Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-11-14
LANCAsrER's FAIR.
More Successful Than Last Year
and Fully Up TO Any In Recent

anu ruity W 10 ANY In Recent
Years.
The weather threatened goers TO the
fair of the Chesapeake Agricultural So
ciety at kilmarnock last week, but it
deferred only few, and after the murky
hours of early morning each day turned
out pleasant and fair. AS is usual in
such events, the attendance ON the first
day "Wednesday was small, but on the
second day fully twenty-five hundred
people were on the grounds. The third
day was more threatening than either
of the others, and in consequence there
were only about thousand who en-
tered.
RACEs-FIRsT DAY.
Gentlemen's driving race; \ mile heats
3 in 5. Entries:
+. z. Cooper's Bedworth H., L 1 Il
Ed. Blakemore's Prince Edward, 2 2 p
Jno. MERGERS LAME. 3 3 3
Time, 1:22X, 1:25 and lis.
SECOND OAK.
Trotting, free-for-all; = mile heats, 3
in ). Entries:
Cooper's Bedworth H., 1 1
A. Weaver's Blackbird, 2 2 2
10. Gunther's Ghost, 4 3 3 3
Bellfield's Don, 3 4 4 4
Time, ITO.
Gentlemen's harness horses. Entries:
MERGERS LAME, G. ID. Shirley's Jolly and
+. +. Lawson's Gypsy. Prizes awarded
in order named.
Running race; Y mile, in 3. Entries:
Jno. Curlett's Susette, IL
w. w. Jett's Won Boy, 4 2
w. o. Harding's Ambrosia, . 3 3
o. V. Belts Lord Baltimore, 3 4 4
Special trotting race; Z mile, in 3.
Entries:
Blackmore's Prince Edward, 1 1
MERGERS LAME. 2 2
Time, 1:22 and 1:21X.
Prince Edward is the remarkable 2
year-old colt of Blakemore's.
Trotting; y mile, 3 in D. Entries:
Cooper's Bedworth H., 2 2 L 1
Beatley's Blackbird, IL 2 2
Time, 1:OSK.
w. Nj. Beatley on this day bought
Blackbird of A. Weaver for 1926.
In clay pigeon shooting Dr. f. w.
Lewis and Frank Landlord tied for first
place and divided first and second
money. 10. Fallin, of Northumberland,
and Clifford Kirkmyer, of Irvington, tied
for third place, Kirkmyer winning out in
the shoot-off.
THIRD DAY.
Trotting race; y mile, III >. Entries:
Blakemores Prince Edward, II 1
MERGERS LAME, 2 2
Geo. Turner's Young Florence, ga 3
Time, 1:26, 1:21k and 1:21X.
Running race; y mile, 2 in 3. Entries:
Curlett's Susette, 2 1 /
Jett's Won Boy, IL 3
Will divers Dexter 3 3 2
A pickup foot race between little
boys from Irvington, Kilmarnock and
White Stone was won in three straight
dashes by Ira Messick, Irvington's mid
get.
| \ game of ball between the Irvington
Academy boys and pickup nine from
4 'Nhh'"'hpNN was NOu Wy lINuiStOu III
score of 81 too.
| NOTES.
The displays in agricultural, ladies'
and poultry departments were much
larger and better than they had been
Tor some years.
Not many fakirs were on the grounds
and none of them did the usually thriy-
ing business.
DIT. s. ID. Covington, of Northumber-
land, exhibited a pair of beautiful An
CORA goats. The Doctor raises these
animals and they are much sought
after, being more tractible and gentle
than the ordinary goat. They are fine
for clearing land of underground and
noxious weeds and thistles.
The Professor that exhibited his trick
horse and educated pony had around
him n big crowd of gentlemen, ladies
and children. "Billy," the Shetland pony,
was coveted by every child present.
Cradles dining hall and confectionery
stand furnished nourishment plenty,
while the sweet cider man was on tan
for the tenpin bowlers.