The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-07
Many improvements at The
Grounds.
INTEREST BY EXHIBITORS
SPACE BEING RAPIDLY ENGAG-
ED BY BUSINESS MEN.
ATTRACTIVE RACE PROGRAM ARRANGED
List Of The Directors of the Various Departments
Col. John Cunningham, the Presi-
dent and Secretary Nichols
Hard at Work.

Hard at Work.
Great interest is already being mani
tested throughout the State for the com
ing State Fair. President John s. Cum
bingham and Secretary John Nichols
are using every effort to make it a grand
success in every particular and they will
succeed. Though it is nearly two
months off. the secretary's office is TAX
ing on great activity. Applications for
space for exhibits are coming in, and the
way the beginners are taking space. it
promises to be an unusually large ex-
hihit.
Yesterday Prof. Dinwiddie secured
for Peace Institute exhibit the entire
centre piece of the second story of
floral hall. This famous old school will
present an art exhibit this year that
will be hard to eclipse.
Messrs. Dobbm and Ferrall have Sc
cured their old space, and will make a
handsome showing. III. SteinmetZ, the
florist. has secured double the space lie
occupied last year. Royster Il Bro, and
Royal 81 Borden Furniture Company
have also secured good spaces and will
have good exhibits.
Many improvements are being inaug-
urated at the grounds. The buildings
are undergoing repairs and will be put
in excellent condition.
The arrangement for the display of
cattle will be changed. The stalls along
the side of the fences will be discon-
tinued, and pens or stalls erected on a
convenient situation in the grounds.
These cattle stalls will be separated by
avenues intersecting each other at right
angles, The pens intersected by the
various avenues will be divided into
four stalls.
by this arrangement Il person can
walk entirely around the pen and view
the cattle from every standpoint. This
thoughtfulness and enterprise on the
part of the management will be greatly
appreciated by those who enjoy the cat
tie display.
A long needed Improvement will be
the walk-way from the floral hall toI
the grand stand. 1t has been so mar
row heretofore that on rush days it|
was an effort to struggle through the
surging crowd. 1t is good news to know
that this year it will be a good widel
boulevard which will be more con-
dnsive to. comfort to the vast throng.
The premium list, which has just been
issued, offers a large number of cash
premiums, gold medals and diplomas.
The entry books will be open ut the
office of the secretary on the 18th in
slant to and including the Friday next
before the fair, and until Tuesday, u
o'clock at the Fair grounds, when the
entries will close.
The following directors have been Sc
lected for the various departments:
Field and Garden crops, Il. Il. Emery;
horses, w T. Bachelor; cattle, Dr. II.
III. Lewis sheep, w. r. Tucker; swine,
r. Il. Raney; poultry. pigeons and pet
stock, F. e. Hege; horticulture etc,
Captain G. b. benson; pantry supplies.
y. w. West; manufacturers, w. II.
Ashley; general displays. n. h. Brough-
ton; ladies' work, Jos. e. Pogue; fine
arts, paintings, etc, w. $. Primrose;
Agricultural implements and machinery,
Benz Irby; educational, w. i. Whit
set: historical, scientific displays,
curios, freaks, etc, ]. I. Wyatt: miner
ais, building stones, etc, j. l.. Ramsey.
The races will be made better fea-
ture than ever. A correspondent of the
Richmond Times, writing relative to the
races of the coming Fair has the fol-
lowing TO say:
Under the supervision Of Secretary
John Nichols, the forthcoming State
Fair and races of the North Carolina
Agricultural Society, to be held at Rail
eigh October oath to 2Sth inclusive
promises to be among the very best in
its history. The race programme, which
is quite an attractive one, calls for two
or more races each day during the fair
and over $1,000 is offered for trotters,
PAGERS and runners.
ION Thursday, the third day, which
is always regarded as the big day of
the fair, the free-for-all class, trotting
and pacing, will be decided, while the
programme calls for three additional
events, one Of them being a race Of mile
heats, running, purse 5000. The display
of agricultural and mechanical exhibits
which has been such an attraction and
of such high class during past years,
promises to be even more attractive
this fall than usual.
The race programme as prepared UNI
der the supervision Of Mr. w T.
Hatchelor. chairman of the race com
mittee. is very liberal in its conditions
and horse owners will be likely to re-
spond with good entry list. Entrance
fee per cent. with an additional per
cent. from winners. Entries close Octo-
Der 22nd. II p. m, and records made
after October list no bar.