The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-02

When darkness fell last night every
thing was in readiness for the greatest
exhibition ever given by the Virginia
State Fair Association. Promptly at
o'clock tomorrow morning the gates
Will open to receive crowds which have
already come tc Richmond in large
numbers.
Fair director. and Official. and an
army OF workmen were on the ground
all day yesterday putting on the final
touches. Buildings were swept of ex-
hibitors' rubbish. walkways cletred and
given their fnal oiling to hold down
the dust from the tramp of thousands
of feet. Exhibitors were everywhere
Live stock filled the stalls Horses
were making themselves at home In the
stables, and few we're being shown
in the paddock or tried out on the
track.
Johnstone Comes To-day.
Ralph tombstone. the Wright ayfa-
tor. Will arrive from Trenton, ~ j., to-
day. his great machine having pre-
ceded him in a special express car, Its
wings folded and its motor still The
car was switched into siding near
the grounds and the aeroplane trans
ferred to the tent in which 1t will be
exhibited to visitors between flights.
President Henry Fairfax made per-
sonal inspection of the grounds yes
terfay afternoon. accompanied by
Secretary Douglas Gordon and Man.
aser Mark R. Lloyd. Every detail was
looked into. Every employees work
was checked off. and 1t was seen that
there was 4 man for every place.
Monday morning company of fire
fighters with an engine and hose wagon
will take up its position on the ground.
A special squad OF police has been as
signed for protection both OF the
grounds proper and OF the surround
Ing roads and driveways Mounted
men will patrol the outlying roads to
look out for any takers and hangers
on who follow about from fair to fair
seeking what they may pick up.
Judging To-Morrow.
The event of tomorrow morning
will be the judging in the various
classes, and it will be then that the
various exhibits may be seen at their
best. Rows OF Virginia raised apples
fruits, forage and farm products OF
all kinds will delight the eye. The
only thing that will not be in place
will be part of the exhibits in the
woman's Building. Owing to the
| perishable character of the cookery
bread, cakes and similar exhibits OF
the housewives skill will not be placed
on exhibit until Tuesday morning, and
will be judged at once While fresh
Otherwise the Fair is complete and
! ready for visitors even now No one
Will be admitted to the grounds to-
day.
An army II concessionnaires arrived
last night and set up their tents alone
. oh ri ened ''WaThO(
lane indians from the Wild West
chinese tugglers and Egyptian dancers
r,inrled in the crowd. in preparation
,arH7he great Fair. all busy over thei'
~ affa,rs. fussing with transfer
Sr,.,ars about their trunks, and de-
,anding better positions on the sho"
1 street OF the Fair
Morgan Mills, the genera. conces-
1 s;onnaire. with his cane ana ever pes So
imP .ndW,nr that s' he stands to win
tnn,aver il goes, unless. indeed. tne
ninnds should spring sudden leak
and rain without intermisslon:
any N4 ID Good Weather Promised.
r,,a Weather man has promised goooc
1,sather, 4 special appeal was MADE
~ the head Of the bureau In WASH.
,nrton, and he has said that ne VIII &c
| i,ie hest. It is certainly gong " %
clear for two or three Gays, ai. .ea, e.ra
. ne last year there were only two
rainy DAYS in October, SO 1T would o
: caiamity indeed not to be anticipated
ahnuid it rain for an entire week.
There Will be racing every day. Al.
.ar, ali that is what people go to fairs
- 80 sae Aeroplnnes may thrill and ex
| nite int man has never invented
snort which will take the place Of tn
Ealing when the horses swing Into TIT
hon,estretch, and your own colors seen
~ ratr way to win by nose. No
t ean the aviator experience a muct
ran sickenlng sensation Of falling
! than when your horse stops TO paci
~ something and comes trailing IN
the last. The harness events are 7
ani,ed To- morrow at 1880 o'clock. Run
,,inp races follow at O'clock. b
tWaen the racing events there Will b
"hand concert in front of the grand
tand and a series Of free perform
ances Of an acrobatic and comical ma
| ture. xu,r..
4 Tha time for the first flight Of tn
wright aeroplane has not been fixed
4 but 1t will be between$l and e. ~
4 The exact time Is left to the aviator
,IiRalph 8Johnstone. who must be tn
Y iudre of winds and air currents Fo
4 his initial flight, tombstone has agree
4 Ia stay in the air not less than TIL
A cnSminutes, at a height of from 25 I
500 feet and to make such exhibition
CONTINUED o. Sixteenth Paga.).