The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-21


Flying Ricketts,
u. m.-Races begin.
p. m.-"Flying Bicketts' and
Daring Horseback Acts.
500 p. ma Royal Slave ut
Academy OF Music.
the Capital Club.
Today is the last day, and it is
school Children's Day" at the Great
State Fair.
There Will be q big crowd out to-
day, with the weather permitting, out
il will fall far short of the great crowd
of yesterday.
Crowds were every where about the
grounds. in the Fair buildings in the
grand stand over in the field circled
by the race track and everywhere else
where things We're to be seen.
Tt attendance was immense and the
day was record breaking one. Com
petent judges say it was even a
greater crowd than was here on the
Big Thursday of last year and fig
ures beyond $4,000 are quoted.
Everywhere the ION the Pike" folks
did a land office business and the
vendors of Fair trinkets and souvenirs
became possessed of fat pocket books
The eating and refreshment stands
had all to do that could be done and
many articles were sold out before
the day closed.
The music of the band in the grand
stand entertained the large crowds
that kept pouring in, for excursion
trains from every direction brought
an ever increasing crowd to the city.
The Seaboard Air Line Fair trains.
the city railway. and every available
vehicle were kept busy carrying the
crowds to the Fair.
The free attractions the equestrian
acts and the Flying Bicketts were
viewed with interest, but the huge
mass of people simply over ran them
selves in showing interest in the
races and some of these were delayed
because the crowd overflowed into the
race track itself.
To relieve the situation q force of
Assistant Marshals was called for and
Chief Marshall JOS. f. Tayloe sent
out a dozen men on horseback. who
rode up and down the track, finally
getting the crowd in shape for the
races One man was painfully hurt
as the boot of Assistant Marshal Nor
man II. Johnson struck him as Mr..
Johnson rode by, thus knocking him
down.
l'Ich-IOChttS ut NOTh.
In such a great crowd there was
some rufiing of pockets by pick-pock-
etc. but only one heavy loss is report
ed. this being by General Julian ).
Carr. OF Durham.
A ruby and diamond pin, valued AT
1915 is gone from him, and it is sup
posed to have been snatched in the
crowd. The centre is a ruby and it
is surrounded by diamonds. a re-
ward of 500 is offered for its return
to Mr.. Alphonsus Cobb, at the Var
borough House, with no questions
asked.
ROWdy Conduct.
A system of persecution of young
ladies has developed at the Fair this
year, and this is in the shape of too
free use of the whips sold as Fair
SouvenirS.
Some use these as fun makers in a
gentle way, but in a number of in
stances men and boys struck young
women severe blows on their backs,
and much complaint was heard. One
Young lady teleDhoned to this office
last night, saying that across her
shoulders and back are three livid
stripes from which the blood has
coma.
This is a matter to be handled Wig
several arrests would put an end to
this. Several young ladies took the
matter personally yesterday, for these
had whips also. One in particular.
who had been followed UP by young
fellow who had struck her severely
several times. turned on him and gave
him a genteel thrashing about his face
and neck.
There was fun with the confetti and
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again, and there is no trouble to re-
port about these amusements, but
some parties began to scatter flour by
the handful over the clothing, IN the
hair and on the faces of the people.
There was much protest about this as
the flour got into the hair and the
clothes and refused to come out.
With the Exhibitors.
The exhibits and the displays within
end without the buildings drew great
crowds, and these are all very highly
raised.
Under the Grand Stand the mag
rificent display of buggies and riding
vehicles made by Hackney Brothers,
Of Wilson, is greatly admired. The
exhibit is large and complete. and
shows some of the best work of this
splendid and successful firm
The amusements at the Fair are not
many in number or in newness, but
such as they are they were we'll pat
ronized. The Ferrus wheels. merry
go-rounds. ship wave ride. curious
targets, ten cent games, freaks of ma
ture. Lunette, Fairyland, Train Rob-
berry and such like We're all kept busy
while the Pike vendors of halls
confetti, whips, chains, necklaces. fans
and the five and ten cent photograph
artists were all in the swim in the
way of business.
TIE Races