The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-08-31
THE STATE FAIR.
Getting Ready for the Best on Record
Jim Kids Great sWild West" Show.

Jill hIu 3 OEedl II west SHOW
Mr.. J. Bryan Grimes, of Pitt county
has consented to act as chief marshal fol
the coming State fair.
The interest Of the patrons of the fail
will be looked after by a fine corps Of
uniformed police, consisting of one mem
Der of the regular police from various
cities and towns in the state.
The interest in fine horse breeding in
the state has been on a steady increase
for some years past, and the racing will
be the best ever seen in North Carolina.
The purses are fairly liberal, and the
time will be the fastest ever made. At
the special request Of horse owners, 2:35
and there are a number of horses that
will lower these classes by several Sec
onds. There will also be a ~free.for all
race for a purse of $1,000 open to the
world. The race purses aggregate $4,000.
The special attractions this year will
eclipse anything heretofore offered the
public by the Agricultural Society.
Among them will be Jim Kids famous
Wild West show. This combination in
cludes the most famous and daring cow
boys Of the west, and three cowgirls who
ride vicious Broncho horses with such
reckless abandon and absolute disregard
of personal safety as to make the audience
hold their breath. 1t includes Jennie
Dodge, the most remarkable lady rifle
shot on earth. She rides a horse at full
speed and breaks glass balls thrown in
the air from the back of another horse
running at the same time. There is a
band of Cheyenne Indians from Okla
homa territory a specimen of the Blan-
ket Indians of the west, who combine in
giving realistic scenes of life in the great
"Wild West"
Jim Kid is the famous and humane
horsebreaker of the world. He is con-
queror of the famous French stallion,
LIE Retif," owned by NJ. Pichard, at
Paris, France, July 81, 1889, on a wager
Of 5000 francs, and the wicked nan kill
ing stallion, Gel Receio," in the coliseum
at Rome, Italy, November, 1889. Winner
of the race between Buffalo Bill's cow
boys on western Bronchos and English
gentlemen mounted on English thorough
bred racers, and winner of match between
BrOnchO riders and bicyclists at London,
England. Also winner of the champion
prize, silver mounted saddle, at the COW
boy tournament at Humboldt Wells,
New, in 1882.
He offers to conquer and tame any
kind of a horse, and an open invitation
is extended to owners of vicious or I'M |
manageable horses to bring them to the
fair, where Jim Kid will saddle and ride
or harness and drive any such animal in |
full view of the entire audience. He will
forfeit $1,000 for any horse which he can
lot ride, drive Or handle.
There will be various other attractions
at the fair, such as have never before
been in the state. Last year the manage
ment promised to give the public the best
and most interesting fair ever held and
that promise was kept. This year they
promise to give a greater fair than last
year. They will keep that promise, and
people of the state may commence
to get ready to come. The dates are
October II, Is, 10 and 20. Write to Sec
rotary H. W. Aver for full particulars,
premium lists, etc.