The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-10-29
VIRGINIA STATE FAIR.
FIRST DAY.
A GOOD EXHIBITION BUT SMALL
..- ATTENDANCE.
TRIALS OF SPEED.
POINTS OF INTEREST IN The SEW.
ERAL DEPARTMENTS
PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY.

PROGRAMMES FOR TO-DAY.
The bad weather of Monday gave rise to
fears that it might be necessary TO postpone
the opening of the fifteenth annual eXhibi
ton of the Virginia State Agricultural Soci
ETY.. But true TO the prediction of Old Pro-
liabilities, yesterday was clear day, and the
pleasant weather Of the early morning
started many local exhibitors for the Fair
grounds. At 10 O'Clock busy scene was
presented in the several buildings and on
the lawn, and not until late in the evening
was everything in the order which will greet
the eyes of the visitors on the second day.
The exhibition as whole is far better
than we had reason 10 expect, and in some
departments the display exceeds that of any
previous exhibition in the same department,
while we are assured that there will be libe.
raj additions to all departments to-day.
The attendance was rs small as usual on
the first day, and perhaps smaller, city
people rarely going on the first day except
on business, and few country people having
arrived up to yesterday morning. All the
trains, however, brought large crowds du'
ring the day, and we may expect brilliant
asscmblage to-day.
Trials Of Speed.
Virginia Riding CLUBS Roadster Cup, Tro
ting Race, oil ages, aceiter acei3hts. single
dash, fee miles. Premiums : For frs
horse, q Cup Of uaiue Of 500 4; for second
horse, az English Huntimg-iSaddte Of ratue
ofS5C-a special premium giren by MeSsrS
s. S. CottreN d Co.
The entries us advertised on the daily pro.
grammc were necessarily changed as to
riders, and at the moment Of starting stood
thus:
j. NJ. Hewitt rode his bay gelding Wyan.
oke, eight years old, by Kossuth Junior
had to carry 155 pounds, and dressed in
red.
\. ). Andrews rode j. C. Smiths brown
tilly Butcher Girl, five years old, by Curles
had to carry 155 pounds, and dressed in
purple and cherry.
Mr.. Dunn rode j. &. Smiths brown gelding
Last Chance, four years old, by Action ;
had to carry 145 pounds, and wore white.
T. SnodgrasS rode A. b. CARRIERS brown
tily Lady Clifford, five years old, by Nor
gan: had to carry Isl pounds, and wore
black and blue.
At tine drawing for positions, Hewitt got
the inside, Dunn the second place, Snod-
grass the third. and Andrews the fourth.
After several false starts, they moved off i'll
fair order, and soon Hewitt took the lead and
manfully kept it, Andrew following bravcly,
Dunn third. and Snodgrass fourth. In this
order the first hat-mile was made by Hew-
lit in / :3G. and the mile completed in 3.l5.
The stout little roadster Wyanokc still kept
on his way. in the lead and unruf1lcd. and
made the first half of the second mile
in 1:2S. At the threcquartcr pole
Snodglu>s. who had perhaps found
out th;t Lady Clifford was in 20 cond:-
ton for roadster work, drew of. The mile
was completed by Wyanoke in 3:O7. From
this point the Butcher Girl seemed to be
gaining, but would occasionally get off her
feet. and seemed to find the business more
than monotonouS. In the latter part Of the
third mile the Girl lost ground, and Wyan-
okc completed it in 3:1G. From this point
it was apparent that Butcher Girl was firing.
and Last Chance though doing well for one
of his age and experience, was, nevertheless,
out Of the question. Wyanoke went Oh, at
tending to his business as Il roadster should do,
completing his fourth mile in 3:12. From this
point it was so plain that Wyanoke must win
that speculations as to the result were con-
fined to the item Of time. Butcher S1lrl con-
t;;ilued to break and to lose ground, and in
fact the two gaps became wider and wider.
Last Chance had his heart in the right
place, but his instinct seemed to tell him
that it was hardly to be expected of one OF
his age to appear in public, or in such long
trot. Thus they went on, Butcher Girl
keeping tolerably well up, but still hope
lessIy behind. The fourth mile was made
in 3:133 by Wyanoke, who led the Girl by
more than quarter of a mile. The whole
race aggregated 1G:O33 for Wyanoke, and
suficed to prove him roadster-trotter ol
high order. =,
AS we understand it, Mr.. Hewitt's chal
lenge for competitor has been out for more
than a year, aud yesterdays race proved
that bis noble little horse is without q rival
How much more practical it would be If We
had more such roadsters and riders anC
fewer so-alled fast trotters and drivers.
Trott,uq in Harness. $3.50 for Stations Il
Waoons. o,cned in and haze stood sedso'
IN Virginia, m,le heats, best t,co IN three
The entries were Mount Holly, Toodles
and Orange Blossom, and at the drawing fo
position Toodles got the inside, Blossom
second, and Mount Holly third. After seye
raj false starts they got of, with Toodle'
leading. Blossom passed him, broke, ant
fell back, and Toodles passed the halt.mll'
post ahead, and Mount Holly second. From
this point Orange Blossom regained hi
step and was closing rapidly on Toodle'
till getting on the home-stHtch, whel
he broke again, and Toodies came II
ahead and completed the mile in 2:49
| Mount Holly was about sixty YARD
| behind Orange Blossom ut the tlnlsi
of this mile Commencing the second heat
Orange Blossom soon was off his feet; 100
dies was leading at the qIarter-pole, ant
Mount Holly second. Thea Mount Holly
broke, and Orange Blossom commenced 4
close on Toodles. Passing the half-mll
post Teothes was half length ahead, ans
Orange BLOSSOM off his feet ugaiD. The,
Blossom got back to his work only to breal
| again at the three-quarter pole. On th'
! home-stneteh Toodles was laading and KEEP
it up, completing his second mile in 2:47
and winning the race. Mount Holly wa
| distanced.
Sheep
fN sheep there is more thar an average DIS
play, and many Of the specimens are unusu
| allv tine; hkt in this department and in tke
of swine there was lack of ikbels. Ansn
| the ,y1ominent exhibitors were the follow
ins: Il. S. Cooper, OF C0opersburg, Pa..
larse lot, including imported Cotswold eve
which took tthe first premium as yearlinss
at the Oxfopd (England9 Fair i'll 1911; a
NJ. Bowman, S. $. Bradford, nerinos; D. II
Anderson, Z. b. HaXall, CotsGold, &C.; A
Z. Rowe, A. y. Bondurznt, and William
Ross CevelI. Ar. Coyell exhihted his nne
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