The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24
Wa|thOur VIII Race Against
 Time This Afternoon COUPON DRAWINGS TODAY
The Last Drill of the Cavalry, the Parting Son1 of the Spieler Will Happen Today
 and Tonight.

have been number or extra ahiu9eiitSHs' arranged by the management, and thes' it is believed will serve to draw thousands of people. The big feature will be th' race of Bobby Walthour, the worlds champion cyelist against the outdoor re- cord which he made several days ago 1T Macon, Ga. This race will be the best ever seen here and will be exciting from start to finish.
 Besides Walthours race for mile against time he will ride a fast five miles to show the power and speed of hls pac- ing machine. The track has been scraped and when it is again fixed this morning ii will be smooth and as fast as any outdoor track in the south. Gussie Lawson, Wal thour's pacemaker, will ride an exhibition five miles on the motor against time. It is thought that he will be able to make about 1925 a mile.
 Drawings This Afternoon.
 At o'clock this afternoon the drawings for the various prizes offered the fair management by firms will come off. This will arouse great deal of attention, and
 
 will be received with a great deal of in- terest. There will be the drawing for the plano offered by the Jesse French Piano and Organ company, and the judges chos- en for the drawing were Judge Senn, Judge Coleman and Robert Jemison.
 Tonight at the drill of Troop c, Seventh cavalry, a handsome loving cup will be presented the troop by the Alabama Fair association as a slight token of the ap- preciation for the many favors granted by the soldiers, and their interest in making the fair a success. The loving cup is a the show window of H. C.. Abbott & Bro.
 Last Drill Tonight.
 The cavalry will give it's last drill to- night, and 1t is expected that every avail able inch of space will be filled by the crowd to witness the final performance. The cavalry has proven a great attrac- ton, and it's drills have been about the best feature of the fair. The next to the last drill will be this morning.
 Tomorrow the soldiers will devote to packing their goods on the train and get ting ready to leave early Monday morn inging for Jacksonville, where they att tend a fair for the next ten days. The troop will leave early Monday morn- ing on a special train which carries the horses, tents and two cars for the men.
 The Finances.
 The fair management expects today to erat ha faa fo bring the fair out financial success. Up to yesterday the fair had not taken in enough money to keep it out of debt. but the crowds yesterday and those expected today will probably leave the manage ment several thousand dollars in the treasury.
 Yesterday there were five thousand school children on the grounds at the fair, and it was a great day for them From early in the morning until late last night the grounds were full of children, and every one of them seemed to have a good time The cold snap which came up suddenly had the effect of keeping many at home, but even with the weather against them the fair people did the big gest days business on record. It was inn possible to get the exact number of the people at the fair yesterday, but it was at least two thousand in excess of any of the previous crowds. At times yester- day the grand stand was crowded to over- flowing, and even with the cold wind last night there was very little space to be found vacant during the cavalry drill and the fireworks. The midway did a rushing business all day, and especially in the morning and afternoon.
 One of the features of the fair last night was the visit of Col. Charles Nor ton of the Seventh cavalry to the grounds. Troop c is one of those form ing his regiment of cavalry, and he came to Birmingham to sec how things were progressing. Colonel Morton was shown all courtesies by the fair management, and he was entertained by several of the citizens.
 Running Races Today.
 At the fair today there will be nothing but running races, out side of the special bicycle races of Walthour. There will