The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
ALL IN READINESS
f FOR THE CHILDREN
AT THE FAIR TODAY
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Lookavaugh second, Lespedeza Farm;
third, Greenfield Plantation.
Exhibitors herd, first Gitner Brothers;
second, .Lespedeza Farm.
Percy Cook of William Cook 4 Sons
We'll known breeders of Orpington chick
ems. yesterday gave out a list of some
of the sales he has made during the fair
of high priced chickens. They follow: To
@. A. Black, one cock, $500; one buff hen
and one pen $500; to l.. C. Leadbeater,
one white cohckerel, $3.50; one pen hens,
5000; to g. +. Riddle. clerk city court, one
white cock. 800; to Hal Halstead, superin-
tendent of the fair poultry show, one
black cock, $3.50; to F. NJ. Van Deneen,
Sylacauga. one blacvk pen. $500: two hens,
$500.
The dog show closed last night at 1890
o clock after one Of the most successful
bench shows ever held in the state, it is
claimed. There We're 165 entries of all
breeds and ages and with the new dog
show building, the show was complete
success 1t was given under the auspices
of the Birmingham Kennel club.
Special Policing Arrangements
Captain Donlin, who is in charge of the
policing of the fair grounds, stated last
night that special arrangements have
been made for childrens day today. The
evening shift of the entire city police
force will patrol the grounds from 10
o'clock in the morning until o'clock.
when they will be relieved by the morn
ing shift, which will stay until the gates
close tonight This will give some 40 or
so policemen to patrol the grounds this
afternoon, and they will be amply able to
handle the crowd, it is believed.
A notable visitor to the fair yesterday
afternoon was Imperial Potentate w. w.
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Shrine official in North America. Poten-
tate Irwin is in Birmingham to attend the
Shrner ceremonies here, and had to see
the fair.
Miss Kate Eugenia Basenberg, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. c. P. Basenberg Of
West End, will sing this afternoon and
night with Miss Myrtle Zimmerman, ac-
companied by Berliner's First Cavalry
bar1.
Miss Basenberg is a local singer with
considerable reputation in Birmingham.
She possesses an excellent contralto
voice. Their programme has not yet been
selected
Miss Basenberg is a pupil of Mrs. Marie
Kern-Mullin and it is said is one of her
most promising pupils Miss Basenberg
intends going to New York this winter to
enter an operate conservatory of music
with a view of singing in grand opera.
Ward Heartily Greeted
The fireworks last night where eXcep-
tjonally good The picture of George
Ward, the newly elected president of the
city commission, was receivd with inn
mense enthusiasm by the crowd. The skill
of the fireworks people in thus portraying
the features of a we'll known man so
we'll that he can be easily recognized is
causing much comment Wednesday
night the Oscar w. Underwood picture
caused a great burst of enthusiasm and
the demonstration for Ward last night
was spontaneous. The spectacle, pioneer
Days. is very exciting and the big fire.
works display after the spectacle Is one
of the most beautiful ever witnessed here
The children especially are very enthusi-
astic over all features of the fireworks
display
The crowd yesterday, Greater Birming-
ham day, was a typical fair crowd with
everybody out for a good time. There
was no trouble of any kind. They just
fl clicked from one end of the grounds to
the other and back again.. Many of the
downtown mercantile establishments and
factories had closed up their places of
business and their employees were all on
hand at the fair grounds.
The detailed race results yesterday were
as follows:
Summary of Races