The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-31

corated bievcle.
BEST Decorated Float-Cold Medal to
Baptist Female University.
Industrial Dlyision-Gold Medal to the
Raleigh Cotton Mills
Mercantile Divlsion-GoId Medal to the
wyatt Harness Company for the best
float
In the military drill the medal for the
best drilled soldier went to Mr.. Eldridge
Smith, Of the Raleigh Light Infantry.
VINO mas won number of other prizes
AT THE FAIR.
At the Fair Grounds the splendid at
traction of the exhibits and the great
amusements OF the Midway drew out peo-
pic by the thousands. At one time there
were fully ten thousand people on the
grounds and it is estimated that many
moro thousands were there during the
day.
THE RACE WINNER.
In the only race of yesterday the fol-
lowing is the record:
Class 2:24. Trotting. Purse, $500.
Sam Patch, Cd. g., l. l. /. Cannon.
Petronel (eh. M. 2. 2. 8. Harden.
Kittie, Is. M. 3. 3. 2. Brewer.
Time, 2:24A; 2:23A 2:26A.
THE GUN SHOOT.
The three days contest in trap shoot
ing under the auspices of the Raleigh
Gun Club began yesterday.
There was good attendance and de-
spite the wind the shooting was excel
lent. The prizes aggregated $119 in ,bo
ten events and the high shooting was
done by Col. Anthony. of Charlotte: ].
w Carrier. of Asheville, and Mr.. James
l. Johnson, of Raleigh.
With 1870 clay pigeons to shoot at. the
following is the record of the pigeons
broken: Anthony. 100; Starr, 159; Carrier,
155; Johnson, Sr, ISL; Eicks, 146: Avery,
III; Collins, 116; Tennessee, 1879; Gala
ghee, 143; Gray, Ill; Butt, 149; Welch,
121; Thomas, 1872; Whitaker 109; Filing
ton 142; Stearns, 140; Adcock, shot at 10
and broke 46. Parker shot at 1870 and broke
80, Arthur, c. D., shot at 165 and broke
112, Arthur, G. l., shot at so and broke
Is, Stark shot at 115 and broke rs, Todd
shot at So and broke p. Gowan shot at
IS and broke 81. Wade shot at 20 and
broke -, Pearce shot at Is and broke 4,
Walters shot at 40 and broke u, Bundy
shot at rs and broke Is, Webb shot at Is
and broke -, Roberts shot at 25 and broke
II. The shoots continue today and to-
morrow on the lower side of the Fair
grounds.
SOME PRIZES AWARDED.
Some prizes were awarded yesterday
among these Mrs. Willy NJ. Rogers get
ting the Royal Felt Mattress, the offer
OF Messrs. Royal and Borden.
Watauga county got the blue ribbon on
first prize in the apple exhibit at the
Fair yesterday in larger number and
yarities than any other section. The
finest fruit exhibit ever made in the State
was gotten up by the energetic action of
Mr. T. X. Bruner, Secretary and Treasur-
er of the State Horticultural Society. This
exhibit was so fully complete that the
following celebated highest authority on
apples in America consented to come to
Raleigh to act as judges in the competi-
ton: Prof l.. H. Bailey, Professor of
Horticultural at Cornell University; Col.
G. B. Bracket, Chief Pomologist of the
United States Government at Washing
ton: Mr.. Frederick Taylor. in charge of
the horticultural exhibits to be made at
the Worlds Fair at st. Louis.
Mr.. Moses H. Cone was seen by News
and Observer reporter last evening and
was quite pleased at the success of his
Watauga orchards in carrying off first
prize on the following varieties North
en- Spy, Ben Davis, Fallawater, Virginia
Beauty, Shockley, Gloria Mundi. Mother,
Bonum, Royal LimbertTig. Jonathan
Grimes Golden. The judges were sur
prised at the excellence of apple exhibit
and stated that 1t was perfectly apparent
that North Carolina can raise apples the
equal of any state in the Union and that
the industry evidently has a great future
before it,
TO-DAY'S PROGRAM.
This is Raleighs great day and bust
less will close and the people Will take
in the Fair with their friends. 1t VIII
break all previous records.
Person county was here in great shape
yesterday and will be here today. Thus
honoring President Long.