Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-09

The raoe-trsck In in very good condition.
and liza trials of speed promise to be very
Interesting. Il has been suggested, ana
the suggestion Ia good one. that on the
days that Doe" the trotting uog. uo =.
IN, entrance.te for children he reduced 10
M cents. and that the same price DC
CHARGED Tor seats Tor the little ones on the
The paucity of the floral display IS TO DO
raara,tod hut II IL not too late for our
aS,ists to GONE forward and remedy II.
Suoh floral exhibition might De gotten
no as would draw every lady 10 hlehmonu
10 the grounds. :, ,ha anna
hail ia ouite large, aud the samples are ex.
cellent. especially those OF apples anu
grapes. s
Mr.. A. NJ. Tyler, tine secretary OF tho Ex-
nosition. Is about az near ubiquitous as
man over Gets TO be, and yet when you
yriqh To secure anv information regarding
the huilding or grounds be IL usually 10 DC
found in the secretsry's Office on tue Sc
cond floor, where things resemble aresu;
lar beehive so busy are the Secretary anu
his assistants. A DISPATCH man Ia MS
rnmbles about the building FOUND MT
Tvler at his post. and questioned nm at
some length about the programme Tor TINS
week. IN which everybody seems more or
less interested.
Tho Great "Paris Commune" which has
attracted universal interest OF Iate' VIII
be repeated on Monday. wednesday, aud
Friday nights. The big crowd that gathered
on tho grounds the first night 10 see tilis
wonderfully realistic spectacle WEI on-
thusiastic in their expressions OF adInlra-
ton. and the directors OF the perform
ance. though encouraged over their sue
cess so far. are expecting even larger num-
bers this week, when all the country peo-
ME will roll in en- mdssc to take IN the
numerous attractions at the Exposition;
The Battle of the Crater" when has
given so many an opportunity 20 witness
an excellent reproduction OF the great
fight in which their fathers and grand,
fathers took active part, will be repeated
on Tuesday aud Thursday nights.
In the Music Hall tho special attractions
will bp the cat minstrels. which Will give
fifteen performances every day during the
week. beginning az u NJ, and the aero
batic feats. which will charm those OF an
athletic turn. each day at 1870 and I; Nj.
Some fine exhibits IN the poultry line
are coming in hourly, and this department
will be formally opened on IuesuaS neat
THE RAcEs TOMORROW
All the sporting men are anxlously wait
Ing for the races, which begin tomorrow,
and much interest will be manifested In
the trials of speed. The following are the
entries for Mondays races;
In the 2:3j class-Lady hghtfoot, g; M,
r r. Iandon. Cobb's Creek. Va; King
William. b. g.. G. o. Campbell; Acca. &; s,
Acca Stock-Farm; Lila, b. T., Samuel B
Nelson. Richmond; Tom, b. h.. W: I.
Bachelor. Raleigh. y. c.; Colonel Cole
grove. b. e., 4. "A. Tyson, Chester, Pa;
Clipper. cb. g., Meadow View Stock-farm'
Sharp. n. c.: Charlie, b. h., q. Nj. hur-
den. Jr.. Durham. n. c.; Granite, b. g., +.
T.. Pipher. Knoxville, Tenn.
In the yearlng class-Prince Charlie, b.
g.. Cox brothers: Bermuda Belle. b. T.,
Cox brothers. Bermuda, Va; Angelus, ch.
n. NJ. Hewitt, Weyanoke, Va; Ellen
Cns},ie. b. f., Acca Stock-Farm; Blrby. b.
5. John G. Small: Cannon. b. c., Joseph
Lassiter: Alexander r., br. C.. Joseph Las
sitter: Lady Emily, .. f.. lngleslde STOCK
Farm; May Handy, b. f., Whltby stock
Farm, Richmond.
TO FLY FROM DANy1LLR.
One of the most interesting features
during the Exposition will be the homing
DireOn race which - 10 take place on
TUESDAY morning next 8lr. George
Kiuc. who is directing the race, told
DISPArcH man that there would be
thirty-six birds, Messrs. Eddie Schaudt,
Charles Ross, Frschkorn, Bellenot ana
others making entries for the contest.
The pigeons will start from Danville at 9
A. NJ. tuesday, and they are expected to
reach Richmond by II o'clock. The
pigeons Will be counter-marked at the
express Office here with n ring around the
foot of each. the numbers being the same
Tor each bird, and gold medal will be
offered oy Mr.. King for the bird reaching
Richmond first. Mr.. King mas some HON
ing-pigeons with 800 and 400-mile records,
winch are on exhibition on Broad street
near seventh. Some lively pigecn-races
nrn nrrnctnI Inning he Wnnk