The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10
The Richmond Carnival.

Richmond's street fair and festival had
a most suspicious opening on Monday,
speeches being made by Governor Tyler
and Mayor Taylor
In the telegraph room OF the White
House in Washington, at 1927, Presi-
dent Roosevelt pressed the button which
opened the great festival.
The pressing of the button started the
machinery, liberated hundreds OF bal
looms and freed a thousand carrier pig
cons from many distant cities. Broad
street is packed with peoplefrOm all over
the State. Trains are bringing enormous
crowds almost hourly. Shows OF all de-
scriptions line the cross streets.
One OF the features OF thecarnival week
is the horse show. Hundreds OF fine horses
of all gradcs-harness, jumpers, hunters
and racers-are entered for the prizes.
In the presence of a vast assemblage
Mr.. Henry Leo Valentine was crowned
King of the Carnival to reign for the
period of week. 1t was an impressive
mock ceremony and brilliant spectacle.
After the coronation there was display
of fireworks.
President Roosevelt telegraphed his
CONGRATULATIONS
Mayor of Richmond and to Gov. Tyler.
The Richmond Horse Show had bril-
liant opening. 1t is success from every
standpoint There were probably 5000
or 10000 people present.
There were two very exciting incidents.
| In the jumping contest for lady hunters,
the horse ridden by Mrs. POrtman, of
Warrenton, tripped at the hurdle and
| fell. Women screamed and men rushed
| forward but the horse was on his feet in
a second and Mrs. Portman IN the sad
| die, as cool and composed az though
nothing had happened. She took the
| next hurdle in beautiful style.
In the trial OF horses in harness, Mr..
w. G. Newman's cart was upset and he
was thrown against the fence and slight
| ly cut, but he was soon in his seat again
| and continued the exhibition. Among
| the winners of first prizes were: For
horses in harness, Champion, owned by
| w. &. Newman, Somerset. Ladies Hun
| ters, Gray Cap, owned by Jas. X. Mad
dux, Warrenton. Hunters and Jumpers,
green, Charles O'Mally, owned by c. H.
Smith, Alexandria. The crowd is i'm.
mense An order forbidding people to
push each other has been issued. The
| police are kept busy. Several women
have tainted.
| The Press Banquet at the Lexington
| was one OF the social features. Editor
| Hart, of the Farmville Herald, responded
| to the welcome of the Richmond press on
behalf of the Virginia newspapers, and
| Editor Robinson, OF Durham, n. c., re-
sponded on behalf of the North Carolina
press
The carnival feature was the patriotic
fantasy, From Battlefield to Fireside, -
by the famous Phinney Pan-American
| band. This mimic battle, in which Com
pany A and the Seventeen Regiment
band participated, was given on Broad
street, near the Eiifel tower, and was
witnessed by thousands. twas a pretty
spectacle, and the music was superb.
There was great disappointment Tues
/ day at the failure of the horse show and
floral parade. 1t had been arranged that
all the horses and turnouJs should pa
rade, and that there should be a floral
section, but the exhibitors were unwill-
ing to subject their prize horses through
the ordeal OF tramp over rough streets
before going into the ring