The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-09-28
Now for Mount Holly Fair.


Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday ant
Friday October 5, 6, Z and s, and unless
something not now anticipated happens
the Fair of 1915 will excel all other oc
casions under the management of the
Burlington County Fair Association
The directors have been on the alert tc
secure attractions that will please the
people who are sure to come from all
parts of the country, for this is not a
strictly local affair, but the Mount Holly
Fair is known and looked forward to by
people from all sections of the state For
months, Richard w. Wills, secretary,
has been kept on the move to get offer
ings of a character to prove drawing
card to the numerous patrons and the
programme he has finally had adopted
by the directors shows that his efforts
have not been in vain.
One thing that attracts all is the con-
tests of speed on what is acknowledged to
be the fastest track in the circuit of fairs.
1t never has been any trouble to get the
very best horses here and this year s
entries show that the experience Of past
years is to be repeated. While it is
know that fast time has been made on
the track at the Mount Holly Fair, the
Association has offered an incentive to
beat the track record and a purse of 500
will be given to the horse that can go
better than 2.O7. There will be several
good steppers here DESTROYS and deter
mined to get that purse.
The superintendent of the poultry de-
partment announces that he is going to
break the record in that part of the ex-
hibition, and when one considers what
has been shown in the past it is safe to
say he will have ''to go some" to do it,
but he is a gentleman who does not
make promises idly and there will be
some fine birds competing for the rib
bons and other prizes.
But there will be any quantity of ex-
hibits to crafty and please every class
of citizens, young and old. The Mount
Holly Fair of 1915 will be one that will
be remembered by all, and those wish
ing fine entertainment should not
neglect the opportunity that will be
afforded them to get it on the 9Th, 9Th,
It'll and Sth days of october.
Another feature will be one that will
go to the New York Hippodrome after
the Mount Holly.Fair has closed. 1t is
pair of boxing kangaroos whose actions
will be very amusing.
The admission fee for automobiles has
been fixed at so cents, and this will in
clude parking Of the machines. This is
a concession that will be appreciated by
the great number who use this mode of
conveyance to get to the Fair.
One part of the Fair that is not always
witnessed by those who attend is the
parade of horses each day at ten o'clock.
This is one of the most interesting
features of the Fair to all who love
horses and there are few who do not.
While every day will be one of special
interest, Thursday will be politicians
day. and they will all be present, shak-
ing hands, patting the voters on the
back and whispering in their ears. This
part of the Fair is always worth witness
ing.
There will be another air exhibition,
that of prominent aviator who will hy
over the ground daily. Miss Law, who
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last two years could not be present this
year, but the aviator who has been en-
gagged willprove an acceptable substitute
King Kelly-one has only to mention
this name and the rest is known. The
famous balloon ascensions made by this
daring aeronaut have thrilled the large
audiences and they would not think it
was Fair if King Kelly and his bal
looms were not present. He will be here.
There will be music galore. In adj
dition to the band that always gives
great pleasure there will be Harry Henry,
a singer of note, who has been sought
after by the managers of many fairs and
his services are in such demand that it
was with difficulty that he could be per-
suaded to come to Mount Holly.
Fills family of high school horses will
be an attraction that will be pleasing to
all who admire the intelligent action of
horses. This lot of trained horses is of
the highest order. 1t need only be said
that they are in, demand at the New
York Hippodrome and it was only after
persistent effort on the part of Secretary
Wills that they could be secured for this
Fair. For three years there has been an
attempt to get this combination to come
here.
One of the most interesting features
at the Mount Holly Fair will be the
dairy test which will be inaugurated
here for the first time in the East. 1t
was applied in Chicago some years ago
and was participated in by some of the
most prominent diaries of the West.
Efforts have been made to get this fea-
ture added to the programme of many
of the fairs in this section but Mount
Holly is the first to be successful in add
ing it to it's many items of interest.
Already dairymen from many sections
of the country have been writing for in
formation about it and promising to
participate in it, so it may be set down
as one of the best numbers on the pro-
gramme of the Mount Holly Fair.