The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-09-29
THE DAY FOR CHILDREN
Was Somewhat Chilly But Was En-.
jOyed by Thousands Of Little Ones.
RAW WEATHER LAST NIGHT
Kept Many Away who Would Otherwise
Have Attended the concert and
Witnessed the Fireworks The
Program Arranged For
Tomorrow.
(From Thursdays Daily)


Tomorrow.
(From Thursdays Daily)
Wednesday was children's day at
the fair grounds and great day 1t was
for the children. 1t was a greater day
for the fair management as merchants
and manufacturers took heart when
they saw the sun break forth in all
its glory and sent their products to be
placed on exhibition. More pictures
were hung in the art hall and more
fancy work from the hands of the
ladies was pinned upon the walls. In
the afternoon several hundred adults
| Joined the thousands of children and
enjoyed the sights Of the fair. Perhaps
the antics Of the children were as
enjoyable as any other feature Of the
day. To witness three Of four thousand
boys in bunch, each one eager to catch
a wild fox, is in itself a novelty.
Superintendent of police, Houser, took
charge Of Reynard when the chase was
announced and followed by horde Of
bowling boys lead the way to the
center Of the ring formed by the race
track where the animal was turned
lose. His chances for escape were
about one in ten thousand as the boys
dn lIlpeHGlIdDlt COIuOu dDOuI
him. He made dash past two or three
llusty youths and was gobbled up by
the athelet.c son Of a policeman as re-
lported in Tuesdays NewsDemocrat.
This and the rabbit catching contest
for girls, which proved fizzle on ac-
count of the inability of the officials to
hold the boys in check, caused consider
able amusement and then the event of
the day
THE NOVELTY HORSE RACE
was called. The race was indeed a
novelty and caused whole lot of mer-
riment while it lasted. There were no
time keepers as time cut no figure. The
instructions to those who entered their
horses were walk half mile, trot a
half mile and get there any way you
, can"
t Big genial James Ackleson, Of Mi
nerva, who knows a horse all through
was starter and also acted in the
capacity of judge with Messrs Andrew
Pontius of Plain township, and D. J
Wise, Of Lake township. There were
, nine entries and each was such an
artist that his full name and address
follows:
HENRY BALDWIN, Massillon;
WILLIAM LAIRD, Robertsville;
J. A. BAUM, Waynesburg;
SAM LUTZ, Canton;
DICK SHERTZER, Canton;
OTTO LOEFFEL, Canton;
H. EBERHART North Industry;
DENNIS STEINMETZ, Howenstein;
CHARLES TRUMP, Louisville.
7 The word was given and the field
walked. 1t became apparent at the
lcta art hot hn e,,JI a
in it. Canton was never known tC
; waste much time walking, the gait is
entirely too slow and being entirely out
of practice in such gait the three
Canton horses Jagged. Shertzer used the
whip and did considerable preaching but
J the blue -blooded steed he drove refused
to listen to the argument or be other
| wise pursuaded and he gradually fell
back among the others who could not
} or would not be forced to walk fast
: The country horses, accustomed to
pulling a plow or a coal wagon, felt Sc
relieved of their usual burden that they
walked away from their city brethren
and when the first half was out and
the trot began there was no hope for
! the city born. The trot made few changes
in the field and when 1t came to "get-
ting there" on the last half mile it was
all day for the field as Howenstein,
Waynesburg, and North Industry were
represented by nags which smelled
oats on the home stretch and went after
them with a vengeance. The race was
won in the following order: Dennis
Steinmitz, Howenstein, first; j. F.
Eberhard, North Industry, second
j. A. Baum, Waynesburg, third. Stein
metz received $12; Eberhard Sc and
Baum SO for their prowess.
The only other track exhibition con-
sited Of draft horses in harness for
which premiums were given.
After the novelty race an entertain
ment by Cummins and MCGEE was
given on the platform in front Of the
lgrand stand. When the show was an
nounced a grand rush was made by
the children who swarmed over the
big stand like rats. The performance
was heartily appreciated by the little
ones. During the afternoon splendid
music was furnished by the Wilmot
band under the direction of Prof. A. j.
Schroeder.
All day Wednesday the judges in
the different departments of the fair
were engaged in awarding premiums
to the various exhibitors. The work
was carefully and conscientiously done
in every instance but has not been
completed.
EDUCATIONAL CONTESTS.
Far from the madding crowd in a
secluded nook near the south entrance
to the Horticultural hall was a band of
intellectual people who were interested
In the efforts of pupils of the public
schools. who detained, grated, read
essays and did other things In which the
mental and not the physical, was the
chief quality involved. The department
was In charge of f. X. Huxthal, but