The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-01
MANY VISITORS s. .
STAY THROUGH
More People Than Ever Be-
fore Will be Four
Days Visitors.
EXPOSITION WILL CLOSE IN
BLAZE Of GLORY FRIDAY NIGHT
Last Appearance of Many of the SEN
sational Features and Death. defying
Thrillers will be Tomorrow After.
noon and Early Evening.

EN er since the first fair was held
in Grand Forks. Thursday has been
selected by the people of Polk county
and eastern Grand Forks county as
their day and whether or not this
day Is set aside for them on the Of
hundreds to see the agricultural
show. This year is no exception to
the rule and this morning found Wis
itors from this section of the state
hurrying to the fair grounds by
street car, automobile. special train
wagon or any way to get there.
Although this is the third day OF
the big county show indications
Of lack of interest are apparent and
the outlook is for another splendid
attendance.
All trains into Grand Forks this
morning brought their quota of Wis
itors and the hotels continue to be
filled to capacity and more, for in al
most all of the institutions cots have
been placed in the halls in order to
take care of patrons.
For persons who have not arrived
in the city in time to get rooms a,
the hotels and did not make reserva-
tions in advance, the Commercial
club has been an assistance In advis-
ing them where accommodations
Many fair visitors who are spending
more than one day in the city have
taken rooms in private residences
most of them getting accommoda-
tions as near the fair grounds as pos
sible.
Great Interest.
That marked interest is being
taken in the fair this wear is shown
in the large number of visitors from
about the state who arrived the op-
ening day and are remaining for the
entire exposition, which will close in
a blaze of glory tomorrow night at
1880 o'clock.
The fair is being conducted on such
an extensive scale this year that it is
almost impossible to inspect all the
exhibits and see the free acts, the
races and the attractions on the Bar
koot midway in one day. Visitors
who are desirous Of seeing the fair
as it really should be seen are not
hurrying through the buildings and
barns, but are devoting parts Of each
day to different buildings in order
that they will not miss any of the
high class exhibits.
While the closing days Of fair
are oftentimes thought to be shy in
teresting features-and some fairs are
the Grand Forks county exposition
is this year offering the same COM
plete program as was given on the
opening day and yesterday for today
and the closing tomorrow and a num-
ber of additional features for the
grand finale tomorrow afternoon and
evening.
Specials Tomorrow.
For persons interested in harness
events the program for tomorrow
Qhna11H ho lInnsna1ly inforasfinr pa
sides the 2:15 pave and the 2:19 trot
a special pace has been given a
prominent place on the days lineup
of entertaining features. Horsemen
are all agog over the closing after
moons program and say these will be
among the best races put on during
the fair.
Mestasch, the French aviator, will
give his farewell flights tomorrow af-
ternoon and evening. The intrepid
young birdman says he has a number
for his last day here and will try
and furnish all sorts of thrillers to-
morrow. The kenworthy aviators and
balloon jumper expect to give daring
performances the last day and the
Barkoot management announced this
Smorning that they hope to have a
balloon ascension and parachute
jump Tor tie closing day. The aero
nauts of the Barkoot shows met with
hard luck in Fargo and for that rea-
son they have been unable to make
ascensions here this week. On the
opening day in Fargo Professor Raj
ston, the negro aeronaut, lost his big
balloon. The next day his smaller
gas bag was badly torn and the third
day the parachute was ripped by a
gust of wind while being laid out on
the ground. The smaller balloon and
the parachute have now been mended
and It is hoped that an ascension can
be made tomorrow.
An event of more than passing in
terest for Friday will be the ten-mile
free-for-all motorcycle race for single
cyli.-der machines. The motorcycle
races have been among the best cards
offered at the fair and the race to-
morrow gives promise Of being a star
attraction. as some Of the best riders
in the state are entered.
A number OF things that were not
down on the official. program fur
nished excitement and interest for
the fair visitors this morning.
Reynolds Blugh. jockey, fur
nished a thriller while warming up
Greene, a running horse. Blugh at
tempted to ride the animal bareback.
He started out we'll. but when he at
tempted to pull the horse in on q turn