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FRANK CHAMPION IN HIS AEROPLANE
THE FAMOUS AVIATOR FRANK music rendered under the masterful
CHAMPION WILL GIVE AN EX- 'direction of Signor Passeri.
Passeri's vand will also play for the
Fair Ball on Wednesday night, Octo
ber 30th, and the Marshall's Ball on
JUBITION HERE.
Spectacular flying, something that
lias never been seen is scheduled for the
Fair when Frank Champion, the world
darned aviator, will give exhibitions in
the art of flying.
Frank Champion will, according to
(Contract, arrive one day ahead of time,
liringing with him his Bleriot mono
plane and a staff of skilled mechanics.
"The aviator will ordinarily fly from
itwenty minutes up, weather permitting,
of course, and will attain an altitude of
-not lest, than 100 feet. The aviation
exhibition which is to take place here,
is without doubt, one of the most pop
ular arranged programs that any avia
tor could attempt to carry out. He
will do stunts within the ground.- that
hardly seem possible for anyone to do
without wrecking the machine.
The main point in aviation meets is
to see the way the machines gel off
the ground ami in fact inspect the
machine closely as well as to see how
close they can fly to the ground and do
just as good work as though'they were
tiigh in the air.. Many people imagine
lhat by standing outside of the grounds
I hey can se the flights just as well as
il they were wiihin the grounds. This
is not the case, because it gives a very
poor idea of the working of the machine.
Frank Champion has been very
successful in all of his attempts at
aviation and has had practically very
few accidents, none of them serious'
While some of his attempts have been
more daring than other aviators and
the fact that he recently made a record
breaking flight from Petaluma, Cali.,
.to Santa Roa, a distance of 14 1-2 miles,
in 12 minutes and 32 seconds, goes to
prove that he is something of an aviator.
In this flight just mentioned Mr. Cham
pion got away with apparently as much'
.ease as a bird, which goes to show that
a man can run an aeroplane with as
much safety as he can run an automo
bile, providing of course, that he does
not become too reckless.
CHILDREN'S DAY.
One of the features of the Eastern
Carolina Fair this year will be what is
known as "Childrens' Day". Every
school child in Eastern North Carolin
will be givb a free ticket that will admit
him to the fair grounds on Wednesday,
October 30th.
There will be all kinds of sports in
front of the grand stand by the child
ern, and prizes will be offered. There
will be half mile races by the boys,
wheelbarrow races, potato race, ob
stacle race, hundred yard dash, and
other sports that will amuse the child
as well as afford amusement to the
spectators in the grand stand. -
MUSIC.
The music, for the Fair will be fur
nished by Passeri's famous Royal Con
cert Band, a European importation
that is classy down to the finish. Twen
ty of the best performers appear to
great advantage in a concert programme
that would, do credit to Sousa, Prior,
and any other leading , band master
of the world. i '
This band has played at the Wash
ington Park at Philadelphia, Pa., all
November 1st, and will render a fine
concert at the Opera House on Thurs
day night, October 31st.
Nothing tends to make an occasion
like a fair enjoyable like good music,
and the management of the fair has
gone to a great expense to provide the
public this year with the finest music
that has been in this section in a long
time.
THE PREMIUM BOOK.
The premium book for the Fair con
tains one hundred had fiftyeight pages,
and is one of the finest books of its kind
issued by any fair in the United Stees.
Six thousand dollars in premiums are
offered in the following departments;
field and garden crops, horses, cattle,
sheep, swine, poultry and pet stock,
horticulture, pantry supplies, manu
factures, merchandise, ladies handi
work, fine arts, musical instruments,
agriculture implements and machinery,
curios and relics,, and minerals and
building stone. Anyone who is in
terested may secure a premium book
by addressing J. Leon Williams, Secre
tary, New Bern, N. C.
The writer has visited some of the
largest fair grounds in the United
States, and he unhesitatingly states
that the Eastern Carolina fair grounds
are the most beautiful grounds that he
has ever seen. There has been ereeted
a main exhibit hall 200x60 feet. In the
building there will be displayed the
field and garden crops, horticulture,
pantry supplies, merchandise, ladies,
handiwork, fine arts, education, curios
and relics, and minerals and building
stone.
Surrounding this display there will
be sixty booths by the merchants.
There are only sixty available and the
first sixty men who make application
will be able to secure these booths.
Just across the midway from the
main exhibit hall Is located an enormous
grand stand, that will seat Qpmfortably
the thousands who will visit the fair
grounds. The grand stand is so built
that every part of the race track can
bee seen from any seat.
The race frack is a standard oval
half mile track. It was constructed by
Mr. W. C. Willett, who is considered
one of the best road and track builders
in this section ot tne country, the
track is now completed.
Some fine horse racing can be ex
pected by the patrons of the fair this
year, for inquiries arecoming in from
horsemen from all sections of the coun
try every day. '
One of the interesting features of the
fair this year will be the motor cycle
races. These powerful little machines
are becoming more popular every day.
There are a great many loca'l riders who
have expressed their willingness to
race during the fair week. The secre
tary of the fair is now negotiating with
some of the "speed kings" and trying
to get them to come here and give a
demonstration.
To the left of the main entrance is
situated the poultry exhibit, hall., This
building is modern in detail add can
built in the exhibit hall and thus ex
hibitors will not have to furnish their
own coops.
Just beyond the poultry exhibit hall
are erected the swine sheds. These
sheds contain a large number of pens,
and will give ample room for large swine
exhibit.
To the left of the swine shed is a long
row of sheds for the display of cattle
and horses.
On the other side of the race track
there has been erected a long line of
stables for the race horses.
Practically everything has been com
pleted. The great Easrten Carolina is not a
local fair. The management desires
to impress this thought on the public.
It is being advertised in every section
of Eastern North Carolina, and
if the weather is good from twenty
to forty thousand people are expected
to enter the fair grounds.
The management of the fair is glad
to announce that it has secured thf
"King of High Wire Artists," J. H.
Hardy. Hardy is without a peer in
his line of work He is booked at all
the big fairs in the east this year. Here
are a few of the marvelous feats he has
performed: Hardy has given 16 per
formances over the great Niagara
Whirlpool Rapids. He is the only man
of the present day with the well earned
reputation of having performed over
Niagara.
Hardy's performances must be seen
to be realized. No other living artist
has ever approached the "Hero of Ni
agara" in his perilous feats in mid air.
Hardy has been favored with re
engagements wherever he has once
appeared. His acts are unequaled in
quality, quantity and variety.
Hardy has performed 26 times over
the C.enesse C.orge, Rochester N. V.
whic h is over 200 feet high aand 1,400,
the summer and the newsDaoers are lamp1 tafce care,of an enormous poultry
enthusiastic in their praise ot the fine exhibit.- , The- poultry poop art all
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accomplished this feat.
, Hardy has given 74 other perform
ances over the brink of Montgomery
Falls, Qubec, Canada, 352 feet high.
No other man has ever performed there.
Mr. Hardy will appear this year at
the Brockton, Mass. Fair, the Allent
town, Pa. Fair, the Virginia State Fair,
and the Raleigh Fair. He is absolutely
alone in his line of work.
HORSE RACING AT THE FAIR.
F"or the benefit of those who intend
entering horses in the races to beheld
during the Fair, here are the rules by
which all entries must be governed.
National Association rules to govern
unless otherwise advertised.
Entries five per cent, of purse for
each horse named. Five percent, ad
ditional deducted from money winners.
Two or more horses mav be named
or started by same stable. Two to
enter, four to start.
Purses divided 50, 25, 1 5 and 10 per
cent. No horse can win more than
one money. Right reserved to de
clare off any race on account of the
weather or other unavoidable cause.
Colored drivers barred.
No race shall be continued after fifth
heat. Purses in races terminated by
this condition shall be awarded in ac
cordance with the positions in the sum
mary after the close of the last heat.
All races will start at 2.30 p. m.
Entries close Friday, October 25,
at 12 m.
under directions of the Secretary.
No article br animal will be entitled
to space until the proper entry has been
made. After an article or animal has
been entered it can not be removed,
temporarily or permanently, until the
close of the Fair.
Flach department will be under the
special charge of its Director He will
appoint judges, oversee the arrange
ment of all articles offered for exhibition
in his department and have control of
the space assigned to it. He will be
assisted in hjs duties by a superintendent
who will receive and install all exhibits'
and deliver the articles on the surrender
SOME OF THE RULES AND REGU
LATIONS OF THE FAIR.
Competition, is open to the world,
except in instances specified.
The gates will be opened for admis
sion of. visitors at 8 o'clock a. m. each
day and closed at 6 p. m.
Every reasonable effort will be made
by the officers of the Association and
those in charge of the grounds to pro
tect property on exhibition from loss
or damage ,but the Association will
hold itself responsivle should loss or
damage occur.
Drunkenness, disorder, quarreling,
or the use of profane or obscene lan
guage will not fie allowed on the grounds
Possession of firearms or intoxicating
liquors will subject person or persons
having the same to arrest.
One of the Local Thor
oughbreds of property checks at the close of the
Fair.
The exhibition of articles not men
tioned in the Premium List is solicited.
These will be entered in the books, as
signed to proper departments and re
ported on by the judges who can not
award premiums thereon.
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Prize Stock will be Seen
at the Fair
Every building at the Fair Ground
No peddling, hawking or selling of! has been completed. The public is
invited to inspect the grounds at any
time. Large crowds are visiting the
fair grounds daily, and they are pro
nouncing it the most beautiful that
any kind will be allowed in the build
ings or on the grounds except by license
from the Secretary.
The distribution of hand bills or other
advertisements is strictly prohibited they have' seen.
about the grounds or buildings, exceptj Write your friends about the fair.
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CHEERING FROM THE GRAND STAND
PASSERI,: LEADER OF FAMOUS ITALIAN1
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