The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16

and weather permitting. The man who works with hand and brains, and fhe women likewise, deserve q respite from abor and a half holiday, and the hair holiday on Wednesday, when the stores offices, factories and great bee hives Of industry in the Birmingham district will close will prove a great boon.
 The programme for the afternoon IS very meritorious one and of especial in terest to all In the automobile events there is the five mile race. class 2-C, carrying with it a first prize of money and handsome loving cup; second prize money, and third prize, money. With three prizes and few entries, each driver will stand a good chance of making good and carrying off the laurels for hls irm or car There is also the big l5 mile race class D; first prize, sl0o and oealtilui loving cup; second prize, $50. and third prize s25.
 Match Motorcycle Races
 Wednesday afternoon there comes off also the great motorcycle match race be- tween Gail Joyce of Birmingham and Arthur Mitchell of Chicago. All the motor hugs are in a hum of anticipation over this event as well as the general public Gall Joyce is the home boy who has rid- den at many of the biggest meets in the south and has always made good. lie rides an Indian motorcycle horsepower and has made upward of 90 miles an nour, timed bv Bob Stubbs with an official timepece. Arthur Mitchell, on the other hand. has won a majority of the big events at the Chicago Hippodrome ana Notordrome and rides Flying Merkle of the same horsepower. Mitchell IS cap able of making upward of go hllss per hour.
 The two men are thus nearly evenly matched and a fine race is looked Tor First prize in this race is S75 second prize s25. If Joyce does not carry off the capital prize there will be lots Of droop- ing motor bugs in the home nest
 The aerial events for Wednesday VIII he of premier importance and interest There are to be spiral glides. dips stall ing on turns passenger carrying, target practice from the clouds, autos racing the aeroplanes around the one mile track There are to he eight avators in the air at one time, the greatest aggregation Of talent ever seen in America.
 These are Jimmy Ward. in A Custis bi- riane Oscar Brlndley, Wright biplane; Paul Peck, Columbus biplane; Eugene Tietb Wright biplane: Louis Mitchell, Wright hipane: l.. W. BonneY. Wright biplane; Fred scheneider. scheneider bi- plane, and George Mestach In Borel mouoplane.
 Friday to Be "Ghiidren's Day
 pr. J. II. Phillips, superintendent of public schools. gave out his decision yes terdav afternoon that Friday would be "Children's Day He did this upon authority of the board of education and after conferring with Secretary Frank Chaffee of the Business Mems league.
 This will come as great delight ard pleasure 70 the thousands of school pupils in Birmingham and the Greater Birmingham district. Friday. too, Is an excellent day. for the schools closing on this day will permit them to have not only Friday afternoon, but Saturday as well and they will not have to report to their studies until Monday morning.
 Tn anticipation of "children's Day. I. S. Bes9er. who directs the big spring celebration has arranFel for events of particular interest for school children. His aviators have all been given especial instruction and suggestions to show them as much as they can' bout the newest science of aviation. The flights by the r'~--e~ s--sat~-e will he made near the ground so that pupils can watch the getaway the landing and the work of the mechanical birds while in the air. Other Biz Things
 Friday afternoon is to have many great attractions. There is the grand sensational 50 mile automobile race. class