The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-31

INTERESTING Day SEPT sTI

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INTERESTING DAY SEPT. 9Th
! The committees named for good roads
day at the fair grounds September 9Th
have been at work and every thing is we'll
nigh perfect for the successful carrying
out of an interesting program. Prizes
are offered for the best decorated auto
mobile, handsomest lady riding in a car,
etc. There will be plenty of races also
motorcycles,1 mule and horse races, pota-
to races, peanut scrambles, display Of
daylight fireworks, ETC., enough to make
a really interesting day of it. There will
also be a practical demonstration of good
road buildings square being left un-
finished for that purpose at the grounds
Let everyone plan to 60 and help swell
the big crowd expected. The following
is O. list of prizes offered r
First prize, $50. Second prize $780,
Third prize $40. Fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh prizes, 81 each. Also prize of
$40 will be given for the most ridicu-'
lously freakish car participating in the
parade.
In addition to the above prizes which
are open to all comers, there will be- cash
and, other prizes offered by automobilss
dealers and other. The Hudson Auto
company offers SIS for the best decorated
Dodge car purchased from the Hudson
Auto company. Tt is therefore possible
for the owner of a Hudson or Dodge car
to win $65 in prizes, SIS given by the
Hudson Auto company and $50 by the
committee. m ~ ~
ThefGate City Moto- company will Of
fer $25 in prizes, the conditions Of which
have not Jet been definitely saetermined
4 Tt is expected that other dealers in
Greensboro and High Point VIII offer ad-
.ditienal prizes, which will make thissa
contest in which the winners will receive
liberal compensation in addition to the .
satisfaction of helping make this q big
day.
In addition. the Farriss- Klutz Drug
company offers a five pound box of Huy-
elr's candy to the handsomest lady riding
in decorated car in this parade.
The cars participating m the parade
will assemble in High Point and Greens
boro ready to start at 10 a. m. The
Greensboro division will meet the High
Point division ats Cobb's farm at 1890
and win proceed froms thereto the fair
lgfor1ds Two abreaEt. il High Point ear
and Greensbof6 car side by side. The
parade will then enter the grounds, pro-
ceed to the track, parade past thesgTand
stand where the cars will be judged, and
then proceed to the field in the center Of
the track where the cars will be packed.
AS the reason for this picnic is to acz
quaint the people with the value of good
roads arrangements have been made for
a few. short instructive addresses on the
good roads topic following the parade.
After the speeches ahve been completed
an hour will be reserved for eating din.
nre, following which the program for the
afternoon will proceed as follows:
Motorcycle race, five miles, open to all
comers; prizes, first $5; escond $3.50
One half mile running mule race;
prizes, first So; second, $2. s.s.
One half mile running horse race; !
prizes, first, So; second, So.
{ One half mile hitch-up race, prizes,
first So; second 81.
The mule and horse races are open (
only to Guilford county boys. No en- I
trance fee will be charged and profes-
sionals barred, SO that every boy i'm the
county will have chance. These races
ought to be particularly interesting to
the pig and corn club boys in the county.
There will also be number Of enter
tanning athletic events for boys, such as 4
sack, three legged, potato races and pea
nut scrambles, details of which events
have not yet been perfected.
At various times during the day there
viii be beautiful display of Japanese
daylight fireworks, consisting of firing
into the air United States flags, battle
ships, aeroplanes, comical figures, etc.
This part of the program is especially ar
ranged for the amusement of the chh-
dren.
The days program will close with q
lo-mile. motorcycle race open to all com
ers; prizes, first $5;s second $3.50, fol-
lowed by spectacular balloon ascension
and parachute leap. y
Crouse's band will be ON hand to fur
nishs music throughout the day and
those who care tossio SO, will be permitted
to. dance without charge.
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