Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-10-17
llNHIBITORS COME FROM EVERY
WHERE AND DISPLAYS ARE
BIG AND GOOD.
JUDGING BEGINS today
Harness and Running Races and
AmuScmcnts, Including AcrOplanc
Flights, Up TO Standard.
PROGRAM TULSA FAIR.

Tuesday October 17th-Tulsa In.
dustrial 6-y, Merchants day
Morning.
a, m.-Judging of exhibits in the
live stock, poultry and agricultural
shows. Awarding Of prizes.
II m.-The First Annual Tulsa In
dustrial parade on downtown streets,
thence to fair grounds.
Afternoon.
! p. m.-Grand procession of indus
trial parade around race track and
viewing Of pageant by spectators
from grand stand. Awarding Of
prizes to winning automobiles and
floats in the parade.
1880 p. m Formal opening Of
the fair,
230 p, m.-Races, year old trot,
500; PA pace $500; running events
three furlongs, 500; four and a half
fourlongs 500; six furlongs 500. At
least two airship flights will be made
every afternoon of the aviation meet.
Evening.
p. m.-Gates open to the public
free of charge.
mopoltan Italian band. Twenty Cos
mopolitan carnival shows in full
swing until midnight
With two airship flights five high
class running and harness races, the
most complete exhibits of all kinds
ever entered during the history of the
association, and the weather ideal,
the Third Annual Tulsa County fair,
bigger better. grander and more
comprehensive than ever before, yes
tcrday opened amidst the playing of
bands. the shouting Of the crowds
the chug-chug Of the aeroparr en-
gine and the pit-pat Of the fs OF
prancing steeds. In spite If the fact
that it was opening day and Lhat ov-
erythlng in the exhibition building
and about the grounds in general
was in a state of bedlam, fair-sized
crowds attended the fair during the
day, and last night the twenty amuse-
ment attractions did 0ig business.
The Real Opening Today.
With everything IA proper shape
and I'm readiness for carrying out IT
the complete program, today will wit
ness the real opening of the fair VITA
the Durbar parade in the nogn!n- in
which will be six bands, the days
festivities will start with a rush Rec
ord-breaking crowds are loohal to'
at the fair grounds this afternoon
and tonight
Three harness races and two run
ming events constituted he racing
program yesterday afternoon, and
similar cards viii be staged each af-
ternoon the rest of the week Aviator
Bonney will make from W" to six
flights every day in h.. Nrirht flyer,
and there will be two free attractions
staged each afternoon before the
grand stand.
Exhibits Large and Good.
The exhibits in all dopartm nts are
easily twice as large in numbers as
last year The poultry hail is PROV
ing a big feature, and over 400 birds
had been entered up to O'Clock yes
terday afternoon.
The agricultural department is es-
pecially meritorious this year. the eN-
hihits comprising one of the best va
riolies Of farm products ever seen at
am Oklahoma fair. In the horticul-
tural. art and needlcwork depart
ments. the exhibits are coming In as
fast as they can be entered, while the
live stock pavilion is crowded to its
capacity with some Of the finest ami
mails ever seen here.
Judging Starts Today.
The judging Of exhibits in several
Departments will begin this morning
and the task will not be finished be-
fore Friday.
J. II. Connaught OF London, Eng
land. an oil magnate, was the first
man to purchase an admission ticket
AZ the fair grounds He entered the
gates at 12:45 p m
The grounds are thoroughly po-
liced and not trouble of any kind
occurred yeterday. There are no
accidents in the races or the aero
plane flights.
rcn,norarv HosrgtaI Installed