The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-10
SUN SHINES BRIGHT
ON THE STATE FAIR
More Than Five Thousand Peo-
pie Attend Yesterday
TO HEAR SWEET MUSIC
The Attendance In Expected TO Be Not
Less Than 10000 for Every Day
OF This Week-The Pro-
grnmme Is Full
TO HEAR SWEET MUSIC

900 a. m.-Gates open.
900 to 11:00 a. m.-Inspection of ex-
hibits.
400 a. Model, the bee wizard, per-
forms in front of the office of the Fair
association.
HOO a. m.-Band concert.
100 D. m.-Free acts start in front of
the grandstand.
Free Acts-Tokio Morato, japanese wire
act; Madame Louise, trained monkeys;
Wakahama, Japanese troupe; Bottomly
troupe; Towards animal circus; Rice
brothers, comedy act; Curzon sisters,
aerial butterflies; Toxic Morato, slide for
life.
100 D. m.-Parmelee flies in the Wright
aeroplane.
80 D. m-Horse races start.
300 p. Model
$3.50 D. m.-Motorcycle races-Stubbs and
Mitchell.
400 D. m.-Parmelee flies.
700 p. M Night performance Of free
shows starts.
300 a. m.-Pain's destruction of Pom
pei, fireworks.
200 p. m.-Grounds close.
The hoodoo is broken. There is not a
cloud on the horizon. The sun will smile
this morning on the Alabama State Fair
and the thousands who have been eagerly
waiting for a clear day.
The bright rays of Old Sol got their
first glimpse of the great fair at sunrise
yesterday. and within few hours had
cleared away all the gloom of three days
of rain. The perfect drainage of the fair
.,ro,nde u,b;cb u,ac inetalled az great ex-
pense, returned it's value with interest.
for the grounds and the track are now
in perfect condition After little more
work this morning the track will be ready
for the thoroughbreds who will take part
in the races this afternoon. Fair wealth
er and light winds today insure both
flights of the Wright aeroplane and the
carrying out of every part of the pro-
gramme.
Large Attendance
Unable to resist the desire to see the
fair any longer, more than 5000 peo-
pie passed through the gates yesterday
afternoon. There were 1888 paid admis-
sions, and more than 1900 exhibitors. This
attendance breaks all previous records
for Sunday attendance.
1t was called forth both by the interest
in the fair and the reputation which has
been won by the Navassar Ladies' band.
Half the grandstand was filled for the
sacred concert, and the numbers were
all applauded The programme was high
ly pleasing to the true lovers OF music
who were there by the hundreds.
The fair officers have lost all their
frowns and are now enthusiastic over
the outlook for the coming week. They
consider the fact that, under the mos
unfavorable condition Saturday the
grounds were filled, sure indication thai
during the coming week they will have
all they can possibly handle.
HoIcombe Pleased
| THAT was a great Sunday attendance,
| said President ]. II. Holcombe. II am
delighted with the prospects During the
six days of this week we should average
more than 10000 each day.
1--WE have what is given up to be the
| finest line of free amusements ever
brought south, and undoubtedly in the
Wright aeroplane the most popular at
| ira ction in existence.
1.-The grounds are now In perfect con-
dition Everything is propitious for sue
cess"
For the first time today the whole pro-
gramme will be carried out. The Navas-
sar band concert will start the enter
tainment in the grand stand at II o'clock,
which will be continual until late in the
afternoon Parmelee will surely make a
flight at 1 p. m. and again at p. m.
Motorcycle Races
The championship motorcycle races will
begin, with Stubs and Mitchell, the
southern and western champions, striving
for national honors. They will perform
In two heats on each of the first three
days of this week.
All of the free acts will be put on be-
tween the races and again at night. But
perhaps the most interesting new fea-
ture will be the opening performance of
Pains Destruction of Pompeii." This
is the first time the tremendous pyro-
technic display has been shown in the
south since modern improvements have
made the presentation so wildly real I'M
mense stage settings have been put up
In the field in front of the grandstand,
and over 800 people will take part