The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-11-24
FINE EXHIBITS AND BIG
CROWDS At THE FAIR


fair was great and many people were
from neighboring counties
The grand stand during the races pre-
sented a lovely sight with its prepon-
derance Of ladies dressed in man
ner that added TO their good looks and
made them all the more attractive to
the men, The attendance OF autos
was greater than the day before,
while carriages and hacks fairly COW
cred Exposition street taking out and
returning for passengers.
The races were promptly called.
The first event was a trotting race
for a purse of s1.75: class, 2:20 The
entries were Polly G, owner J. c. Fogt.
Ocala: Tiny Bird, owner C. Hand. Or
lando; Ravenwood. owner c. H. Spra-
que. Jacksonville: Alexander p, own
er c. W. Hight. Savannah: Carrie
Woodruff, owner Wick Pains. New L
York There was considerable delay /
owing to the antics Of Ravenwood. a /
coal black animal, who was not in
mood to race and persisted in rearing |
up on his hind legs and bursting his
harness. Then in of his aerial
movements it looked as il he would |
fall backward on the driver. and had
it not been for the dusky attendant, |
who quickly seized the reins, the |
probability is there would have been |
nothing left of the horse or sulky. |
This episode eliminated him from the
first heat but he came on in the sec
ond heat and protest being made he
was ruled off the track. The winner
in this race in two straight heats was
Carrie Woodruff; time 2:21k. 2:20k.
The race was a pretty one and it ellie
tied much interest.
ri1 liYc iv1ni h a cd
| in the last heat. AS Polly G was
rounding the home stretch she struck
ruffled piece of road. made by the
automobiles, stumbled and fell. pitch
| ing the driver over her head and he
described a circle at least ten feet in
the air. AS the animal was seen to
go down and didn't move afterwards
| 1t was thought she had broken her
neck. but when loosened, she came up
all right. The driver escaped un-
| harmed. The accident for a moment
made the blood of the crowd run cold.
When the second heat was called horse
and driver were on deck ready for the
fray and came in close second.
Then came the half mile dash. En-
tries: Lady Martin, owner G. Sprague,
Jacksonville; Semonett, owner ]. A.
Adams. Jacksonville; Amuskoday.
owner A. L. Gordon, Tampa Silver
ado. owner Mrs. c. H. Sprague. jack
sonville; Arcuban. Jr.. owner S. S.
Johnson, Laughman. Silverado won
in so seconds. Robert Moorhead rode
in this bunch.
Following this race one of the side
shows brought out pony and trick
J mule, which the owner said he would
give a dollar to any one who would
mount him and cling to him for 10
seconds. Two colored youths. Robert
Peace and Rufus Groves took the
dare and after affording the crowd all
manner Of amusement by being tossed
; to the four winds. Groves got hold
around the mules neck and held on
like grim death and he got the dollar.
The trotting ostrich. Hurricane, ad-
, vertised to appear, didn't show up. but
in it's stead came the auto race be-
tween Frances Weber and Wilbur
. Smith for five miles. Wilbur Smith
making sensational run. leaving
Weber on the fifth lap. when the lat
ter punctured a tire and Smith finish
ed in minutes five seconds.
One OF the most interesting and per-
! feet sights was the balloon ascension
:. ana the double parachute drop by Car
: RE Peters. The balloon rose to a good
! hight, the drops were fine and she
] landed just beyond the cottages to the
east and outside of the fence.
A committee consisting of Messrs
Edward Holder, r. A. Burford and j
1T. Lewis brought Governor Gilchrist
lon the ground and to the judges
istand at 80. His presence announced
:. The was loudly cheered.
I Then followed seeing the exhibits
/; with which everybody was pleased.
10
r italist and Mr.. Barton of the same
: city, were in evidence. The former
s was hunting rust-proOf oats and wher
g last seen was closeted with Mr.. W. NJ
T. tGist of Mcintosh. who raises tina
l. article
: DR.. Walter Hood brought an oper
d faced gold watch Of the vintage Q,
l. 1910 for exhibit. Mr.. Jack Camp ex
: hibited two jars of extra fine pecan:
l. from his grove. Perry Edwards
!. varied exhibit from his farm attracted
s much attention.
), The Dunnellon train brought in yes
4 terday noon 90 passengers. Mr.. ant
Il Mrs. Robert Sanders were amont
them.
Fred Robinson got first premium To-
1.-THE best saddle coach stallion, beau
tiful sorrel. Best saddle mare or geld
e ing not over three years old, L. H
z Willis. first and r. c. Camp secon'
}: prize. Best saddle mare one year o
a, under two. H. Haines, Lowell, frs
Is prize. Saddle mare or gelding thre
= years old or over, DR.. D. M. Boney
J. first. L. H. Willis. second prize. Bes
j. pair horses. L. H. Willis, first prize
T. J. B. Simonton Micanopy, second prize
t, Best pair Of mules or horses, Temp
r: kins & Cobb. Ocala.
J. Mr.. D. A. Miller, who for tire
Re years has been in charge of the agri
IF cultural exhibits. says this years dis
+. play is the best and most complete
d, though not the largest assortmen
m Among the few we saw on the TAI
= grounds were Messrs. Clark and Ra
II. Of Martel: Mr.. and Mrs. Webb. Ken
g drick: Capt Baker. Orange Home; .
{. ]. Rawls. Homosassa: Mr.. and Mr.
Is. Frank Pelot, Miss Owens and Mis-
Of Jones, Levon: DR.. Reeves. Inverness:
Lawrence Marsh Of Aston: Ed War1
mann of Citra; Mr.. and Mrs. Welsh {
Holder: Mr.. NJ. L. Dame Of Hartman
Tenn, representing a metal compan
,p at that place whose products tn
Of Ocala Lumber and Supply Co. handl'
L. Prof Rolph. Gainesville.
The diSplay Of fruit was aupmenfc