The news & observer., 1897-02-21
STILL THEY ARRIVE
Race Horses for the New Bern
Fair Are Numerous.
a HUNDRED ENTRIES IN ALL
THE 1000 IN PURSES TO BE HOT
LY CONTESTED FOR.
Exhibits Arriving-- Attr ctions Excel
Ient--Traine s: BusY--Fair to Be
Formally Opened Tuesday Nth
Grand Parade.
a Grand Parade.

Newbern, n. c., Feb. 20.-(SpeciaL y
Probably never before in the history OF
North Carolina fairs have race horses
been so numerous as they are here to-
day. entered for the grand races that are
to be pulled off at the 10th ANNUAL ex-
hibition of the East Carolina Fish, Oys-
ter, Game and Industrial Association
next week.
The track at the Fair grounds presents
lively scene daily with the trainers
giving their breeded animals trial heats
and spectators getting points"
During the present week every form
of transportation hasbrought in horses
for this meet.
Besides the great number that were
already stalled, yesterdays trains and
steamers brought in fourteen beautiful
animals, among which was Miss Thomp-
son. owned by T. NJ. Hewett Richmond.
Va. and the winner of the big purse last
year.
There are one hundred entries, and the
purses offered for the successful per
formers amounts to 100000. This is
said to be the largest number of entries
for the biggest purse ever before heard
of in North Carolina, and the trainers
and owners openly say that every race
will be hotly contested; that the winning
horses in the different classes will have
no time to spare. The entries being 50
much larger than those of former years
necessitated the building of dozen or
more stables at the track, which are now
completed and filled with valuable
horses.
SOMETHING BESIDES RACING.
The grand racing at this years exhi-
bition is a big feature but this is not
all. Leaving the race-track for other
parts of the ground, we find things in
busy move in every epartment-carpen-
ters are busy at work; ladies' commit
tees al over the main building prepar-
ing their departments; the poultry eX-
hibitors looking after and tagging their
iioeks; fish, oyster and game building re
arranged to present lovely scene of the
sea, field and forest; machinery hall in
notion stock hall being filled with pre-
MUM stock; tents being pitched plat
forms building for speciality artists
electric light and telephone men busy
running wires; merry-g -go-rounds tuned
up: apparatus for mid air performances
being put up, and in fact everything that
CONIu IG lOUhGAI 1Oi - Oll lllG UbOlAt.
FORMAL OPENING.
Tuesday, the 23rd, is the day set for
the formal opening of the fair A big
street parade viii form in the business
parts Of the city at 10 o'clock, and after
march through the principal streets,
win be dismissed at the fair grounds.
Everybody is working to make this
parade a memorable feature, and indi-
cations point to successful efforts. The
Newbern fire department win play
prominent part on the parade, and as
they generally do, viii lend greatly to
the attractions. The parade will be
headed by platoon of police, two bands
of music. Besides the local organiza
tions number of visiting military and
fire companies are expected to be in the
parade. There win be about one hun
dred mounted marshals with visitors
from distance. The hotels and board
ing houses are preparing to receive the
visiting public, and the accommodations
will be good.
THE PRESS LOOKED FOR.
1t is hoped by the fair management
that the press viii be largely represented
at this exhibition, and if they make their
profession known to the Secretary, he
viii gladly show them the courtesies that
are due this valuable body. There is to
be desk room prepared in the main build
ing for the use of newspaper correspond
ents.
A GALA WEEK FOR ALL.
The fair is on-the wild howl of the
souvenir boys, the hack-drivers, the boot
blacks, and hotel porters indicates it.
The city, with her hospitable gates
swung open, is expecting a crowd to en-
ter, and if the weather holds good, Feb
ruary 22nd, to 9th will prove a gala
week for all in Newbern.