The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-28

! Robert King.1 And the reins bore the
!, legend known of all men, Remembers
| the Maine" At either corner of the
! float stood a real bona fide soldier boy
on guard The idea of the float was
! excellently conceived. and was admir-
/ ably carried out by Miss Mamie Kittrell.
who had control of the decoration, and
| by Mr.. J. ID. Biggs, who had charge of
| the construction. The Seaboard Air
! Line float was a model ticket office.
! handsomely gotten up according to a
design by Mr.. L. j. Anderson, travelling
/ passenger agent of the line, and Mr.. III.
| :. Leard, the passenger agent of this
| city. The taste displayed in the get-up
| of the float was a matter of general
| comment. The float Of the Raleigh Cot
| ton Mills carried a fine display of the
| yarns of that concern. A gay cavalcade
/ of maids of honor and marshals. follow
| ed by the fire department, completed
! the three-quarters of mile procession.
! Col. Julian :. Carr, n superb horseman
! and handsomely mounted, directed the
| procession. which was watched in its
| course by crowded sidewalks fro start
TO finish
THE RACES.
The lovers Of horse flesh were treated
to some excellent racing yesterday. Some
high class animals were among the en-
tries and when the track had been gotten
into tolerable condition good records were
made: a new record for the track when
Nominee went a mile in fine style in 2:1S.
/ The first event was the 2:20 class trot-
ting and pacing. In this the horses fin
ished in the following order Maggie
Carroll, Holly Metwood, Ida C. Time,
2:22.
Free for oil trotting and pacing. Nomi-
nee first. Lamp Girl second, Edward S
distanced in the last heat Time 2:1S.
J Free for all trotting and pacing for
North Carolina bred horses whose record
was not below 2:35
The horses finished in the following or
der Glenco Erna NJ, Rowland S. Some
promising Youngsters appeared in this
race. Glenco especially came down the
stretch in a way that created much en-
thusiasm.
| The running event went to Clissie B,
/ Vermont Bradford, second.
/ The races consumed the greater part of
1.-THE afternoon.
ADDRESS ON GOVERNOR HOLT.
| At night Capt c. B. benson delivered
an appreciative address before the North
! Carolina Agricultural Society in Com
mons Hall on the Life and Character of
| Governor Thomas NJ. Holt
FAIR PROGRAMME TO-DAY.
| Though many visitors left yesterday
| the city is still full of those who are in
no hurry to miss the rest of the attrac-
/ tons. and the attendance to-day will
| probably be the largest of the week
with the exception of yesterday The
| crush was so great yesterday that ii
was next to impossible to make a salts
/ factory examination of any of the ex-
hibits. To-day will afford a better OPP
portunity.
The parade will form as heretofore
on Fayetteville street, and will be the
last of the week. The midway will be
in full blast as usual while some of the
best races scheduled will come off III
| the afternoon. The 2:25 class trottine
and pacing race purse 5000, will be the
first event, and the 5s miles running
race, best two heats of three, purse
500. the last. AS on yesterday halt
rates will be given to students of al