The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-02-10
a VISIT TO THE FAIR

We have seen the State Fair at
Tampa and pronounce it n great sue
cess. The exhibits are not only cred
table, but the attendance is growing
steadily from day to day and so far
has been in excess of 81 over last
season Saturday was a banner day
and the grandstand at the races was
crowded to overlooking and animated
lines Of humanity crowded along the
Enclosure of the track to see the best
racing ever Witnessed in Florida. The
lineup OF the feet-fOOted ones was
about perfect. There were whippers
I'm front and rear and no monkeying
permitted by the Jockeys and prepara-
lions for a race lasted hardly a min
ute until the word go was given and
the horses were off like q shot out Of
h cannon. The contests were most
: apirieed, the speed made was unusual
ly good and the amusement was great.
1t would be impossible to go into
details about the exhibits in the main
building, but as already remarked,
they are fine. Manatee. Polk. Orange.
OsceOla, HillsbOro, PaSCO. Columbia
and fernando counties are largely in
evidence, while way off Fort Pierce on
the east coast was prominent with its
fine pineapple display. rivaling Punta
Gorda's exhibit. among them speci-
Apsseas of General Gilchrist's growing.
Z Farmer Appleyard who directs the
destinies of the Lake City Index, can
hn no nd
my campaign Of Columbia while king
cotton sits enthroned in the middle of
the booth, the personification of pros
perity and growth Farmer Apple
yard. with the assistance of his
charming daughter. Is doing a land
office business in taking orders for
COlumbia's famous syrup from north
.ern tourists and re-supplying Tar Heel
people with the famous red ear corn
/. that a century ago came from that
noted state and since then has run
y out and now is sought for again from
Florida and Farmer Appleyard pro-
poses to supply the demand from old
counties in the state.
Tarpon Springs has a magnificent
display of sponges. headquarters fol
same and where most of the work Of
gathering them from oceans depth is
done. The work of doing the same
]. was to be exploited by installing al
& immense tank to be filled with water
In which a diver was to operate anC
& demonstrate how sponges were takel
from the ocean, but the glass from
W1s Aroken Saturday and created ;
3 young food in the main aisle Of tn
exhibit building.
Jackson. the Hillsborough count.
farmer. who supplies the visitors t.
y the fair with cane juice. was again OF
q deck and his faithful mule is turnin,
!. the press that grinds out the liquid
The poultry exhibit is worth an in
I spection. We most forgot to call at
s tention to fernando county's schoo
exhibit. by long odds the foremost il
the collection and in charge of Majo
Russell, the jealous and untirin,
3 worker for educational interests in hi
Scounty Friday will be Hernandez
8 school day at the fair and every pub
= lie school in the county will be rep
& resented with a big delegation.
A word about the amusement par
Of the fair. This feature is said t
be unusually good. the hippodrOm
IS excells everything of the kind eve
~ seen in Florida. They will entertai
/ you for an hour and half and max
you forget that you have troubles Q
your own. The athletes in wrestin
DUuts are strenuous in the extrem
and will call you down to a standsti
B TO see the work Of muscles. The ed
ucated Htee are the wonder and ad
miration Of the range. Your visit
zfthe fair is incomplete without takin
them in. They do all manner of trick
kezEAat make you stand and marvel. The
lay on their backs and with feet TO
balls. they climb ladders, walk tigf
ropes. dance. pull the carriage. ct
They act with human instinct an
are guided by the sound of a sma
y uzosapan-
The eighteen-inch horse born
q Jacksonville is on exhibition and b
Ibis marked intelligence attracts ever
But then there are Othel
sA1d to enjoy them see them.
The banquet to the hungry ar
thirsty editors was the piece de r.
sistance which we were up again
from to p. m. to 1 Il. m, strlvlr
manfully to show the appreciatiOn f