The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-25
ALL RECORDS BROKEN BY
GREAT CROWD YESTERDAY.
Zenith of the State Fairs Success Reached in
the Most Remarkable Attendance
in Its History.
THIS THE LAST DAY OF THE STATE FAIR

and in the art of stringing together
high sounding adjectives. His audience
is measured by the attendance at the
Fair. His familiarity and confidential
bearing catches ever willing suckers
and they are largely in the majority
Teasa, the India rubber girl, My Me,
half lizzard and half hog, Tanner Taker,
the two headed boy, Hi Ki, the wild
boy, and dozens of others are the won
drous freaks, whom the spieler in
duces you to gaze upon after separating
you from part of your change. Teasa
is the some old girl, who dances as she
did decade ago, My Me is like the
Mythical mermaid Tanner Taker and
the others are the same fakes that they
were generation ago. But it is fair
week and everything on the program
goes. There is no demand for return
of money, and none is wanted because
the crowd is happy and enjoying itself.
1t gets just what it expects and what it
comes for.
The harvest was ripe for the pick
pockets, who operated extensively.
Dozens of people were relieved of their
cash and valuables, and several who
were far from home were left without
a penny. The crowd was so immense
that it made it easy for the pick-pock-
cts to get in a good days work. At
fair headquarters and the police station
only a few cases were reported, where
visitors to the fair had been robbed
But, in the big crowd the exclamation
I've been robbed, was frequently
heard. Among those whose pockets
were rifed We're Rev. DR.. Pittinger
who lost $40 in money and several
checks. superintendent C. H. Hix, of
the Seaboard Air Line was relieved of
his pocket book, which contained some
fifteen quarterly passes, and a small
amount of change. A Mr.. Parham, a
brother of the jailer of Wake had $40
taken from his pocket. A stranger was
touched for $19 in the afternoon and a
man from the country reported that
SIS had been taken from an inside pock-
ct.
On one of the cars coming in the
from the grounds shortly after midday
Deputy Sheriff Charles Separk captur-
ed pickpocket while in the act of
taking money from Conductor Win
StonS S pocket. He was first observed
by lady, who called attention to the
fact that the pick-pocket had his hand
III the conductors pocket, where he de-
posted his fares. The man gave his
name as Harry Duscall He says he is
from Buffalo. Ee was placed in Jail in
default of 800 bond
The award of prizes yesterday was in.
teresting alike to visitors and exhibitors
The blue ribbon denoted prize winners in
every department, and those exhibitors
who were luckily enough to secure the
coveted honor were very much delighted.
Il is impossible to get a list of the prize
winners, which viii not be made public
for some days.
Inc Tree exhibitors provided by the Fair
management have surpassed ANYTHING
ever attempted before and furnished
amusement to the big crowd Interest
was centered in the ostrich races be-
cause of their novelty. The pacing ostrich
Oliver w, gave a splendid performance
yesterday and made good time The big
birds have been a great feature of the
Fair this year.
The success of the Fair and the re-
markable attendance yesterday. which
promises to be a record breaker TODAY
was on every ones lips. General Julian
). Carr, former president of the Fair.
said there never was anything to equal
1t l.. Banks Holt and others who have
been connected with the Fair spoke in
similar VEIN There was no happier
man in the vast throng than President
w. r. Cox who has worked so hard for
the Fair. Secretary j. e. Pogue was ra-
diant with delight as he viewed the vast
sea of faces. my hopes have at last been
realized he said, "for l think this is
Init tnlI +I,,
has ever seen"
This is the last day of the Fair and
the city is full of people who have re-
mained over to take another peep at
the big show There is every indica-
tion that there will be a record breaking
attendance for Friday The free attrac
tions, as we'll as all others will be re-
peated today just as they have been
throughout the week
1he races which were witnessed by the
thousands at the grounds, were hotly con-
/ tested and furnished excitement a plenty.
preliminary to the racing events Giles
Mepane, the great little son of John r.
Gentfy, Giles Mebane, stepped an exhibi-
tion neat IN 2:17 without a skip Giles
Mebane is the hero of the week in racing
circles. There never was more popu-
lar racing victory at the Fair grounds
than that won by the little stallion last
Tuesday. The fact that he belonged to
Mr. l.. Banks Holt and is North Caro-
lima horse was responsible for the public
interest in his victory. Giles Mebane
has great future. This is his first year
on the track and next year he will make
his mark among the fast ones.
All of the racing events required more
than three heats. The best time made
was 2,lS in the 2.15 event Belle Cameron
was the winner in this class.