The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-25
MADE NO CONTRACT
But QUESTION FOR NIGHT ATTRAC-
TIONS FOR FAIR STILL UP.
ENCHANTMENT" ON AGAIN.
PLAY WILL DE PRESENTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLAY WILL DE PRESENTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
At Least $50 Race Horses Looked for
From Atlanta-These Will BE Sup
pIemented by Horses From other
Places-Mr. A. p. Doyle, just Back
From Atlanta. Talks Encouraging
Iy of the Races-Secretary Shaw
Expects First Exhibits Next Week.
Fair Is Well Advertised-Directo
Considering the Question of the
Entertainment of the Many visi-
tors They Are Looking for.
The State Fair directors are still
busy with plans for night perform.
ances at the Fair grounds. No con-
tract with Mr.. E. T. Zeigler, who wants
to put them on, has yet been made, but
it is believed that an understanding
will be reached to-day or tomorrow
and that they will be attractive fea-
lures of the Fair.
A meeting of the Board of Directors
was held yesterday afternoon, for the
consideration of a report from the
Amusements Committee, to which Mr..
Zeigler had submitted a proposition
counter to that made him by the di-
rectors. The directors who were pres
ent to consider this proposition were
Vice President A. B. Moore, Mr.. l. A.
Solomons, Mr.. c. H. Dorset, Mr. A.
B. Hull Mr.. George w. Tiedeman, Maj.
G. M. Ryals, Mr.. Leopold Adler and
Mr.. P. A. Stovall
"Enchantment" will be presented
this afternoon and tonight at the the
alter. Two night performances have
been given at the Fair grounds that
did not win the patronage that the d.
rectors of the Fair and those inter-
ested in the presentation had hoped.
They wish greater success for the con-
Guiding performances.
The matinee will be given largely for
the benefit of the school children, for
whom special arrangements have been
made with the Board of Education,
through which they may get of from
school little earlier than usual to adj
nit of their going home, having din
ner and reaching the theater IN time
for the play.
Since the first productions of the
play there has been great Improvement
made. A number of rehearsals have
been held, and all are familiar with
their parts. 1t is believed that the piece
will run smoothly, and that very cred
| liable performances may be expected.
The Fair Association will be aided by
those who patrohize the play.
At least $50 race horses from the
| Atlanta meeting now in progress are
| looked for by Mr.. A. P. Doyle, who re-
| turned yesterday from that city He
and Mr.. H. H. Hull, superintendent of
racing for the Fair went to Atlanta
| to get in touch with the racing men
and solicit their PATRONAGE for the Sa-
vannah meeting. They met with the
| greatest encouragement, Mr.. Doyle
said, and there is no question that the
races to be held in connection with the
Fair will be successful.
The Savannah Racing Committee had
been led to expect refusals from some
of the Atlanta horsemen, who had de-
| clared that they did not want to bring
| their horses here for the reason that
| it had been ruled that marks they
| might make at Atlanta would tend to
| place them in lower classes in the
State Fair meeting than those in which
| kickers against this proposition, as it
CHANGED. own horses who have not
drawn down purses to any great ex-
| tent at the Atlanta meeting, and they
were among the most willing to come
to Savannah. They found that the rule
they thought would initiate against
them would really operate if at all ad-
versely, against the horses that had
beaten theirs in Atlanta.
| But few hOrSannAn XUara
| by Mr.. Doyle and Mr.. Hull who did not
! say that they intended bringing their
stables to Savannah. There are at
least 200 race horses at the Atlanta
track, Mr.. Doyle declared, and his es-
| innate of $50 that are coming to Sa.
vannah he believes will fall short, if
anything, of the actual number. This
does not mean, he pointed out, that
| there Will be no other horses at Sa-
Vannah. There are already a dozen or
more quartered at the Fair grounds,
while several local harness horses are
to be entered. The Racing Committee
| has been advised that there will be
| entries made of horses that were at
| Norfolk, where the Virginia State Fair
| is just closing, and from Tennessee and
| Kentucky stables. The outlook is that
there will be not a head less than 200
horses at the meeting, and Mr.. Doyle
| says that number will insure large
fields for every one of the events. He
| is greatly elated over the prospects for
success, and thinks that Savannahians
and those from the state at large who
1 may visit the Fair are assured of
great sport on the track.
Mr.. Hull remained over in Atlanta,
| but is expected back to-day. He was
| in consultation with Mr.. w. J. Ira
cey, who is managing the running races
| at Atlanta most successfully Mr.
| Hull wants to secure his services for
the Savannah meeting. Mr.. Tracey
| has an engagement with well-known
stock auctioneers that may prevent
| however, and it was to get a definite
answer that Mr.. Hull remained.
Secretary J. C. Shaw said yesterday
| that he expects exhibits to begin MAX
ing their appearance next week. The
| buildings are all in readiness for them,
and there is no reason why those de-
signing to make displays should not
get everything in readiness so as to
Immediately preceding the opening on
| Nov. 6.
The State Fair. Mr.. Shaw pointed
out, probably affords the only example
on record of what can be done in the
way of preparation for such an event
! If those in charge but put their Shout
! ders to the wheel and push at the prop
| err time. 1t is usually the case that
buildings are not finished even so far
in advance of the opening of fairs as
this date is in advance of Nov. 6.
| but the Savannah buildings We're ready