Evening journal., 1919-08-30
ALL READY FOR
GREATEST STATE
FAIR To START
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] ANMAlNufu AANlAl IANA Ahkts
mother out in making breakfast. and
crate after crate Of chickens. turkeys.
geese. ducks. pigeons and rabbits We're
/ being unloaded from freight cars, au-
tomobiles and all kinds Of convey
ances.
Grangers were busillng about seekins
| 10 learn where their big pumpkins.
choice apples and sll kinds Of produce
/ fruit and vegetables were 10 be located
Stablemen were exercising horses. me
chanics were putting the last touches
] 10 various stands and there was pretty
nearly as much excitement as when the
/ Fair is in progress.
! Some time today the Greater Shees-
/ ley Shows. with lis Wild animals. Is
due 30 arrive and when it does, il will
I add 10 the general confusion and
/ hustle.
The program for the opening day,
Monday. Is a whopper II It's racing and
entertainment Of various kinds that Is
sought. In fact. there are so many
! things arranged that some are bound
to overlap, because the day and night
are not long enough.
The first sporting attraction Of Mon
day afternoon will start promptly at
1890 o'clock. when John 4. Martin.
physical director Of the Wilmington
Community Service. will send on the
first eveni-a i0O-yard dash-ln the In
tcrnatiOnal Athletic Meet ne has as
sembled There are eleven events. and
with more than 50 athletes 10 compete
it will undoubtedly prove the most
elaborate affair Of its kind ever wit
messed in this state.
Martin has in some ~ the events
grouped one nationality against an
other, so that this combination should
add greatly TO the rivalry between the
teams.
About the same time that the aih-
letio meet is started the work of iudg-
ing the horses entered I'm tho various
classes will begin in The paddock. En-
fries greatly I'm excess Of any prior
season and horses whose sircs had
proud records. are listed for this wear
and The show viii top any previous al
tempt
Crowding close on the heels of the
athletic meet will come the aulmobile
races at 230 O'Clock. Ray Freck has
gotten together bunch Of drivers
whose past performances show that
they are fearless and because Of this
fact the auto racing ought 10 be better /
than in Cther years. Featuring this
sport this year is a mystery car and a
special match race between two Phila-
dclphia drivers.
While an this Is going on. J. Norris |
Robinson will be waving his baton
over the Fair" band. some one Of the |
sixteen vaudeville acts viii be doing |
its stunts ON The stand opposite the |
grand stand and there will be the usual |
iokers moving about
At 2.30 o'clock. too. IN a tent along |
the main street Of the Fair the children /
Of Clayton Playground VIII present T.
their first show Of the afternoon. Tho /
second performance will begin al /
o'clock. The girls will present pa-
thetlc play and the boys will demon
strate setting up exercises. Illustrating
the things they have been taught I'm
Fairgrounds this summer.
In the evening. at 8 o'clock. there viii
be motorcycle racing Of a calibre far
superior 10 any ever seen here. Billv
osmond has gotten a grOup Of cyclists
.
driving motorcycles and because the
track is faster than the one at Wa
waset was. there Is good sport in store
for those who admire motorcycle rae
ing.
During the evening the band concerts
and vaudeville will go on. regardless Of
the other attractions. Late in the cven-
ing there viii be a fireworks display
that will be a delight 10 the kiddles and
some Of the older" children
There will be no horse racing Mon
day. but there will he from Tuesday,
daily.
Automobile Race ThrillerS.
One Of the big features OF the auto
mobile races on the afternoon Of Labor
Day will be the match race between
Norman Smith and William j. Strickler,
both Of Philadelphia. Both men have