The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-06
From a Special Correspondent.

From a Special Correspondent.
Dallas, Oct. 5.--The last day of the
fair here brought out Il great attend
ance, over 6,OOO, the largest of the
meeting. The morning was cloudy and
threatening, and there were several
slight showers, but about noon the
clouds parted, the sun came out warm
and full and the crowds began to come
in in large punches. most Of them via
wagons and rigs and direct from the
rural regions.
Yesterday was the town-dwellers'
day. Today it is just as distinctly
farmers day, and the sun-burned,
rugged faces of the rustic citizen bur-
nished and glistening with vigorous
APPLICATIONS of yellow soap and soft
water are in the majority. Why it Is
that the average farmer dons a black
suit Of clothes and his spouse a black
dress preparatory to driving many
miles through yellow dust is an open
question. But most Of them are thus
attired, and the wrinkles in their dress
are filled with layers of the floating
loan and sand that their horses scat
ter in clouds as they toll along the
parched roads.
The fakirs are using vast amount
of lung power in proportion to the ef-
feet their utterances have upon the
crowds. One manager of a vaudeville
aggregation on the Midway almost re-
lapses into tears as he tells of the
enormous expense he is under to please
the fair patrons, but the ones he is
pleading with listen unmoved in most
cases. Some of the catch-penny gentry
have resorted to sandwich men to ad-
vertise their shows. There are more
fakirs at this fair than at any other
that has been held in this section this
season.
All Kinds of Vehicles.
The lawns are we'll filled with every
description Of vehicle propelled by
horse power, man power and motive
power. At the time the races were
called the srandstand was packed and
the brilliant colors worn by the women
folks lent an added animation to the
already vivacious scene. At 2 o'clock
it was estimated that there were over
5000 persons inside the high board
fence enclosing the grounds, making
this the banner day of this years fair.
The trolley car line from Wilkes-Barre
to. Dallas gave better service today
than it did yesterday, but still the sup
ply of cars was unequal to the demand
and much inconvenience resulted.
The horses We're notified to get ready
for the first race at 1.30 o'clock. It
was forty minutes after when they
We're ready to get going. The equine
beauties commanded admiration as
they paraded up and down the home
stretch getting warmed up" A race
horse is born actor, it is quite evil
dent. Starting from the foot of the
stretch on gentle trot, as he nears
the grand-stand he arches his neck,
distends his nostris pounds the ground |
with his hoofs in a thunder of hoof- |
beats, shakes the flakes Of foam from
his jaws, sending it flying Ito his nanks |
and with dilated eye cranes his head |
around to the applaudng spectators as |
he goes past the stand in fierce |
whirl. When he gets a little ways be- |
yond he subsidies into a lamb-lile |
docillty, and walks back quietly to the |
starting point, where once more he |
becomes an animal filled with fire and |
mettle. These tactics are repeated until |
the race is started.
Grand Stand Play.
Then he goes steadily along all the
way around the circle until he nears
the wire, when he becomes once again
imbued with the idea of playing TO
the grand-stand" and as he comes in
ahead he glances proudly at the ex-
cited crowd. Then up comes the groom,
d blanket is slipped over him, and as
the first impact of it is felt down goes