The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-14
FAIR ENDS TODAY
LADIES WILL BE ADMITTED FREE
TO GRAND STAND.
CHILDREN FREE TO GROUNDS.
AND EVERY EFFORT MADE TO
MAKE CLOSING DAY BEST OF FAIR.

All Exhibits VIII he IN place Tor
Those Who Have Not Yet Visited
the FHir--NO shows VIII Leave the
Grounds or Close Their Tent
Doors Until After To-night-Yes-
terday Was Big Success Despite
Absence of the GOvernOr-Crowds
Came on Grounds Early and Stay
ed Inte.
In spite Of the fact that there was
no Governor present, Governors Day
at the fair was a big success. The
crowd was a large one. and patroniz-
ed the attractions at the ground lib
orally. All of the features We're car
ried out as announced and there was
not the slightest hitch to mar the pleas
ure of the day.
The first feature was the parade in
the morning formed by the combined
Midway shows. Bostocks band lead
the procession. Directly behind it
came the Turkish theater girls in
barouche and they were followed by
Kennedy's Indians and group Of
cowboys. The gaudy colors in which
the Indians were dressed attracted con-
siderable attention and the cowboys,
in their Western costume, were also
centers Of attraction.
The parade was over the principal
streets and out to the grounds The
music of the band and the spelling of
Col. Sewell attracted crowds and
when the parade re-entered the FAR
Ground gates there were a large num-
Der of people Clamoring for admission.
At II o'clock the grounds began filing
up and the crowd steadily increased
until after O'Clock.
AS the afternoon progressed the
grounds filed rapidly and every car
was filled to overlooking with visitors
to the fair. All who came toward the
latter part of the afternoon went at
once to the grand stand, and took in
the races. The grand stand was COM
fortably filed. and the race programme
was one of the best that has been put
on during the entire fair.
From Grand stand to Midway.
After the races. which concluded at
5 o'clock, the crowd began filling the
Midway and it was here that fun reign
ed supreme until long after Z o'clock.
At the hour announced yesterday morn
ing the gates were thrown open to the
public and all persons who desired
came in free All moved at once to
the Midway and began taking in the
shows.
The crowd which was on the grounds
was out for a good time and every one
was in a merry mood. They jolled
the fakirs and spielers and there was
no semblance of disorder. The crowd
was loath to leave the grounds and
they kept rushing in and out of the
show until long after the closing hour
of the afternoon. At night there was
an unusually large crowd taking in
the shows, and the sport continued until
a late hour.
The exhibit buildings were thronged
with visitors during the entire day,
and especially after the conclusion of
the races When the last race had fin
ished a large majority of those on the
grounds went TO the buildings and be-
gan inspecting the exhibits. There was
constant stream of spectators NOV
ing up and down the aises and pass
ing upon the merits of each exhibit
The poultry show was largely attend
ed and likewise was the exhibit of the
different counties. Opinions differed
as 10 the merits Of each until the de-
cision of the judges is announced in
the different departments it is impos-
sible to pick the winner.
Closing Day of the Fair.
me - AAit NAboiilS Attg Vi the IalT.
and ii is expected that a large number
of visitors will be in attendance AS a
special inducement the mana cement
viii admit ladies and children free to
the grand stand and children under u
years of age will be admitted free to
the grounds. Every courtesy on the
part of the management will be ex-
tended to the ladies and children. in an
endeavor to make the closing day of
the fair a
viii be pleasantly remembered by all
VINO are in attendance.
All of the shows will remain in place
until the closing hour at night. At
that time there will be a general pull
Ing down of tents and every one viii
prepare to leave the grounds for other
fields. All of the exhibits will be in
place until tonight, and those who
nave not visited the grounds as yet,
win find everything in readiness to re
CeiVe them.
Work on the different exhibits, which
have not yet been passed upon, was
started yesterday. The needle work
exhibit was judged during the after
noon, and at o'clock nearly all the
displays had been passed upon. The
judges hope to complete their work
early this morning and the prize win
ners will be announced tomorrow.
The judges of the county exhibits
made only a cursory and preliminary
examination of these exhibits yester-
day, and VIII start on a thorough tour
of the agricultural building this morn
ing. Just which county will win can
not be said at this time, though the
general impression seems to be that
the first prize will go to Spalding.
Bulloch and Camden are both showing
fine displays, and win give the win
ners hard struggle for the first prize.
Preparing to Leave the Grounds.
All exhibitors have begun prepara-
lions for removing their displays None
will be moved until after O'Clock to-
night but at that hour there viii be
general hurry to get everything in
shape for removal. The county eX-
hibitors will remain until about the
middle of next week. Their displays
are large ones and considerable time
will be required in preparing them for
removal.
BY Sunday night it is not expected
that there will he any show tents at
the grounds Many of them asked per-
mission to move their tents at an early
hour this morning. Mr. Shaw, how
ever, refused the request, insisting that
all the shows remain in place for the
benefit of visitors at the fair to-day
No exhibit will be moved TODAY.
Many of those who have made entries
are anxious to remove their goods from
the buildings before Sunday. but the
fair management will see to it that all
are in place until after the closing hour
tonight. The professional exhibitors
are especially anxious to move. but IL
is guaranteed that all will be in place
to-day. 1t is the last opportunity to