The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-31

This is Confederate Home Day at the state fair. A percentage of the total gate receipts will be given to the Alabama Soldiers Home at Mount Pleasant. The main features of the days programme are the same as those on other days, delivered this afternoon about o'clock by Captain J. M Falkner in front of the grand stand.
 The posponed free for all pace should draw a large crowd this afternoon at o'clock as it probable the track record will be lowered by a second or a half second. It was lowered yesterday and horsemen say 1t will take another drop today.
 Yesterday was one of the biggest days of the fair, probably the biggest with the exception of Wednesday, when so many school children were on the grounds. The grandstand was well filled the entire afternoon and last night. Li- beratfs band and the Custer Massacre taxed its capacity.
 Two other strong drawing cards were the tournament and beauty show. The latter was won by Miss Beatrice Boggan. and the tournament was an easy victory for c. H. Allen, the Knight of Alabama, who caught every ring in the five heats. There were five heats of five rings each, each man having try at twenty-five rings. The results were as follows:
 Knight of the Magic City, J. G. Wor- sham, 15 rings.
 Black Knight of Mississippi, Dr. John Oliver, 22 rings.
 Knight of Oklahoma, George Elser, 12 rings.
 Knight of Alabama, c. H. Allen, 25 rings.
 The prizes were slOO to the best and $50 to the second.
 This was a novel entertainment and many went to the grounds to see it. There was a great deal of interest in the tournament, the ladies watching it eagerly
 Night Programme.
 Last night the attractions were the concert by Liberatis band and the Gus ter massacre. In the latter a company
 
 Custer and his command the cowboys acted as the scouts and the Ponco In- dians did the killing in place of the Sioux The fight was realistic, and number of good effects were gained by the use of bright lights made by the people in charge of the fireworks.
 The concert by Liberati was one of the best he has put on. He rendered a cornet solo from La Traviata," and there was solo by Miss Katherine Klar- er The programme of the concert to- night will be:
 PART l. March. Seattle Times''-new. :. .Liberati Overture, "Rienzi' :. .......... Wagner Andante, from Surprise Symphony.
 ........ ...... ...... ...... ........Haydn Waltz, "Migonette' .. .......... .iberati Vocal Selection Miss Katherine Klar-
 er......... ......... ........ ........Verdi
 PART II. Espana Rhapsodie .. :. ......... .Chabrier Patrol, 'The Blue and the Gray"
 ........ ...... ...... ...... ....... .Dalbey Vocal Selection, Miss Katherine Klar-
 er...... ...... ..... ...... .........V Verdi Cornet Solo, Mazurka No. 1-sig. Lib
 erati ........ ...... ...... ........ Chopin LOreley, GdTdpHraSe ..-..... .....NeSVaQD1 The fair association has made arrange ments for the street carnival to use the electric lighting plant which was enstalled for the fair. It will be transferred to the street fair next Monday night early.
 Labor Day.
 The labor people are working to make Saturday. the Union Labor day. the best of tha fair Tho y,oroda ic bat,,,, o...o...-ols and several of the locals have made de- signs which they think will win the prize for the most unique. Several special trains will be run to the city from the other cities in the district. each bearing its load of union people coming to Bir- mingham. From present indications there will be 5000 or 40OO men in the parade. The award Ing of the prizes will be on the follow Ing counts: l. General appearance of each union, maximum percentage 33 1-3 per cent ?. Numbers of men in each union, maxi | mum percentage 33 1-3 per cent. 3. Best banner with inscription relating | to why the state of Alabama should have | an annual fair, or any other unique in- | relating to the duties of the | legislature and people of Alabama re- | garding state fair.
 The union getting the largest aggregate | on these counts will receive | the prize amounting to $50; the second | s15 and the third s10. The route will be: Formation on the l unions at Capital park on Twentieth