The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-09-29
THE FAIR
Fine Exhibits Compete
For Prizes.
THE MERCHANTS DISPLAYS
Fine Band in Attendance Balloon
Also hese-The Races, Etc.

Fine Band in Attendance Balloon
Also hess-The Races, Etc.
The Fair opened Tuesday morning at
8 o'clock. Most of the exhibits had been
brought in the previoue evening and 9th
ers came in during the morning. The
ladies department ia as full a. ever,
aud the agricultural department much
better than usual. 4 number OF Hat
horses are shown and the cattle tx
hibit was excellent. especially the Jersey
cattle shown by NJ. Is. Rowe y To. ana
| the pOled Angus exhibited by the Ben
venue stock Farm. MIR Geo. Pur' Is also
has an excellent exhibit OF fine horses
and cattle. The display OF corn,
wheat oats. cabbage, pumpkins, toma-
/ toes. potatoes aud other vegetables and
fruit Of various kinds is better than
| for years. In the poultry exhibit are all
| the various breeds Of fowls and some
| fine specimens of turkeys, ducks and
geese. There are also Belgian hareH and
/ AngOrA cats.
On the grounds The ChRrles + Hun.
tpr's Farmers Friend plOw Works make
All exhibit OF plows and other articles OF
their InanufacIure j. H. BiscOe X Son
show wagons and agricultural imple-
ments The fredericksburg Spoke Works
exhibit some OF the fine LRndFam
WAGONS OF their manufacture charles
Wallace & Bro have wagons and Agrl'
cultural implements exhibited. n eGOmD
a SydnOF show churns; The Dickson
/ Hardware Company have an exhibit of
goods. while in the ladies' department b.
| {. Ninde has a splendid display Of lurni-
ture, rugs, carpets. etc: Stieii Pianos are
shown by H. Wallace Garner, the local
/ agent; W A. Bell 4 Bro. make an eX-
hibt OF handsome furniture carpets and
rugs: +. + Convey, the florist, has n dis
| play OF palms. ferns, other plants, and
cut flowers, and the Singer Sewing Ma
chine makes beautiful display Of ma
chimes and machine work.
The judges were busy in the morning
awarding Plies in the different depart
ments, List Of which we will publish
later
A good balloon ascension WAS given in
| the afternoon.
A fine band from Washington Is fur
nishing excellent music throughout the
/ day. The usual relreshment stands and
diversions are on the grounds. The At
| tendance. while always small on the first
/ day, which isvery much OF a preparation
/ day, was up To the average.
TnE RACES
The racing was called ut O'Clock
| The first event WRs a scrub race, hall a
a mile. There were three entries: g. +
/ Jacobs Bessie won; Wyatt Mills Dixie
Justice. second; " II. Simpsons Bill
Bailey third For Farmers Race, i mile,
/ there were four entries: j L. Simpsons
/ Gold Dust, won; Wyatt Mills Dixie JUS
tice. second: r. - MOncure's Split Rock
third. Bill Bailey. entered by Il. {. l.,
/ Muncure, threw his rider at the second
curve and was unplaced.
The third race. hall mile dash, had
| four entries. + ". Wells Dixie Paradise
won: ". G. Shehow's Hal Dam. second;
IL Utfsrback's Blaze, third; {. ii. Hur
/ Ramps AIlhAlOwmRs. fourth.
Fourth race, mile dash. l.. ltterbRrk =
| Nopadnork won: a. r. BoulwAre's Ida
Woodland, second; f. W. Wells Thad
third. This was the best race OF the day
and WAS hotly contested the entire dis
| lance.
THE SECOND DAY.
Wednesday morning opened with
clouded skies. which caused some appre
hension to the Fair managers, butRs the
morning wore on, the clouds lightened
and the prospect grew brighter At an
early hour the people began cOmiog In
/ from the surrounding counties and there
was an unusual stir and hustle on the
| streets
BY 9 O'Clock the stream OF vehicles and
pedestrians to the Fair commenced and
| from that hour until the afternoon there
was a continuous line OF people passing
/ through the gates into the Fair grounds
/ Many Of the exhibits bore the blue rib
bon. Indicating the prizes awarded the
previous day and early Wednesday morn.
/ inc. and these were examined with inter
est by the visitors. The grounds filled
10 rapidly, 50 that by noon the people
were numbered 10y thousands. AllOf the
stands. diversions and side shows did II
thriving business. and many friends met
| tor the first time since the last Fair. The
band furnished excellent music. AZ on
the first day. the balloon ascension was
watched with interest.
Senator Martin was on the grounds
and was introduced by his friends TO
many of the people of the surrounding
sections. He met many prominent farm
ers of this part Of the state for the frat
time.
Gov. Montague was also invited and
was expected to arrive Wednesday even
ing or Thursday morning.
In the afternoon the races we're the
chief attraction, the result OF which
will be published later