The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-13

 Sunlin's trained bull. Bill. l Mamie Francis and her diving horses. 1 Bickett family ladder act. 1 Madam Marie Sunlin and her high school horse.
 1 Spe1lman's clown band. l Rose Wentworth, the circus queen. 1 Five famous Bickett family, aerial l ists
 l Hardy, the high wire king. l Napprs concert band. Knabenshue and Beachy airships, l afternoon and evening. Fireworks at night.
 l After one days full programme, the l Alabama State Fair is given up to be l the greatest success in the history of l the association. The more than 4o0O 1 people who viewed 1t yesterday were l enthusiastic in their indorsement. It | is complete fair. In few details does l 1t fail to excell.
 l The racing programme was close and l exciting, and the entries have filled up l all contests for the various purses. l The inimitable Rube Shields presides 1 over a programme in front of the grand 1 stand which combines beautiful musi- l cal concert with modern circus com edy, an aero club practise and mag nifoent display of pyrotechnics. The two airships far exceed any 1 balloons in daring and the spectacular, 1 the exhibits in every building are more | complete than one could possibly im-
 agine until they are witnessed. Odom's aerop1sne is model of the wonders | kl,z 1f h rnr1d
 Has Brought Model Midway. l And Frank Spellman has brought to l Birmingham a model midway, com l posed of 20 clean shows. "The Pleasure 1 Way was a round of joy last night, and it is no more pleasing to the ese
 on the outside than within. The ex-
 terior is 8 perfectly even front, with artistical1y arranged canvass, depicting l the wonders of the interior. Every thing Is neat and clean, while the cry 1 of the ticket seller and the noise of 1 the screaming whistles and the turn l ing, buzzing cranks, is but sign that l the carnival is on, and human nature is turned loose to have a good time. 1 Today, with fair weather, will be an | | performances are fresh and eager to l please. The agricultural exhibits are l fresh and green. The airships will make a race, and the programme of horse races Is especially attractive. 1 Rube Shields with his big voice. and his 1 fine manners is in his prime. and will
 pull off his stunts with his usual skill.
 Columbus Day at the Fair. l Yesterday was Columbus day at the l fair. The Italian societies formed their l parade at Capitol Park. and after march l ing through the streets adjourned in a l body to the fair. During the day hun | dreds went out, and the figures went | well into the thousands before night. l In front of the grandstand the spec 1 tators were held spellbound all afternoon. 1 Miss Francis made a beautiful dive on I her Arabian ponies, both of the animals 1 plunging perfectly through the air into l the small pool.
 l ly popular. The 40 young ladies were l encored time and again. and did not mind l & pretty smile once in while by way 1 of appreciation. They are perfectly | trained musicians, provided with every 1 instrument which goes to make up | model band.
 l Several Old Favorites. l Besides a number of surprises, there were several old favorites in front of the l grandstand, without whom the fair would 1 have been a failure. Mile. Spellman with 1 her performing bears was as original and l amusing as ever. If the baby bear did 1 not drink to the health of Birmingham l twice day, it might cloud up and l rain. Then James Hardy, the daring ! bald-headed wirewallSer, who has thrilled l audiences from one end of the world to | the other, makes @ bigger hit every time 1 he comes to Birmingham. 1 The Bickett family has the largest ap-
 paratus and the most complex exhibition
 of aerial gymnastics that can be seen 1 anywhere outside circus. Their work was greeted with cheers when at times one of the five would make some espe- | cially dangerous dive through the air. l Last night the diving horses appeared 1 to particular advantage in the electric | lights. Appearing bravely In an arch of bright lights shaped as horseshoe, the animal plunged forward Into space with l perfect confidence
 Beachy's flight in the dlrigible airship | was made in rather high wind, but he | sailed around the granas,anu and .nau. | a safe landing, after flight of several l minutes. The big white bag of silk, with | the propeller blades Whirring in front, | and the aerialist guiding his machine in | every direction with the strings con nected to the rudder, was under perfect | control, and moved at his will. Racing Results. | Here are the results or yesterdays | races:
 First race, 2:1O pace, purse 5000: | Bland S., b. h. by Egyptian Boy (RaSh) ...-....-.............. l Little Pointer b. m., by Du Pointer (WisharD ...........................
 Prince. Patrick, b. g., by Guy Prince ton (Johnson) ......................... 3 Korrect Shape, b. g., by Earmont (Huk1ll) .........-... .................. 4 Time: 2:09 2:101s.
 Second race, 2:15 trot, purse $500: Gitana, b. m., by Ashbow (Hook) .. 1' Marica, b. m., by Adbine (Thomas).. 2 G. B., b. g., untraced (Cushing) ... 8 4 Lady Sahah, b. m by Otto Leyburn (Gallagher) ............................ Annie May, gr. m.. by Fred S. Wilkes Nf1uul ........... .....-. .-.ss.....-... D Fair Margaret, b. m., by Re Election tRenlckD ....,.-.....-....-...... q Time, 2:161z 2;15
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