Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-25
BIGGEST DAY OF ALL.
Extraordinary Attendance at The Vir-
ginia Exposition.
A MARVELLOUS SUCCESS.
Civ and County People Crowd the
Grounds and Buildings.
PRETTY FIREWORKS.
The PyrOteChniC Display Satisfactory
In All Respects.
FOUR RACES TO-DAY.
Sales Of robacco-Last Days Of POmpsii-
Notes and observations.
FOUR RACES TO-DAY
Sales Of Tobscco-Last Days Of Pompeii-
Notes and observations.

ple--the visitors. Ii looked "a II thoy had como
Ike frogs with the rain Of the previous night.
che Exposition has scarcely known n better
dag than yesterday. Long before tho parade ia
the city the place began to an. aud oy O'CLOCK
tho bJilding and grounds were crowded 10 an
almost unprecedented extcnt.
Tho track va TOO muddy for the races, but To-
day there will bs an unusual Attraction on the
course -Four races viii be trottod, and The hrst
one VIII bogin AT noon.
Yesterday Ttrc irOm various parts ot the state
They came In tho night before aud yesterday
rnornlng. Those who hai not engaged them be-
forehand found much difficulty in procuriug a.
commOdaiioh
Tho Judge Of the sheep exhibit. c. c. BucSner.
Of Baccoon Ford, finished bis WORK yesterday
with the following result:
CotsWOld Nheop-H. ~ ). hamilton anu Dr' -
A. Reid s. Brother.
southiowns-si. +. Gilkerson and c. b. Nelson.
Imported NoriuOs-rameron Brothers.
ShGopshirc,-C =. Nelson. John j. haXon,
DR.. J. a. Reid & Brother, II. n. ,. HamlltOh' anu
Best bale Of Wool-C. b. Nelson.
SWINE.
The Judge Of the swine was J. B. Gray, OF
Frederick sburg
G. H. Pier-.on IS Son, Of Summit. Va, took all
tho premiums on Jersey Rods.
Dr. j. A. Keil v Brother and II. \. ). Hamilton
took the Ecrkshirc premiums
John A. MaKom. OF GalipOiis, Ohio, and w. r.
Wickham. Of Hanover, toos premiums ON York
shires and SulOlks.
POULTRY.
The poultry exhibit begins ncxt Monday, and
vile be held IN ths doc-suog building. Somo OF
the fowls have already arrived. Inl5 display
wifi bo peculiarly interesting, aud VIII embrace
pigeons, chickens, tursoys, geese, guineas,
ducks, ,Sc. IEero will be about 800 pair OF pl-
geons in This exhibit.
THE RACBs TO-DAY.
As announced above the races begin to-day a.
~ O'Clock. This does not moan 1870 or O'Clock.
For the balance Of the wee6 there Will Do Tour
races each day TO-day's entries are
First race. l. Darlington stakes 1l5V Tor
threo- year-old colts aud lilies owned in virginia
aud Norm Carolina milo heats, bot three IN
iyo 70 T t0 eutSr, three to start First horse 90
get 60 per cent. Of The forfeit entrance, and sub
scripuCn; second horse - per cent; hird
horse, - per cent
+. 4. iiewitts Miss Thompson. Il. c. Cham
blin's EgwOod Charles y. StOkes's Winnie D., j.
". Bethels Charlie Friar, and W. ). Forblo's
Clint
Two-f0rty class-premlum fl00. First horse,
500; sacond hoste, iloO: thrd morse, SOU iour'h
hors0. $40 q oats. best three Ia i've.
W. Is Daingerdcldis Florence, D., George scat
tevgood's Charles Dickens, i. II. horrow's George
/ Gheen. :. b. Nelson's Vivid.
Third RACE.
Two-tnirty class-promum 400. First horse
3s0O; second horse, tlOJ shird horse, sO; fourth
! horse. so. Be't three IN hYe:
y. II. Morrow Circuiator, Bedoll & Johnson :
/ Major uirch, 4. JOinson's hitOn blackWoOd, II.
| hengla's kato Clark.
FOURTH RACE.
Two-twenty-two cla.s-prcmium 800. First
horse, 500; second horse. tl2j; thfi horse, SO;
/ fourth horse. fJ0 Heats Dost three IN I've.
| Bedell 6 J0hnsous ~ Elu0re. william lIar-
/ ringtOus Judge Lindsay. }. II. Phiilps's York
town Belle ID. N. Frasicr5 Darkness ). 4. fhil-
| lipss Orange Bub.
JUDGES.
Tho judges viii be Z. G. Walker c'.Veritas -,
! Of Chicago; Mr. Dobbs. Of Buffalo. n. l., and
Captain \. ". WatSins. distance Judge.
The races Will last until DARK
THE BALLOON ASCENSION.
! Cnrlotta will not maze her ascension to-day,
/ az expected, because the machinery necessary
/ f0r tho gas generation has not reachel hero from
| Philadelphia. 10 eau bc safely presumed tnas
| the ascension will tago place FRIDAY al noon.
! CarlOttl has been known - 20 ninety miles In
/ "A many minutes. Tho direction ana duration OF
her trip viii be entirely dependeut on the VIM
/ and temperature. Der tAilOon, tno Flying Cloud,
/ viii hold about G,0J1 foeI of hydrogen gas
ANINALs
/ Tho animals OF shebys monagere, which
have been on exhibition Ia the Exposition
! Grounds since It opened, were removed yostcr-
/ day afternoon and put In city stable. because
I proper provision could not bs made for them.
! Wore tho poultry show not about 70 begin they
| would be located In tho tench-shOw building,
where tho poultry exhibit will DO held.
Military.
/ The boys from tho suffolk Military Academy.
/ In Uniform and under the command of Captain
! H. W. sanders and {. 81. Lennon, were at the
/ pOsition-Grounds yesterday
QUur
crazy-quilt made by Mrs. Montgomery, Of
/ Alabama, was yesterday added u tho collection
! ~ fan.v-woik = IA tho Expedition. This quilt Is
/ worry pretty, and contains painted portraits Of
most Of the modern genoral3
HINIsfgRs.
Invitations TO attend the Exposition yesterday
/ were issuoi from the DiT'ctOr-Geuerals ONCE "
| ali the ministers ~ the city.
TREMENDOUS CROWD.
The attsDdauce yesterday was undoubtedly
larger than eyor before. As O'clock IN ne AZ
tern0on more people bad entered through tho
| pay passiresres than on any previous dag, aud
| Mr.. S. q. Tinsley. Who stamps the rallroa1 mex
| eta. was 80 ovengorkod hat eGrly in the day be
| had % procure an assistant. At O'Clock ar.
! Itnsley said ho had camPed over 1000 tickets,
apd at y o'clock ia tho day over 1850 had on
tered through tue mfe-memoers' gate.
NEXT WEEK.
Tho programme q next week runs as follows
| Commencing Monday, October 29th. COnter-
| nos Band Of forty five men, including special
sOioists will render tnrce concerts III me Music
/ Hall al the hours of, 4, and $50 T. VI.
Monday, 2Jth, and TUESDAY, SOth, bicycle races
! win take place. beginning a. J. NJ The entries
for these races are very full ana complete. Inc
I champion or professional riders will give exni-
| billions Of their skill This viii De one OF the
most interesting race events Of the Exposition
! Tuesday. October Goth, Is Danvtlie, Norfolk,
! end Portsmouth Day. GA this date special ex-
cgr.ious viii 10 run from these cities and for the
/ beneat Of those living on tho lines VI their 70
spoctiye railroads
"Wednesday, sst ia Colored Peoples Day. On
tHnl#a ff.f h. fnFn a
we'll as the cOlorod people generally, Will visit
/ the Exposition Th0y viii give Two special con-
I certs in tho Music Hall aud will also have spe-
cial racing al O'Clock Of horses owned by colored
| people,
thursday. November lst Alexandra and Ere
/ doricksburg Day. On this day special cxcur-
sions will be run by the Richmond, fredericks-
, burg and Potomac road from washington on
Friday. November 81, Commercial Travellers
Day. There will b q special meeting Of tue
Travellers Protective Associat on IA tho Musk
Hall OF O'Clock.
I dramatic exhibition of the " Last Days OF Pom
! pen will be rendered
Preparations for building the city are in pro
gress Tho l00-iOOt lake canHOL DO dug until TIE
/ races are over.
The following Il self-explainlDg;
AN INVITATION FKoM THE TOBACCO TRADE oI
RiCBNOSD.
THURSDAY MORNING., October Is, 1854
To ths People Of RichmOnd:
To-day Il Tobacco Day" at the Exposition. and
an direrted by ihe IObacco Trade " kich
mOnd 70 extend cordial invitation % over
uan woman. and child Ia this city who VIII fee
az intcfest 10 be presont In Music Hal at lis
o'clock this morning aud witness their premium
saie Of the finest selections ot the crops 0t Fir
ginia. NOfth Carolina, and me West which th'
seasons ana circumstances generally have per
mitted them gather for this crasiOD.
Tie sale vii! 10 Interesting IN itself, hccauss
q will result in the change OF thousands OF Col
Iars from hands which now hold them 70 tn'
hands which viii hold them. We desire, par
tcuiarly, - illustrate, by a. close proiuctiof
az possible. % a cusiDiaary scene at tue tobacct
kxchange. Tho meshods OF taas great trade whiei
population Of kichmond. and Indirectly ls th'
s00rce os great part Of the prosperity Of oa
beloved city that We delight - think Is fas
growing into Ihe thlaE of which We viii D.