The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-23
EXPOSITION GOSSIP.
Everything Getting In.
First-Class Ship
Shape.
THE PRESIDENT CONFIDENTLY Ex,s
WORKING HARD.
Those Famous Fox-Hunts.

A visit to the Exposition grounds yea
terday showed that the management and
all concerned are working hard to get
the various exhibits in proper shape. In
fact, during the past week the transfor-
nation inside the building has been
magical, and there is no longer any doubt
that the next will witness a wonderful
change. Before the present week Is over
most of the exhibits will be In place, and
by the day OF opening-ten days hence
the grounds, race tracks, and building
will be in fine order.
THE FOX HUNTS
Say what we may, the fox hunts will be-
one Of the best features of the entire dis
play. Between thirty and forty well
grown red foxes have been secured,
which are being well cared for so as TO
furnish first-class sport. A pamphlet re-
Gently issued by the Virginia Field Sports
Association-in special charge of this
part Of the xposition-states that the
general interest in these great hunts has
brought the promise OF the following
hounds, and many others will doubtless
be present
Mr Edmund Winston's Hanover pack,
20; Dir. John Haws' New Kent pack, 10;
the Chesterfield pack, 30; the Henrico
pack, 80; the Prince George pack, 20;
the Amelia pack, 10, the Prince Edward
pack, Is; the Coles pack, Albemarle, Is,
the Garth pack, Albemarle, Is; the Byron
pack from North Carolina, 10; Senator
Ransom's dogs, North Carolina. 10; the
Vale pack, Louisa, 6; the Culpepper
pack, 10; the Orange pack, l0-2lG:
THE SKINNER RUN.
The first days run will be called "The
Skinner Run" in honor of that famous
old sportsman, Col. f. G. Skinner, who
has consented TO be boy again and take
part ia the sports. The second days run
will be known as "The Visitors Run"
ami the third day as THE Home Run"
We have assurances that some of the
best gentlemen riders la the country
will take part in these great fox hunts. ,
Among them are;
Messrs Hitchcock NJ. + H.. Meadow
Brook Hunt; LaMonlagne, VI. r. H.,
Rockaway Hunt; Foxall Keene, CEDAR
hurst, L. J.. Belmont Purdy Of the Mead
ow Brook Hunt; John Snedecor, Baby
lon, l.. /; T. Swami Latrobe, NJ +. H.,
Baltimore Hunt; VIM. Sanford of New
York and many other gentlemen with
well established regulations as cross
country riders. A number of lady riders
will also participate.
The meet will be near the Exposition
and the course OF the hunt for
the first three or four miles will be laid
by live drag |, will lead across a
beautiful hunting country, undulating
and with plenty of bitches ana fence.
The above named amateur FOX hunters
will add 3 great deal Of Zest 10 the occa-
sion, but il will be a safe wager that our
Virginia and North Carolina country
boys, who have made fox hunting
heir recreation all their lives, will
show our Northern visitors some
If the logeliest sport they ever dreamed
)f. Altogether these fox hunts should,
II themselves alone, draw visitors TO the
Exposition from North, South, East, and
West. They are a novel feature In expo
itions OF this kind, and will, for those
Ible to follow the hounds, prove even
more attractive than Buffalo Blps great
'rginal Wild West show.
THE PRESIDENT EXPECTED.
Mayor Ellyson, Mr. William Ryan, chair
nan Of the City Central Committee, and
eyeral other members OF the committee
o invite the President and Mrs Cleve-
and 10 Richmond on Democratic Day.
eturned last night at 1850 They feel
lmOst assured that both Mr. and Mrs.
,leveland will come, but the date-Octo-
er 24th-the President said, was too far
II to give a positive answer.
Major James d. Patton and Mr.. w. q.
belton Of the committee remained In