The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-25
INIiDININ or THE GRE.fY DRY.


Ticket Spectator. and FnkIr. In Glover
Row s@auic ~ the Boys Had Fun.
Ticket sl""uia!n,s were arlcn:y outside tho
enclosure. They cn,,e as early as q o'clock
with a lig supply of tickets o: all kinds. They
sold :;ri.,it >tnrd chni's at $50 and 81 each.
They tnl Il hi.: supply OF open stand seats ut
$50 and ri a.lmi-si" tickets at Sl.1u each.
They drnIl sorts Of dirkcrS. They traded
grand stand seats for oy"n stand seats
and - cash. They Traded open stand
seats for admission tickets and $3.50.
Thrs" prices Iulrd until ! o'clock. when tho
crowd about III" ticket hoses !lccame over
WHEEL, inG. and good many r"orle began TO
fear that they would not lie able 10 purchase
even admins on tickets at tie oNaS They
raidrh .hr sgcru atU:S and prices jumped
dollar and then two donrs. and held strong
until > o'rln"k. when the harsh sound Of the
Cun. was heard calling tie payers to the
field lhrA prices dropped below cost Tho
spectators had n, made good deal of money
and were willing to get rid Of what tickets
they had left mt any price.
The Columbian celebration did not draw out
more inkirs than We're gathered ut 10 o'clock
ut the cn,rnnc" Of the field They were loaded
down with blue and with orange and black
flags. There were big flags forn quarter. md
little onos for cent. There were badges with
syel.e! out: aIG-s with "Ps." and badges
with "Irinrc,on." There were badges Of
every conceivable shape. and they sold al!
tn" WY r war. stni tootn"s d", ms
ling from blue ribbons or from yeilny
and Hack ribbons. some, ,fnkirs ,carri"t.
uuicn, they sold T. % cents each. some
carried roll; Of rhhnn' which they sold at =,
peanuts "r 10 cents, nnL riewin: gum at tho
sam" rate. theirs had sandwiches ut quar-
Ter ,,iHce. ant fnGnr "nh 10 fIntr notI";;
slZ, OF horn. from the ilsI morn to h" cornet.
HE horn w"rn wrapped in ,ue or "t"n;e
md hnrs rr' NH IN c "n",y " now w
gents. show your. col"rs.' Here's your
Tr,nc"tnn yal Ter Here's yonr Yale tln"."
"(hnrrth players VI by shown. your col
These fnkirs Played ON th" crowd lined
NJ man dnret !eny. his place lest some one
else -houlh taS" i, Every man whn wasn't
Shawl = p : colors felt HHsham".l ana purchased
head al = liz" the iakir took advantage 81 him
anh made him raay h big t nE;s' "hsn ,hG
Their OPERATIONS to the interior, How they cot
in nobody knows. They didn't lhnvr tck.ls. it
Is cs!.!n Gut OF the srvsn, hnInryn Their.
mt.s after the gates opened. They made u
nuisance, Of Themselves WIN their Yelling MS
rntil II o'clock notn dozen persons were
ndmttcd in-id" the enclosure, Only twenty.
1--WE policemen were about. ANA thc sergeant
in charge snd that until more mon came it
would not lie safe. 10 LET the crowd in. More
men iii com" at II o'clock. and the various
had MI they could do. It was not until
o'clock that the big detachment, Of - men
came. under INSPECTOR C"niin and tapt, Kili.
inside III" enclosure on tho field itself
Tho otl,rs he spread about through the
more who came n little later were stat iored
outside ia" fence md M on the rocks ON
washington Heights to the left OF the ground
there I'm order. $500
With thls last addition there were enough
men 10 handl" the crowd but not enough 10
check q swindle that was carried on by So,nG
men who were early In their places on tho
s,ard A they entered ts fr"nns fnsy
tho coupons, Once on tho stands they
went up to the Top and tossed tho coupons
over to their fellows. who had purchased only
admission tickets. Thus the, coupons wero
used over and over again. Tho Same men