The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-12


State Fair, known as Governors
pay" opened with every indication Of
Day" opened with every indication Of
good weather, and in consequence as
soon as the gates were opened the peo-
pie began 10 arrive and kept coming
until by / O'Clock there were more than
%, 900 persons who had passed through
the turnstiles. and still they came. Those
that arrived early had plenty TO enter
tain them, for not only were all the eX-
hibhion halls and animal shows open.
bur the vaudeville performance
! commenced at 10 a. m, and the races
/ were also called at the same hour.
| The management of the fair and the
several committees had early perfected
all the arrangements for the reception
of Gov Dyer, msmbers OF his stan.
| state officials and members OF the Gen
eral Assembly. and the official party
reached Narragansett Park about y 80
o'clock. The governor was received by
the reception committee of which Hon.
Adm Il. Capron is chairman, and after
being introduced informally TO the sew
eral officers OF the fair ne and his suite
were escorted through the several halls
ana exhibits.
A MUSICAL SALUTE.
AT 1880 O'Clock the usual lunch was
served in the large hall OF the grand
stand building and a season of pleasant
intercourse was enjoyed. After the
/ lunch Gov. Dyer was escorted TO the
grand stand, and then occurred one OF
the grand features Of the day. The re-
cepuOn committee had arranged Tor Il
musical salute to Rhode Islands gov
ernor. and this was given by the COM
bined forces of the American Band and
the Banda Rossa and as the aggega-
tion of 70 first class musicians marched
past the grand stand they played Gov.
Dyer's" march, by ID. w. Reeves.
Then both bands united gave cor
cert on the same platform the program
Meeting" Second Regiment" march,
Reeves; "Willow Grove" march, SoT-
rentlno: American Republic Amer
ican Patrol" and a grand operate Sc
lection. The combined bands were led
alternately by u. w. Reeves and by
Eugenio Sorrentino. and IL was great
feature
No speeches were made, everything
being carried on I'm a very infOrmal,but
very pleasing and satisfactory manner,
and Gov. Dyer highly complimented
the management OF the fair upon the
very -ina- showing made tll--- year
DRILL AND DRESS PARADE.
After the concert very interesting
| drill and dress parade was given by
| the battalion OF the boys from the
| Sockanossst school, and this, with the
! grand muse, vaudeville show, para
chute leaps. horse show, trotting and
pacing events. and an the other fea-
lures, delighted the immense audience.
The horse show today presented a par
ticularly strong card. local interest in
which attached itself chiefly TO the
Judging OF the park team class. In this
! event there were five entries f. r.
4 - a, II
low. Boston, John Shepard. Jr Provi-
dense, and Robert l.. Gerry, Newport
THE TRACK EVENTS.
The track events yesterday proved
very interesting. Boston horses cap
tured the 2.24 trot and the ZIG pace.
| The former was won by II. :. Davis
Meg in good time for the class. The
pace went TO II. b. Cooks Miss Make,
who did the second heat IN 21lh. The
| 30 trot is unfinished, Rossiter having
two heats The firs' OF these was won
from Brunella. owned by r. NJ Wood
Of Brockton. within three yards of the
wire.
The tine made by Arlington. owned
byW. II. Farmer OF Boston. in the gem
tleman's driving race Is New Eng
land record for this style OF racing.
When starter Merrill called out the
220 class. pace, in wh ch Hattie l.. had
! two heats there WAS intense interest
This Was just before the noon hour
The third heat went 10 Little Dick
| Hattie l.. The favCrtte frlshing fifth
/ The field got away with Hattie l.. lead
ing, Gambet and Parkvlle Prince trail
ing. The first half was steppe1 I'm fast
time. On the back stretch shorty went
/ up and made the sinping but gave way
| 10 Parkville Prince and Little D'ck The
/ last quarter was not stanped 81 fast as
the previous quarters. The fight TO the
wire was between Little Dick Cambet
and Parkvlle Prince They finished IN
the above order THO heat was rho fast
cot u the race 2.15&.
The fourth heat was n rendition Of
the previous heat. little Dick won at
I've w'rc. with Cqn-Ihot sc@ond ani
I T'rkvile Prince th'rd t'rno 2t6N Gem-
! 30 orwraioqt'd rqffC~e nv winning tho
ff'h boat f~om Lit'le Df~lS ~ the wirn
pa"kvino Prince was third. as usual
T,r,o 9teH
Can-chet won fhe sixth hea'. All hN-sos
evofut heat wir~-r4 wore a..au-1 T'his
',ls Hattie Y Gprrhet aoI little Dict
10 stem IN 'hc hept The horses r-1t |
avvov wt'N uottio 7, two ior~the 70 ite |
ho1 ~ ~, o.,~,fr~ Car,7hat aod With |
title D'rlt trq ntro on tNa hack stre,-h |
f-aoo frrr, +he th~oo ot.artc c~q was irsar-
esti~v. U'+t'~ y 'r'c1 toc-r,o IN on tho
irstde hUi Gas,'het r,a4 tho -,,r~ino
Nr'. Ff1-N~f boz out Lite Dick at
tho viro Time r-rt
Miss Mvrtie Peck Is y ha'f-mlla OK