The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-09
AN IMMENSE SUCCESS
The. Big Fair Continues 10 Attract Large
and Interested Crowds.
SOME AWARDS WERE MADE YESTERDAY
The Military Was Out In Force md
Made a Fine DispIay-Batta,ion
Drin-To.day School children WIZ
he Admitted Free From Norfolk
County and the Cities.

II yesterday did not prove the splen-
dld success of the Norfolk fair. nothing
VIII prove 1t, and Mr.. john Mariner ;ho
pIliIie mover In the enterprise. must feel
Sratlleo at the appreciation that has
Deen shown by the public of his efforts
10 give them the best exhibition ever
sotten together at a fair i'm the State
OF virginia. Nearly half the visitors are
rom outside of Norfolk, arriving from
every point i'm the district and also in
large numbers from more distant sec
IONS. Every hotel in the city is crowded
10 It's capacity to accommodate the in
iiuN OF visitors; many boarding houses
iidVe peen crowded, and hundreds of
private families have extended their
hospitality to friends and relations from
the country
Ihere were probably 10000 visitors to
lhe grounds yesterday. which was mill
lary day The grand stand was crowd
Ell 10 the bottom of the steps. and the
space IN front was more or less filled.
ON either side. from the gate to the
exhibition buildings, the space was
plocked with people, and thence for half
way around the track. ON both sides.
belore the commencement OF the races
ana the arrival of the soldiers the ladies'
iilled the exhibition buildings. many Of
them seeing for the first time the vari-
Gus EXHIBITS. The Ladies' Department
win ITS large display of fancy work and
domestic products, came in for !, large
share OF attention and admiration, as
also ana the Poultry Department. the
ialter pelng place OF great interest. \
group of Shetland ponies was also
greatly admired, especially by the chill
dren present
The military paraded the city in the
morning and was reviewed from the
Merrmac Club by Mayor Nayo and
other officials. after which 1t proceeded
to the fair grounds in special coaches
placed at the disposal of the companies
by the Norfolk and Ocean View Rail
way Company
The Fourth Regiment arrived at the
park at 10 and was closely followed hy
ne Norfolk Light Artillery lucs. Col
hodges and staff. being mounted rode
to the grounds The fine Naval Post
Band furnished music for the troops.
There were eight companies. in two
battalions. the first commanded by Mai.
Edwards and composed of Company ID.
Hampton; Company T.. Suffolk; Com,
pany y. Norfolk. and Company G., Suf-
FOLK. and the second battalion, COM
manded by Captain Tarrall, acting ms
major, and composed of Company -
Norfolk: Company G. Newport News:
Company l, FRANKLIN, and Company T.
Norfolk The regiment marched into
he field. within the race track. ana cx-
ecutcd the various Cvo,utionS of the
regimental drill. An annoying feature
was that during the drill race was
'cihS Starleu, occupying nearly all the
time of the drill, thus dividing the at
tent!on of the spectators and marring
the pleasure that the military evolutions
would have afforded ordinarily.
The soldier boys took dinner on the
grounds and returned TO the city at 40
holding dress parade on Commercial
Place.
y large number of awards were made
yesterday in the various departments.
list of which will be published us soon
as possible. They could not he secured
yesterday, owing to the fact that no
arrangement whatever had been made
to enable the press to get them. and Ia a
number of instances the lists had not
been made out.
1t Is expected that the attendance to-
day will be the largest of the week
School children from Norfolk. Ports
mouth and Berkeley and from Norfolk
county will be admitted free