The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-08

:, While every exhibit was practically :. completed except those de,ay-d by trains, there was a merry sound of hammer and :, saw the employees oS the fair put the |. finishing touches on the ouhdin3s and booths and painted white pr decorated with gay eolored bunting.
 . A feature of the fair is the excellence , of the music, Memoi's band or 90 pieces i. rendered superb selections. the Scotch Highlanders band clad in their pie turesque costume were a genuine treat as they played lively and gay airs and , were splendid in the more sundued music, while the selections by Con Kennedy's . carnival band were fine.
 r Free Acts Go Good n The free acts gave their initial perform ence yesterday afternoon and everything went off smoothly. The acts are varied and comedy with dexterity. The hippo and comedy with dexterty. The hippo b drome act introducing Tiny May" the 0 Rotarian elephant, opened the acts which t went well. The acts are all novel and z among the most pleasing is the Lorande |, horse act, which includes dancing horses. |. The acrobatic acts are nothing short of marvellous.
 c Between the acts there were horse and "a motorcycle races which proved close anG !. exciting. W. I. Talbot of Pontiac, Ij.. fl is starting judge; Mk Fies, superintend. E int; Joe Spanier, cl of the course. b Louise F. owned by he millionaiare Is horsemen, Abe Frank Memphis, won Ir the first race, 2:27 e, taking three s,ifrsts and a second in IT. heats. Peter rl Greenwade, owned by tt Maxwell, of h Cordova, was second; Sd Black, owned h by John Huff of Birminsf |, was third, l and Betsy Colbert. oNnedA Dr. Joiner of Gainesville. fourth TN heats were SYrun in 216A, 2:l61% 2:llA 2.1G;4 re- spectively.
 The second race was. won two heats ' lby Dr. Long, owned by R. Macey of dlawnsboro. Richard R., owned by C. E. Macey of Jackson, Miss was second and hDr. Herman, owned by Abe Frank, third. hfTime, PISA and 2:17A
 The motorcycle races started at ho'clock under the following officials: laI. c. Brown, state referee; J. T. Me 1itiale, clerk of course; G. W. Staples, &eassistant referee; judges Otis Forster. J. c. Knox, w. F. Beck, Jeff Croclker; Etimers, Russ Waltower T. & Smith, -Lee Disheroon, Ped Hickman; scorers, E. French, w. E. Degroat, Bob Me Carty, w. Johnson.
 First race, fve-mile open (profes- sionaD First prize. $25; second, s15
 EutTleS. 6ene WalKer tInOlan, o- valve). first; Earl Morrison Qndan, S. vave). second. Time. 4:391a.
 Second race, 10-mile open (profes- sionaD: First prize, $35; second, $20 Entrees: Gene Walker Indan, & valve), first; Earl Morrison (Indian, & yalve). second. Time, 9:02 2-5.
 With the sanction of the Federation of American Motorcyclists.
 The balloon ascension at o'clock
 vas big feature, the lady soaring
 kyward hanging trapeze. The
 para chute is loosed and she floats
 gracefully to the ground. Last night a
 wind carried the balloon away be-
 'ond the fairgrounds, and President
 Brown offered prize of $5 for its re-
 urn.
 Tennessee Company Exhibit Striking
 The exhibits of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company in the min ing and manufacturing building is the most striking of the many exhibits al-
 hough many of the local automobile e
 iealers have elegantly appointed booths
 with rare collection of machines.
 The coal, ore and limestone in the
 r. c. I. exhibit have been recently
 nined and all the finished products of
 he steel mill at Ensey are in evil
 ience. The only thing that is lack
 ng is sections of the steel the com-
 'any is now making at Ensley for
 hrapnel shells
 The agricultural and women's build