The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-18
TTRGIYIA EXPOSITION.
There ia Every Promise of Grand Success.
The Features

If you do not attend the State Exposition
next month you will lose the greatest ocoa-
sion ever presented to the Virginia people.
The Exposition which was such grand
success four years ago only serves as an e6-
perience upon which to build one on
erander scale. and the crowd present will
be governed in numbers by the size OF the
grounds.
Secretary Tyler and his corps of clerks
are busy all day long entering exhibits and
sending literature pertaining to the Exposi-
ton. | found him yesterday surrounded by
parties with exhibits to enter. and between
the fire of questions made an inquiry as to
the prospects of the great show. SAID he
The entries coming in throw me in COM
munication with oil sections of the country,
and the report as to the attendance IS most
favorable. | am confident if we have good
weather the number of visitors in the city
will exceed anything we have ever had here
before"
There is no question as to large exhibit.
On the other hand it is fast becoming one
OF place to put them.
The management have worked on the
sensible idea that the people like to be
amused and have secured number OF very
desirable entertainments for both day and
night.
hibit of the rise and fall of the French oapl-
tai, has been fully arranged for.
The De Coma Brothers, wonderful BIZ
cyclists, with their ten-foot wheel, will
make an interesting attraction. The koos-
ter band, composed of a number OF verlta-
BILE chandeliers. is a curiosity which takes
wherever they perform. The trotting dog
Dock: field sports trotting and racing, mil
itary display and the stormng Of the Crater,
with many other day and night Amusement
features will make it highly interesting to
visitors.
The difficulty heretofore experienced in
procuring refreshments on the grounds will
be remedied by a large restaurant 2SX
lao feet in size now being built by the man
Rgement and refreshments will DO served
at city prices
The matter of transportation will also be
fully provided for. Electric cars will run TO
the rear gate OF the Exposition. and arrange
ments have been made for number of We
hicles from other cities to run on Broad
street to the grounds.
The Exposition will close at 1890 p. Nj.
each day. The grounds and buildings will
be brightly lighted with electricity. Broad
| street, from the corporate limits to the
grounds, will he lighted by arc lights. and it
will also be sprinkled every day 50 that
visitors will not be- annoyed either by dark
ness or dust.
Mr.. j. w. Lawrence has entered his pony
Little Midget" to 90 two races with the
celebrated trottng dog Doc"
Entries IN the trotting trials for our ap-
| preaching Exposition will close tomorrow.
September 18th, ct II p. NJ. Our track is
under the rules Of the National Trotting AS
ISOLATION. which forbids any entries being
accepted after the date and hour adver-
tised for closing. Entries in all the depart
nSnf3 glOSR IL
sary for every person competing an article
or animal to enter them on the books of the
society at the office of the secretary's room.
II TINES building, on or before the above
time. No animal or article will be allowed
10 enter after this date.