The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
Today Will Be, Farmers Day" and Prizes Will Be Awarded
 to the Exhibitors
CROWDS CONTINUE TO
 POUR THROUGH IFS
Fully 2o,ooo People Were Out Yester- day-Airship and Balloon Both Made Two Ascensions
 During the Day.

Walter Christie, the most daring auto bile driver of the day, who holds every record on every track on which he has appeared, and who last week and Sunday thrilled audiences in Nashville and At lanta, arrived in Birmingham about mid night last night.
 Tomorrow is Automobile Day at the State fair, and the feature of the day will be Christies drive against his own record on a circular track in .55, and he has hope of being able to clip three sec onds off this record.
 The track yesterday afternoon was in superb condition, and learning this the daring driver was well pleased. He has an ambition to lower his record in Bir- fhingham.
 Walter Christie Is a Chicago millionaire and has what he terms the fast driving bug He has been racing for several sea- sons, and his experiences are thrilling. Only recently he smashed through fence in New York and was in hospital for several weeks. In spite of the fact that the announcement was then made that mobile driver of the day, who holds every was he recovered than he resumed his car and his speed
 Christie will visit the fair grounds to- day and will become accustomed to the track. sTomorrow he appears in his great trial of one mile in fifty seconds.
 Today Is Farmers Day.
 Today is Farmers Day. The day will be given over especially to the out-of- town visitors who have been in attend ance throughout the week. To-day will see the awarding of prizes for the best exhibits in the numerous classes.
 The farmers of the state will be given a welcome in the exhibit buildings, where agricultural products are on display. The programme will be extended, too, in or der that today may be especially enter taining> There will be two balloon ascen- sons this morning, and two this after noon. Capt. Baldwin's air ship will make two ascensons, one this morning and again this afternoon. The free entertain ments given in front of the grandstand will be given this morning, as we'll as this Christie would race no more, no sooner will give continuous performances. A specially attractive racing card is sched- thrilling motorcycle events. The big os- trich will race again also.
 In the night the fireworks display will be on a still larger scale. The regular evening programme will be carried out. A special musical programme will be rem dered by Ricci's band.
 2o,oo0 People Out Yesterday.
 Yesterday was another big day.
 Full twenty thousand people went through the gates. and in the afternoon there was a full grandstand and thronged grounds when the racing pro- gramme was commenced.
 The usual programme was carried out. Visitors took much interest in the ex- hibits and the shows on the Curve" The two balloon ascensons pleased, and twice Baldwin's air ship successfully as- cended. In the evening there was an- other large crowd on the grounds. The fireworks display was much appreciated. The entire evening programme was car ried out.
 Tomorrow Is Last Day.
 Tomorrow is the last day of the fair. As stated above, the feature will be the racing of Walter Christie. Tn addition, if the weather permits, Captain Baldwin will vary his programme by driving his air ship from the park to the city of Bir- mngham and back again.
 The management is preparing for a great attendance today and a record breaking crowd tomorrow. Although the afternoon, and the shows on the Curve the last will bring sunshine and great number of people in order that the fair will be terminated in blaze of glory.