The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-20
A GREAT DAY AT
THE FAIR GROUNDS
Attendance Yesterday Was
About $500.
LOOK OUT FOR TODAY
FULLY 10000 PEOPLE ARE EN-
PECTED TO ATTEND.
YESTERDAYS EVENTS ON THE TURF
And the Program for Today. Committee on
Attractions has Fakirs Pulled on a
Charge of Gambling. Notes of
Men, Horses and Things.
Men, Horses and Things.


IL a. m.-Procession of marshals, es
corting officers to the grounds.
/ p. m.-Trotting and pacing, 2:20
class, 5000.
Running race, one mile heats, best
two in three, 5000.
Trotting race, 2:30 class, $500.
$3.50 p. m.-Balloon ascension of the
Belmont sisters.
3 and p. m.-Trick and comic bicy-
Gle work of Jolly zeb."
$50 D. m.-Annual meeting of the
North Carolina Agricultural Society in
the House of Representatives.
Easily $500 people passed the gates
of the State Fair grounds yesterday. 1t
looked more like. Thursday than We'd
nesday and while the reports had led to
a large estimate of the probable attend
ance the Fair officials were pleased and
surprised by the number of visitors who
turned out yesterday The grand
stand was comfortably filed during the
racing events, midway was black with
people and the exposition buildings were
like bargain day in a department store.
The city last night was thronged with
visitors and the streets were filled with
people into the early hours of the morn
ing. All the hotels were over-run with
guests and before night people Were
being turned away for lack of room.
If indications go for anything the at
tendance today will be phenomenal and
perhaps the largest in the history of the
association. Thursday is always the
day when the city people turn out and
the trains of this morning will add
thousands of visitors to those who came
in yesterday and remained over night.
The racing today will be the best
of the week. The entries for the va
rious events are as follows:
TIIOT AND PACE, 2:20.
Maggie Carroll. Walton Stock Farm,
Fall Mills, Va.
Rubico I'D. W. Harden, Jr.. Raleigh.
Dot. ....C g. Steele, Norfolk, Va.
RUNNING.
Mollie Mcclure w O. Thompson,
Lumberton, N. @.
w. j. Harden. $500. g. j. Mengelking,
Richmond, Va.
Lockwood ........J Baumgardner,
Lynchburg, Va.
$50 TROITING.
Queen Bess. 49,. Walton Stock Farm,
THIS MINIS, " IL.
Lutte Dawson. s. Walton Stock aE'rm,
Falls Mills, Va.
Little Stakes -. @. Steele. Norfolk, Va.
Matte Holt IL. Banks Holt, Graham.
Rowdy Bob. ...... IT T. Pace, Raleigh.
Horses, and all other exhibits in De-
partment b viii be judged at 10 a. m.
today. Exhibitors must be on hand
promptly with their stock.
MIDWAY DEMOLISHED.
An incident of yesterday was the
arrest of number of the citizens of
midway on warrants sworn out at the
instance of Mr.. ]. w. Bailey, the charge
being gambling. The warrant was under
the State law. Those arrested were
Frank Murphy, proprietor of cigar
game: c. A. Clifford, who had jewelry
spindle, and A. A. Dauberger, a cane
rack man. They were brought up town
and tried before Justice Roberts and
gave the requisite cash bond They say
they will fight tie cases.
The result of the arrests was the
practical demolition Of midway, most OF
the other fakirs promptly pulling up
their tent pegs. They may pluck up
courage today however and proceed
with business at the old stand-otherwise
The Committee ON ADJUSTMENTS, COM
posed of Messrs. N. b. Broughton, Pu-
laski Cowper and w. e. Ashley made
the round of the shows ON Tuesday and
condemned several and so reported to
Secretary Pogue. lie requested the re-
port in writing, which was given him
signed by Mr.. Broughton, the chairman.
When Mr.. Pogue presented the report to
Al. ~. 49,. Al, Il 10
sign it. but advised that some of the
shows mentioned be removed from the
grounds which the secretary ordered to
board Those arrested yesterday We're
not of the number condemned by the
committee.
THE BALLOON ASCENSION.
Miss Belmont, the aeronaut, gave
balloon ascension yesterday afternoon
that was highly successful. The balloon
rose to about 1000 feet directly over
the grand stand before the aeronaut cut
loose. She landed with her parachute
inst ON the outsde-east of the Fair
grounds.
THE COMIC CYCLIST
Undoubtedly the management did well
in securing "Jolly Zeb'', the trick cy-
clist. He was the delight of the crowd
between track events yesterday and his
riding is truly a marvel. He will give
exhibitions again today.
THE BAND.
The Centerville Cornet Band of Win
ston- Salem, under the leadership of Prof.
W. f. Grouse, is furnishing catchy and
inspiring music The band is composed
of a clever, gentlemanly set of men. Fol
lowing are the names of members and
Instruments used:
w. r. Grouse, leader, E fiat cornet;
r. j. Walker, solo Il fiat coFnet; j. r.
Luther, solo b fat cornet; o. e. Wilson,
first b fat cornet; o. Nicewanger,
second B fat cornet; Fl. A.
Hege. solo alto; ]. =. Charles,
first solo alto G. Clodfelter, second solo
alto; w. Bugher, first tenor; r. Snyder
second tenor; H. O.. Sink, slide from
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