The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-13

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: glorious success upon the fifth an
nual South Louisiana Fair. Already
: triumph with reference to diversity
and character of exhibits and attrac.
tions, the enterprise needed but the
eliminating achievement Of financial
success to make it surpass all of its
predecessors and establish record as
: one of the most notable and brilliant
events of it's kind ever staged in Lou
isiana outside of the state fair al
Shreveport and the National Farm
: and Stock Show at New Orleans. This
end was realized Sunday, when up
wards of eight thousand people from
all sections Of south Louisiana as
sembled on the grounds and placed
the stamp of their enthusiastic ap-
proval on the big show. The crowd
was in excess Of the record throng
which attended the 1915 fair On its
closing day, and was a typical holi-
day aggregation, good-natured and
carefree, and very visibly and en-
Enthusiastically out for a good time.
Notwithstanding the size of the
gathering, and the fact that more than
one thousand automobiles were on the
streets of the city and at the fair
grounds throughout the day, the
traffic was handled without a hitch
and there were no accidents or un-
fortuitous incidents Of any kind to
mar the festivities.
The final day of the great exhibi-
ton was designated as Iberville-Baton
Rouge day, and both the enterpris-
ing parish and the progressive city
thus honored sent large delegations
of their leading citizens in acknowl-
edgment of the compliment. The
Baton Rouge contingent made par
ticularly effective showing, most of
the capitolians coming down in au-
tomobiIe with streamers containing
the words, "Baton Rouge Boosters, .
stretched across the back of the cars.
1t is estimated that at least one hun
dred Baton Rouge machines were
here during the day.
Soldier Boys Make Fine Showing.
An exhibition drill by detachment
of members Of Co. H, First Louisiana
Infantry, was one of the especially
interesting features of the days
events, and gave the spectators an
idea of the degree Of efficiency attain
ed by our gallant guardsmen, who
are now in the federal service await
ing the call to the European battle
front. The evolutions included
marching in close order and other
movements, and the execution of the
manual of arms, and were performed
with a measure Of precision and skill
that reflected great deal of credit
upon the boys%in khaki. The squad
was commanded by Capt. j. Stuart
Harrison Of Co. Fl, and included some
seventy members of the command,
most of whom were from this city
and immediate section. A rousing
greeting was given the boys by the
immense crowd, and the display Of
patriotism was inspiring. After
spending Saturday and Sunday here
as the guests Of the city and the fair
management, the soldiers returned to
Camp Stafford Sunday night.
Maps Trounce Baton Rougeans.
The next feature on the program
was baseball game between the Ma
poleonville team and the Stanacolas
of Baton Rouge, which resulted in IA
vor of the former by the close count
of 20. The contest was interesting
throughout, and the work of both
teams was high-class in every depart
ment. Napoleonville annexed one of
it's runs in the opening frame. Davis,
first up, poled out three-bagger to
deep center, and scored a moment
later on a passed ball. The other
tally was added in round five, when,
with two down, Vogel connected for
single and A. Talbot Travelled to
first via the hit-by-pitcher route. The
next batter sent fast roller to Le-
Blanc at short, and when the ball took
bad bound and awaited over Le-
Blanc's head, Vogel trotted across the
pan. The Napoleonville twirler held
Baton Rouge safe at all stages, and
the capitolians did not have chance
to score at any time.
Batteries-Prejeant and Domi
nique for Stanacolas, Vogel and
Cazelot for Napoleonville. Three
base hit-Davis. Two-base hit
Reagan. Struck out-By Prejeant
| 10, by Vogel 9. Bases on balls-Off
Prejeant 2, off Vogel /. Hit by
pitcher-Prejeant 8. Hits-Stanaco-
las 3, Napoleonville 8. Passed ball
Dominique. Umpire-Charlie Dugas.
Racing Card Excellent.
The harness races furnished thrill
ing sport, both events being featured
by hot finishes in all of the heats. The
card was as follows:
2:30 class, trot OR pace, mile heats,
II in 3-Princess Osma, l, /; Envoy,
2, 2; Rocaire, 4, 8; Wizard Of Or, 5,
Is; Gordon McGregor, 6, 4. Time,
2:26, both heats. Princess Osma and
Envoy finished half a length apart in
the first heat. In the second round
Princess Osma broke just before
rounding into the stretch, but closed
up a big gap and with a burst of
speed nosed out Envoy almost under
the wire.
Free for all, trot or pace, mile heats,
2 in 3-Billy Sam, 2, /, i; Frances
T., /, 2, a; Fair Play, 8, 8, 8; Benny
e., 4, 4, 2. Time, 1926, 2:20, 2:22.
Billy Sam broke at the first turn in
the initial trial, and although he made
g game effort to recover the ground
lost, he couldn't quite negotiate the
distance and trailed Frances 7. to the
finish. The second heat develop q /
magnificent exhibition of the "sport
of kings" Billy Sam and Frances T. |
travelling side by side for the greater
part Of the mile, and passing under
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