The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-02

and CmbrOideries is admirable. Some
Of the finest work ever in Richmond is
now TO be seen here. Infants clothing.
mats. pianO-covers, and all those sort Of
things appear in sufficient quantity, ana, as
to many, in superior quality.
This floor also contains a toothsome ex-
hibit Of bread, cakes, preserves. &C., &c.
The managers o. the ladies' floor must.
for their own good and for the comfort OF
visitors, make the people enter at one door
and leave at the other. The tangle yestcr-
day showed the necessity for such a rule.
sIDE-sHows.
The Side-shows have q new location.
They arc now on the main avenue lust north
OF the octagonal building. IT is more won-
derful TO hear the Snowman talk than 'tis 10
see what they have TO show.
The OctagOnaIly-s building, with
little wings, is commonly called "Ihc Art
Department. There is not much art there,
but there is Il fine exhibit OF minerals from
along the line OF tile Chesapeake and Ohio
railway and some other things. Press for
room has compelled the invasion Of the
wings by the IRON and stoye-manufacturcs
A GREAT CHANGE-IN FACT A REVOLUTION.
In one respect this Fair is a colossal fail
urc-it has no iree-lInch department The
| place where the ''iudgc" and the "ma-
! iOr' were wont TO meet to minglc their
voices and mix their whiskcy knows
! them no more now. silent is the hall.
cchOlcSs the walls, empty the bottles, ml-
! broken the cheese, uncut the bread. De
| spair haunt- the dismal abode.
But, for a moderate price. the ladies OF
the Fourth Presbyterian church will fur
| ni,h dinner in the grsnd-stand restaurant.
SandWichc, can bc bought in several places,
and OF bar-rooms there are plenty, and OF
| patrons no lack.
PROVOST AND POLICE.
Captain Charles p. Bigger, gallant vet
eran and 4 polite and obiging official, is
! the Provost Mar,hal. II YOU want to see
him all YOU have to do is to 20 to his office.
! He very properly does not believe that il is
his duty 10 be minging in the multitudcs
on the grounds, where he could never De
| found when wanted. Sergeant Bob Thomas
is chief Of the police on the grounds, and
has with imtwclyc men from the city force.
An upright gentleman and a thoroughly
competent and faithful officer, he may be
! safely relied upon 10 do whatever is i'm his
power 10 thWart the pickpOckct, who will
infcst The grounds to-day and tomorrow.
PICKPOCSETs.
II it would do any good, we would adj
wise al who have gold watches and pie
thCric purses 10 leave them at home; but
every man thinks some other fellow will be
Che ono to be robbed. and 50 there is no
Use talking 10 them. But this i Il fact
No one who gets robbed at the Fair
ever gets amy sympathy.
PRECIOUS RELIC.
VI IL, II -.
burr, has on exhibition at the Fair, in the
Ladies' Department. the family dinner
he'll OF MARY the Mother of Washington"
This precious relic, which in days Of yorc
80 often summoned the Father Of his Coum-
try 10 the festive board. bear, the follow
ing inscription: GCrrt Schmmcl Ne
Fcct 1864 ..
THE MILITARY TODAY.
The Cadet battalion and the Fir.t regi-
mcnt Will parade on the grounds to-day.
The regiment viii be formed on seventh
street in front Of The Armory at hali-past Q,
after which there will be short street pa
radc. which will be participated in by the
visiting military companies in the city.
After the parade, about II O'Clock Gf ar
fragments can be madc) the troops will
take the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac train at Eighth and Broad streets
for the state Fair-GromdS, where they,
together with the Cadets, will be- reviewed
hv the officers Of the Fair.
The parade will probably be dismissed
about 1880 o'clock. About { o'clock the
battalion will be reformed and return to
the city.
THE MEDItEL DEPARTMENT.
The following physician, will be at the
g H.. 4 Ill. .
for the purpose Of rendering medical aid
10 all persons requiring the same: X. \.
Lancaster, j. y. Squire. W. +. Mercer.
They can be found at the chief mar>hal's
Office.
The display of the Richmond Elevator
Companv Is on exhibition at the grounds.
There having been some miSundcr>tand-
ing i'm regard 10 erand->tand tickets at the
State Fair, the Society will to-day issue
check, to those who have purchased tickets
and wish to 20 outside and return.
The Races.
The large attendance at the races indi-
Gated the interest manifested, but II must
bc confessed that an improvement on them
might have been nude.
The first race was as follows:
Running-Purse $50; three years old
and under (colts and gllieS), mile heats
two in three. three or more to make race.
First horse. 5000; second horse, SI0. FoI
thi, race the following entries were an
nounced: la Gloria, Countess, Matte b..
and Don Randolph. The first heat was
won lN La Gloria. Time. l:lj5. The second
heat followed Immediately, and n good
Start wa secured. Up to the first quarter
the three horse, ran close, but IN 4 little
4 hot al a. L.
came ont winner. Time, l:l9.
The second race was a trOtting one
Purse SO; mile heats, two in three; four
70 enter. three 10 make a race. Free for
horse, that have not made q record under
9.3O minutes. First horse, 800; second
/ horse. so: third horse. so. Tornado,
! Charlev.Ross, and Black Crook were enter
cd The first heat was won by Charlie
po.s I'm two minutes and thirty-nnc and
! h,lf seconds. In the second heat Charlie
/ Ross won again.
Thc third race wa, a. follows: Running.
Nooniticcnt saddle and bride, Of their own
manufacture. presented by ;. :. Cottrell ~
/ 90. Gentlcmen-ridcrs One-mlle dash;
v,cItcr weights. The following entries were
made d.. Randolph. OdG-FellOw, Crisis, Dis
nute Mae. Emily. Chance, MaVOurneen, ana
Transfer. Odd-FcllOW came IN irsi, Crlsls
tecond. Chance third, and Transfer fourth.
The Judges announced that Odd-FelloW
had come in first, but that the prize would
moi he awarded because Of protest, ana
that the matter would be referred to the
Executive Committee The cause OF pro-
4 fest was said to be that Odd-Fellow was
NOT only a ridng-horse, but race-horse.
The following Is the
.o,r,a,nue for To-Day.
FIRST RACE.
Running-Purse, $50. Two-miIe heats
,,,r IN three three or more to make a race.
Fir,t horse, $500; second horse, $40. En-