The billboard (July 1911)

22 Tlie Billboard JULY 4i 1911. FAIRS A ND EXffl BITIONS Land Show of Big Proportions will be Held at Omaha— Jamestown Exposition Site Ordered Sold by Court—Fair Notes LAND SHOW POR OMAHA. Omaba. Xeb., Jnne 30 (Special to Tbe BlU- board).—The Omaba Land Sbow. wblch will be beld from October 16 to 28, will be tbe big amasement affair oC tbe Missouri Talley next fall. It comes as tbe successor of tbe National Corn Exposition, bat witb added features. Last >«ar It wa« held In tbe Omaha Andltorlom and was a big snccesg, and In order to have snffl- etent space they wUI use the Ak-Sar-Ben Coli- seum for their second show, and will'also put op at least four annexes* The show is put on far the purpose of developing the West, and a big attendance will be drawn from people who are Interested In land, macblnery, etc. The ahow Is backed by C. C. Rosewater of tbe Om- ■Aa Ber, and Is nnder tbe management of W. , O. Palsler, who was general manager of tiie lirst show, and who was also connected witb both of the Com Expositions. Othere connected with the nfanagemeat are Loals W. BocUey. ftxmerly of the A. T. P. Exposition, and Z. T. Howell, who was with other expositions In this city. Mr. Paisley has announced that they will use some high-class amnsement featnTes as well as several musical and athletic tarns In comec- tlon with their land ahow. NotUng that wlU not fit m with an edncatlonal display will be considered, and the plan Is not to add features where they would require a separate admission Exhibition in Cairo, the initiation of which is due to his highness. The exhibition will be held on Rodah Island, whlcb Is admirably sit- uated for tbe purpose and quite dose to the center of Cairo. It la estimated that it will cost $2,000,000 -to (2,500,000. The goTemment Is expected to lend Its nanclal hefai, and snb- scrlptioos win be rataed among toe different societies Interested and private peop le. FAIR NOTES. The Olesn Fair Association. Olean, N. Y., Is planning this year to give Its patrons the most for their money of any fair in the state. They have already booked a Curtiss biplane for a guaranteed flight each day with either Ely or HcCordy as aviator. MBe. Vallecita's traine<i leopards and the Clark-Bazzllllans. aeriallsts and equilibrists, together witb the Wallace ordiestra, which made such an Immense hit at last year's fair. All of these attractioiis are free to the visitors to the fair. Many Improve- ments are being made on the grounds in readl- ness for this year's fair. A new main building | eoclatlon, new, Inclndlng -tlie portable Natatorlum. rubber swimming pools, seats and lights. The roster for Mlsa Beckwlth will Include: Charles Car- ter Snyder, Clarence Uttehell and George Wood- mil. The HnmtH>iat Tri-County Fair Association, at Humboldt. Tenn.. will be held Sept. 27 to 30, Inclusive. A fine half-mile track and race la a feature. The pacing record for Kentucky- Tennessee Fair Circuit, 1»10, was made on this track. . Liberal purses for trotting and paclnp races are offered. The attendance last year was from 3.000 to 5.000 dally. Considerable Improve- ments are being made this season in the way of new bnildlngs. etc., and the largest atteml- ance Is expected at the September meeting. Extensive repairs are being made upon tbe track belonging to the Cornisb Agricultural As- sociation, which bold forth at Cornish, Maine, making It one of the best half-mile tracks in the state. A splendid new trant and gateway are improvements tbat will add much to tbe general appearance of the property. A new ticket office an$ rooms for the president, secre- tary and treasurer, will enable tbe manage- ment to conduct the fair upon a more progres- sive basis than ever before. The AUentown Fair, AUentown. Pa., will hold their fair Sept. 19-22 this season. They have engaged nine acts direct from the New Tork HlpiMdrome and are also negotiating for fast horses, bnt as yet have not signed a con- tract It Is Intended tbat the Southwest Vli- ginia Agricultural and Uve Stock Association. Radford. Va., will, this year, .cater more to the entertainment of the agricultural repre- sentatives that any fair in Virginia. Tbe dates of this fair are Sept; 1-8. The novelty of the Lincoln County Pair As- ■ ■ which wlU be held in Toledo. Ore. Is under way which, when finished, will have , September 5 to 8. will be tbe cMldren's ex- BIG FAIR FOR ONTARIO. London. Out, June 29 (Sneclal to The Bill- board.)—The management of the Western Pair, have this year made a number of changes re- garding their attractions and midway perform- ance. They have entered Into a contract with a reliable New York firm to flU up the entire midway with good, clean, moral shows of <|lir>T»iit Hn-'a Th!- attractions in front of the grandstand will bp of a high order and well worth tnvellnc miles to see. There will be a number of" military maneuvers and tbe local Firemen will aire an exhibition of their work dally. Several bands hare already been engageil, anil a military tatoo will be held each evening. Plreworl-s will be on the pro- gramme every night Including a sample of **Modera Warfare" an*' a collision between a Street Car and an Antomobile. The Street pro- gramme this year Is the l>est ever offered by the Exhibition. The dates are September 8th to 16tb. ■ • ■ ■ ■ THIRD AN N UAL FAIR. Ryan, Okla.. June 28 (Special to The Bin- board.1—If the pLins of the management of the Jefferson Conntr Farmers' Institntf Fair Association is carried out. Ryan will hold one of the largest fairs in this state. This citv )Kxa one of the first to start a county fair after statehood was granted. It Is the - purpose of those : in charge' to give all visitors an onuortnnlty to see what progress has bren made along lines of agrl- cultural anil live stock prodnctlon and every farmer and ranch owner will have a ehance to o.iltibit his best. There will be many amuse^ monts. -whleh shoolil provi. attractive to pleas- ure goers. The races .-wUl be the best ever, many fine horses will be seen on the track. ISORDERED ^OLD. Norfolk. Ta.. June IT (Special to The Bill- board).—Federal Judge Edmund TVaddlll Jr. toda.v held that the Jamestown Exposition Com- pany was a corporation, against which mechan- ics' liens can be euforcrd, and ord*»rert that the exnosition site on Hamoton Roads should be sold not later thna November 1. 1911. The effect of toda.v's decision is that $200,000 to mechanics' liens will come aheid of the Exposition Company's first mortgagi. bonds of 8240.000 outstanding, mechanics' liens to be sat- l«*e-' .first after conrt costs, yet to be deter- mlned. and an original irarcbase ppce Hen of •85.000. The exrosltlnn site must sell for-mine than half a .innifon dollars If the Gov^mmenr, ■s a general creditor. Is to recover any of its loan of Sl.000,000. HURON TO HAVE BIG FAIR. Huron. 8. D.. Jnne 29 (Sneclal to The BiU lxiaTa).T-Ilie South Dakota State Board of 'Ag- ncnltnre has arranged for what It considers the verv- finest attractions for the 1911 Sonth Da- kota State Fair. Attractions to be gtven. before tbe grandstand In the aftemooa and evening. The feature of the outdoor attractions will be aeroplane flints, wliich take place every after- noon. Tbe machines used will be those of tbe Glenn H. Curtiss tyne. These flights will be the best ever seen in this state and Bb<mld attract a great deal of attention. Tbe Scottish sheen dogs win give exhibitions of how they take care of lost sheep. Besides many other high-class entertainments, there wfll be band mnsic given every afternoon and evening. NO FAIR FOR JACKSON. Jackson. Mich.. July 3 (Special to The Bill- board).—^The Jackson County Agrlcultnral So- ciety wIU hold no fair this rear.. A number Of meetings of tbe directors showed nnnsnal Interest In the nmiecf. but the fair grounds may be purchased by the city for a park, and imtil after next spring's election no action can He taken. EXHIBITION AT CAIRO. The followiufr Item appeared in the daily consular report last week: "Pan African Exbitoitlon of Cairo.—Onr ATer- anclria rorreRpondent 'writes that His Hlirbness Prince Foaad Pttsha, has embarked there for Franco and Emrlanil with tbe object of pnftfn; blnn>elf in direct relations with the spcdallats there who are or?an!xInjr tbe jereat Pan African a floor space of 265 feet by 50 feet The track Is belUK pat fn excdlent abape for races and an addition Is belnj; built to tbe grandstand. A new entrance of a most attractlTe design Is beioff built which will extend the entire frontage of tbe sroonds. Tbe architecture Is of- the Spanish type with imposing entrances and exits and executive offices. Tbe entire structure will be built of solid concrete with roofing of red tile. A landscape gardener will bare cbarge of the laying out of the grounds which will a--*: to tbe general beanty of the place, itany con- cessions have already been booked, the large record of attendance last year, leading the prlv> Ilege men to want to fj^et in eariy* Olean is in the Western New Tork Racing Association and is governed by the rules of tbe National Trott- ing Association. • The management of tbe Xapoleon Fair Com- pany, Napoleon, Ohio, is pnttlng forth every elfort to make the Henry County Fair, to he held September 4-8, 1911, the best in Its Wb- tory. The best free attractions obtainable have been i>ooked through tbe Western Vaudeville Association of Ctiicago. The racetrack is be- ing put in the best possible condition for the training of horses; new bams have been built and many of the old ones repaired. The art and, agricultural halls have been enlarged and re-decorated throughout. The premium list has been revised and the premiums increased in every department.. The Agricultural Society is nffpring adOittonal premiums, amounting to $1,000 for the best exhibits in the agricultural depiirtment. The speed program is the best ever published by the Napoleon Fair Company, and inqairies are already being received concerning the different races. The " saceeps of the International Aviation Meet to be held oa tbe State Fair ^oands at Detroit. Mich.. Jnne 29 to July 4. inclusive. IS already assureil. The advance sale of tickets on the evening* of June 9. was extremely large. Ballroad and steamship companies are arrang- ing to run excur^ons from all points, in Mlch- i^n. Ohio and Indiana within 200 miles of that city. It i5 the first real aviatim ebntest ever seen in tbat state. Parses ftErgresating over $2u.000 have been offered as prizes and there will be flights of probably at least seven mono- planes and three biplanes in the air at one time. Besides tbis there will be races of automobile.s and motorcycles against aeroplanes and sensa- tional ascents on combinations of box kites, and other exciting features. The Morris County Fair Association, Conncil Grove, Kan., was reorganized during the spring and Is now in good shape for future meetings. They win hold a big race meet July 18, 19 and 20. and next year will add ail the fea- tures of the county fair. Council Grove has one of the fastest tracks In the state and this year has a large entry list and promise some of the best racing ever .eeeof In this part of the country. The assodation hopes to be able to add the featnies of aeroplane flylnK, and also ohtaln tbe aerrlces of a first-class Imnd for tUs meeting. The management of tbe California State Agrl- cottnral Society is flgnrSns on the biggest fair ever held in Califomia. Tbey have decided on Tcry much titie Mggest and l>est race program ever pat on in tbe 8t»te, tbe highest purse ran- niog to 9^10,000. There are more appUcatlons for exbibit space than ever before at this time of the year, and the flj-ini* macbinps. fireworki* and Wild Weet features intervening, they bone to have oot only the best fair, bnt also tbe Mggest attractions and. consequently, tbe blg- srosct crowds ever as.«^mblod on a like, occasion in this state. For the porpoee of mapping oat- certain pre- liminary plans for tbe coming Tennessee State Fair, the Bxecntive Committee. Naabville, Tenn.* met on June 23 and among other ^ things, ap- pointed £. M. Foster* John Early and George Holle as a committee on location for tbe several departments of tbe fair. The committee de- cided it necessary now, on account of tbe great amount of work to be done, to meet weekly. Tbe amnsement committee, of which W. 6. HIr- sig is chairman, promises rare exhibits in tiie way of both special and the free show attrac- tions. The Marlon County Fair Association. Ocala. Fla., which will hold Its fair Nov. 21-24, Is now In its fourth season. It is situated In tbe center of the richest agricultural region and all Indications point to tbe best fair ever beld. It will be the aim of tbe management to com- bine pleasure witli the Instructive features l>v providinir the best and cleanest free attractions ana sideshows. The racing program Will also rvKvivM dose attention and good purses will be offered, to vinitln? horsemen* Annonncements of which will be made later. • The swimming exhibition of Cora Beckwlth wni make a dojjen or more countv fairs West of Cblcago tills snromer and fall. Jake Rosenthal, the tbeatriral tnanajrer of I>nba«]ne, Iowa. Iff managing tbe famous swimmer, making his twelfth summer season with the MIrh Beckwlth. AH paraphernalia of the Beckwitfa Show is PINAFOU RS A TOY THAT Children Cry For and "Grown- Ups'^ Mutt Have For deoorating automobilea, motor i^ea^ steam Jauncbea, canoes, baby eamagesi and other vdudes. Ab enonnouB sale at tbe hlblt. In fact. It will be the feature of the social life. Tbe agricnltaral exhibits will be more catered to this year than ever before. ilSLoy prizes will be given for live stock at the Tate Coontr Fair Association at S^natobla, Miss., this comliig October. There will be many amiunnents on tbe grannds, and a Kg success seems wananted. Bis trottlss poms will be the feature of tbe Marshall Conn^ Fair Association, to be held at Lewlsbnrf;. Tenn.. this coming Angnst and September. There will also be many other np- to-date and novel attractions to be seen, and amnsements of all kinds will be there to eive both young and old the time of their lives. Everybody who does not have a light heart and with an overabundant of eood nature will have no use for the Marshall County Pair' this sea^ son. The Crawford County Grange Agricultural So- ciety, which holds its annnal fair at Kohlnson, m.. Sept. 25-29. Is planning to have out* of th- biggest events in its histor.v. Increased purses will go to the winners of the trotting races, and all owners of horses who want to enter should send in their apnlication blanks. This asso- ciation has one of the best half-mile tracks In the conntry. There will be many up-to-date amusements, which should attract large crowds. The fair to be beld at TersaiUes, Ky.. on Aug. 2-4 promises to be the best ever held by tbis association. The. Knights of Pythias have taken hold of the fair and from present In- dications the Versailles Fair should prove a success. The fair grounds are well equipped. There is a full mile track. 150 large sial> with fanning water throughout the grounds. There Is a large level tract of f^uQd just back of the grandstand for the concession people. Jacksonville, Fla.. Is planning one of the largest celebrations that has ever been held lo the state of Florida. The celebration Is to be held in honor of the complctlGu of the ex- tension of the Florida East Coast Railway to this city next January. Col. T. J". Jj. Brown. known thr<^u^hODt the state of Floridn ns u sue- eessfnl promoter of fairs and exposilloiis. will prohablv- be engaged to take the active manage- ment of the celebration. The West Oxford Agricultural Society of Fryborg, Maine, will hold its f.iir Oct. S. ■< and 5. This fair is strictly an agricultural . one. and does not cater to many amusements, i The prizes offered for Iilgb bred stock are looked upon as tbe crowning event. There are .several wealthy men interested In the fair, and they hare taken great pride in making it one of tbe best and most elite aftairs In the state. Applications for gA>nnd rent and race entries are alreauy being made for the big county fair which opens at Belfast. Me., on August 15-17. This fair '"»« one of the best midway grounds In tbe state, and precedes in succeeding weeks the fairs at Bangor, Watervllle and Lewiston, being on the State Fair Circuit. The fair grounds are easy of access by boat or train, and located in a city of six tiKmsand Inhabitants. The Livingston and Ontario Connty Carnival will hold forth at Livonia. N. Y.. Aug. 7 to 12. It wUl be one ot tbe largest and most attractive fairs ever lield m this section of the state. There will be the midway, hippodrome. Cone.v la- land and other attractions of this sort. A band will be on the grounds at all times, and everyone fond Of mnsic vni bare the chance to bear anything from the bam dance to Blgoletto, The Nova Scotia Provincial Bxblbltlon, to be held at Halifax, Nova Scotia. Canada, Aug. SO to September 7. Is the largest live stock and agricnltaral Fair In Eastern Canada, oSerlng a prlase list of 920*000. Seven days horse racing with seventeen races, porses offered. $6,600. Tandevllle In fttmt ot grandstand every after- noon and erenlng. Concessions on Midway. Either lump snm or on commission. Mnch interest Is being taken by the yonng people who art Interested In agricultural and domestic lines, whose exhibits will be seen at tbe Kanabec County Fair, which takes place at Mora. Minn., In September. There has been scheduled several good races, .which will have good purses attached. From the earl,v reports the whole race program will soon be Sllcd and a big time is beinf; looked for; October 17 Is set for the opening date of the Arcadia Fair Association, wlilch takes place at Crowley, La. Prom the amount of preparations going on. It looks as If this coming opening wni be the hWh-water mark .vear. Every ac- commodation for the patrons will bo had. an<l all are expected to have a good time. Horse races will be one of the leading sporting fea- tures. The Montpeller Fair and Driving Associa- tion of Montpeller, Ind.. will open Its annual fair wltbin tbe next few weeks. July 18 being tbe opening date. The trotting races will .be one of the chief featmrs ot the fair. 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