The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-23
FARMERS FAIR
ASSOCIATION.
Small Exhibition, But Plenty Fakirs
on Hand.
TOURNAMENT THIS AFT ERNooN
Coronation Bail at Auditorium To
Ni.ht-A Number OF Good
Horses Have Eeen icn-
tered for the Faces

The frs: exhibition OF the Farmers Fair
Association opened yesterday morning, and
found things IN an uacamP!eted condiaoh
Silowmeu. faksrs. lunch men. carpenters,
and photographers we're busy nearly al
day in arranging their wares and Their
exhibits. So far as a successful far goes,
fht, opening WAS not auspicions- rev eX-
sl.hsors were on hand. but the woTne!iss de-
parimeni is quite vel filled with fancy
work, domestic work. painting, etc, and
there is q good exhibit IN pigeons.
The exhibits end at that nut there are
a number of good horses entered for the
various races. and the tournament. Which
VIII be run to-day. beginning 81 ~ ofc.ock,
promises 10 be the best erer gwen hefe.
There have. been large number oil en-
tries. including some OF the pes' f-ae4s
in the State.
Mr.. ch.t-2es N Wallace, j., via deliver
~. ,,bafrss to ths. knights this afternoon
TO CROWN THE QUEEN.
The winners in the tournament VIII
choose Their queens, and the later WI DE
crowned by Mr.. James y Gordon al the
coronation ball al The Auditorium 10
night. ~.
VOL. and the great Auditorium building
viii present a scene OF beauty and saiety'
wbfSe Iardells,s splendid band VIII play
..nt concert march and dance muse Inc
,ro,.onatlnn speech viii be made al $50
O'Clock. ana IIls Ddii stiA
royai set ard the grand march at
O'Clock.
The children of the public schools and
those from the various institutions We're
given free admission TO the grounds anu
the races yesterday.
There were probably four thousaha pso-
pie In attendance throughout the DAY. Inc
4,.sr,, ,,irvcl;sr gave his entertainment IN
The Auditorium building and on the race
.-.ecS befora tht. farmers race started
The fire king will give his entertainment
to-day, as the pole and tank We're placed
in condition yesterday afternoon near me
grandstand-
Yesterday. but may reach the city TO-DAY
as Manager Todd says he received teie-
gram from the owner on Saturday, saying
the show was en- route from Iowa
FARMERS RACE
The farmers race, half mile, had SIN
9ourses entered: Miss Kay MoA'asI Is
olga. Smith: Nellie, Scott; Mamie &.
Walden; Last, Floyd; Belle of Richmond,
Garneti. and good speed was made, the
lime being 80 II. with Miss Ray hrst,
Olga second, Neilie third.
The judges were Col. John Murphy. capt
, ". II. Brauer. and MI hrk Matthews.
Mr.. Vaughan was starter.
The field went off good, except Belle OF
Richmond who was left at the post, but
in the first quarter the places were made
and maintained as follows: Miss Kay, "
ga, Nellie, Mamie b., Last
+: This race was for a $50 purse, which was
paid at the wire
- TOURNAMENT RIDERS.
Jrha following entries have been made
flor the tournament to-day:
! f. E. Kitchen, Knight of Old Dominion;
/, Herbert Montague, knight OF Chericoke;
John T. Dunston, Knight of Lorraine;
&c e. Haywood Knight Of My Ladies
rT,,,,t Il MO Rock
castle: Frank Epes, Knight of Blackstone;
j. S. Crooke knight of Roselawn; l. w.
Moody knight of Lee Park; Harry r..
Keller. Knight Of Kenilworth; l.. d
Love, knight Of Maryland: Harry z
Pea. knight Of King and Queen; NJ. {.
Ta;pberialse, Knight of Chickahominy; IL
r Parrish. Knight of Virginia: Clarence
Ieali Knight OF Burtonsville; +. r
White. knight of Fquvanna: Edgar Hutch
ms knight Of Atlanta; 7. h Gregory,
knight Of Pamunkey; I. W. Iesdale,
knight of Orange; VIM. l. Harron. knight
of Reidview: d E. Mosby, Knight Of
Dranke's Branch; Arthur Aien. knight OF
Trav.ll:an; II. NJ. Friend. Knight OF Keys
VILE: IL T. Miller. Knight of Chestnut
Hill; Ashton s Kase Knight OF Abe
marie: T. H. Mercer. Knight of Pleasant
Valley: j. j. Franklin. Knight OF Prince
Edward; David Swift: George Harvey
Garrett knight OF Nottoway: Aubrey
Hatcher. knight of Westham Quarries, q.
b. Terry, Knight of King William: r. S
Moody, knight of Bannanda: Roger Ed
wards. knight OF Rumferd: W.-iiam Ed
wards, knight Of Cherry Grove; after
Edwards. knight of Old Virginia: Edmund
I1.ttlpage, Knigtn; Of Pipeing Tree: G. "a
johnson, knight of West Virginia; e T..
Johnson, knight OF Mountain View; ii.
Harness. Knight of Hardy county: g. b
Kllnp. knight of New Dominion' - Sill
man night Of Ealieyboy.
The officers of the tournament are: Cap
tain j. r. Martin. Farulyilie, chief mar
shai; Benjamin ". Martin, Crow Spring.
assistant marshal; John W. Biiey, Rich
mond, assistant marshal; Il c. Epps,
Richmond. herald: George 3. Russell,
brakes Branch aide; l.. S. Richardson.
Henrico county. aide
Jutiges-W. &. Cockey, Pikesvilie. Md:
". f. Grant. Granuand, Va: w. e. An
ae,son, Farsnvil.e, Va. George Davis,
Blackstone, Va; W. U. Bass, Richmond,
Va.
B. Won ovendorf. Washington, d. C.,
official scorer.