Evening journal., 1910-10-04
DOVER CARNIVAL
A GREAT EVENT
Program Shows Many AttraC-
tiOnS for Capital During
Home Coming Week
BIRD MAN WILL
MAKE DARING FLIGHTS

Thursday and FRIDAY, OCTOBER H. ~
and II, was practically agreed upon
last night by the Board of Trades
carnival committee.
The street carnival companies, free
shows. and band concerts will be held
from time to time and particularly in
the evening throughout the cele-
bratlon Street clowns, gymnasts and
comedy men will be 'at work" princi-
pally on Loockerman street. where
will also be one Of the largest merry
go-rounds in the country.
Barring mishap and amendments,
which are sure to come, the program
will be as follows:
| Wednesday, 10 a. m, formation OF
historical and industrial parade at
| The Pennsylvania Railroad station,
foot of Loockerman street, which Gov
ernor Pennewill and staff have been
asked to lead. For this parade some
fine bands of music will be in line.
The leading band will be, it is expect
ed, the Thirteenth Band G. A. c.,
known as the U. s. Artillery Band
at Fort DUPONT The Dover Band,
the Greensboro Band and other music
are also expected. This parade will
move over Dover's principal streets,
/ especially the newly-paved streets,
will conclude and countermarch on
the public square, "Dover Green"
where, at a stand in front of the State
House, the speech formally opening
the Carnival will be made, 1t is hoped,
| by Governor Pennewill.
Wednesday, at 1 o'clock, Captain
Jack Dallas, one of the most daring
aviators In the world. under the man
agement of Charles ]. Strobel, of
Toledo, Will begin his airship eNhibi-
tions and flights on the aviation field
on North street There will be band
concerts and a vaudeville show In
front OF the grand stand which the
committee will build at once.
Wednesday night will be spent in
listening to band concerts, seeing the
free shows and the paid ones and
having a general good time on Loock-
erman street
Thursdays performance will begin
with daring flights by Captain Jack
Dallas on the aviation field, and in
this flight, Captain Dallas will carry
one or more passengers. Six have
already volunteered to go up with him.
These flights will begin at o'clock
and continue until IL o'clock AT IL
o'clock the committee will meet at
the Hotel Richardson to receive the
automobilists from Wilmington and
visiting automobilists, and the auto
mobile parade will be formed, led by
one OF the bands and with another
band in the rear, taking in all the
streets and some of the adjacent coun-
try about Dover.
Thursday afternoon, Captain Dallas
will begin flying at 2 o'clock at the
aviation field and will ny up and
down Loockerman street, afterward
flying to the track OF the Dover
Racing Association. Here Surena, the
guideless wonder. and several fast
purse races. together with a match
race between Hero, Julia Marlowe,
Brownie j., Ashland Bird and other
fast peninsula horses will go. Captain
Dallas will fly back to Dover and give
another exhibition on the field
Thursday night will be the big
secret society, grangers, and mum
mers' parade in charge of the parade
committee-Charles +. Wootton,
Henry p. Jones, Jacob w. Goodman
and II. G. Taylor. On this evening,
also, Captain Dallas, the aviator, will
try his night flights, principally over
Loockerman and State streets.
Prizes will be given out on Thurs
day night for the Wilmington auto
mobilef making the best time accord
ing to the designated speed, the best
decorated automobile. the best decor
ated house, the best decorated wagon
On Thursday night the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad will run special trains
from Dover to Wilmington and from
Dover to Delmar. with connection at
Harrington for Georgetown and way
stations
Friday the Big Day.
Friday will be a great day for
air navigation and horse racing and
visiting the automobile show and
street attractions, The aerial exhibit
tions on the aviation field will again
begin at 9 o'clock and volunteers who
desire to become birdmen will be
solicited by Captain Dallas. Nobody
who wants to fly need fear CAPTAIN
Jack nor his tight bark" He won
nrst prize I'm 1907 international race
at st. Louis. and he ascended success
tully at Seattle Exposition. also AZ
the jamestown exposition. He was
the first navigator OF the air 10 make
| H-HcHNe 0AAA NAt VI his DuDllS In
this work is Frank Goodalle, the New
York thriller.
Friday afternoon the exhibitions AZ
the Dover track will be resumed and
Surena will go against his record
without bit or driver. and the owner
OF Surena Will offer a challenge Of
$4,000 to any horse in the world that
can beat the record. Another match
race and a colt ribbon and rosette
race will be great features of This
afternoons program.
Friday night will be given over N
general illuminations, fireworks and
the enjoyment of the street attrac-
tions
The various churches will hold mic
turesQue block carnivals" and viii
be prepared 10 feed hundreds of peo-
pie. The crowds that will come 10
Dover are expected to overreach anv
record-makers Of the past, but Dover
will be prepared to make everybody
have good time and at very little
cost.
Every lodge and grangers' order in
central Delaware has been invited to
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