The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-24
BICYCLE RACE TODAY
THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE ON
THE GROUNDS YESTERDAY,
AND STILL THEY COME.
PREMIUMS ALREADY AWARDED

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The Tournament Success-- ISIS Kate
Prescott, of w eIdon, Crowned Queen
OF Love and Beauty; Mrs. Sol Coop
er, ofOxford; Miss Mamie Whitaker,
ofLittieton; Miss Lizzie Morehead,
OF Durham, the Three Maids of
Honor..The Races and Exhibits.
1t was a perfect autumn day.
Three thousand peop'e at the Fair.
The sky had in it the tender blue of a
gander's eye And the clouds 1oated in
fragments frivolously and light and white
as gander-dowp. 1t was all there-a
spanking fall day, with four feet.
Just like previous fairs-Tuesday had
made long step, and the Wednesday
crowd was here. To-day, Thursdays,
crowd will be here Thursday is the
brilliant red day of the Fair days. Each
day has its own color. Thursday, the
farmers of the State take possession 1t
is their day. Tomorrow will be Children's
Day. Each child under twelve years of
age will be admitted for ten cents each,
so says Secretary Nichols. 1t may be
that these children will be charged only
five cents each on the street car line.
Whether or no, tomorrow the grounds
will be fuller of children than ever.
Yesterdays programme was carried
out as promised, the tournament being
one of the special features. 1t was a
great success. The races were enjoyed.
The tournament was great diversion
to the people, who crowded into the
grand stand TO see the young Knights.
Chief Marshal Patterson was highly
gratifed at the result The charge to
the knights was given by Mr.. W. B.
Snow. In the evening there was cor
onation ball, in which both the Queen of
Love and Beauty and the Maids of
Honor were crowned, the speech being
delivered by Mr.. Ed Chambers
Smith. Then there were most inter
teresting speeches at the hall
of the House of Representatives,
as well as meeting of the Confederate
Veterans in the Senate Chamber This
closed the day, but the streets were
sprinkled with the fringe of the crowd up
to three o'clock this morning.
The old sport locked on at the races
with his usual gusto; there is many
a heart full of merriment that
does business behind closed doors,
the year round. Those old hearts of
from so to 70 years are frescoed with all
kinds of touches thateven Raphael would
have envied even when he was putting
the finishing colors on the ceiling of the
Sistine Chapel. They call the possessors
of these old hearts-old sports-but let
the tap of the horses hoof, the race
horses hoof be heard, and the doors are
flung wide, and you see the old chap as
he is. Then, too, he is divided up into
four parts to fit the four quarters of the
track. The sketch of HIM shows up his
heart in its four phases. See and be-
lieve.
The Races.
Here are the races he saw yester
day;
The first race on the programme was
the six furlong dash for tWoyear olds.
The entries were Jeneola and Senator
III. Senator was the favorite in the
betting, aud was we'll backed at 3 to .
to win the race. Jeneola, however, had q
surprise in sore for the betting fratern-
ity, and led from start to finish, being a
n. ok to the good at the wire. The judges
did not see it this way, however, and de-
clared it dead heat. Time, 1:21 1 2
The money was divided.
The second race was the three minute
class; purse, $3.50. The entries were
Kitty Hawk, Lille Ferguson, Lady May,
Louis VIII and E4ser Lilly.
Kitty Hawk won all the heats as she
pleased, and may get the money, although
her entry was protested by the horsemen.
Right here the judges came in for g eat
deal of criticism from the hackers of the
mare. They said that the mare had been
protested and the case would have to 60
before the Executive Committee of the
National Association. In consequence OF
this decision all the money bet on TIE
race will remain with the bookseller and
stakeholder until the matter is decided
The lucky (0 betters may have to wait
several months before they get what
they want.
KITTY Hawk is black mare by Alcan.
tara and is owned of Cross & Liaehan,
of this city. She was purchased from
Mr.. Joseph Carr, of Durham, by her
present owner for $40. 1t was the
opinion of many that she is the most
promising FLY ever shown in Raleigh.
The third race was free for all
contest for $3.50. Whitby and Palm tito
Prince were the only starters. Whitby
won all three heats as he pleased. This
horse has shown ability to pace in 2:15
Summary.
First race: purse $75, "a mile dash
Jeneola, Senator III. dead heat. Time
l:21 2, money divided.