The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25
.LYNCHBURC
HORSE SHOW.
Many Features Focus OIL the
Date of the Ex-
hibition.
AN ALL.DAY PERFORMANCE.
High Jumping to be all Inter
esting Feature of the Show.
a Banquet to Merchants.

fsnecial to The -Dispatch0
1,YSCI3BuRC, VA, Sept 2.--1f the M
z terest OF the people of dozen couhtl es'
AZ addition to the well known devotees OF
tho Horse Show exhibition from all
portions OF the state, can be taken as
Z a criterion, the third. annual cxhipition
of the Lynchburg Horse Show Associa-
I tion. TO DO held here on October II, ~
4 49, and i4.fwill be one of the most sue
ccssful events OF its character ever at
tempted in the State Of Virginia One
cannot go anywhere In the twelve or tnir-
teen counties contiguous To Lyhcnpurs
witnout hearing the Lynchburg Horse
show discussed, and this fact leads the
management to believe the attendancs
# ,his wear will even break by gO0dly
number the record attendance OF last
\ year. ...,,,
Tho entries for all Of the events van
close on Thursday, September ~, ana
the prospects for a much larger en,rS
#ilist than was enjoyed last year Is splen--
z aid. rho number of exhibitors will
Z far exceed those who were here during
q former shows In Lynchburg. The slalls
are rapidly being reserved ana II mas
become apparent even at TINS carry uate
: that II will be necessary TO erect auui-
tjonal ones in order TO accommodate, ny
large n,Irnber of out Of town horses thatt
/ will be at the show. This Will be COM
Il menccd at an early dato in order 70
I have Tie stalls ready for use before inc
opening of the event.
HIGH JUMPING.
Ono OF the features Of tho eNhlpltlon
will be- a high jump at two OF me iol'l
evening performances. This cXhlpltioh
Will be given by one Of the grentesst rlsl
Jumpers in tho world who will endeaVor
,,;S record The name Ol
This animal will be made known as soon
5{as tho entries for all Of the classes have
\ been closed. =,
One Of the new features this year Will
be an all day exhibition Thursday. rms
performance will begin at O'CLOCK IN
the forenoon and continue until go CLOCK
& In the evening With only ali hours m
termission for dinner. This Is the first
u time an indoor association in the South
has adopted such an Innovation. It Is
{ n n measure an effort to combine
feature of an outsider show, WITH nose
4 Of an indoor exhibition. This all day
performance will be purely Informal ana
"A the country people will be invited 70
come 10 the city with their baskets pre-
pared TO spend inc cileiie wy q -
!. show. I,
,rhe railroad authorities have promised
= the officers of the Association that noun
inc wiSbe left undpne as far as sschcd-a
'Bu,na farc concerned. to make the tair a
4 success When the schedules are not
n advantageous to bring to the city IN the
y morning and 10 return them In the eve
z Ming. specials will be operated III order
to accommodate everybody All OF the
roads entering in Lynchpurg have author
4 lied a rate OF one fare for the round
= trip for the show.
a5s5 DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
1nasmuch as the exhibition Will take
place during the heat Of the national
) and conversational campaign, 1t Is be-
lcvcd by the management that large
number of the best known men OF the
A state will be here to take care OF their
interests While Governor Montague ana
Senator Martin have not said SO, stu II
is believed that they will be here 81
least one day during the show ], Lieu :
tenant Governor Willard Is also expected
10 be in attendance upon one or more
Il DAYS. and Congress $50 Swanson and
Flood may spend the attire time or the
show In the city. Or course, Senator
Daniel and Congressman Carter Glass
will he on hand to enjoy the event.
1t IS practically settled that the meet
Il ing OF the Tobacco Growers Association
ofgthe State will be held here on Wednes-
d day. October II. president Shcketr Is
expecting a letter from President S. e.
Aadms of Charlotte county, who is presi-
dent Of the InteT-S Stat tie Tobacco Grow
crs Protective 'AssociItion advising him
that this meeting will be held here on
the day indicated. This seems to be
assured now and the meeting will be tht
means of bringing an immense crowd
10 the city.
The banquet on tho night OF Thurs
day. October IS. by the local chapter,
& u. c. IT'S 10 visiting merchants, who
i buy from Lynchburg houses. promises TO
be another good drawing card for tho
horse show. 1t is confidently expected
that more than three hundred out-of-
town merchants, customers Of Lynch.
burg Wholesale houses, will be here a:
the guest of commercial men. This
function last year was greatly enjoyed
BY a large number OF merchants and
1t is expected that the attenadnce VIII
be larger this year than 1t was last.