The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-10-01
STATE FAIR ENDS
Association Has Scored This
Year the Triumph Of its
Existence.
SCENES ON CLOSING DAY.
Attendance Was 10, oooland
There Were Many Elk
citing Incidents.
SCENES ON CLOSING DAY.
Especial to The Jersey city News.'s3

TRENTON, Oct. 1, l9o4.-Ihe at
tendance at the Interstate Fair was
10000. OF this number, 1900 were
guests, members of the association, ex-
bibitors, employees on the grounds, show
MEN, horsemen, vaudeville performers
and musicians. This was the most sue
cessful fair In the history Of the associa-
ton. Secretary Margerum and the fair
directors are highly gratifed with the
big week, the attendance being consid-
erably larger than they anticipated
The lowering of the blue penaant
which has foated over the central tower
Of the grand stand for years during fair
weeks, took place at 6 O'clock, and this
marked the official closing. The flag
of blue was carefully laid away Until
next year.
Despite the rain of Thursday night
yesterday dawned with bright sky aud
no threatening clouds. The fair man
agement expected rain, but the good luck
of the week stood by on closing day.
A heavy northwest wind kept up all
day, but did not interfere with the pleas
ure seekers. The large public tent near
the grand stand was blown down, and
two ladies had narrow escapes from in
jury. Several side show tents We're
blown down early in the day, but the
managers, anxious for the money, had
them re-erected.
The attendance was about 10000,
(which is large for the final day. Some
of the shows of the Pike closed early,
but the majority did business even after
toe fair was officially closed. Some OF
the old-timers, stated that the Interstate.
Fair this year made more business for
them than any other event OF the kind
they ever attended.
Ki-Ko, the Philippine wild man, wenf
on a strike about three o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and would not stay in his
cage. A number Of Princeton students
insisted on striking him with small
stones and for fear they might return he
told the manager he preferred the jun
Co.~a.
In Exhibition Building No. 3 the Ham
ilton Square grange was awarded first
prize for the best display of fruits and
vegetab bles. Several of the pumpkins in
this display weighed 165 pounds. It
took two tables to hold all the articles.
After the closing hour the whole display
was given to the Mckinley Hospital for
the patients. The ambulance was used
to take the stuff to the instiption. The
Windsor grange received second prize
for display of fruit.
There was great rush to the build
ings shortly before 5 o'clock by those
who wished to secure articles they had
on exhibition. Many clerks were EN-
ployed giving back the articles and ii was
necessary for Captain Cleary to place
an extra detail Of men in the buildings
to keep order
Everything was hustle after the clos.
ing hour. All the tents were taken
down and every vehicle was pressed into
service. The fair followers wanted to
get out as soon as possible. Some
headed for Mount Holly and others had
their goods shipped to Maysville, Ohio,
xhere fairs are on next week.
( The grand stand and paddock were
well filed yesterday aud quite a num-
Eber Of people had box seats. Leondo, the
loop-the-gap artist, performed his dar-
ing feat twice yesterday, against the ad-
vice Of physicians Of the Mckinley hos
Ipifal tents His legs and body were badly
sprained Thursday
On account of the strong wind no bal
loon ascensions took place, much to the
disappointment Of the crowd.
Many pupils of the New Jersey School
for the Deaf were present and seemed
|. interested IN everything John p.