Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-04
LARGEST BANNER
EVER MADE seen
At STATE FAIR
New Jersey Exhibition at Olym.
pic Park Mecca of Thousands.
A Good Show.

Rarely is there seen the variety OF
entertainment that characterizes the
New Jersey State Fair. now in progress
at Olympic Park. The exhibition
opened yesterday with thousands in at
tendance, and no feature of the fair.
the promoters of which have sought to
make the most important event of the
sort in the State, was more noticeable
than the fact that the management
has succeeded in providing diversion
for all sorts. conditions and ages of
humanity. The program carried out
yesterday was typical of those arranged
for the rest of the week, and although
1t was not until today that most of the
exhibits were complete, visitors ound
diversion aplenty.
Possibly there was no more attractive
feature yesterday than the exhibition
of the largest American flag ever made,
the handiwork of Miss milford, of
| Morristown, which took place In con
nection with the military
This monster banner-jts dimensions
are so by 140 feet-was borne around
the race course by a small army of
men and boys, to the accompaniment
of "The Star-Spangled Banner" The
spectacle was most Inspiring and came
as a fitting climax to a day replete with
thrills and merrymaking.
Plenty of Amusements.
other diversions for the throng that
! filed the grand stand were q vaude-
Vile performance, horse races, athletic
events and Maud. There was a prize
for riding Maud, a bucking donkey. and
l.. - ,.-tt1 Ala ,.Aa ~ oxrrnffnna
broke the stage the score of men with
their eyes on the reward ceased at
tempting to keep a seat on the lively
animals back. This feature of he
program vas the source of great
amusement. Another vaudeville act
that won applause was Nine. Prone
and her troupe of performing dogs.
Honors for military tactics were
awarded the Columbian Guards, who
drilled under command of Major Malta.
The Ivy Cadets, composed of boys
ranging in age from 5 60 is years,
were a good second in the estimation
of the judges. There was also an ex-
hibition drill by a battalion of Kilties.
OF course no fair would be the real
article without farm exhibits, and
these were on view in profusion. The
cattle, poultry and farm products
buildings were thronged with interested
slght-seers throughout the day. The
main exhibition hall. located in the
theatre, was also a mecca for visitors.
Here there were to be seen exhibits OF
pretty nearly everything from a $4,000
touring car to a box of bird seed.
Fine playground Exhibit.
a new departure was found in the
playground and shade tree exhibits.
The former was particularly interest
Ing, for there were shown numerous
examples of the handiwork of the
children who are benefiting through
the playground movement that has met
with so much success in Newark. The
wrought brass work and embroidery
exhibits showed surprising skill has
been attained by the young orker
Four young women, Miss Marie
Hughes, Miss Elizabeth Mcmahon,
Miss Edna Hopper and Miss Lillian
Darlington, were at this exhibit to
explain to visitors the work that is
being don at the Fairgrounds.
The midway was there in all its
blatant glory. There were all the OLD
shows and not a few new stunts. one
of the popular new ones was thu
"Pickaninny Slide" A we'll aimed shot
with a baseball precipitates dat cul-
lud'' boy down a long chute and into a
tank of water. He got several duck
ings yesterday. The fortune-tellers
were on the Job. and with h cane
racks and other attractions gave a rea
country fair flavor to the midway.
The management got a surprise las'
night when nearly 1000 persons Went
TO the grounds thinking there was al
evening program. Accordingly thu
management are contemplating intro.
ducing this added feature. and will de-
eide II 1t is feasible at a meeting to.
day.
A feature of the program today is
the high-diving stunts by Arthur Hol-
den, who does a back flip from a 175-
foot tower into four feet of water
There will also be a horse show and
the usual rack events Many new
exhibits arrived today, and the vari'
Gus departments are now practically
complete.
The fair grounds will be open to-
morrow night and every night there
after. A crowd of about 5000 people
was disappointed last night. The cleo
trical fixtures. however. were not com
pleted. Everything. will be in place
however. tomorrow night.