The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-07
THE LIST OF ATTRACTIONS
WILL BE GREATER THIS THAN
ANY PREVIOUS YEAR.
EXHIBITORS HAVE EXHAUSTED THE SPACE
Many Applications are Being Refused. Special
Effort to Make the Fair Representa-
tive Of the State. Working to
Secure Fast Horses.
Secure Fast Horses.

1t is only ten days now until the
State Fair opens and the event is near
enough for the management to form
comparative estimate of the Fair this
year in the light of its predecessors. So
far as the number, variety, value and
interest of exhibits and attractions, the
arrangements of the management to
handle and entertain the crowds while
here, the condition of track, buildings
and grounds--this year surpaSses all
previous years All that is lacking now
is the assurance of fine weather to
make the week from October JIG to q
memorable one in the history of State
Fairs.
1t has been the constant aim of the
management to make the Fair more
than ever before an exponent of every
line of industry in North Carolina and
to show visitors what the State is
doing and can do--therefore North Caro-
linians have been given the preference
in all departments from the big purse
for Tarheel bred horses down. The
management had right to expect that
the State would respond literally to its
initiative in this particular and the
flood of entries pouring in daily shows
that the management was not mistaken.
1t is going to be a big Fair and essen
TALLY a North Carolina Fair into the
bargain, though, of course. there are
many entries from all over the East.
Captain benson has just made
careful measurement and accurate dia-
gram of the interior of the Exposition
buildings and space and position has
been assigned to the various exhibit
tors. Every foot of space available for
departments and firms has already been
taken and applications for space are be-
ing turned down daily. There is still
room. however, for individual exhibits
in the departments and Dthey will con
tinue to be received. Tt lis possible that
some room may be madb by exhibitors
already assigned giving 1r part of their
space.
No small part of the success of Fair
is due to the amusements offered visi-
tors on the grounds and the list of at
fractions this year promises to be large
and unusual
Khalif Neimy, the Turk, who was
at the head of the exhibition of all
NATIONS at the Omaha Exposition, has
arranged to have his Egypt here with
its attendant camels. donkeys, and illus
trations Of oriental life and customs, in
Guiding tie Turkish marriage.
The Belmont sisters, the famous aero
nauts, will make a balloon ascension
daily from the grounds and will have
with them their great st. Bernard dog,
the only canine aernonallt in the world.
He will descend with his own para
chute. The younger of these aernonauts,
Miss Cleo Belmont, is only is years
old. They will bring with them their
pet chicken that has been taught to
descend from the balloon by using it's
wings as parachute.
The Tom Thumb railway, which has
proved a great success during the sum-
mer at Coney Island will be here. 1t
is a complete reproduction OF the ordi-
nary railroad, in engine. cars and all
and will have 800 feet Of track. The cars
carry two people riding vls-a-vIs.
The snake show will be here in full
force, beside dozens of other attractions
yet to be selected.
Only legitimate amusements will be
permitted on the grounds this year and
so far as possible visitors will be pro-
tected from fakirs and impostors. Hun
dreds of applications from owners Of
sundry gambling devices, from Maine
to Dakotah, have been turned down
The live stock exhibits this year will
be unsurpassed. In the poultry de
partment, in order to encourage home
breeders of fowls, no entries are being
accepted from without the State, or
rather no premiums will be given to any
save home exhibitors. No less than 700
birds have already been rejected. and
an application from the Otselic Poultry
Yards, of New York, to enter 400 birds
in one exhibit was refused yesterday.
Several hundred dollars have been ex-
pended in refitting this department with
wire-front c0ops, etc, and Mr.. Bagwell
and son, expert poultry men, have been
engaged to care for the birds from their
arrival at the grounds until they leave
1t is rather early yet to judge as to
the races since horsemen do not make
their entries until the last moment, as
a rule but an effort is being made to
secure a number of the horses now
at the Virginia State Fair at Norfolk
and will doubtless be successful. Good
racing each day is assured
The Vanderbilt exhibit of live stock
and agricultural produtcs will he Of un-
usual interest this year. 1t has been
assigned space near the poultry exhibit. |
His agents recently bought for him in
England the finest hog of the world and
it may be sent here. Mr.. Geo. It. Wat |
son, the manager of the Biltmore estate,
is member of the Board of Agrcul-
tnre, and takes keen interest in ad-
vancing the agricultural interests of the
State.
Sportsmen will be interested in a fine
exhibit of English beagles, a class OF
hunting dogs seldom seen here.