The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-05
CLOUDS KEPT DOWN
THE ATTENDANCE
ORDINARILY THURSDAY Is THE
BIG DAY.
Dallas Had Good Crowd of Visitors
Yesterday Notwithstanding the
Browning Up Above-Judges Have
Begun the Work of Picking Out the
Prize winners-Midway Seems to
Be One Of the Big Attractions Of
the Fair-Winners Of the Races.
From a staff Correspondent.

the Fair-winners Of the Races.
From staff Correspondent
Dallas, Oct. 4.--The heavy clouds
that hid the sun all day did a great
deal toward keeping the attendance
down at the fair here today, the third
one of the exhibition given under the
auspices Of the Dallas Fair association.
Thursday is usually reckoned as the
big day of this fair, and usually there
are from five to seven thousand per-
sons on the grounds. Today con-
servative estimate would be four thou
sand. Tomorrow, IL the sun comes out
in the morning, there will be many
more here than is usual on the last
day of the fair, many of today's in
tended visitors having postponed their
trip here for the reason that the
sOmbre. overcast sky did not look in
viting enough for long drive. AS the
majority Of county fair-goers drive in
to the grounds in their own rigs, that
has to be taken into consideration. To-
day there We're comparatively few
vehicles on the grounds, most of the
spectators coming from Wilkes-Barre
and adjoining towns by way of the
trolley cars. The accommodations fur
hished by the traction company We're
woefully Inadequate and the cars We're
CANNED and packed full with uncom-
Portable passengers, who were very
glad when the seven-mile journey was
over.
The hacks at the trolley car station
were as thick as blackberries and they
ali seemed to be doing thriving busi-
ness from the little two-seated surreys
to the giant bandwagons with four
horses.
Judging Articles.
The work of judging the articles,
animals and produce offered for COM
petition in the various departments
started today, but is not yet completed.
The exhibition halls are we'll filled and
the variety offered for the judges Sc
lection will make their task no light
one.
The Midway was tlronged with a
restless, surging throng all day, listen
ing intently to the charming fairy tales
told by the persuasive promoters in
front of the tents and oratorical feats
We're performed by these silver-tongued
"gents" as they glibly sang the praises
Wild Man Of the Philippines" or of
the wonderful acting of the Coontown
Jubilee Show, with it's sixteen high
class stars.
Dallas being so near Wilkes-Barre
and in such close touch with Scranton.
the crowds that surged up and down
the Midway and packed the grand
stand bear more citified look than Is
~ Co pf,c
are many rural spectators, some OF
whom are adorned with the cilarac-
teristic Populist whisKers pictured in
the comic papers, but the great MAJOR
1ty are arrayed in up-to-date clothes
and carry themselves with the swing
and grace that only contact with stone
sidewalks can impart.
One humorist has arrayed himself in
regular country style, as parodied on
the stage, and with an old carpet bag
and swallow-tail coat with brass but
tons, white beaver hat and long chin
whiskers, stands gazing with distended
Jaw and dilated eye upon the fakirs.
Some of them are halted in their en-
thusiastic descriptions of the marvels
they are showing by this artists gaze
of simple faith and lose the thread of
their discourse.
Hypnotists at Work.
There is new galaxy of the sentle-
men who live by the gullibility of
others here today. One of these, who
stands on a rough board platform, ap-
parently hypnotizes small boys and
puts them through course of antics
as prelude to selling cheap jewelry.
n nf to-.
bills as guarantee of satisfaction to
his patrons.
IRA Van Alstine, of Dallas, deserves
to be mentioned as the all-around
county fair hackman. His immense
flag-trimmed stage has been proni-
nent feature at the Wallsville, Tunk-
hammock, Hartford and Dallas fairs this
season.
A firm of wagon-b builders has a fine
display of carriages and farm wagons
out behind the grand-stand A mann
moth incubator tailor shop, a paint
store and drug firm all have indus
trial displays in the exhibition hall.
The Citizens band, of Plymouth.
continued their musical programme to-
day, occupying platform inside the
track, beside the judges stand. Their
renditions evoked applause time and
again.
The trotting track was quite heavy
with dust today, and this, with the
strong wind which blew down the
homestretch, held the horses back con-
'siderably from making fast time.
Thas officials in the judges stand
were the same as those of Yesterday,
with Starter William B. Moore presid-
ing. The bell was tolled at o'clock
for the horses to make their appear
ance for the first race, but it was half
an hour after that time before they
were in readiness to get the word. A
description of the races and summary
of each follows.
- First Race.
233 class trottcrs and PAGERS; mile heats, best
three in hyei purse, l.50 First hcat-There were
four starters out of the entity list OF seven Frank
7 drew the pole, with Nora Mack beside him.
Union Prince third and Lucy lIeyer on the out
side, almost the same field that took part in the
2.I5 class trOt yesterday, The horses got away
after only one failure, and Frank I took the
lead on the first turn, but only held it short |
time, for Lucy IIcyer came along strong and
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