The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-22
FAIR
Good ExhibitS-A Beautiful Race
Great Social Event.
PROMINENT PEOPLE PRESENT, ETC.
Tappnhnnnock. Va . Sept. 10.


i,Airs screaming. merry 90 rounds whlrl-
ing, horses ncighing, two thousand pro
ole mrr,ing and scurryng IN aud out
the buildings, on the grandstand aud
down agnin, children begging for water
and the old folks willing tO 20 and get It
for them. hlOoded stock longing for home
pastures. and white rOoster- and black
roostcr- and whiteducks and blnck ducks
mingling their crows and quackH ia
promi-cuous commission, aud pnnos and
sewing machines running quarter
stretch at liberty. policemen looking Tor
W hat thcy never iound-thcsc things and
scores ui more told that the second day
Of the Tidcwntcr Agricultural and Stnrk
Association wa~ ut IT, high nOun. To
mention every attractive feature would
be- tedious 20 the outside reader lut
there WAS every Indication that the A.
socintion had much u make them feel
proud of their efforts. There could be
mo- pretticr location From the grand
Stanl the beautiful Rappahanuock LEES
like crystal lake in the near distance
with spread 81 sail aud puff OF smoke
now and then o. show that while pleas
urc IL before yOu. the steady move Of
commerce goes ON. And on this grand
stand friends -undercd 10y distance meet
once year aud renew their love and re-
lat. their experience. Sorially the fair
* even greater success than com
mcrciaiN. IL IL surprising how many
old friends one meets there. and 80 un-
cNpcctedly.
Before mentioning the wines, aDd
D. Ill. Il -
and plymouth-rock chickens, and cut
n,N.r-. aud pies, and turuips and u
nuudscd and one other things that indi-
Gated that the people ia Essex have been
at WORK. ! want 10 say that havencver
s,cn % pre- tier race, than :. h. BedwOfth
lsu Well known throughout this sectlunl
and that splendid horse Redwood Owned
hr Dr. Fairfax. of Nestmorclandl. trot-
ted at 3 O'Clock this afternoon. Red
wood was "a stranger To many oil H..
We know him now. There * "A strong
likeness between the two horses at "a
httlc di-tanc,'-in general build ~ we'll
a. iu step and stride. They had q good
start. Head and head as II coupled to-
gethcr And what ~ driving pair they
would make But before the hail was
wanted to show the noble Bedworth
That his time was over aud like many
king # the tack. locally or otherwise,
be- must WELD a. Others had done Twas
"A noble race. these two trOttrrs going
like the wiud-wlipped prairi fir
Redwood Redwood WAS the cry.
And ON he came with that same splendid
stride and proud barring A. ii he had been
but logging "A quarter lie won without
hash aud with scarcely al extra deep
breath. Twas said his time was the
iastest ever made ON that track. ! was
about 20 write it. but some one held my
hand asking me not To publish his record.
But this was not the only race, and these
two are not the only beautiful horses
here. There il strong evidence that
the love for thoroughbTcds and stand
nrdbrcds is a. marked here IA clsew here
in the state There arr horses here that
will probably speak for themselves soon.
Thai well known trainer from Glpuces-
t,r. Scwcll. thinks this way, and he l.
puttug hi- best care on twenty-five
young and promising horses
leaving the race features and touch
ing on the social. there was nearly every
section in the county represented. And
many other counties showed their APP
probation hy sending a goOdly drlcga
non Hon. Vim. A. Jones after weeks
az watching hy the bedside OF his III VIE,
felt that bee might leave her Tor while
with ASSURANCE that she Is better. and
there was many warm handshake with
his many friends gathered there today
at the fair. Mr. VIM. Temple, OF Tex
nrkanna: Hon. Richard Hugh Bagby, OF
Portsmouth: Mcdonald Evans, OF Lane
view. stephen Hunter, OF Lloyds; DR..
Fairfax. of Westmoreland; f. Il. Allan |
OF Salem. y. III. L. Lewis. Of Rains
wood: Mr. Ryland, of Urbanna; j. NJ. !
Garnett. of King and Queen; Il. {. Rem
nolds. Of Roxburg; b. j. Saunders, of
Battery: Hon Edward K. Baird, OF
Orcupacia: r. G.. Cauihurn. OF Bestland. |
Rev. Frand b. Bcale. Of King and Queen
and hundreds 81 others were there en-
loving the reunion Of friendship and kin
ship. and the fair in general and IN par
ticular
Nor was the close Of the day the close
of the pleasure. Mr.. W. j. Phillips, oi
Tappahannock, that sweet singer OF the
Rappahannock Valley, accompanied 10y
Messrs. Watkins, Walker and White, OF
Richmond, gave delightful concert last
night at the Opera House for the benefit
of Centennial Church. Many a day Will
mass before the memory of this quartet
dies away. Mr. Philips sustained the
second tenor. His phrasing is excellent
and his discretionary tempo indicates
much good musical taste. And not the
least thing To mention is the good ludg-
ment shown in making selections Tor an
audience so mixed a. the stay-Overs from
a fair compose. Mr. Phillips is very
fortunate in having n his associates
Gentlemen with such rare vocal qualities
as Messrs. Watkins, Walker, and White.
So il is very evident that the Christian
Association Male Quartet has left a most
pleasing impression here.
Vomorroy il the last day Of the fair,