The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-13
TO Be HALF-HOLIDAY
WHOLESALE MERCHANTS WILL
CLOSE AT I O'CLOCK TODAY.
DESPITE GOVERNORS ASENCE.
OUTLOOK is THAT THIS WILL BE
BIG DAY OF THE FAIR.

Yesterday Was Ladies Day and the
Grounds Were ThronEed Durin <
the Afternoon-ChiIdren Were Adj
mitted Free, and After $500
O'clock Everybody Entered Free,
Horse show and Announcement
of Awards Took PInnce Before
Grand Stand in Presence of Large
Number of spectatOrs-CIosinE
Days of the Fair.
To-day is Governors Day. The fair
management has decided to call it by
that name, though the Governor viii
not be here. His inability to attend
4he fair was announced in the Morn
ing News yesterday. The fact that
he is detained in Atlanta by
state business will put no damper on
the fair, and in order to compensate
the management the wholesale mer-
chants have agreed to grant this after
noon as a holiday to their employees.
Everything will be carried out as an
nounced heretofore with the exception
of the presence of GOV. Terrell. A
strong race card has been arranged for,
and the devotees of the sport are prom
Used a royal day. A conference was
held yesterday afternoon with Mr.. Will
liam Kennedy, and he has agreed to
put on his best Wild West programme
between the races.
The Savannah merchants have also
come to the aid of the Fair Associa-
tion, and have decided to close their
-.
was announced to Secretary Doyle yes
terday afternoon by Mr.. Joseph Ferst,
the president of the Wholesale Grocers'
Association.
Ladies' Day n Big Success.
Yesterday was Ladies Day at the
fair, and was a big success. The morn
ing found the grounds only fairly fill
ed, but shortly after noon the crowds
began to arrive and when the races
started the grand stand was filled.
A large number of ladies We're in at
tendance and every courtesy was ex-
tended on the part of the management.
The races were the center of attrac-
ton from 3 until o'clock. and get
despite this fact there We're a large
number OF people on the grounds, and
the Midway. All of the shows were
able to gather together a sufficient
number of spectators to give per-
formances during the entire afternoon
not stopping as usual during the races.
The shows designed particularly for
the ladies and children were liberal
ly patronized.
After the races the grounds were
crowded. At $50 o'clock the ticket
men at the gates withdrew and. no
admission was charged. Large num-
bers at once began pouring in and at
6 o'clock the entire space between the
entrance gates. and the grand stand
was crowded. All We're enjoying them
selves heartily and the crowd did not
begin to dispense until after dark.
Programme Carried Out in Detail
The programme as announced in the
Morning News was carried out in de-
tail from the opening hour until the
closing. One of the chief features
of the day was the awarding of prizes
to the exhibitors who had entered
horses at the fair. All of the animals
were lead out in front of the grand
stand, and the merits of each passed
upon by Mr.. Arthur b. M. Gibbes
judge of the show.
large number of people, especial
ly those who owned horses or who were
particular admirers of them filed into
the grand stand at noon. Shortly
after the horses contesting for prem
iums were lead from the stables and
passed upon by the judge. The ami
mails were fine specimens and though
the number was not large yet the show
was we'll worth visiting.
The other features were also carried
out as announced. No charge was
made to the grand stand for ladies'
and children were admitted free to the
grounds. 1t was a great day and every
one at the grounds enjoyed themselves.
To-day and tomorrow are the clos
ing days of the fair and they will
be as interesting as the earlier ones.
Those who have not visited the grounds
as yet can do so on those remain
ing days with full assurance that
everything will be in place. One of
the conditions on which exhibits are
entered is that none be removed until
after the grounds close Saturday night
and the fair management will see that
this condition is strictly lived up to.
1t is the last chance to see the ra-r
and large crowds should be in attend
ance.