The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-16
PRESS DAY.
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ready for inspection by tomorrow. But
nowhere can more active and more en-
thusiastic crowd be found than In the de-
partment assigned TO the boys from the
reform school Scores OF youngsters in
the gray uniforms of their institutions
are hard at work setting up their machin-
cry and arranging the products OF their
industry and ingenuity, which they have
been working on and perfecting since the
last fair.
THE POLICE REGULATIONS.
Chief of Police Bigbee OF Cranston. has
700 men on the grounds, with headquar-
ters at the emo OF the row of stables The
regulations for keeping order and Kidding
the fair of all obnoxious features are OF
the best. SO far there has been only
one call for official interference, and that
was yesterday, when couple OF crooks
tried TO work the "glass FASH trick.
That consists OF one man binding the
victims eyes with the reflection from a
piece OF looking glass, and while he Is
blinking the accomplice goes up and
picks his pocket. The trick did not get
any farther than the flash" part, when
both men were discovered and run out.
The first concert OF the week was given
in front OF the front stand, at little af-
ter noon, by the Hedley-Livsey Band of
20 musicians
The ladies' reception room is directly
across the corridor in the grand stand
building from the room where the press
representatives were entertained at lunch.
Ii is elaborately fitted up and every
thing In the way OF flowers and decora-
tions that could add to its attractiveness
has been contributed.
The vaudeville entertainment COM
menced at 1:30 clock this afternoon and
the program was peculiarly interesting
and thousands witnessed the show.
THE MsDwAY PLAIsANcE.
The features of the famous Midway
are: Old Vienna, Irish Village, Streets
of Cairo, Mystic Ferris Wheel, japanese
Tea Garden, Spanish Theater. Palace of
Illusions, Congress Of all Nations, Min
ing camp; $50 people, 15 original special
ties, 10, 600 feet OF gorgeous scenery, and
hundreds OF other attractions Grand
scenic and light effects, 10000 square feet
OF amusement area. Four hundred peo-
pie required in the grand portrayal.
ALL THE WORKERS
The judges, superintedents and all the
other hard workers are max ing the 10th
annual fair success.
THE TRoTTING RACES
There is every reason TO believe that the
lovers OF the turf will have an interesting
DAY at the track. Soon after 10 O'Clock |
ana the visitor to the park whose interest |
was entirely centered upon the coming |
events watched the work closely.
Ihe day was All ideal one for the horses.
the air was cool, but not too cold, and |
he track now in the best of condition:
me work of changing ii from a running
% trotting track having been done
most thoroughly.
The program for the week will consist
u three races day, the events being for
~, 900 In purses.
The events sor today were three races.
he hrst in the 2:40 trotting class for a
'urse of $500, divided The second race
vas Tor stake No. 1, making a purse of
lOOO, for 2-year old trotters in the 3-min-
tie class, and the third event was 2:16
lass pacing race for purse of $500.
The officials of the races are:
Judges, Henry W. Burress, X. +. Cap
veil and T.. II. Potter; starter, Henry w.
Surress; timers, John Adamson, Lem
Imam and c. III. Perkins, Jr.
In the first heat OF the first race the
rown gelding Alpha, OF the Mount Eden
took Fsrm, New York, had no compet-
lor. The horse took the lead at the
tart and logged home after leading the
recession all the way around the track.
Iussell Egbert, the second horse was
ully ten lengths behind the winner.
nth Mickey third, and Directors son,
ourth.
The first heat of the second race was
losely contested by the chestnut geld
lg, Fred l.. Moody, and t. II. Greeley,s
ay stallion, Bingen. The two horses got
way together, but soon after the start
ingen took the lead and kept il up to
ne last half of the last quarter, when the
river of Fred s. Moody let his horse out
nd he forced his nag ahead. winning by
snort neck IN as pretty finish as could