The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-09-26
THE FAIR
A Great Success Large Attendance and In
creased Number Of Entries The Usual
First Day Crowd Big Gathering on
Second Day The Races. Jumps, Etc, Etc.


was bright and clear and brought out
/ the usual first day crowd. The stands
/ and tents of the show and amusement
/ people. who are found in great numbers,
were arranged in large double row
stretching from the grand-stand nearly
/ to the main building, iormipga veritable
Midway
Madame Wrence made the finest balloon
ascension about three Oc'Ock Tuesday
afternoon ever seen here 1t was wit
messed not only by the spectators ut the
| fair grounds but was watched by many
people in the city.
The races Tuesday resulted as follows
Scrub race, hall mile, Bowie MUS Gray
Dick won. H. Simpsons Buck second.
Farmers Race, half mile dash purse
SO. Il. C. l.. Moncure's TO and Fro won,
/ II. Simpsons Gold Dust second, +. d.
Moncures Splitroek third.
Mile heats. purse 500, f. r. Keys
! McFonso won. T.. Engleking's Richmond
second. c. H. Ilurkamp's llmry-l p third
the LADIES DEPART NENT.
The most attractive place OH the
grounds. especially to the ladies, Is the
second floor of the main building. This
entire floor is given mp to the eNhlblts OF
the ladies and 10 merchants displays. |
This department surpasScs IN the guam |
titv and quality of articles exhibits any |
former year. Thercare about / ,4OOdiiier- |
eut entries aud they include work OF rare /
skill I'm exquisite embroidery and other /
fancy work. and a varie, y Ut good things T.
10 eat that tempt the appctitrs OF all .
observers The different committees OF
ladies who awarded the prizes found it /
difficult to decide between some OF the T.
competing articles and only completed /.
their ardous work aiter hours OF delibera- |.
ton.
MERCHANTS DISPLAYS.
The displays 10y business firms on this I
floor are highly creditable and were much /.
admired. In furniture, etc, Mr. T.. {. 7
Ninde aud Mcssrs W \. Bell X Bro. both /
have elaborate shows of fine goods. T
Messrs. Brown n Crismond display /
a fine ease of high grade shoes, /
etc. the Washington Moollen Mills, I
of this city. have a handsome line OF lab .
rics of their make ON exhibition, iuclud- /
inc suitings. dress goods Overcoatlngs, /
etc. and Mr.. Frank n. Covey, our local
florist. displays beautiful collection of
over thirty varieties OF flowers. palms /
and other greenhouse plants, which are
greatly admired. there are also two
fine exhibits OF pianos, etc, one 10y thas.
Hacklev A Co. whose local agent Is Mr.
j. ". Adams and the other by the san
ders A Stavman Go. On the first floor
the Cool Spring lee Co.. has Ia nice exhibit
q hououet of flowers in the center of a
large block showing pretuly through
the clear ice. out on the grounds are the
agricultural implements. wagons. bug
gies. etc of Mcssrs Chancellor kawl-
ngs. and another fine display OF goods
in the same line by Messrs Decker X AZ
rich Mr. r. L. Biscoe. also has similar
exhibit The fredericksburg l'ric'. Works
show samples of the fine bricks they are
manufacturing. which cannot be sur
pas.el and for which there is such de-
mand Another fine display Is that OF
the Charles T. Hunter, Farmers Friend
Plow Works. whose plows are known
all over the country. The southern
Foundry a Machine Works have large
display of a variety of goods OF their
manufactures which attracts much at
tention.
The stock department is fully up to
the average. The largest exhibitors OF
cattie. are NJ b Rowe Il Co Many fine
horses competed in the regular classes.
Mr. W. l. Bradbury. of Orange, was the
Judge of all the stock. The poultry dis
play is always attractive, and one OF the
most Interesting >hibits on the grounds
are the BELGIAN ha.,s in this depar tment.
They are new i'm this section, and at
tract general attention. The two
largest exhibits are made by Mr.. Charles
Koepoen. OF this city, and Spring Hill
Rabbitry. Woodfords. Va. Mr.. Simon
Hirsh. OF this city, also shows several
specimens There are also in this de-
partment two exhibits Of fine bees. one
by Mr. Koeppen. and the other 10y Mr.
Eugene BOzel
SECOND DAY.
Wednesday morning the crowd was
immense. At an early hour the people
commenced coming in from every direc-
ton. and by $3.50 there was string OF
vehicles and pedestrians going TO the
grounds. which later grew in volume.
Bv noon the space between the grand
stand and main building was completely
filled by a mass Of humanity.
MIR. MONTAGUE HERE.
Hon. 4. J. Montague, Mrs Montague
and daughter arrived on the lO:3S train
and were met by Mayor NJ. q. Willis and
Mr.. II. II. Wallace. They were driven TO
the residence of Mayor Willis whose
guests they will be while in the
city. After lunch the distinguished party
visited the fair grounds, and Mr. Monta-
que was introduced to n great numbered
persons. He received much attention and
was the observed OF all observers. Mr..
Montague spent a good portion OF the
afternoon at the headquarters tent OF
Col f. d. Cole the president OF the falr
society.
Hetookconsiderab interest in the vari-
GUS exhibits, visited most OF the depart
ments and also enjoyed the jumping con-
tests and the races Mr.. Montague met
unite n number Of old friends and made
many new acquaintance. He has easy.
pleasing manners and made n fine i'm
preston.
THE RACES.
First race-Halfmile dash, purse $40,
SO TO second. Duff Green's Mamie Ord
way won; Howard Simpsons Gold Dust,
second; 6. T. Boulware's King Lowe
third.
SPORTS AND DIVERSIONS.
Ladies' hunter ridden by a lady-C.H.
Hurkamp's Jack Forbes LIST, W. \.
Green's Annett 2nd, G. II. Hurkamp's
Capt. Jinks 3rd Miss Maggie Hop
kins, OF Spotsylvania county, skilfully
rode each horse. Jump. feet.
Hunters and jumpers, free for ALL. II.
Hurkamp's Captain Jinks, first ": \.
Green's Annette, second; c. II. Hur- |
Ramps Jack Forbes, third. Count d Adj
hemars Interrogation and c. II. Hur-
Ramps Kinloch also jumped