The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-25
MANY THR|LLERs PROVIDED
Air Ships and Fire Works to Vie For
First Honors in Annual State Fair
Program just Sent Out BY Secretary
True of Madison

The program of special attractions
for the Wisconsin state fair has been
determined upon and Secretary True is
now at work on schedule for. CON
secutiye presentation Of the several
acts and special features engaged for
the day and night performances.
The principal attraction will be the
aeroplane exhibition by the Wright
brothers and the race between Barney
Oldfeld in racing automobile and the
Wright aeroplane, covering a five mile
course. An effort is being made to
secure CHARLES X. Hamilton to be pitted
against Oldfeld. Hamilton is the young
man who navigated the airshlp from the
state fair grounds to Milwaukee, en-
cireling the city hall tower, several
years ago.
In an effort to avoid any fasco in
the night show this year, the board has
contracted with the Paine Fire Works
company for revival of the LAST
Days Of Pompeii,'' the pyrotechnical
spectacle presented at Manhattan beach,
New York, for~several years. The en-
tire infield of the mile track will be
turned over to the company and the
structural work for Mount Vesuvius and
the city Of Pompeii which will be erect
ed on the grounds will be $50 feet
long by 100 feet wide.
A horse show, a real genuine ex-
hibition of blue blood, blue r1pboned
equines, gathered from the winning lists
of the International Stock show and
all the horse shows of the country will
be given in the stock judging pavilion
every night Of the tair. There will be
two, four and six horse team contests.
women and gentlemen riding contests,
high school acts, hurdling performances,
parades, drills in short everything in the
horse exhibition and performance line.
AS an added feature the board of
agriculture has engaged number of
special attractions, including Ciniijotti' S
ten Arabian stations and the Bendini
family, regarded in the circus arena as
the world S greatest equestrians. With
them comes their famous riding collie
Ulo. The Cimijott stations are own
ed and were trained by E. B. Cimijo
Mason City, Ia, who will not permit
the stations to be used in professional
performances but has acceded to the
request Of the Iowa, Minnesota and
Wisconsin state fair arrangements to
present them at the annual state fairs.
The relay races which have been an
annual feature at the fair, have been
arranged and Allie t. Wooster has en-
gagged number of daring riders and
new complement of thoroughbred
bangtails to cover the five mile relay
on the mile track in front of the grand
stand. Mr.. Wooster will also put on
Roman four horse chariot race.
The vaudeville features will include
the Curzon sisters and Ergotti S Lilli-
putians. These acts will be offered in
front of the grandstand. the Curzon
sisters presenting the act offered with
the Ringing Bros. circus last year,
which will be remembered as the aerial
butterfly novelty in which the two
women suspended by their teeth were
whirled in a circle for more than 100
revolutions.
There will be music everywhere on
the fair grounds every day of the state
fair. The Navassar Ladies' band.
which was re-engaged at the conclusion.
of its engagement at last years fair,
will again be the principle musical at
traction in the grandstand Clauder s
band Of forty pieces will be the at
traction on Milwaukee day, and the
Fond du Lac, Portage, Tomah, Madison,
First Regiment, Milton, Burlington and
BENEFITS bands will entertain the pa
irons in various parts of the
grounds.
BOARD NOT INTERESTED.