in other ways much
improved. In machinery hall the attend
ants and exhibitors carefully polished up
the braSSeS and bright steel work and
everything was shining when the steam
was turned on the machinery began to
whirr. About the live stock pens and in
the poultry yards there was constant
thrOng and the general expression was
positive and conclusive as to the very SUI
periOr character of the swine and cattle
exhibit. The horse stock is the best, also,
ever shown on the grounds. The manage
ment of the association took dip into
matters yesterday in a way that was
neither childlike nor bland.
They had from the first given notice to
all employees. gate keepers and those in
charge of entrances that no one must be
admitted without passes or tickets duly
purchased. This order had not been fully
carried out. and those who ought to know
better had taken advantage of the laXity.
Trusting to recognition OF their faces at
the gates by the keepers, in many in
stances the passes had been turned over
to other parties, and the association done
out of Just SO much entrance money.
The order of yesterday afternoon TO dis
charge every employe who did not insist
upon seeing the passes supposed 10 be
held, brought the gate keepers TO time,
and those who had left their passes
at home, or had loaned them
out where they would do the most good,
were brought up at the gates and COM
PEELED to pay their entrance fee, or stay
out. This action of the association
caused some very uncalled for kicking.
The association on this thing has done
Just right. The man who holds pass
and cannot carry it and show it every
time it is called for as he passes Il gate
either into the grounds or the grand stand
does not deserve one. The association
has been very liberal with its passes and
should not be imposed on.
THE RoPING CONTEST.
The real features of yesterday were the
roping contests, the races and the music
aud the speaking. True, the exhibits
were there as usual, and the halls were
thrOnged, but most of these exhibits
have already been fully described.
Prof. Atwater'S museum, with which
the LIGHT readers are so familiar, is in
place and has drawn enthusiastic and
deeply interested spectators and eXamin-
crs from every section of the state.
The SOftneSS of the grounds and the de-
a diSheartCnmg day as Monday retarded
operations yesterday morning. and 1t was
high noon before the real work Of cattle
rOping began. This sport. or business. as
it really is. and a by no means umimpor-
tanU one in this section of the state,
always draws an eager and interested
crowd. The cowboys who as amateurs
and not as professionals, came together
for this contest object 10 the presence of
one who made a practice of travelling
over the country for the purpose of
capturing the prizes held out and he was
ruled off. There were sixteen entries for
the money. Sl75. divided into three prizes
of 500. $50 and S25 each. The cattle Sc
Iectcd. Young ones mostly three years
old. were wild if not woOlly and ran like a
razor backed hog when they were let
loose from the pen. The contest was the
best ever seen on the fair grounds here.
and John Lytle. an authority on such
matters and one of the judges, says the
work was very creditahlc and the time
really GOOD for any place. the time of the
first rOping. fifty-seven and a half sec
onds. hping very speedv and well up to
The lead Of the hest performance of this
character The work done was naturally
eVciting STnerintpndpnt Saunders. who
had the field in charge. understood his
work most tboroHgEiv and did il. too
Tie firSt nri1G was awarded to j. I.
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