The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-10
SUNSHINE FOR
The STATE FAIR
Fair Weather Brings Big Crowd
TO kandganSett Park.
THE DISPLAY UNUSUALLY FINE.
Poultry Exhibit the Most Complete Ever
Made in State Of Rhode Island.
NOVEL AND ENTERTAINING FEATURES.
Reeves American Band and The Banda Rossa Give
Delightful Concerts The Faklrs Are on Hand
and Doing Rushing Business.
The DISPLAY UNUSUALLY FINE.
Poultry Exhibit the Most Complete Ever
Made 10 State Of Rhode Island.
NOVEL AND ENTERTAINING FEATURES.

The real opening OF the Rhode Island
State Fair took place this morning,
and while the weather was cloudy, there
was no indication of rain during the
forenoon, and the people arrived at the
| big grounds at Narragansett Park in
solid masses. Before noontime there
were thousands distributed in the sew
eral buildings, exhibition halls, fakirs
row, cattle sheds and on the grand
stand.
The various exhibition departments
presented an animated appearance, all
OF the exhibits being in readiness for in
spection, and there is no doubt that the
fair is in this line superior TO that of
last year One of the great features to-
day was the opening of the horse show,
and there are entries from a number of
some OF the best known horse owners
in the country. Thomas w. Lamson,
the wealthy banker of Boston, has en-
tered his four-in- hand in that class,
and he is said to have spent 500, 900 in
equipment within the past three
months. In the four-in- hand class
against him are +. d. Jordan of Boston,
John Shepard, Jr. Providence and r..
OF the most interesting ones -of-tife
show. Mr.. Aurel Batonyi. the famous
gentleman driver, Will handle the reins
for Mr.. Shepard.
THE BENCH SHOW.
Also today the four days American
| Kennel Club dog show was opened, and
| the exhibition OF dogs is very large in
deed. quite a number of famous prize
winners being on the benches. The
| track is in very fair condition, and the
| track events, which commence this af-
| ternoon, are attracting a great deal Of
attention.
In the domestic department exhibit
the superintendent Mrs. Theodore
Hughes, and her assistants have ev-
erything properly arranged, and one
OF the displays consisting of canned
fruits preserves, pickles, etc, is very
fine indeed. Home made bread, cake
and pastry are also displayed i'm a very
tempting manner. Also in this depart
| ment there IS n fine exhibition of -ssoiis
and doll dressings"
The art needle work is under the
charge of Mrs. Frederick Rueckert,
and the exhibit is a very handsome one.
and includes embroideries. knitting,
crocheting and other fine work.
BRIGHT SUNSHINE.
Before noon the sun. which had been
| hiding behind the clouds. came out
| brilliantly and everything and every
! body from President Perkins down as
| sumed an air of gayety which had not
/ been evident in the earlier hours of the
| forenoon. Every car brought heavy
| freights to the grounds and carriage
! after carriage added to the crowd.
which promises TO be still larger dur
! ing the afternoon.
People We're everywhere and there is
/ 4, a. IL.
of the crowd is hardly perceptible one
feature that attracted men from the
rural districts of the state was the
great exhibition of cattle. sheep, swine
and poultry. the latter display being
particularly fine. There are over 1000
specimens of poultry and Superintend-
ent Richard G.. Davis of the display
does not hesitate To say that 10 is tha
finest exhibit OF poultry ever made at
the fair. The fruit and vegetable ex-
hibitiOn is very large and very fine. al
though some of the fruits are not "a
numerous as thew would have been ha1
the fair been held earlier i'm the season.
Apples and grapes are very fine. and
it is hard to decide which are the most
choice.
Butter and cheese are shown in large
quantities. while plants and flowers are
beautiful indeed. the finest exhibits be-
ing made by Samuel Lewis, w. II. Tar
ENTERTAINMENT FEATURES.
The entertainment features OF the
fair opened early in the day and there
was music galore. Reeves American
band gave an excellent concert and
later I'm the dav furnished music for
the vaudeville entertainment which
was fully up-t6-date and included A
number OF novel features. The famous
Banda Rosa proved 10 be n great
drawing card and Maestro Sorrentlno
covered himself with glory and his AZ
first-cass musiclait were cheered 10
the echo. The concert programs Of this
famous band consist OF marches. popu-
lar airs ana some OF the standard oper-
attic selections.
The fakirs arc doing rushing bust.
ness. and there is about every known
species of fal0ir on the grounds. Ev-
erything, however. is being conducted
In the most orderly manner and chief
of Police Bigbee with a large force OF
officers is seeing to II that evervthing
IS properly conducted. The several res-
tauTants lunch counters and eating
booths are doing a rushing business
and the fair grounds look worry much
as they did 4 wear or two ago. when
business was better than II was last
year
The race track is I'm excelle,, c,r1,-
tion. ssne eun having dried tbe tr,c,,
pacing events all that can be desired
Tho races VIII be started early In ord9r
go pull of 7ll tho events scheduled for
the several davs. and decided nov
eltv will be the running races which
Nill occur cverv afternoon.