Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-10
ARRAY OF CHILDREN.
THOUSANDS OF PUBLIC-scHooL PUPILS
AT The EXPOSITION.
Good Attendance the Rain Hotvithstand-
ing-BOTs' Sports To-Day-cadetS Un-
pleasantness-Last Days Of Pompeii.

Yesterday the Exposition building rocked
like an immense garden Of children and The
cries Of the infants mingled with the laughter
Of older boys and girls.
The days experience proved that II Is
never possible TO guess what the attendance
at the Exposition will be by the weather.
Naturally one would have supposed that be-
cause Of the rain, mud, and slush that the
crowd would have been extremely small
| IL was 4 subject OF general comment, how
ever, that the number Of people on the
/ grounds was double, and perhaps triple, what
/ It had been on many a bright, sunshinY day.
A. announced yesterday morning It was
/ Chldren's Day. The public schools OF The
! city gave holiday 10 allow the little ones 10
/ attend. and they were admitted FOR ten cents
each. As the children could not come alone
/ the parcnts or some older person accOmpas
MED them. Thus, 10 an extent, can the large
attendance OF Yesterday be accounted for.
BOYS SPORTS.
To-day the boys sports Of last Saturday
/ viii be repeated. There are over 1900 en-
sfrics, and as each entry means the presence
7 OF about two or three companions there Will
( be about 5000 or 1000 boys on the grounds
lio-day. The following is list Of the amuse-
,ments they will indulge in:
]. TiHoVing ball.
3. One eighth mile race-boys under ten
| years Of age-free 10 al.
3. One fourth mile race-boys ten to
fifteen wears Old--irpe 70 all.
4. WhceIharrOw race. one hundred yards.
o. Hop, step, and jump.
q. sack race, one hundred yaTds.
T. Hopping fifty yards.
s. WheeIbarrow race. bIindiolded.
9. Goat race, single, quarter OF mile.
10. Picking aud placing ten potatoes.
y. Rnnuipg Jump.
T. standing Jump.
IL. Eating bread and molasses.
Al children under fifteen years oi age will
be admitted to-day for ten cents each.
FIRST PRIzEs on AMATEUR PAINTINGS.
The Judges on art in the ladies depart
ment have awarded prizes rs follows:
Miss Adele Williams, OF Richmond, on
porirait in OIL from sitting.
Miss Blackcr, Of Amelia, on portrait IN OIL
from photograph.
Miss Lou Palmer, Of Fairfax, on painting
in oll-auimal head.
Miss Adele Williams, on paintng-iruits
and 10 Wers.
Miss Adele Williams on landscape from
nature.
Miss +. D. Stuart, OF Staunton, on por-
trait in watcr-colors.
+ Mrs. Helen Lively, OF Irwin Depot, on
landscape from nature IN water-colors.
Mss Adele Williams on fruit aud ilowers
IN WatcT-cOiOrs.
Miss Adele Williams on iree-hand crayon
drawlng-po Of her brother.
Miss Adele Williams on tapestry painting
on canvas.
Miss Lucy Redd, Of Henrico, on painting
! on velvet
( MIS- S. =. Trcsnon, Of Richmond, on
/ painting on silk in water'cooTs.
Z Miss Jane Mussen, Of Richmond, on paint
/ iug on silk--a banner.
/ Miss +. &. Feathe.s'one, Of Philadelphia,
/ on portrait painting on China.
I Mr-. +. NJ. Thomas, Of Richmond, on
painting on china.
Miss n. L. Norwood, OF Richmond, on
| painting on china-siX plates.
Miss VI. l.. Norwood on painted china
/ placque.
Miss Al. I. Norwood on painted china
! cups and sauccrs.
Mrs. Helen Lively on painted china
4 vases.
Mrs. i. NJ. Thomas, Of Richmond, on
! eight pieces Of decorated pottery.
Miss Adele Williams on charcoal drawing
| from object.
Mrs.. \. ". Jones, of Amelia, on shaded
stump drawing from object,
Miss l.. Watson, OF staunton, on crayon
| drawing models.
Miss Adele Williams, on free-hand cray
| on sketch fran nature.
Miss front, Of Staunion, on crayon pic
/ ture-irce hand.
Miss Lucy Bcdd, on photographic proiec-
! ti0n-architeclural design.