The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-30
BUT ONE WEEK OFF
NEXT WEDNESDAY THE GREAT
STATE FAIR WILL OPEN.
ALL WILL BE IN READINESS
UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF PREPARED
NESS WILL BE AFFORDED. 3

~ fIeaee0 Mr. H. III. HUH, Superln-
tendent of Racing-Many More Are
Expected To-day-Success of the
Harness Events Is Assured-Messrs.
Doyle md Haight Gone to VAL
dosta to Keep After the Runners.
Committee of Directors In Atlanta
To-day to Ask Governor andNLeg-
islnture to Attend-Other News OF
the Big show.
The Georgia State Fair will open in
Savannah one week from to-day. 1t
that day. The Savannah Fair Associ-
alton, which was organized within the
year, has secured a perfect grasp upon
the situation, and nothing will be found
unprepared. To those who have been
accustomed the delays that nearly al
ways mark the opening of great fair
or exposition upon entirely new
grounds, the thorough readiness of the
Savannah managers will be a great
and welcome surprise.
Something of the energy and hustle
of the directors of the Fair Associa-
ton, General Manager A. j. Moore and
Secretary ]. C. Shaw has extended to
all who are in. any way interested in
displays or exhibits that are to be
made at the great show, and the prep
arations they have been making show
conclusively that it VIII not be the
fourth or fifth day after the opening,
but the opening day itself, that will
see everything waiting for nothing
save the charmed eye of the visitor to
the Fair.
Only the programme for the Fair is
to be prepared. Everything else is
moving along in way to show that
success is in waiting. That, too, is true
of the general programme, which only
needs few points settled before it
can be positively announced. The d.
rectors will know soon what designa-
ton they will give each of the ten
days which the Fair is to be conducted.
Governors Day. Savannah Day."
Georgia Day. South Carolina Day
"Elks' Day" and Daughters of the
Confederacy Day" have all been men,
toned, and it is probable that they
will be remembered when the pro-
Is liiduS UP.
Mr.. H. H. Hull, superintendent OF
racing, was wearing a very well satis>
fed look yesterday. Entries for the
harness events were reaching him in
numbers that. accounted for this salts
faction. He has worked hard upon
arrangements for the races, and has
been to Atlanta in their interest. It
is but natural that he should be we'll
pleased by the prospects of brilliant
success that are offered.
Entries for the harness races closed
Oct. %. Those that reached him
yesterday bore postmark OF that or
an earlier date. He expects many more
to-day that Il We're sent from
points too distance to adj
nit of the, letters reaching him
yesterday. An entry that bears the
postmark of Oct. 2S will be accepted
by the superintendent.
After to-day the tale of the trotting
and pacing horses entered will be COM
plete. No more can be entered With
runners, however the entries may be
made up to 1870 o'clock of the day be-
fore each race, so that there there is
plenty of time left their owners. 1t is
useless for any further effort to be
made toward getting harness horses,
therefore, but the pacing people will
not hold up so far as runners are con-
cerned. Mr.. Alex Doyle and Mr.. G.
w. Haight have gone to Valdosta,
where q meeting is in progress and
they will there get among the owners
to induce them to send their strings to
Savannah. This is naturally the place
they would send them, and it is expect
ed that there will be u great many
runners at the grounds.
Three full carloads of racing stock
arrived yesterday morning from At
lanta and Memphis. Horses are ex-
pected from day to day until the Fair
opens. Quite a number are now at the
track. possibly fifty, and they are be-
ing worked out regularly. The horse
men are we'll satisfied with the track.
and the way some of the horses lave
stepped shows that it is fast. Watches
have been held on some of the horses,
and the time they have made shows
that there are some good ones here and
that some splendid sport may be looked
for.
In Atlanta to-day the committee from
the directors of the Fair Association
will wait upon the Governor and both
houses of the Legislature to invite them
to attend the Fair. The Governor and
the Legislature are wanted on the
opening day. but, it it is found that the
Legislature cannot then attend, the
committee is instructed to urge the
Governor to attend with his staff. In
that event, the committee will ask the
Legislature to make Saturday, Nov. 8,
the day for it's visit. Comprising the
committee, some of whom left last
night and some OF whom were already
away from the city, are President
George w. Owens of the Fair Associa-
ton, Col. ]. H. Estill, Maj G. NJ. Ryals,
MIR. P. A. Stovall and Mr.. c. II. Dor
sett.
A meeting of the Board of Directors
was held yesterday afternoon. Presi-
dent Owens was in the chair. and the
following directors were present: Mr..
Moore. Mai Ryals, Mr.. George w.
Tiedeman, Hon. Herman Myers, Mr.. j.
w. Jackson, Mr.. A. B. Hull, Mr.. Leo
pold Adler and Mr.. Dorset.
A letter from President John M.
Egan OF the Central Railroad was
read. He wrote in reply to the re-
quest OF the Fair Association that the
employees of the company who are
members of military commands of the
city be allowed TO participate in the
parade that Is to be the feature OF
the opening day. The request was
granted. The other roads. it Is
thought, will follow the example of the
Central.
Mr.. w. j. DeRenne, on motion. was
added to the Racing Committee.
Thomas J. Elder colored, OF San
dersville, who wants to enter a school
exhibit, will have space given him.
John Thomas. colored, OF Pulaski
county will also make an exhibit OF