The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-01

nor Of letters from horse lovers, who say
thev will be here. Among these are MI.
and Mrs. q. III. Ilurkamp, Mr.. and Mrs.
courtlandt II. Smith. of AleSandria All MT.
and Mrs. Thomas Herring OF Brldge-
water; Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Potts g .sC'op-
ham; Mrs Jack Henderson, MISS a"", aart1,
of Leesburg: John S. Gaines ot&N'ga var en-
ton: f. a. Is. Portner, OF warren ION
Richard Wallach, of Warrenton; s.
Sewers OF warrcnton; C. W. Smith, Of
yyarrenton: E. r. w. Barker. OF War
renton: Paul and Venus Portner. OF Ma Ma
na ssas: DR.. L. 8. Ricketts,, of Warrenton;t
Hugh c. Braxton, of Staunton; Joel M.
Cochran of Charlottesville; Frank and
John CARRIER. of Harrisonburg; a. Kan;
dolph Howard, of fredericksburg; MI.
and Mrs. Julian N1orriss. Of Keswick;l
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Boocock, OF kes-
wick: Miss Gertrude Shelton, or Rlcil-
mond, and c. c. Anderson, Of Charlottes-
willie.
Harness horses-John d. ITooe, Warren
ton and w. PInckney Craig. Baltimore.
Saddle horses-W D.. Fletcher, Upper
Vile, and Dulaney DeButts, Delaplane'
Hunters and tumpers-I0. r. w. Barker;
Of Warrenton, and Courtlandt II. Smith,
of Alexandria. $S BEL
At5the fair grounds 1t IS claimed inc
Improvements Just about completed gives
Lynchburg one of the best arranged
premises for the purpose In the South.
The track has been improved BY being
levcled until 1t Is as level and as smooth
as q floor 1t Is expected tnat all OF
the races will be filled, as horses from
| Roanoke and Lynchburg, Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, New fork ana Various y
| other portions of the State Will make
them intensely interesting. Mr.. w. ].
| Carter, Of Manchester. will be the starter
| for tho races.
Between the races the management has
| secured free attraction at the cost OF
| 81 900 from lew York, and this attrac-
| ton will be seen in q number Of differ
ent acts on all four days Of the fair
The Lynchburg City Band Will dispense
i music In the afternoon, while the Roam
oke Machine Works Band will be heart
/ In the morning.
! There will be large number or cleal
side shows on the grounds, the manage
l lnent having had care to permit onl.
clean attractions of this character. n,
gambling devices of any description vii
be permitted on the grounds.
The large exhibition hall will be f1le
to overlooking with exhibits. not onl
from manufacturers and merchants, bll
work and a surprisingly large exhibit
from school children, the walls of -
hall being hung with drawings and paint
ings from thet public schools. The ma
chnery and vehicle display will also b
a very large one.
The display OF cattle will include ur
wards OF 80 specimens from Virgins
West Virginia. Kentucky Ohio, Ne,
York, Pennsylvania and Maryland. y
cattle Will be admitted from below u
fever line. The poultry department vi
be full making one Of the most cred
table exhibitions Of the kind ever sec
In the State. There will bc n fine cxhib
Of horses of the leading breeds.
Every arrangement has been made #
the comfort Of strangers in tho eli
during the week, The Hotel Carroll III
just completed n largo addition while
will be In use next week, while a burea
of Information Will be In operation, vii
provision having been made to proYl,
homes in private families for 1000 pc
sons, hundreds OF homes In the city b
Ing thrown open during the week
order to accommodate the large, numb
Of strangers who will be here,