The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-11
CAROLINA'S STATE FAIR.
TIE CROWD LARGER AND THE
SHOw BETTER THAN EVER.

Three Hundred and Fifty Horses and
225 Cattle in the 5talls-The Poultry
Exhibit Made up of $500 Fowls-A
Team of the Richland Rifles Wins In
the Rife Contest.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Nov. 10.-The twenty
third annual fair of the State Agricultural
and Mechanical Society opened auspiciously
to-day. despite a slight fall Of rain, which.
however. held up before night. The crowd
is very large. and everything appears to be
above the usual standard. At the grounds
there Is very interesting show. There are
$50 horses aud 925 cattle entered. The
poultry exhibit reaches the enormous nuns
ber of $500.
The interstate rife contest to-day was
participated in by four teams The team
of the Richland Volunteer Rifles Of Colum-
bia won the first prize, $780, aud the Sum-.
| ter Guards of Charleston the second, $50.
| The scores were as follows:
Richland Volunteer team No. /, 423.
Sumter Guards 404.
| Asheville Rife team, 1903.
Spartanburg Rifles, 393.
Richland Volunteer team No. 2, 500
This was out OF a possible 800. The Rich
land Volunteers are now the champions of
the south. Their score is the record for the
south and has been made very seldom in
the United States. Frank Hampton of CO.
lunbia nephew Of ex-senator Wade Hamp-
ton, woh the individual prize by remark
able score of 90 out Of 100.
Notwithstanding the triteness of the re-
mark there is no doubt that the fair this
year will overshadow its predecessors ALI
ready the crowds are larger and the exhib-
its more numerous than they have been up
TO the second or third days Of the previous
fairs.
| UNUSUAL INTEREST MANIFESTED.
The MORNING NEWS representative Wis
tied the grounds this afternoon in company
with Secretary Holloway. Never before in
the history Of the society has there been such
unusualtinterest in the various exhibits.
The exhibits number nearly 80 per cent
more than they did at the last fair, which
was the biggest on record.
Last year their poultry department.
| rivaled the celebrated display at the Chi
cago fair, and this year 1850 square feet Of
| space has been added to the building in orr
| der to accommodate the largely Increased
| exhibit. As an instance Of the number Of
| entries. it should be stated that four of the
| several score OF exhibitors have upward OF
400 fine birds each.
| THE MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT..
The exhibits OF machinery are not yet
| complete, but promise to be very large.
Representatives Of companies in Chicago,
Richmond, Augusta, and several other
places outside of the state are busily en~
gagged in erecting their exhibits. The ex-
hibits in the fancy work, household, art,
agricultural, floral and cattle departments
4 will prove a sight worth witnessing.
SOnuch for the exhibits.
/ The programme of attractions, day and
night, during the fair is very elaborate
one. This Is what gives stability and zest
TO Carolina's state fairs. These matters are
arranged by the Columbia Fair Associa-
| ton, the special object Of which is to add
| other attractive features beside the mere
exhibits at the grounds, and to provide
continuous entertainment for amusing the
people. This year every day will be big
day.
SOME OF THE ATTRACTIONS.
Among the attractions arranged are: A
trades display, for which forty-fve elab-
crate floats have already been entered; O
grand night carnival, TO be participated in
by the ward clubs in fancy costume, fire.
men, ETC.; barrel races, foot races. wheel
barrow races; horse racing every afternoon !.
shotgun and rifle contests daily; and nu-
nerous balls and germans.
Among tbs leading social features will be
the state bail on Thursday night, when all
the beauty and gallantry of the state
ntngle in the dance; the assembly german
Tonight, and the german Of the Governors
Guards tomorrow night All of these eu-
tertainments will be held in the splendid
and spacious hells of the agricultural de-
partment building.
The shotgun contest, the programme OF
which has already been published in the
MORNING NEWS, promises to attract all thei
leading marksmen Of the south. The COM
ing of the Savannah Rife Association Is
especially desired and looked for by the
Columbia hosts.
On Thursday night the worlds fair cons
ference win be held in the state house. 1t
will be largely attended by representatives
from each county in the state, and plans
will be inaugurated for South Carolinass
exhibit at Chicago.