The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-18
FOR OTHER FIELDS
EXHIBITIONS ARE SHIPPING FROM
THE FAIR GROUNDS.
GROUNDS SEEM DESERTED.
WHEN COMPARED WITH THE
CROWDS OF LAST WEEK.

of the Exhibitors and Owners of
Race Horses-Some of the Latter
Will Remain Here for Some Time.
Sale of Exhibits VIII BE on To-day
at the GrOunds-ExcelIent Chance
Afforded for tIle Purchase of POul-
| try and other Exhibits.
A visit to the Fair grounds yester-
day revealed a great change in their
appearance. In comparison with the
days of the Fair, when the grounds
teemed with people, they were desert
ed. Quite a number were busy with
their exhibits, either shipping them
away or getting them in readiness to
do so. A few visitors were also about
J the grounds, but general admission
was not permitted The bleakness of
the day. too. prevented very many
from making the trip to the grounds.
Lined up on the side tracks of the
Plant System spur were many cars to
receive the freight that is to be shipped
back whence it came. or to other shows
for exhibition. All day long exhibit
ors were busy loading, and the work
will be continued to-day and to-mor-
| row.
The Fair at Jacksonville and the Ex-
position at Charleston will attract
many of the exhibitors. The profess
sional exhibitors will nearly all take in
one or the other or both of the shows,
and their fine displays will doubtless
receive awards wherever they go.
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stock. Owners of race horses are
shipping away, as are the owners of
the cattle that were shown. The
Davis and the Phillips herds of blood
ed cattle were loaded during the aft
ernoon. The cattle exhibitors had fair
success in the sale of their animals.
There were 100 head in the herd of the
Hereford calves, owned by DR.. Phillips.
He sold as of them, many bringing
500 a pair.
Will Sell the Poultry.
The Belmont Company's poultry was
loaded during the forenoon for ship
ment to Symrna. Mr.. Loring Brown,
who was in charge of the exhibit, re-
ceived $3.50 in premiums on his poultry.
The show, therefore, was very success
full for him. He also sold quite a num-
Der of his chickens while here, and
they brought fancy prices. Poultry
breeding has been made a great sue
cess by Mr. Brown, and he derives a
comfortable income from the business.
Last year his company sold SIC, 900
worth of poultry
Among the fowls exhibited by Mr.
Brown was little bantam rooster that
he bought in England. The fowl wears
silver band to show that he was inn
ported. He cost $25 in England, but he
mas taken more than 500 worth OF
premiums.
The Ravenworth Pet Stock COMPANY
poultry is still at the grounds, but Mr..
G. A. w. Bell, secretary and treasurer
OF the company, expects to ship by
steamship to Baltimore tomorrow. All
or his poultry is for sale. if anv
wish to buy. Some splendid blue
ribbon fowls are among his exhibits
and fanciers of fine poultry have a good
opportunity TO secure a nucleus for flu
ture fiocks. Mr.. Bell will be at the
grounds until o'clock this afternoon
to talk to buyers.
Exhibits Will De sold.
1t is, in fact. the purpose of nearly
all of the exhibitors yet remaining al
the grounds to hold sales of their
property. The Fair Association will
give them all the encouragement ii
can, and no bar to the admission OF
prospective buyers will be interposed
1t is expected that the grounds will be
rather lively in trading and bartering
for it is against the usual practice pre-
Valllng at the close of fairs to take
home anything that can be sold to any
| satisfaction.
The county exhibits, as far as pos.
sible, win be sold out Housewives
will have a chance to lay in supplies
of edibles at probably a low cost. Quite
an array OF jellies and preserves is t(
be seen in the displays. and these will
probably be in demand Country cured
hams. bacon and many other things
will be offered for sale. 1t is to thu
; interest of exhibitors to sell. In many
of the county exhibits there are arti
cles that were contributed with tht
understanding that they would be sold
if possible. Another reason that will
induce the exhibitors to sell everything
they can is that the railroads charg,
freight on all exhibits that are taker
from Savannah. Exhibits brought t
the city were not made to pay freight
The Midway shows got away nigh
before last, and, save for the frame
: work on which the signs before eaci
: of them stood. there is little vestige o
them remaining. The ground is bare
and the babel of sounds that marked
the Midways corner of the Fair is NJ
more.
{ Some Horses still Remain.
About the stables there is still tn
crowd of jockeys. grooms and owners
: Nearly all of the harness horses hav,
gone to Jacksonville. but there remain
many of the runners. These are wait
! ing over few days. Some will go I,
Jacksonville, while others will remain
in Savannah until the New Orleans
= meeting open. There are a few tina
will be kept here in winter quarters
only leaving when the spring meeting
open. 1t may be that they will be
: gin their season at a spring meeting
at the Savannah track. The Charles
ton Exposition will also attract SOM
of the runners Mr.. w. G. Maxwell
: owner of the Missouri stable, left yes
terday for Charleston, to see wha
the prospect for the meeting may be
If he Is satisfied after his inVestiga
tion. he viii take his horses to tina
? city.
The departure Of the harness horses
r and some OF the runners has mad
quite a difference in the number 20 b.
seen about the grounds Here ant
/ there they may be seen as they ar
led about for exercise by grooms. bu
there are not nearly as many as wer'
; noticed by visitors while the meetinJ
! WIS on.
Satisfaction with the meeting ha'
been expressed generally by the own
T ers. one thing they did not Ike wal
the reinstatement Of Frank -. AM
Bette -, runners. after they had beer