The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-29
MANY ARE STILL HERE
MARSHALS' BALL AT THE CAPT
TAI CLUB BUILDING
LAST NIGHT.
FAIR OFFICERS UP TO EARS IN WORK
And the Official Lists of Awards will not be Civ.
en- Out Before Next Week. No State
ment as 10 Financial Status
Yet Made Ont,
Yet Made Out,

Yesterday was the last day of the State
Fair. Although the Secretary had not
had time last night to determine what
the financial results We're it is probable
that they are more satisfactory than for
some years. Certainly in other respects
it has been great improvement on pre-
yious fairs. The number and quality of
the exhibits have been pleasing alike to
management and public and the attend
ance has been phenomenal. With the
exception of part of one day the
weather has been favorable and this of
course added materially to the pleas
ure and success of the affair. The racing
has been good throughout. remarkably So
considering all the circumstances, and
the other attractions seemed to meet with
the approval of the vast majority of
those who attended.
The attendance yesterday was good for
a last day, larger perhaps than on any
previous day except Thursday. This
was high testimonial to the Fair as the
greater part of those present on yester-
day must have attended ON one or more
of the previous days.
After the parade of. yesterday the
marshals were released from duty and
given half holiday" and the band
which had furnished the inspiring strains
for the week was also released and left
for home on the afternoon train. A
large part of the crowd remained in the
city for the next and will leave for
home to-day thereby avoiding the dis
comfort of ayorcroxrJa6 carS which mod
the journey to and from the capitol some
what trying to those who came and
went while the rush was on.
All day yesterday and until late last
night the secretary and executive officers
We're engaged in attending to business
with the owners of the horses, the show
people and exhibitors and had not had
time to tabulate the awards. They will
not be made accessible in official form
before next week. The number of ex-
hibits makes this work necessarily slow.
To-day packing up of the exhibits will
begin and the showmen of midway will
fold their tents and take themselves off
to amuse the fun-loving American in
other quarters and the ground will look
like it did after the Second regiment
went away in search of gore and glory.
THE RACES.
There were three racing events yester-
day insteal of two as originally sched-
uled. They We're in general quite as
good as ON previous days and received
as much attention.
In the 2:35 class trotting race Ida G
came first under the wire followed by
Virginia M and Miss Walton in the or
der named. The time of the best heat
was 2:35.
In the running race there were an
unusually large number of starters but
w. j. Hardin came first out of the push,
Ben Boy second Mugs third.
In the trotting and pacing race of the
2:25 class Roster, an excellent horse by
the way, secured first money, Firewood
second, Dollie Patchen third Firewood
won the first and third heats. The time
Of the best heat was 2:21H. This closed
the racing feature of the program. The
track yesterday was in good condition.
MARSHALS BALL.
Last night at the Capital Club build
ing the annual marshal. ball was given
by the marshals complimentary to the
Maids of Honor, to Mrs. Jno. G. Cunning
ham, and to the visiting ladies. The
german was led by Chief Marshal John
C. Drewry. This is the last of the Fair
dances that have formed such promi-
nent feature Of the social activities of the
week.