The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-11
FAIRS QUIET DAY
PEOPLE IN CHARGE WE'RE GLAD
TO GET A REST.
MIDWAY FOLKS APPROVED.
HAD A REUNION WITH THEIR CIR
Gus FRIENDS.

The Fair VIII Open in Full Blast
This Morning to Run the Entire
Week, and With Prospects of Big
Crowds-New Attractions Have
Been Added and Everything Rum
ming Smootbly-A Large Addition
of Fine Chickens Made to Poultry
show-GIass Blowers From Cincin-
natl Arrive Observation-Disclosures
Funeral Pictures Will Be Put on
Tonight.
Sunday at the Fair grounds was ex-
ceedingly quiet for a place that had
been so busy the day before. The
orders of General Manager Moore for
the exclusion of all except those who
had duties to perform upon the
grounds were rigidly enforced, and
many who took it for granted that
they would be able to evade this re-
striction were disappointed. So the
buildings remained closed and the race
track was deserted. Exceptions were
made in the cases of exhibitors and
concessionaires, but most of these were
glad to have a rest from Fair work
and few put in an appearance at the
Fair.
The officers and employees of the Fair
were also glad to have a day that did
not require quite so much work as
those they have been through recent
ly. In fact, so far as the Fair people
were concerned the observance of the
Sabbath was much to their liking.
Even the Midway people approved.
The work of inVeigling in and cater
ing to a comparatively small crowd
had been harder, If anything, they said,
than that of handling a larger crowd
would have been. This week they ex-
pect to have an easy time in drawing
the crowds.
The Midway people are not at all
dissatisfied with the outlook. The re-
suits at Savannah for the first four
| days have been fully as large as for
the first four days of the Atlanta Fair,
Notwithstanding the crowds were
| somewhat larger in Atlanta. The Sa-
vannah people are better spenders, the
| Carnival people say.
The arrival of John Robinson's cir
| Gus yesterday was an event of consid-
cradle interest to the Carnival people
and the Fair following generally. 1t
seems that the circus people are old
! friends of the Carnival crowd, and
| their advent just at this time affords
something in the nature of reunion
Many of the members of both attrac-
items fiocked to Thunderbolt in the af-
| ternoon, sought out acquaintances and
rehearsed experiences since last they
| met. When Morning News reporter
visited the grounds in the afternoon
the Midway was fully as quiet as the
rest of the grounds
| Many of the horsemen and their at
| laches spent the day in the city or at
| Thunderbolt so that even this usually
lively department was rather quiet. In
fact a general air of peace, totally at
variance with the normal appearance
OF the Fair grounds, pervaded the en-
tire scene.
General Manager Moore and the sec
rotary were. on the scene a good part
OF the day as there were many matters
| OF business requiring their attention
Many or the employees were relieved for
the day, however. Altogether the Fair
Association has on it's list nearly 100
| regular employees. including twenty
nine policemen. twenty-six ticket talk
| ers and gatekeepers, an office force of
| eighteen and a number of employees in
various departments. This does not in
clude carpenters and other workmen
employed under contract
Poultry show Begins To-day.
One Of the features of the Fair will
De the opening up of the poultry show
at noon. Fifty-four coops of the hand
| soonest chickens ever seen in the Sout h
arrived night before last from the
Ravenswood farms at Baltimore and
We're placed in position. The exhibit
includes magnificent specimens of the
we'll known breeds of chickens as we'll
| a Of
doves and few specimens of other
FOWL. There are several coops of fine
games in the lot, including some of the
Famous "Shawlneck" variety \
The Belmont farm, of Smyrna, Ca.
which already has very handsome ex-
hibit in the poultry house, received
another carload of fine chickens which
viii be placed on exhibition this morn
ing. Exhibits from Troy, Ala, and
Augusta will also be installed and
there may be others from other points
in Georgia. From 500 to 1000 fowls
will be on exhibition. Lovers of fine
poultry will have a feast for their eyes
such as they rarely get. Mr. c. M.
owens, of Athens, Tenn, has been Sc
cured as the expert to pass upon the
merits of the fowls and decide upon the
prize winners.
A new attraction for the Fair was
secured yesterday The Andrews
Glass Blowers of Cincinnati were
caught en- route and engaged by tele-
graph. They are expected to arrive this
morning and will be given a prominent
stand for the display of their work
The art of glass blowing will be fully
Illustrated by capable workmen and
the exhibition can hardly fail to be
an interesting one.
The Mckinley Pictures.
Manager Zeigler, who has charge of
the Afternoon and night performances
received yesterday the kaleidoscope and
films with which he will present the
portrayal of the Mckinley funeral
this week, an exhibition being given
each night. The machine and films
were secured by special arrangement
with the syndicate which has control
AS the number Is limited and they are
in great demand at the North il re-
quired considerable good work on the
part of Manager Zeigler to secure
them for Savannah.
The machine was given a test last
night and found to be in good working
order. The pictures will be thrown up
on a large sheet suspended from a
frame on the race track in front of
the grand stand. II will be necessary,
Of course, to darken the grandstand
and surroundings while the exhibition
is on. The films which will be used in
the exhibition are quite lengthy, the
one showing the funeral entering West
Lawn Cemetery at Canton being 200
feet In length. That of the assassina-
ton IL 1l5 feet In length and the one
showing the funeral at Buffalo Is 40