The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-29
over SIX THOUSAND
This Number of People Visit Fair
on Second Day.
A HAPPY, GOOD NATUREO CROWD
Enioyed Social intercourse, Viewing Exhibits
and witnessing Races-Ihe winners IN inc
Speed Contests, Etc, Etc.

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and witnessing Races-Ihe Winners in the
Speed Contests, Etc, Etc
The crowd at the fair Wednesday was
a splendid representative gathering ol
the good people from NIL the country SUI
rounding fredericksburg. IL was es'-
mated nj between &. 600 and I 600 PEG
ple Some were from down the Kappa
hnnuock. having come up on the steamer
Monday night and stayed over, ana
others over land, many were brought ~
an the trains of the H. F.A 7. K. X. from
Caroline and Stafford counties, and the
p + AP. II. Il. landed u large tran
load from Orange and a part oi Spotsyl
yania. but the larger proportion al thr
GREAT throng came in vehicles from spot
svlyania. Stafford. Caroline King Georp
and nortions Of other counties. Ii was
n hanpy easy going crowd. They cam,
Ia SIZE and he seen. Many Trends Mh"
had not seen each other since the last iall
had pleasant meetings. Whole laini'ies
came and enjoyed seeing friends an"
mingling ia the crowd.
They inspected theeNhlhlts and patron
ized the people who sold lunches, lrnit
soft drinks and novelties. Many ol tih
farmers took great interest in the see"
corn contest.
The fredericksburg band discoursed
rood music. giving variety OF popular
airs. while in the Ladies department
there was medley Oi sounds. The clec
tric self playing piano of III. Wallace CaI-
Nor 4 Go. would fll the hall with harmo-
MUS notes. followed 10y the sweet tones
of one of the fine Stiff pianos Responding
to the touch of some fair eNpet player
Then aphonograph would start pwlt''
"a st.ech. a vocal solo cor reproduce th'
music of "A full brass band, and occasion
ally all of them We're in operation al th'
same time. The hall in the Ladies De
partment was packed throughout tn,
| dav Wednesday.
There was considerable disappoint
ment mt the failure OF the balloon To ma
terialze. This WAS through no iault o.
the fair management. \ contract was
made with a party in the balloon husi
ness 10 give three asccnsions, one "hea 'I
afternoon OF the fair The man VINE
WAS To make ascensOns came. hul
through some miscalculatiOn or error III
shipment the balloon never arrived.
The side shows ON the grounds dld u
thriving business ON Wednesday, a. Wen
A. the innumerable stands where eatabler
and other articles were offered Tor sale
THE RACES.
There were five races Wednesday alter
noon. The first WAS scrub race = mil'
dash first horse 81. 30. second = 81.
two starters +. d. Noncure's Split Kock
won. I. b Rollins Bob 2nd. All OF the
ragular races were for running horses
For some reason the society has never
| been able to get up card oi interesting
trotting races 1t has been attempted
several times and the events were long
drawn out. tiresome and the coi test~
only a procession, aiiording no euthusi
asm There is an unmistakable demand,
| however. for trotting races and II those
| int rested in that class OF racing WIZ
confer with the directors another year
before the Premium List and Race Pro
grain is published. it is probable that
some trotting races will be given each
dav. as the managers are anxious 10 glN"
the people what they want IN the me
OF sport and amusement.
Second race. =, mile dash, purse 500 oil
which SD to second and $40 To tmrc
horse There were four starters-G. /
Boulware's Lady Vivian, Dun Green ;
Essex. W H. simpson Bill Bailey. NJ. +.
Briggs Sally Ann. Essex won, Bll Bailey
second. Sally Ann third.
Third race. mile dash. purse Sl2O. Ihis
was "a novelty race, the purse divided
| into four parts, portion gong to thr
horse first at first quarter. portion to
the horse first at second quarter, a por
| ton TO the horse first at third quarter
and the balance, the larger portion, to the
horse first nj the wire. Four starters
LIT. Temples Miss COwan. J.T. Temple =
Cohasset, Hungeriord's Twister, h.
/ tterback's Knight of NestOver
Knight oi WestOver outiooted the field
and was first at each quarter, winning
the entire purse. Twister came IN second
and Cohasset third.
Fourth race, . mile dash, purse $50 ol
which $50 to second and $40 to thru
horse. Four starters, Joseph NJ. Gold
smiths Marriage Bells, q. 4. Hunting
tons Camden, j. T. Temple's Curly Jim.
E. Utterback's Head way. Curly jim
came in ahead, but WAS set back and race
given to Marriage Bells, Camden second,
Roadway third. ~
Alter this race Mr. Vim. +. Miller, OF
Colonial Beach, gave an exhibition trial
in trotting with his fine trotting horse.
making the mile in good time.
Last race, 2, mile dash, purse 20, two
start RS. GA. Huntington Ethelbrytha,
f. Ut ,rback's Indian Flower. Ethel
brytha won, Indian Flower second.
NOTES.
In the notice of merchants displays on
the grounds we omitted that Of the Dick
son Hardware Co. Mr. Dickson made a
fine showof stoves Of various kinds, churns
and machinery, which attract d much
attention.
The road leading to the fair grounds
was well sprinkled at considerable ex-
pense. and the dust which has at some
former fairs been SO disagreeable was
thus avoided, much to the satisfaction OF
everyone.
In the stock department the principal
exhibits were the fine Jersey, Guernsey
and Ped Pooled cattle shown by NJ. Il
Rowe & Co.; Pooled Angus, big, solid,
black cattle, by David |. Jaynes; Short
horn cattle by Judge X. ii. l.. Chichest n
Holsteins by George ii. Newton
Shropshire sheep by Henry Dannehli
Berkshire hogs and horses by Henry
Warden, and Angora goats by Mr. Got