The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-17
TO RUN AGAINST A HORSE
The Many Attractions of the State
Fair Are Increasing.
A FOOTBALL GAME IS ARRANGED
The Management. Are Arranging For Grand
Free Pageant to See Which is Alone
Worth a Visit to
Raleigh.

There was a rush and whirl about
the State Fair headquarters yesterday.
Visitors were coming and going and
there was Talk of exhibits, premiums,
faces, Midway brass bands. football and
lots of other things going on.
And then the ostrichesi
Well, they have arrived, and are now
looking things over They have not yet
been interviewed, but from the look in
their eyes they evidently think Raleigh
is the place, and the State Fair is the
thing.
Great birds are these same ostriches,
and great fun the people who are here
next week are going to have seeing the
antics of the feathered bipeds who race.
Are they really going to racer"
''Why sure, and its going to be a fea-
ture of the daily race programmes. Just
think of seeing a speedy race horse do
ing a stunt around the race track with
one of the big birds of the desert as his
antagonist, and think of the shouts as
they near the wire"
who wins?''
We'll, that depends, blu. the horse
that gets there ahead of the osrrIch has
got to hustle and then hustle some more
10 do the trick
You've heard of New Jersey mos
quitoes, Well, there is New Jersey os-
trich in the fanny that arrived ycstcr-
day that is puller. It's a heavy bird
and when hitched to a sullly it pulls as
much weight as it's own Weight. 1t has
taken five years to train this bird and
FrI
trich feature of the Fair is going to be
great attraction, for In addition to the
races there will be another lot of the
birds which are to be ON exhibition.
The Philippine Island exhibit of curios
has just been arranged for and folks who
want to know how Aguinaldo, Agoncillo
and their forces fought will be greatly
interested in examining the bolos, and
cannon balls used, as well as looking at
the musical instrument to whose music
some sweet Filipino lass has danced.
In the way of fruit exhibit some
thing extra is being prepared This dis
play will he under the direction of Mr..
r. K. Bruner and the sight in Floral
Hall will be worth going miles to see.
The exhibits from Buncombe, Yancey
and other counties are coming in and
work is going on in the Fair buildings
getting ready for the big Show that
begins in a few days.
Decorations about the exterior of the
Fair buildings is being put up and it
will be pretty picture that greets the
eyes of the visitors. The headquarters
of the marshals are being put in shape
and the gentlemen from over the State
who are to be here will find that every
attention will be given them, and their
stay made as pleasant as a ''Midsum-
mer Night Dream.
There is going to be a football game
during the Fair, also. The gallant cadet
team of the A. and NJ College is to be on
one side on the gridiron and on the other
is to be a crack "a jack ,eam the name
CT which will be announced in a day or so.
1t is going to be football of the chrysan-
themum hair variety, hot number football
that everybody will want to- see.
The free show feature of the Fair is
going to be an attraction that will at
tract like big magnet. The Fair au-
thor;ties are just winding up a contract
for big carnival company whose great
programme is alone worth the admission
10 the Fair grounds.
The city of Raleigh grows gayer with
decorations and the Fair fever every day
now and the streets will be a spectacle
fit for an Arabian Nights tale in a few
days. Gay bunting. gayly flying flags, the
red, white and blue are being swung
every hour from new places, and Raleigh
is preparing for the Fair