The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-06

Yesterday marked the first real open
ing of the Savannah Agricultural and
Industrial Fair and several thousand
people were in attendance. The gates
were opened at 9 o'clock in the morn
ing and from that hour until after 6
o'clock everything was hustle and
go. Few visitors appeared until
races drew near the crowd increased,
and before the gates closed the grounds
were well filled.
At / o'clock there was a blast of
horns a shouting Of megaphones, min
gled with the music of bands, and the
Midway was open. There was a rush
to the circle al once and within a COM
paratvely few moments there were
groups of children and grown people
before the tents. Bostock was the only
proprietor who had a full band, and
as a result he caught the crowd. The
beating of the drums and tambourines
and the shouts from the bally-hor soon
drew others to the tents, however, and
the fair started in earnest.
At the time for starting the races
the crowd moved to the grand stand.
Between the races Kennedy's Wild
West Show was given. The programme
as announced in the Morning News
yesterday was carried out in detail and
as the performers left the track after
each number they were greeted with APP
plause.
Among the Exhibits.
During the morning, the early aft
ernoon and after the races, the crowds
We're attracted to the exhibit buildings.
The art building is well filled and many
new exhibits have been placed. The
manufacturers building is filing up,
and by tonight there will be no va
cant space. The county exhibits are
in this building.
The stock building has not yet been
thrown Oxen to the public. the an
nouncement that this exhibit would not
open until Monday being carried out
to the letter. Exhibits are filling in
rapidly, however. and owing to the
fact that work was going on in the
buildings, many managed to inspect
the exhibits. The building is already
filled. and the superintendent was busy
yesterday arranging the displays. 1t
may be necessary to erect additional
booths for the poultry exhibit.
All of the poultry is not yet in. but
there are more than 1000 chickens on
display The cattle are coming in rap
idly. telegram was received last
night. stating that a large poultry firm
had shipped it's exhibit from New York,
and that it would be here to-day.
savannah Day.
This is Savannah Day. Crowds are
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made elaborate preparations. The
programme will be carried out to the
letter, and if possible. a band CONCERT
win be arranged as a special attrac
ton.
Especial attention will he paid to the
Savannah exhibits to-day. All of the
officials on the ground have been in
structed to can the attention of strang
ers to the exhibit buildings. and their
of the exhibitors The two music
booths will give a continuous pro-
gramme during the afternoon.
wealth of advertising matter has
been scattered in the booths. The pro-
prietors of the Midway shows will
put some of their best numbers on the
programme. All the business houses
of the city will close at l O'clock. and
the clerks and other employes viii be
at liberty to attend the fair
Kennedy brothers. who are putting
on the big free attraction, will give a
programme of twenty numbers. Some
of the thrilling features of the trouD
will be put on. and the exhibitions of
yesterday insure an interest in the at
fractions.
Privilege Men Busy.
The ground is filed with privilege
men. and it is impossible to turn round
without dropping into some stand. The
shouts of the proprietors of the baby
games. the cane-racks, knife-boards,
and the buy back games gave the at
mosphere of a gala day. Streamers and
bunting are flying from all the build
ings and the decorations of the booths
give circus touch to the fair. 1t was
a good start and the hopes Of success,
which fell off considerably with Wed
nesdays rain, have gone upward.