The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-15
FIXING FOR THE FAIR,
Things are Looking Very Bright for the
lnmInE Exnn.iI.om.

A joint meeting of the Executive Com
mttee and he Citizens Auxiliary Com
mttee Of the Virginia State Agricultural
and Mechanical Society was held yester-
day morning in the Office Of the society
at II o'clock Those present We're: II. W.
Wood presidsnu, Everett Waddey, Col
0nel W. f. Nickham, Captain Frank Guy,
G. W. Hardwicke, II. clay Chambln. T..
;. Rose, a. Greentree and Thomas Chris
tan, Jr.
on motion Of Colonel Wickham. second
ed by Mr.. ChamblIa. So was appropriated
10 be offered IN premiums for type
writer contest - be hM during the tx
position. The details Of the contest have
not been arranged, but IL IS proposed 70
offer monetary prize and medal Tor
first honor and n monetary prize anu
diploma for second honOr-speei, neat
ness and accuracy 10 be the principal
points IN the contest.
The matter Of having a big art display
to include a large number OF the pictures
that We're on exhibition AT the Chicago
Worlds Fair was thoroughly discussed.
The president stated that the prospects
for 4 splendid display IN this line were
better than for many years past. and
tnat the idea had been suggested that
those Words Fair pictures De secured
Tor the occasion 10 be used In connection
with the productions OF Virginia artists.
on motion Of Mr.. HardWickc seconded
hy Mr. Rose. an appropriation was made
Tor this purpose. il was the first intHn-
ton Of the society TO have the art display
IN the gallery 10 the main building, but
so much space has been taken, and the
big building Is now 50 crowded that It
vas decided 10 move the art display 10
the Art Hall building. which Is immedi-
ately In rear OF the main building.
The competitive drill was also discussed;
and on motion Of Mr.. Waddey, seconded
by Mr.. Chamblin It was agreed that
volunteer companies from North Caro-
lima should be admitted to compete for
the prizes. The details of the contest
were not arranged, but IL was decided that
cadets could not enter the contest. and
that only volunteer companies from Nir-
ginia and North Carolina could enter
one Of the most important things done
by the committee was the Arrangement
for stallion stake race 10 Dee trOtted
during the Exposition. Colonel Wickham
stated that he had seen a communication
in the Southern Planter signed by Mr.
Algernon Daingerfield. In wh en- IL was
suggested that the Agricultural Society
get up race OF this kind. and the so
ciety TO add purse 20 the stake. one
hundred dollars was appropriated for this
purpose. stations mat have been owned
~ Virginia since February, 1884, and haVs
made the season in this State, will BE-
eligible 10 enter. The nOminatOr is L.
pay 50 10 enter. and there are TO be four
starters IN the race. the society 10 add
yig TO the purse. The money viii be di-
yided, first horse. ~ per cent: second
.; third, j., ana the fourth. 10 per cent
Mr. Dangerfield in his communication
says: w hat a race the Virginia stallion
race will be this fall at the State Fair
/ have always strongly advocated q stall
hon race at each OF the annual State
Fairs. Il is the best advertisement You
can give your horse, and gives breeders
a better idea what they are doing than
anything else could do. Nothing will
show the progress the trOtting horse has
made as much as q stallion race. And
what field OF horses II would bring out
Mr. II. c. Chambin has several to pick
from; the GleniOa Stock Farm would
probably start Nutwith; Acca Stock Farm
has Wills: Joseph Lasslter would likely
nominate Eastwood; William Hewitt is
always ready to race; j. VanSlckles has
Benoni, 2:23 IL. There are many we'll
bred stations around Staunton, Lynch
burg and Roanoke. and all would come
for the money and advertising it would
bring. / believe there would be twenty
nominations, and who could pick the
winner? NOW. l would propose a stake
or n general match of. say. $50 10 SlO0
each, and the society 20 add what they
wOuld-One-fOurth due now, another one
fourth lst Of September. and the balance
on the day of the races"
After the transaction Of considerable
routine business the meeting adjourned