The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-24
CLOSE OF A FINE FAIR
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''The success of the races was in
great part due to Mr.. w. +. Bachelor,
the former owner of pamlico. He had
charge of this department and man
aged it most admirably. He Is yersed
i'm the rules and is not afraid TO apply
them.
"This YOU know is a political year
and the country Is torn all to pieces,
to say nothing OF the hard times. Yet,
notwithstanding all this the Fair has
been an unparalleled success. am
candidly of the opinion that next year
with the same officers in charge North
Carolina will witness one of the great
est State fairs It's people have ever
seem"
GOOD RACING IN THE RAIN.
The rain came down steadily all the
afternoon and things were Gull gray
and chilly at the Fair ground race
track. Favorites were in good form
and took every race easily, thous b
the track was heavy. The only event
in which there was ever any doubt
was the first ON the card. This was
a trotting race, 3 minute class, two
year olds. There were only two start
ers, Virginia NJ, owned by j. w. Peay,
Of Reidsville, and Titania, owned by
w L. Bachelor, of Raleigh. Virginia
won the first heat and Titania the
second before the rain began. Then
came the tug of warm heavy
down-pour and on soggy track. Nir-
ginia started out in the lead and
kept it ~ the finish, Titania being
completely tagged out.
The only special feature about the
second race, fiye-eighths mile dash
for purse of 500 was that the five
starters came under the wire exactly
in the order in which they got off at
the drop of the fiag,or in inverse order
from that in which their names APP
peared on the programme, the first
being last and the last first. In this
race Florence Hubbard was a heavy
favorite, with Miss Carter second.
A Virginia horse, Mild, owned by
G. w. Bryan, of Richmond, won the
third race, a 'fve-eighths mile dash
for two year Odds Letoile was in close
pursuit, but was never able to over
take his opponent.
The fourth or pacing race for the
1925 class was an easy victory for
Bob Hill, who hoold it in three
straights.
Though there were no sparkling
features in yesterdays events, still
the racing was not bad when the con-
dition of the track and of both horse
and driver in the steady down-pour
of rain is considered. Although the
sport has been good throughout the
week, the 2:20 class trotting race of
Thursday was undoubtedly the best
race ever seen on this track. But
best of all, the races always came off
in time and were conducted in clean
manner and according to the rules.
There was no tedious scoring, no long
waits. And no single decision of the
Judges was seriously questioned or
provoked discussion.
All the races yesterday came off on
time, despite the rain, the heats
being run in less than two hours.
SUMMARY OF THE RACES.
FIRST RACE Trotting, 800 class,
two-year-olds.
Virginia NJ, j. w. Peay, /, 2, /.
Titania, w. p. Bachelor, 2, i, 2.
Time: 3:o3; 1851; 1903.
SECOND RACE-Running FIVE
eighths mile dash, 500.
ID. c." Jack Caldwell, 5.
Lewiston, j. +. Jordan, 4.
Memoir, Greensboro Stables, g.
Miss Carter, A. S. Mcdaniel, ,.
Florence Hubbard, w. g. Bryan, /.
Time: 1906.
THIRD Running, two-year-
olds, five-eighths mile dash, $3.50.
My Vie, Il. " Denton, g.
Mild w. g. Bryan, /.
e. Ball James Boylan 4
L'toile, J. J. Mccain, 2.
FOURTH RACE Pacing, 1926 class.
Mildred n, T. J. Gowell, 2, 2, 2.
Bob Hill. i, /, /.
Time: 2:36; 2:4471e; 2:49.
Col Julian S. Carr, the ex-president
Of the Society, and who has gotten up
it's grandest successes, was here just as
happy over this years great achieve
ment as if he was still at the helm.
Col Carr has never failed to add some
unique feature TO the display. This
year it was a fac-simile of the Ferris
wheel in continuous operation, with
revolving cars, each loaded with the
product of the 0cehoneechee Farm.
This wheel was erected in the center
of the Occhoneechee exhibit, and was
the centre of great groups of people
who watched with interest and delight
its continuous revolutions. Col. Carr
spares neither pains nor money in the
arrangement of his annual exhibits,
and never fails to have an attractive
and exceedingly interesting exhibit.
The immense exhibit from the Bit
more estate at Asheville was of espe-
cial interest to everybody. 1t com
prised splendid specimens of the pro
ducts of the field, the farm, garden,
and the dairy. 1t was extensive in pro-
portions, all tastefuIly and uniquely
arranged. This was the first exhibit
from the great new mountain farm,
and the visitors ito the Fair had many
words of praise for Mr.. Vanderbilt
and his managers for the public-spirit-
edness and State pride that prompted
them to make the exhibit.
PREPARING FOR THE NEXT.
This Fair has been a great one, but
the next will be greater. President
Cameron and Secretary Nichols made