The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-20

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 The arrival of the midway and the combined drawing power of Walthour and the cavalry served to attract the largest crowd yesterday since the fair opened. The entire grand stand was filled at both the afternoon and night attractions, and every one of the sixteen shows on the midway did a good business.
 If the fair continues to draw such crowds 1t will be a financial success be- yond a doubt, and the only thing neees- sary to insure the crowds is good weather and a continuance of the good attrac- tions All of these are permanent with the exception of Walthour. the cyclist who returned last night to Atlanta where he races at the fair there today. The fair management will make an effort to get him back here to ride against time either tomorrow or one of the succeeding days this week.
 Big Crowds.
 The crowds yesterday were a glad sur prise to every one. From about ? o'clock the people poured through the gates and long before the last of the races was run and Walthour had made his exhibition there were not less than 5000 people in the grand stand and swarming along the rail of the track. The night crowd was almost as large And the afternoon crowd was held from the time the first heat was trotted until walthours motor had run itself down and left the track. It was ev- idently Walthour that held the crowd, for not a soul left until he had ridden, whereas on other days when he rode ear Her in the programme the crowd broke up as soon as he finished.
 The midway proved a great thing for the fair In fact it made the exhibition really look like fair. Without the mid way this week would have been a failure from start to finish. and the people proved how popular the street of freaks was by patronizlng it literally. Every show was we'll filled at each performance and the people were pleased from start to finish.
 Midway All Right.
 It can be truthfully said that the mid way has less of the fake about 1t than is usual in such aggregations. There are really more good shows than in any similar attraction ever seen here, and the people seem to be clearly satisfied after they leave each tent In the col- lection of fifteen shows there are sev- eral novelties. while there are others which are old familiar sights. There is a laughing palace which never fails to take the wrinkles and frowns out of the face of even the oldest and crossest, ard the laugh involuntarily breaks forth. It is series of concave and convex look ing glasses which distort the human frame Into unknown quantities.
 Electrical Effects.
 There are several good electrical ef- fects in the various tents, and among the best of these Is the "Trip to the Mcon," a creation of fiction thrown on a canvass from a picture machine. There is an immense snake, a small negro who is really a curiosity and an innocent amusement.
 The great show of the midway is. how ever Mille Christine, the two-headed woman. She Is a anatomical wonder be- yond doubt and something that can be studied for a long time and some new interesting feature discovered every min- ute The woman attracted great crowds yesterday, and will probably continue to do so throughout the week. Among the other shows is Aimee, the fire queen; the Egyptian hall. Semen's Wonderland, Hll- Hard. a man of mystery; the merry go round, the Crystal Maze, dog and pony show. the old plantation. the baby in- Moon. In this entire collection there Is nothing which would offend any lajy, and this is another of It's good features.
 In the third heat of the 2:3o trot at the fair grounds yesterday afternoon a por- tion of Lady Pierces harness got out of order and Driver Johnson lost control of her. The horse took the outer rail and ran through a crowd which was stand ing on the track. knocking several down and more or less severely bruising them. Jim Tate of Bessemer was knocked un- conscious for several minutes by a blow in the face from one of the shafts of the sulky, or one of the mares feet. and was severely bruised. Drs. Whelan and Sims were present and attended the in- jured man. Lige Loy's ambulance was sent for, but Mir Tate revived before it came and is apparently none the worse for his injuries except few bruises about the face and neck
 Will Be Lesson.
 The horse was allowed to start in the next heat and won third money in the race. The accident was unavoidable, but 1t will serve to keep the crowds back of the track in the future. It is against the law of the racing association for people