Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-25
THE FAIR.
Seventh Day the Greatest of All-Twenty
Thousand People in Attendance.
Drummers' Day Brings Out the Boys-Large
Buildings Rsqnired-The Music and
Races Up to the Mark.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX. Oct. 24.-The seventh day o.
the great fair AID exposition has been in every
way the greatest day yet. At an early hour the
street car lines were taxed to their utmost
ii transporting the people to the grounds, and
by the middle of the afternoon fully 20, 900 PEG.
pie had passed in the gates. The people came
from everywhere and all enjoyed thenselve.
and pronounced the fair a success. One grea
drawback is that the exposition hall is not large
enough and another year more room will have
to be made. The Texas state fair is no small
thing. being the second largest fair in the
United States. and buildings in keeping with its
increased attendance must be built. This is
''drummer's day and many hundreds of them
visited the grounds and mixed with the general
crowd in such way that they would not have
been recogn Zed had it not been for their white
badges. The college students from Sherman
and Mckinney were all here as Is their usual
custom during the fair, and all spoke as being
we'll pleased with their holiday.
At IL O'Clock in the morning the great and
only lnnes, regimental band rendered the follow
ing beautiful musical programme, and during
the rendition the vast music hall was taxed to
Us utmost capacity:
PART l.
l. Overture-'sThe Barber of Seville,
2. Concert YorLe-'. meirose, '........D Daniels,
3. Song for baritone-Selected .............
4. Popular selection -''The Bohemian
Girl" ............ -. Balfe
s. Spanish Rhapsodic. '......... .Chabrier,
PART II.
6. Overture-''The Regent -. :. Mercadante
Performed by other band
Solo for cornet-''Song OF the Steeple''
8. Grand Fantasia. 80. "Reminiscences of Verdi.
8. Song for soprano-seletced Sonora de Ors.
10. March-''silver Age" new. CLARK
Stuart, male soprano and female impersonater
sang to a packed audience. Stuart should be
heard by ALL as the fair sights not complete
without it. Professor William H. Pitcher again
held down the Dig pipe organ atl:30 and $3.50 p.
m. The fair management have in the professor
a great drawing card and musician of rare
tastes in his selections.
In the mor,ing at $3.50 O'Clock and at 4
O'Clock p. m. Professor Coup'S troupe of edu-
Gated horses and dogs. These exhibitions are
a great attraction for the children, and it is
amusing to see them rush to the music hall at
the hour for the show.
The exhibition given daily by Maj. Burbank's
United States battery, in their flying artillery
drill at 1880 D. M, iii the field OF the fenced
race track is a novel and interesting sight, and
one that all admire. This is the best drilled
battery in the United States service, and is in
camp on the ground to remain until the fair
closes. The Indians also appeared to-day in
the arena of the ampitheatre. and held series
of their native sports. TIE arena was also held
to- day by the committee of awards in class g.
Angors goats. Class 81. Holstein cattle. Glass
IS, imported and native pure bred Percheon
Normans.
The race track was very rough to-day, owing
to the recent rains, and the time made was nee
essariiy slow. The running races were SIS fol-
lows:
First race, one mile dash, gateway stakes,
NJ airy Sue won, Jim DaIghtry second, Fancy
Boston third. May Hardy fourth. Time, 1853.
Second race, seveu-eiguths mile dash. purse
$500, for all ages, Bonnie Byrd won, Bob sec
ond. Luke Alexander third, Gull fourth. Time,
1:4ih.
Third race sone mile dash, purse $500, for three
y year Ids; Lsls won, Crescent Bell second.
Since we comma business here about q
year ago, wehave 81 hore of MRrsden's Pee
toral Balm than any l other similar prepa-
our testmOnsto NV resardine its aa eens
ulne merit. E,ATsoN g. Co.,
ssonvills, Fla.