Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-03
FOR AVIATION
AND CARNIVAL
Getting Ready for Big Event
on Staten Island.

Several aeroplanes and mono
planes have been moved to the
Staten Island Fair Grounds to make
exhibition flights next week, August
7 to II inclusive. A preliminary
fight will be made Thursday after
noon or Friday morning OF THIS
week, weather permitting, by George
Boyd from a Rex aeroplane. He Will
take up with him a quantity OF com
plimentary tickets good for the first
day Of aviation and carnival, ana
throw them out as he passes over
the principal parts of Staten Island.
Edwin H. Skinner, the owner OF the
Rex machines, has just completed a
racing menoplane which will be en-
tered in the Gordan Bennett aviation
meet next month, and he assures the
management that this new machine
will make its first fight on the FAR
Grounds. He has also secured Mr..
Chambers, an enthusiastic aeronaut,
to fly In a Curtis biplane, which is
an additional feature not originally
contracted for. With two or three
a"viators in the air at the same time
1t will make the fair grounds lively.
Arizona Joe's Colossal Wild West
will arrive the first of the week, and
Is composed of the very best talent
In this country. The management
was very fortunate to secure these
horses and riders, and could not have
done SO only for the fact that they
had open dates at this time between
their summer showing and their re-
moval in the early fall to distant en-
gagements. Their free acts alone
will be worth the admission price TO
the grounds.
Hurricane, the ~feetest footed os-
trich in the world, will trot daily on
the race track before the grand
stand to a four-wheel vehicle. This
bird is the only successful trotting
ostrich put before the public. Many
others have been trained to this
work, but before they were full
broken they were killed or incapaci-
tated In some way. Hurricanes
mate, Edna May, met with a fatal
accident two years ago. Hurricane
will be on exhibition every day i'll a
large ostrich farm from Florida.
Since losing his mate he has shown
fits of sulkiness and temper and will
have nothing to do with others In
the farm, and last summer while in
a state Of frenzy struck his trainer
Jake, inficting q we're wound
which has left a seVen-inch scar for
the remainder of Jake's life. The
ostrich can only strike downward or
forward, and can deliver a blow the
height of a mans shoulder. Their
sharp claws do great injury to man
or beast.
There will be baseball games every
day under the auspices Of the Sta
pleton A. A.
The final arrangements for the
five days are not entirely completed.
The following is a tentative program
which may be varied from a little.
Special additional features for
Wednesday. August 7, will be a
grand baby show and parade In three
classes, giving silver cups for first
and second prizes in each class.
First class, handsomest baby girl.
Second class, handsomest baby
boy.
Third class, twins.
Fourth class, fat baby.
Fifth class, handsomest decorated
baby carriage.
Competition not restricted as to
territory, and no entrance fee. On
this day all children under twelve
years old will be admitted free.
Special features for Thursday,
August 8, will be drills by Mount
Loretto Cadets, and music by the
cadet band.
Friday, August 8, special athletic
games will be given.
Saturday, August 10, pony show
and parade and hunt steeplechase
under the auspices of the Richmond
County Hunt Club.
The Rev. William J. Donovan, rec
tor Of st. Patrick's church, Rich
mond, in planning for the church
building fund, decided to put the
admission at the popular price of
twenty-five cents daily, and ten cents
for children, giving residents OF
Greater New York and nearby New
Jersey an opportunity of seeing high
ly attractive and entertaining feat
ures, any one of which is worth the
admission price alone.
1t was planned to have fireworks
the night carnival in conjunction
with cakewalks, dancing, etc, but
me mayors present attitude toward
causes this feature to be-
uncertain, as up to this moment the
management has been unable to get
proper permits. Every effort.