Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-09
Salisbury Prepares For Fair.

Salisbury is very busy these days get
ting ready for the Big Annual Event
The Fair. Since the organization of the
Fair. large strides have been made in
perfecting this annual show. The AS
ISOLATION is under charge Of some of the
most substantial men in Wicomco Coun-
~, and these have seen to it that the
Fair given should measure up TO what
would be expected from a place that be-
lieves in doing things as Salisbury does
1t has been the aim from the first. Of
the directors. to make the success of
the Fair the prime object. rather than
place it on large dividend basis. Hav-
ing this end in view, unusually attrac-
tive entertainments have been secured
year by year for the Fair. This has
been seen. and the fact that this Fair
put the first and only airship that has
ever been seen in this section on its
grounds. This was before the aeroplane
was an assured success AS soon as the
aeroplane had shown that it could be
handled and managed successfully the
Wicomico Fair placed one of these ma
chimes on its grounds, and followed it
up bv another one the next year
Not only in the form of its attractions
has Salisbury's Fair made good. but
also in the number and quality of its
exhibits in every department. Its Fan
cywork and Domestic Departments
have been unusually well filled. and
have presented display that was well
worth travelling miles to see.
This year the Association offers to the
public, many attractive and interesting
features. Motorcycle racing. which has
become one of the most popular sports
in the racing line in this country, has
been taken up in earnest by the Associa-
ton this year. They have become
member of the Federation of American
Motorcyclists. and will hold all their
races under the auspices of this great
National Association. Prizes of a size
sufficiently large to interest some of the
best Motorcyclsts of this country, have
been offered, and it is understood that
Motor Vehicles from Norfolk. Washing
ton and Baltimore have already been
entered for the races. To those who
love to see time killing events. these
races ought to prove well worth the
trouble to go to Salisbury to ace.
Among the other attractions that the
Salisbury Fair is offering to the public
this year. is that of the Globe of Death.
This Globe is mammoth circular ball.
said to be 50 to 60 feet in diameter. on
the inside of which bicycle will be rid
den round and round from top TO bot
tom. from side to side. circular and per-
pendicular. After this, lady on full
power Motorcycle will 90 inside the
globe at high rate of speed, circle it
round about, sidewise. crosswise and in
every conceivable manner. This is said
to be one of the best. thrilling and dar-
ing events that has ever gone out on
the road.
Not satisfied with these attractions,
the Association offers that great haven
of boys, plain, old-fashioned. circus.
Here the children can watch the antics
of the clowns which have pleased them
from times memorial. Here will be
seen the Acrobatic stunts, and all other
ring events that usually go towards
making the circus, as we remember il
of old. The name of the circus which
has been booked. and which will be on
the grounds absolutely free during all
the days of the Salisbury meet. is one
that guarantees its standard to be up to
the best that is going -Starrett's Cir
Gus is one of the best known that is now
travelling on the road.
The Salisbury Fair claims, and jadg-
ing from the number % attractions of
first-class which il each year has offered
to the public, truly claims that il spends
more money on its free attractions than
do all the other Fairs on the Shore com
bined. That the efforts of the Fair
have been appreciated, is evidenced by
the large crowd which usually flock "a
Salisbury to take it in. Anyone who
has ever been there can imagine what
pretty picture the whole combined in
one show makes. Men, women, boys
and girls, thousands of them, together
in one dense mass. shouting at the
races. crying out their joy as their ia
vorite comes first. or watching the
/ Fnany gcanac IN tho rnidWnv mr. eroinu
through the large exhibit Hail. or find.
ways which can be found on the grounds
II is indeed well worth one trip to this
Fair If there is nothing else to be seen
but the scenes around the track, in the
grandstand and in the thronging mid
way.
The Fair this year opens up on Tues