The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-09-23
FINE WEATHER AGAIN.
BIG CROWDS AT THE STATE FAIR
TO-DAY.
The Poultry and Cattle Exhibits Attract
ing Much Attention-A Splendid Dis
play of Carriages Rhode Island Fruit
Showing In Excellent Form.
What glorious fair weather |

IL was just the kind of weather the
society and the public has been wishing
for, and IL one had been made TO order for
the fair IL couldn't have been improved
on. Everybody who had anything TO do
with the fair was happy. The fakirs
smiled serenely as they contemplated the
receipts of the day. The strong luneed
men behind the various booths and bars
had more power in their voices than
ever, and kept up an incessant
babel from sunrise TO sunset The
ladies in the dining tents looked happy
and their work, although harder for the
weather was all the easier for the sun
shine.
Along the rows Of sheds the cattle men
looked pleased for there would be more
people 10 look at their exhibits and the
cattle themselves also noticed the inn
provement in the weather and looked at
their best.
BY O'Clock it was evident that it was to
be big day. Even at that early hour there
was a crowd inside the big inclosure where
IL takes IA big crowd TO make any showing
at all, and from then as until late in the
afternoon one steady stream OF humanity
formed through the gates into the big fair
grounds. Every team and every horse car
was taxed TO its utmost, and many others
came In all kinds of vehicles from the sty
lish carryall 20 the farm express wagon.
There Is plenty inside the four big fences
To keep them all busy and then they can't
do justice TO anything. IL there anything
that the human mind can conceive that
can't he found at the Rhode Island State
Fair this year, There never was a year
when there were so many different things
on exhibition and such "A splendid exhibit
In each class.
About the first thing that occupies the
attention on arrival at the grounds is Agri-
cultural Hall where the farming and
household goods are crowded together.
Every firm or maker has card or cir
cular and those who care very little for
the exhibits there find il an amusement
10 get collection OF these advertisements
of the various wares.
In the hall marked Poultry" there
is everything in the feathered line TO be
found. The exhibit of pigeons is beaut-
full and the Cockrell, Cassons, Plymouth
Rocks, Drama, ducks and geese all came
in for their share of attention, while the
rabbits and Guinnea pigs also find thou
sands Of admirers.
Up stairs in this same hall are the dogs,
and there is probably no one on the
grounds that receive such universal atten-
tion. The CANNES on exhibition are
beauties every one of them. The twogreat
attractions in this room are l.. h. and w.
Miller's big St Bernard and Lambert
pugs, terriers, hounds, settlers and point
ers all had their quota of admirers.
Along tho lanes in front of the cattle
pens there was one steady stream of men,
women and children all day long. People
who found little To interest them on the
race track, or in the many other depart
ments, could find plenty of enjoyment in
looking over the beauties in the stalls Ia
belled Deyons, Swiss, Short Horns, Dutch
Belted cattle, Guernseys, Ayrshires and
Jerseys. The Hillside herd of Marl-
boro was one of the most favored
spots in all the sheds. The Riverside
Stock Farm, OF Barre Plains, Mass, also
had most creditable exhibit, and with
Mercedes, their prize l,65S-pound bull, was
exhibited "A crazy quilt made up of over
fifty badges won at different fairs in the
East. The Royal Stock Farm, of River
Point. X. l., also showed twenty-seven
head of landed cattle.
In the Carriage Hall there were any
number of interesting exhibits. There
was nothing commonplace there Every
thing was novelty in itself. One
of the places of interest in this
by the Mycenian Marble Company Of High
street, which exhibits an imitation marble
which, with the exception of the cut,
would pass for the genuine article any
where.
The fruit department finds many sight
seers, and the vegetables also come in for
their share of Bttention. All the other de-
partments were inspected by thousands Of
pleasure seekers and sightseers, and when
all the various attractions had been in
spected the next place to visit was the race
track.
The trotting at Narragansett Park yes
terday, which was scheduled to begin at
1890 o clock in the forenoon, was not fin
ished until nearly sundown. The only
surprise of the day in this line was in the
race for 2-year olds where Fora Iar was
looked on 10 win easily but was beaten in
two straight heats by Digma, while Fora
Iar had to be contented with second place
and money. Rupert Gilby and Miss Stan
ford were distanced in the first heat. In
the 2:40 class nirectress lost the first and
then took three staight. Thomas \.
Doyle took second money and Eta Wilkes
third In the 2:32 class f. j. = won three
straight, with X. w. ;. second and Eta
h third.
The lO0-yard dash came first inethe anna
teur athletics yesterday. There We're nine
teen starters. The result of the four heats
was: First heat, 4. j. Slade, Pawtuckct,
yards, first; w Levensen, Natick, yards,
second, time 10 4-5 seconds. Second heat.
+. III. Bridges, B. \. A., s yards, first;
James Smith, Providence yards, second;
time 10 l-j seconds. Third heat, Allen
French, H. A. A., 3 yards, first d. W. Pol
lard, Central Falls, 3 yards second pro-
tested; \. =, Gray, Fall River, , yards,
third time 10 - seconds. Fourth heat. +.
l.. Andrews, Fall River, yard, first: sam
uel londc. Thornton, second, protested;
A. f.. .dartin, Metropolc a. e., Provi-
dence, scratch third. Time 10 IL.
In the semi-i finals the winners were:
First heat. James Smith, 3 yards, first;
Allen French, yards. second; time, lOm.
Second heat, A. r. Martin, scratch, first;
+. l.. Andrews. yard second
For the final heat, Smith, French, Mar
tin and Andrews came 10 the scratch. IL
was the most hotly contested lace of the
lot. ..and they finished in the order named
above.
The mile handicap came next, and was
run i'm one heat with the following start
ers; f.. l.. White, scratch; &. II. Bean, -
yards; J. +. Moakley, 45 yards; g. II.
Hodgkins, As yards: r. Richards, GO yards:
j. j. Wren, 60 yards; +. A. Sargent, 55
yards; X. III. Carson, 40 yards; j. NJ. Gal
lagher. 45 yards; X. j. Morgan, co yards;
W. III. Hands. 90 yards: j. McKare, 100
yards. Bean won the race i'm Am. 39 2-5s.,
llodgkins second and Moakly third.
The quarter mile handicap was called
next in one heat The starters were, II.
j. Zimmerman, II yards; j. Middebrook,
10 yards j. Noka, Jr., II yards; w. >.
Davis, ~ yards II. VI. Reynolds, ) yards !;
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