The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-10
THE FAIR OPENS TO-DAY
<yD THE PROSPECTS ARE That 1T
WILL PROVE AsUCCESS.
One of the Main Features VIII Do tno
Trials of speed-Entries for the naco''
The Programme for To-Day

gates at o o'clock this morning for
four days exhibition. The grounds yes
terday presented a very animated APP
pearance and there seemed to De HI
the undehnable evidences which preceoe
a successful exposition.
The main building last night was very
hive OF industry and the exhibitors
worked until a late hour receiving ana
placing their exhibits in place for the |
slght-seers to-day.
The great feature to-day at the Fair
will be the races, 10 take plAce in order
"a follows: Two-ffty class, trotting
eighteen entries; running mile dash, gen
tlemen riders: three-year-old class, limit
"a ~ Virginia and North Carolina. Horses
called az . r. NJ. The entries promise
the most interesting and exciting trials
Of speed. a.,
The first special attraction OF the uay
win take place at / O'Clock, wheh Tro-
lessor Crew will make his famous 'o"et
lump Of sixty feet into pool OF "dter
thirteen feet square and eleEen - -. -
At 2P NJ there Will be balloon "9-
cerslon. with parachute leap by man
and dog. III, ,t,,o
THE ponv and dog circus viii give
six performances in Music Han osAE'
commencing at IL o'clock -,,..,u..
Tirht-rope walking and contortonlsts
will give performances on the GROUNDS
in rear of Music Hall at Intervals OIL
] two hours.
The entries In the races to-day are as
follows
e.5O CIass-Purse, 1900; 1s Entries.
Lucania. Cb. n.y. Acca stock tar"n' i'i'"-
mond oo,.io 1.vrcb-
burg. p,,r,. Eavetto-
'' ciandon, Or. h. T. NJ. Hewitt "ey-
1 b. l.. c., ID. g. NJ. H. White, HEREFORD
". c. ,...o,, lev
ington, Ky.
Angelina, %. ~ R. NJ. Anderson Lex
Underwood. (ch. g. Cox & Bro, Ber-
! muda Hundred. 49,,
Harrisonburg, Va. nj.
mond. ,-,.
bridgeport Wilkes, q. h. Thomas j.
Meade, Fairmont, w. Va. ,-
Perrette. Samuel Walton, Falls Mis-
Va. ,,,-
wnfoaka, Samuel Walton, Falls Mills
Va. -, am
Va. -.
Goldsboro, y. c. - 1.,.
VoIbrino H.. Cor. So NJ. f. Kraur. Eas'
ton, Md. o,-,. ~.
cernemapis Running Eaee-Mile Dash
II Entries.
Rob Johnson. Reynolds 81 Bro, City.
Miss Brooke, r. W. Meredith. Nokes
warwick. w. C. a. Gregory, Lester
Manor Va.
Mollie H., ]. II. Haw, Pals, Va.
Bessie. c. Drewry, City.
Hampton Jr.. James Shelton, Henric'
county, Va.
2 Roskel Benny Stacy. city.
Page, b. b. Brockenbrough, Tappahan
mock. -.
< son, Farmvllle. Va.
= Miss Blanch, ]. l.. Woodbridge, city.
n Fighting Creek, John Chaiiin, Hanover
Va. ,
a Emma Freeman, John Moore, city.
n King. J.. NJ Walker. Rio Vista.
I Selim. w. r. Johnson, city.
q Hustler, W. G. Parkinson, TaylorsVilI
$ Devil. Allen Potts, City.
= Matte.
Three Year Old CIass-Pnrse $500, for vi
h gipis and North Carolina Horses-seye
81 Entries.
1t Iron Bar. g. s.. ]. W. Sale. Rich
mond, Va.
Ciandon, Cbr h.. ]. ". Hewitt. weyar
s. Laura. Cbay ~. James Lasslter, Rici
y Nellie D.. d. t.. s. B. Nelson. Ricl
10 mond, Va. 800,
0. Annie L., Samuel Walton Falls Mill
Va. an,
Perreite, Samuel Walton, Falls MIL
a. Va.
Little lobe, %. So. C. NJ. Hardin, Du
ham, y. G.
Mr.. ]. S. Craden, Of Greenwood a
L bemarle county. has on exhibition "
la fine horses from his stock farm. one
IN Grandmaster, a thoroughbred rotui
stallion. and the other Kentucky sa
a die horse. Grandmaster has distinguls
ne | cd ancestry. and is himself maSnlnce
ct specimen OF horse flesh. -.
h. The cattle exhibit is especially credlt
hle The following are among the laf'
a exhibitors: r. Snowdon Andrews VILLA
n Lindsay, Elizabeth n. j.; NJ y. KoV
ne ! e co Fredericksburg; Rome and was
IN ineton. Woodford. Va; r. j. Farra
Orange. Va: f. O. Craft, Heisterspur
Id Pa. Sharp Bros. Uniontown, o. D.
s. Hine Shinrock, o.; Joseph Bryan Ii
burnum. Henrico county, Va.
T. Among the more prominent horse e
ne hibitors may be found the names OF
o. CLAY Chambiin, Joseph Lassiter, w.
r McComb. Louisa Va, Shelby 7. ia
be bison, Lexington. Ky, J. J. Carroll As
as land Va. Joseph Bryan, Laburnum' he
III rico county Va, Acca Stock Farm %
Bros. Bermuda, Va. and others
The fruit exhibit is most attracu
one. The principal exhibitors are Howa
o. syineford, Chesterfield county; W.
III Kindig. Lipscomb Va; J. W. Port,
hi Charlottesville, and J. p. Watkins Hal
l. boro. Va. Mr.. Charles L. Hunter
as Fredericksburg has a fine wine exhibit
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n Mr.. and Mrs W. V. Babcock.
Washington, are the guests Of Capta
20 A. q. Rabcoek Mr.. Babcock is a broth
W OF Captain BaSco~k, and IS one o.
a. most efficient men in the soFefhihe
service.