Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-13
STATE FAIR 10 OPEN TODAY.
Exhibitors busy Yesterday Getting
IN Their Displays.

The State Fair begins this morning and
will continue for four days. closing Fri
day evcling The management expect a
large attendance Of both city and out Of
town people. Among the drawing cards
viii be the political speaking and races.
al day yesterday the grounds and
buildings presented scenes OF great ac-
tivity, and carpenters and sign painters
were In demand. The main building is
well filed with creditabie exhibits. some
being particularly attractive. The display
Of agricultural implements Is large and
very fine. The live stock and poultry
exhibits are especially fine this year. In
the fast stock are 10 be found many Of
the best thoroughbreds ga Virginia and
West Virginia. These animals alone will
be the feast OF many persons eyes for
hours
For many the principal attraction to-
day VIII be the political speaking. Hon.
Joshua Levering. Of Baltimore. the Pro-
hibition candidate for President Of the
United states. viii be the speaker to-day.
lie viii deliver his address ia the Audito-
rum promptly NO noon. ana VIII doubtless
DE heard by many. Thursday VIII be
Democratic-Day, and Hon Stils0n Hutch
ms and Colonel Faw VIII speak
The annual meeting Of the Agricultural
sr""tNha wiz N" lI'.AA AWrAAlNAAWh morning.
and the officers for the next year will be
elected. The OH officers. IL IS expected
viii all be reelected IL IS expected that
the society VIII take some action IN re-
gard % the bonded debt. which Is now
overdue. During the fair the street-car
facilities VIII be the best in years Both
the Traction and Richmond Railway and
Electric companies are running direct 10
The grounds. Both roads are also selling
round-trip tickets FOR one fare. The hes,
police and fire protection have also been
assured the management
On Thursday. which will be Richmond
Day, the public schools will close. This
will give an opportunity FOR the teachers
and scholars 20 visit the fair
THE RACE CARD TO-DAY.
Perhaps nothing VIII prove a greater
attraction than the races Among the
horses entered are some Of the best bred
I'm this section. on Friday a special race.
free for all trot or pace will be given for
a purse OF 500 The revised list OF en-
tries for to-day's races, which will begin
promptly at / o'clock Is az follows:
First race-2.O class. tr0tting. 500
King Alley. b. <. by l.. X Bryan. Nor
folk. Va; Jesse b.. 2. m, Cottage Farm.
Norfolk, Va; KOyahite. Dr. c.. W. f.
Cover Boiling Green, o.. Mary Lee.
III. llisf HlAAtN q AANDhflf 'ritrNNlllF. n.
C.; Marie, b. H.. s h. Nelson, agent
Richmond. Va. Foxie Lambert b. NJ.
r. Terrence Richmond. Va: Loudoun. br.
s., John O'Hagan. Richmond. Va: JAMIE
s. b. m, G.. NJ. DeGarmendia. Doubs
Md, Warren Boy. Oh. r.. Joe station
Baltimore, ND. FlOss.e b.. en- m. j.
/. Epps Richmond Va: Baron WooI
b. g.. A. y. Nuckols q CO.. Hampton. Va. (:
Lord Raleigh, @. j. Austin, West Raj
e!gh n. G..
Second race-2.2i class. trotting. 800
Little Betz. 2. m. by John o. Hagan.
Richmond, Va; Gordon Smith. e. g.. w..
G. Bryan. Richmond. Va; Julian May
br. g., J.. X. Bryan. Norfolk. Va: Fr0th
r. M. George 4. Smith. Frostburg. Nd:
Kitty B.. p. m. J.. 81. Hewitt, Wyanote
Va. Red Leo b. g.. S. Walton Fails
Mills. Va; Lucy Ashby. b. m, Smith *
Hooker, Greenville, y. c.: Mazel, b. m.,
stoner & Co.. Harrisburg Pa.
Third race-running. one mile dash.
maidens. all ages. weight for age. Sl75-
Tanager. g. b. e.. Alexander Mcdonald
Richmond. Va; Wonder. I. Oh. M. T..
y. Lewis Brunswick county. Va: Eva
H.. 3. en-. m. u. G. Maddux. washington,
ID. c.; Russian, 2. D.. s. Piedmont stable,
Upperville. Va;
Fourth race-three quarter mile dash,
an ages. weight for age. S7J-prnceton,
date Bay Secret. .. b. T.. by C.. II. Hur-
kamp. Frezericksburg Va; Lewiston
8. Oh. s.. J. j.. Jordan. Greensboro. "
c.: Unlucky. Z, en- g.. Airs. j. G. Engie-
king. Richmond. Va; Duke OF Kent.
aged. ch e.. j. west Richmond. Va:
Elkrldge 3. b. e.. j. j.. Roche. SIT. wash
ington. sd,
Fifth race-thrse-quarter- dash.
saddle horses. gentleman riders mimi
mum weight. rs pounds. aol-Jackson.
Oh. g.. by j. vs.. Parkinson. Taylorsylllc,
Va: Bushroi. b. g, ~. y. Cariwel
Hanover. Va. Daisy. b. NJ. walton &
Scott. Amelia county. Va; Brock. b. g..
c. II Hurkamp. Fredericksburg. Va;
Vanity ch g.. O.. u. Hurkamp. Frede-
ricksburg. Va. Ida r.. b. M. ". II. JOY
ner, Garysburg. y. O., Molly D.. m. Pied
mont stable UppervIlie Va. Fighting
Creek. o. r.. j. II. Chaln Richmond.
Va: Brook %. r.. II. j. wade. j.. Oak
land. Va. Wenda. b. m. j. +. Jordan
< Co.. Greensboro. y. g.