The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.
coincidence OF the Richmond Dispatch,
The Petersburg ENtr.

,,,,,,,, thau an hour. The large crowds
'' a. had been lurrd 10 the sundry places
"'"' .,,,,>rmcut with which the city is all
81 ', ,',, L,Ir,nr Fair week only got home
". much ,jii1cultv. aud in most cases we'll
NJ, TN and ii was unprecedented that the
,,.,,,,futluds would he rendered thorough.
~. ~ fry use. and that the Attendance
a. ',l y, kept to-day indoors by the cf
E the hood and its probable consc-
,,.rs Not so. however; " plat per to.
H' ,.o,,,,a. marc SpCctocuid Tcddunt."
y. ,,.rnuE dawncd cloudy, but the rain
81 .~a>rd, and the streets and roads wcro
..,,I not - muddy ms might have been
.,.n, Thcv were further dried during
~ .EN hy The wind. and Ivy noon the sun
...,,. ont, aud the Fair Grounds certainly
~, u, il there had been no rain at all.
rl,r, had been great dagger that the
vag.d break over and destroy the
4 l1i nc committee had truSty ser
u.s.. e, .t,ard ~ proven! that mischief.
.,,n,.ah. also. they had Scrap"r, and
~ wnk on the track, which was.
w., r,,iny commenced, in rs good
...,.,u - t,ciorr The ra'n.
.-..,r.wl in attendance Is estimated 10
;,.',, no, less than 5000 people. pro-
rr,lr. In every direction the
..,..., nrrr drn>clH thronScd. and the
.gf,lr<. restaurants, c"mniNtCc-
.,-. A.. were Gjlcd win people.
,..,. ,th,,,nt3ivsm made since yesterday
1r mentioned ;hc following: j. II.
=. -.r ,41.nIl,., MARI: :. I. Bass, rum
,IG,t,: G. Il. Whit", running mare ;
y :, I.mhiu. >"Frc) >l"St'nn. ". 1:
~. tlu'liuE @cldlo;, kty brn.'
p,.yr nv additional cntri", vt cattle.
H.. i irutmr3', ui hn".th"ht 1nG do
manufactures. La m and h'rH PIC
..... nsrirncry. st., There were some hut
I.... many urW entries.
co.. m, grand rounds at lV9 O'Clock
a..~ f"uruiug there was Il meek t"'" III
.......f ,a,. i;s.4mufliu>. Whn here s,vl"
,......yt.> santa Annals Body-Guarti."
,.., VT, attirrd. a usual. In indeScriha-
~ .rt,,4Un carries, riding OF skeleton
... a.arruv old rarnrt-hawS and other
...N rrmtur". They had already march,
.4a..t.I The streets. and attracted much
u..t.. tiuu lrrm the unwa>hrd. ihyS.'
-...,y Andrews, though infinitely h"rir"
...: sensible people. afford great alnu-c-
..-t ~ some, and are 50 rcrmNtcd 10
.. &, ,h.lr antics every year.
= re. walking aud the >onorcii> voices of
e.. n,su in rhar~c Of the museum, the
...u vino ! selling knives. anu the other
. gn tt.,u.u~os i"wtliy. and the one who
- ,.,;,, ..,,'J,. l,~cu ,.;S, h;.,b
.... ~ 10 ,,tc-Iu,ias ,rhcr 10
ed r..y> aud the programme proceeds.
~ '.,,,,,Yl address delivered hv Robert
. r..i.u.. president uf !hc Society. Wa-
..ll. hut very appropriate aud well de
.,s.sl. H. alluded to the rapid growth
... ,nr Society since lis reorganization, not
' 81 .,' ,yrr., ,ro.Ir,tnd aI resource, dis.
.,~l I,l- and even The grounds de .
....i ,nd lji waste. lie yrio:rcd in
g.. evidences =" thick around him that the
.a..~,. of the friends OF the enterprise had
..,...,,,,,.i. ana extended in behalf OF the
~. .,.-s "a warm welcome 10 all this company
...mi,.i l.pm all parts uf the State and
.. n.hry sections OF the Union.
r,.,r,,. ,yrr,. fwo races tu-duy-;hc first Il
.,..,.,,.. match. Omen 10 mares. stations,
...3 u3,Iia,>. wrlc heats, hes. three in tive,
,.-,.,,m, ~jrU
s--W.N. I.amkiu entered Eutaw.
,,..,.y.> subsequently, Withdrawn; i; {.
..,,..-ra !. ,.. Zen. John u. trIi en-
49,. .. T,r,iIr-.
-.'.r ,,, TIE inside track for The frs,
g.. !. YlIcr hrqis were rlln-lI Won by the
... ,I,,I1r> in so, = SIT, $40. rcspcc-
...n. nm. horse, ran very closely to-
e,,.,. aud ON every occasion when they
...s,,.,! ii!r. stand were scarcely more than :,
..#.> ,"n,In apart. The r.tcc was very
..>...tr,, one. Lat There WAS little or no
'..,,... way
.',.,Lc scro,,a rqca Fastest mare. Geld
., -, .l!f,n undrr saddle. gentlemen
.t.,,, ,,,',.,, n,,n,, cn,,i'.. T. r.
49,. ,t,,rch r,,,,w. r r. Wells. Ginsy
...l !, Ntr.h entered sally pirky, Tile
r..i,.,r am, milo was won after IN cycltiuv
,',.,, in,.5p pur-r 2a5