The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-09-20
LIST OF ATTRACTIONS
6REATER THAN EVER
State Fair Visitors Will Witness
Much Out of the Ordinary
Race Events Numerous.

The list of attractions for the
Washington state fair of 1905 is
more varied and extensive than has
ever been offered before. The man
agement has issued an edict that all
exhibits and concessions shall be in
place and ready for business by noon
on Monday the first day of the fair,
and every effort is being made to
make this one of the best days of the
fair. Several unique and interesting
features are advertised for that day
and a larger crowd is assured than
has ever been seen on the ground on
the opening day. The leading fea-
ture will be a hypnotic exhibition by
the celebrated DR.. Leonidas Jonas,
the most learned psychologist and
expert hypnotist of the twentieth CEN
fury He will throw a subject into
cataleptic condition and while in
this state bury him under six feet
of earth in plain view from the grand
stand. leaving him thus buried until
the afternoon of Saturday, the sixth
day of the fair, when he will resur-
rect him and cause him to walk away
unframed in the presence of all the
to be stationed at the grave of the
living subject and all other precau-
tions taken to satisfy the public of
the absence of trickery. He also
challenges the world to produce an
other man who will accomplish this
miracle.
A $3.50 pace in the speed ring and
a race between local horses, trotter
Of some note and a fast PAGER, will
also be events of the first day, these
races being diversified between the
heats with Indian buick and squaw
races and vaudeville attractions on
the stage in front of the grand stand.
The leading event of the second
day will be quarter-mile dash by
two thoroughbreds, which are the
favorites of the city OF Ellensburg.
Good money has already been freely
put up on this race and as both favor
ties have host of hackers, the con-
test in the betting ring as well as
on the track promises to be one hot
ly contested This day is also set
aside for 1925 trot, three in Ave,
and 2-year-old pace, both o. which
races will furnish rare sport. They
will be followed by at least two good
running races for different distances
and all will be interspersed with In
dian races and wild west feats of
Workmanship. Every day will have
its due proportion of interesting and
entertaining stunts on the vaudeville
stage. On five of the days Of the
week there will be balloon ascen-
sions with parachute descent and
wonderful exhibitions of aerial ex-
plosions and pyrotechnics by the in
trepid aeronaut, Prof. Williams, who
has worldwide reputation for his
utter disregard of danger. Logan
Zan-Tola, the high-wire wonder, has
been engaged to display his marvel
lOus skill on the tight wire on each
day. He will be assisted by his
beautiful and talented wlle, who per-
forms in trapez suspended from the
bicycle upon which he is riding at
dizzy height. The special feature
for Wednesday, in addition to a 2:15
trot for purse Of $500 and a 2-year-
old trot for 5000, will be the begin
ming of the stockmen's twenty-mile
relay race, ten miles of which will
De run on Wednesday, and the re-
naming ten on Thursday. In this
race there will be no chance Of Jock
eying. Professionalism is barred,
and the race from start to finish is
for money. Horses are changed at
the end of each mile and each entry
is restricted to five horses. An extra
man is allowed each rider to prepare
a fresh horse. which will be sta
toned in front Of the judges stand,
where the change Of horses will take
place.
BY special request Thursday will
be given over largely to Indian and
wild west attractions, the finish of
the stockmen's relay race, a free-for-
all pace for purse Of $500, and the
gentlemen's driving race. There
will also be a Thoroughbred exhibit
ton run for purse Of $3.50 and a sill
yer cup.
Besides the events catalogued for
each days entertainment, there will
be, on Friday, a free-for-all trot. best
three in five, for a purse of $500. a
2:15 pace, two in three for a purse
OF $4OO. and several good running
races, one OF them being an exhibi-
ton run for $3.50, and a silver Gun.
Saturday will be everybody's day.
There will be a 3-year-old trot for
a purse Of $3.50. and a 3-year-old
pace for $3.50, besides several spurts
by thoroughbreds and lot Of sauaw
races. On this day the man that has
been buried for period of nearly
six whole days will be resurrected.
A genuine Indian village will be on
the grounds, with the tepees built of
hides and bark and a full complement
OF Indiana They will show hou
hides were tanned, blankets woven,
baskets made. corn ground, and other
domestic duties performed among
their people In the years gone by.
On one OF the days Of the fair. the
Doardof state fair commissioners will
tender the Indians q huge harhecue
Steers will be roasted whole, water
melons by the wagonl0ad distributed
and thousands of l0aves of bread dis-
tributed. Every red man, woman
ana child on the ground VIII We filled
to repletion and gorging vii hold
high carnival in the Indian VILLAGE