The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-11
frol.. the city, rendered it impossible to
get any authentic statement as to thelr
-on,,rca In this anlerpencv

get any autnentlC statement DIS ~ eASAA
course in this emergency.
Mr. Anderson left the city yesterday
morning for NORFOLK, and though every
effort was made last night to communi-
cate with him over long distance phone
and through The Times correspondent IN
that city, it was impossible to locate MIN:
He will be called to the city to-day ana
upon his arrival a meeting of the dlrec-
tors Of the association will be held ana
future plans decided upon.
NOT WITHOUT HOPE.
Mr. W. o. Warthen. secretary or the
association, was seen last night. put saiu
he was not in q position to say "nat
might be done. Il have no DOUBT MI MI,
NVarthen said, but that every effort VIII
be made to give the show this fall' but
how or where it will be held no one Oh
earthSaould say at this time
II the exhibition should be abandoned
II will be one of the greatest dlsappoine-
ments to the Richmond public ana 10 the
rangements for the fall show were prom
hc1 semen. Of the country. Plans and ar
Using the greatest exhibition CT morse
hesli ever held in the South
The exhibitors who entered their horses
in the show last year were on the llst LOT
the coming event. with many additions
of prominent horsemen throughout the
country.
HAD BEEN PREPARED.
The many improvements and the gen
eral Encouragement shown to be deslr-
able by the use Of the building year
ago for the horse show, had been made
by the Horse Show Associati ton, and had
lie. tiy ed the approval Of experts, VINO
.roi ounced the building as meeting most
admirably the requirements of such an
exhibition as was in view.
Richmond society looked forward to
the horse show In the fall as the great
est event of all seasons consequently
the burning of the Auditorium
and the possibility of it's post
ponement, comes as a sad blow. On
every hand the question was asked last
night. will the horse show be held?"
and the general hope was expressed that
in some way it would be. The Horse
Show Association upon its recent inn
provements had expended in the neigh
borhood Of $500. The building was be-
ing given It's last coat of paint on the in
terror, the finishing touches being add
ed here and there, making it complete
Only a few days ago Mr.. Anderson. Mr..
WartEen and several directors of the as
sociaSion made a careful and thorough
inspection of the building and were en-
thusiastic over the splendid rearrange-
ments which the architects plan had
made. The formerly somewhat incon-
venient and unwieldy structure The
new arrangement would have given the
Auditorium seating capacity of over
1000 persons.
HAD TAKEN BOXES.
There were seventy-two boxes, and to
show the great demand for these at this
early date sixty of these had already
been engaged.
Below is a list of the subscribers:
]. 8. Mosby. George Cole Scott, Mrs.
G. W. Nash, of Warrenton; F. NJ. Whit
taker. 7. N. Jones, E. A. Saunders, II,
Roger A. Pryor, Jr.. of New York; loan
P. Branch, Colonel Barton II. GrunIv,
r. Lancaster Williams. Lilburn T. Myecs,
]. 7. Anderson. C. E. Doyle, John S>el-
ton Williams, G. A. Davenport. Colorel
10 Lane Stern. Thomas Atkinson. c. D.
Langhorne. John G. Walker John a.
Coke, z. A N1yer, W. ]. Payne, c. F.
Smith William Todd, NJ. Lambert, of st.
Louis; w. s. Forbes, H. w. Fuller. OF
! Washington; r. G. Rennolds. Lieutenant
| Governor Joseph Z. Willard. john d.
Potts, Miss Maria N1oseley, Alfred T.
Harris. Leigh r. Page. Berkeley Williams,
| Major Otway S. Allen. J. F. Ornd DIFF,
| r. H. Lindsay. George Wyatt. of New
York; Mrs. ]. Il N1adduy. of Warreason:
| Clarence Milhiser, S. W. Wallace. Samuel
Cohen, E. C. Mayo, Allan Potts. Fritz
| Sitterding, E. D. Hotchkiss, S. Dabnay
| Crenshaw, S. T. Morgan. st. George
| Bryan P. H. Mayo. Mrs. Young and
| daughter Of New York, have engaged
| three boxes.
A Place of Great Meetings.
The Auditorium was what remained IN
| modified shape of the old Fair Grounds
| buildings, erected for the Exposition of
! 1888 by Mr.. Fritz Sirterding. After lie
| discontinuance of the annual fairs the
city. which had expended some $1,000
on the buildings, became their practical
| owner, as for years it had to meet for
| the society the annual interest payments
Some years ago the city declined to make
| further interest payments for the lls.1-
| cultural Society. The property was put
I'D and sold to a Fair Grounds Company,
| in which John L. Williams & Sons were
| largely interested.
| The building was reconstructed and
considerably changed for the Confeder-
! ate reunion in 1896, which was one Of the
! largest gatherings ever held under its
| roof The meeting Of the Baptist 1ounS
| Peoples Union some two or three years
later was another notable occasion con
| nected with the Auditorium The build
ing was again modified for the horse
show of last year.
The Insurance.
/ The insurance was placed through
Messrs. r. A. Lancaster. Jr.. and Chaplin
and Hume, in the following companies:
Aetna. 5000; London, Liverpool and
| Globe, $3.50; Virginia Fire and Marine,
$1,000; Hartford Fire, $1,000: total $1,000
| These policies have the lightning clause
and q permit for the use OF electricity.
| 4 strange coincidence was the fact that
the electrical wiring in the building was
Yesterday to be again inspected by an
! insurance expert.
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