Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-10-22
Thousands of People Attended,
Exhibits Were Best Ever
SEEM Races Scored Hit With
Throng of Fans

The Southeastern Fair of 1918 is
over. Saturday night the lights that
have been blazing for a week over all
Lakewood Park were darkened. The
midway is now a bare asphalt street,
the cattle barn is a mere shed with
empty stalls, the big red-Jopped build
ingS are being cleaned out to the walls,
and the race track is just a road OF req
clay, in spite OF the Iact that II taxes
rank with the best tracks IN the CnIIeu
States.
The people of Atlanta and Georgia
don't really know what they have out
here at Lakewood" SAID Or. +. d. stone
official starter and judge for the Grand
Circuit races, Saturday night rms IS
my first trip to Atlanta and L can say
that have never seen better race
track and have never seen GROUNDS bet
ter fitted for fair than the site upon
which the Southeastern Fair has been
held"
Dr. Stones enthusiasm was shared by
other fair visitors from faraWay points.
While the attendance record for the
week was not up 10 the mark set Ia
1917, ii was very satisfactory and UNI
der the conditions was all that couIu
be expected if not more. The fair was
operated in the face of many dlhcultleS
and the exhibits that were shown eX-
celled those that have been shown at
either of the two previous eXposltlons.
ALI Crowds Large
There were many features of the big
exposition to which the officials can
point with pride. Every day the crowds
were large and the crowds remained a
long time on the grounds after they
reached the park. The Grand Circuit
races furnished thrills for thousands OF
people every afternoon and many dis
tinguished visitors occupied seats In
the grandstand. on governors day Gov
ernor Dorsey and many other promi-
nent Atlantians were seated in the
boxes. The fair attracted the old and
the young, and visitors came from
wide range of territory. On the Lake
wood track a worlds record for stall
lions was hung up when Lu Princeton,
entered against St. Frisco, trotted three
heats in 500.
Dreary weather marked the last day
of the fair. Had the sun been shining
Saturday it was beIieN ed that the last
day crowd would have smashed all pre-
vious records. AS it was, however, the
attendance was good.
The judging of the various live stock
exhibits was continued all week with
out interruption. When the exposition
officially shut up shop Saturday night
the prize winners had been awarded
their ribbons and their money and on
all sides were heard such remarks as,
Wen be here next year, Look Tor
us in 1919; we're coming back strong. "
Saturday afternoon soldiers from
Camp Gordon furnished a highly inter
estiug exhibition, which included calls
thenic exercises, camp games and bay
eral hospital at Fort MCPHERSON gave
their final demonstration in the Liberal
Arts building Saturday afternoon.
The final fireworks display was stag
ed Saturday night and the waters of
the lake rippled and danced under
showering sparks, and thee glow lit the
sky overhead.
Buy Liberty Bonds
Friday night the concession peo-
pie" and all performers with the Johnny
j. Jones and Sun Brothers shows were
the guests Of the fair management at
q big dinner, and Saturday night the
fair management was host to the sol
ders who entertained the grandstand
crowds Saturday afternoon. Many of
the show people" invested Saturday
in Liberty Bonds.
All visitors and all exhibitors left
the park in tie best Of spirits, and
II. G.. Hastings, president of the South
eastern Fair association, and r. NJ.
Striplin, secretary, expressed them
selves as being pleased with the results
of fair week.
The government exhibits which at
tracted large numbers during the week
will be carried to other fairs. Prac-
tically all of the other exhibits were
intended for the Southeastern Fair
only and will be taken back home.
The winners in the chrysanthemum
show, which was held Friday in the
Liberal Arts building, were Mrs. Frank
wilkins and Mrs. J. w. Gurley, OF
Newman, and Mrs. Oscar Palmour, OF
Atlanta, according to the announcement
made Saturday.