Arizona republican., 1908-11-10

feature and was thoroughly appre- eiated, even if it was broken off at times by the shrill voice of the start ing judge. who had some scheduled incident to announce. There will be more music today, lots of it.
 The Airship.
 Of course the airship was the big thing yesterday forenoon, and the afternoon as well, at the fair grounds, though in the morning it was an all- over-town event. It made a beauti- full flight down town and back again, the order clipping that flight to a capitol building spurt having been rescinded. The morning flight was a beautiful one and at one time when it came down Center street from the Mcdowell road, it reached a pace of thirty miles an hour as checked by an automobile which travelled beneath it and could hardly keep up. But the morning flight is also story by itself, in another column.
 In the afternoon the airship made an ideal flight. It rose from the tent toward the south end of the grounds, passing fin front of the grand stand
 
 At the north end of the stretch it turned east and came down the back stretch, then turned due west, sailed clear over the grand stand at the height of 200 to 300 feet. turned again west of the grounds and came back over the grand stand to the east side of the grounds, thence back in front of the grand stand and on to the tent in front of which it settled as gently as mother rocks the cradle when. baby is cutting a tooth. The airship was under perfect control of Knabenshue and Duesler, as it might not be in high wind, but the wealth CT was made to order and the exhi- bition was a flawless one. At that there aren't a great many people who care to hang on that jim crow frame work the boys lean over to keep from falling off, as they scoOt through the air at a pace which makes them bend forward to preserve their equilibrium.
 Afternoon Program.
 The afternoon story should begin with the harness races the chief fea- ture but a few preliminaries of the races are in order First, the intro QutllDI Oi Jpliti -NtNlOiis d grand circuit starter of great renown, who presides over the track eXhibi ton as the starting judge. The judges of the races are Hugh F.. Campbell, Ben R. Clark and W. NJ. Breckenridge, Paul Kruger clerk.
 Then comes Rube Sheilds, who took occasion early in the afternoon to in- troduce himself. He stood out in the middle of the race track so his voice would not deafen the as- semblage in the grand stand as it might if he got closer to it. He said he was from Jackson, Miss, and is the man who knows it all. If any body wants to know aIething about ask Rube. If you lose your child, find anybody else's child. or have no child at all, tell it % Rube. His mission here is to announce ev- erything except the harness and run ming races, to entertain the crowd be- tween times. see that there is no let up of good humor. and entertain ev- efgboJy. He is also a trick bicycle rider and win do stunts that way for the edification of the multitude. His baggage failed to arrive yesterday morning so he had no clothes. that is no stage clothes, and had to appear dressed like an ordinary white man. but if the trunks come this morning he will startle the aesthetic with his uniform. Also he had to fill in the time yesterday with a lot of horse play" comedy that took with the crowd. Rube is also generalissimo