New Britain herald., 1918-09-27
GOVERNOR H0LCOMB
At THE BERLIN FAIR
His ExCellenCy Cancelled Pressing
Engagement in New Haven

Governors day postponed from yes
terday. was held today at the Berlin
fair grounds. Governor Holcomb was
scheduled to arrive on the grounds at
2:SO. The program called for
speech by His EXceIlency at the
Judges stand. He Will then inspect
the exhibits. In order to be present
at the fair, in which he takes a special
pride, he had to cancel an important
engagement IN New Haven. The
governor and his staff will inspect the
exhibits Immediately after making his
address.
Those who come to the fair on Sat
urday are destined to have a double
treat. The horse racing events carded
for today will be run off tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. Today's racing
events are those scheduled for yester
day. The holding of the races in the
morning will leave the track free for
the athletic meet for the state cham
pionships. These events will be under
the auspices of st. JOseph's Y. M A.
A. and a license from the A. A. U.
There are twelve events on the pro-
gram and they will start promptly at
2 o'clock.
The grounds were in excellent con-
dition today, despite the heavy rain
fall. All hands turned to" as they
say in the navy, early this morning
and any accumulation of water was
drained off and shavings were spread.
Wedding Bells.
The army and navy representatives
in charge of the government exhibit
at the merchants building were
treated to a surprise yesterday and
were permitted to get in on the Gull
mination of a happy romance. Ser
geant Henry Bauman, whose legal
residence is in Washington, D. c.,
and Miss Ruth Haas, whose parents
live in Paterson, N. j., were married.
Miss Haas joined Sgt. Bauman this
week and has been a regular visitor
at the war exposition. Sgt. Bauman
has charge of the medical corps ex-
hibits and has travelled about the
country for several months. He ex-
poets that at the conclusion of the
present tour he will be assigned to a
hospital unit and sent overseas.
After the Storm
Bright and early this morning when
the sun made its appearance, the
workers at the fair proceeded to re-
move all traces of the rain. Water
was drained off places where it accu-
INFLATED and sawdust and shavings
was used abundantly. The wind and
sun lent its aid and the grounds were
in fine condition in a few hours.
The race track ought to be improved
as result of the rain in which event
the racing tomorrow will be better.
"BattIeplanes Coming"
There was excitement all about the
grounds yesterday afternoon when Df-
rector Robert O. Clark announced
that the battleplanes were coming.
In telephone communication with
the field at Mineola he learned that
the planes were about to start and
the news spread. Later he received a
telephone call to the effect that after
making a start the aviaors found
weather conditions unfavorable at the
altitude at which they were to fly and
they turned back.
Athletic Meet Saturday.
Tomorrow the chief event will he
the athletic meet for the state cham
pionships. Commissioner William F.
Delaney, representing the A. A. u,
has obtained a license for st. Joseph's
Y. NJ. A. A, so that any records estab-
lished in this meet will stand until
broken. There are twelve events on
the program and about 70 different
contestants. The championship events
will be as follows.
100 yards DASH -,. ~
220 yards DASH :.~.....-rr.
$50 Yards dash. o.. IL ....
i mile run. 81, r..: ...
440 yards dash
Running broad jump.
mile run.
10 pound shot put
rs yards dash for boys under IS
pounds.
100 yards dash, High School boys.
100 yards dash, city championship.
The names of the officials who will
act at the meet will be found in an
other calumn.
Come Despite Rain.
There was a pretty good attendance
at the grounds yesterday, despite the
rain. The evening crowd was not so
large as the day crowd, owing to the
shower that came UP just about the