The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-03

of which had never before been seen
in Virginia, with special features lar
outstripping all former efforts, and
with every facility for the making o.
a great exposition of the untold 70
sources of the Old Dominion. P1asfs
dent Henry Fairfax, OF the virsinlA
State Fair Association, threw opea
the gates at the Fair Grounds Mom%
day morning. and the big 1910 cele~
bration was under way.
Already a considerable crowd haAs
gathered. aud for half an hour th4s
ticket-takers were busy with tt
turnstiles. People from every section
of the State were there--sons OF the
mountain counties. alert and obsefv~
ant Piedmont citizens intent up0A
seeing the splendid cattle and aSrtcul~S
tural exhibits, TidewAter repreeontAN
tives interested also in the live StocA
and farm products; and especially IN
the trucking exhibits Then there are
hundreds of others interested in every
thing, while every one intends to -
the races, the performances In 'front.'
of the grandstand and the aviAtioA
flights by Ralph tombstone in hts ~
nous Wright machine.
Good Police and Car service.
Under Sergeant Samuel Hol0crn81s
the city police chief has detailed ~
officers to the grounds. and the very
best of order prevails. The odlcsx4.
are on the watch for the slightest iEISa
fractions OF the law. and win tnme~E
diately arrest any one appearing H.
toxicated. auarrelsome or too botster.s
Gus.
The Virginia Railway and pow14
Company has put on a special services
to the grounds, go that residents II
every part of the city can go imme-
diately to the main entrance without
trouble or loss of time. Though thu.
fair is never in full swing the first day.
hundreds of Richmonders are going
| out every hour. and those street cars
passing by the railway stations aro
picking up scores of excursioni2ka.
who are here 10 see the big show.
Features OF First Day.
Known as Good Roads Day, Mona
day has special features which many
will not care to miss Judging ~
the various departments began at ~
O'Clock. the judges being storm cen-,
tiers OF farmers from all over the
country. who followed with intense inss
| terest the marking OF every point
many OF them making notes OF thu
methods followed by the experts II
order that they. too. may be able u
tell the good points OF their own
breeds and SO improve their strains
/ at home.
AT the stroke of 1890 the races y.
| gan, The grandstand already ha4I
y visitors. but with the frst ems
| tries of Virginia's thorough breds tho
: crowd Immediately surEed through tn
filling n ~ - lrkrSM
/ TERED benches.
| Between the racing events . nuIn~s
Der of special vaudeville acts wsF1s
| staged. among them the Flying Ban~
wards the pole balancing feat: The
Cornelia Acrobats. the trick housol
/ number. while the Golden TrouDe
| came in for much applause for theek
! whirlwind dancing and singing.
| AT O'Clock the initial aerop1a1o
! flight is to be made in the famoun
Wright flyer brought here by RaIDha
tombstone. one of the country's MOI
| skilful and daring OF American birtRe
men.
These flights are to be made daily
i and Aviator tombstone has promise6
! that those who witness them will -
real flights" and Will be shown tn
! fun possibilities of the most recoN3
model OF airship.
! Interest in Exhibits. n
/ From the minute the gates opeu0d
i the exhibit buildings were populax.s
Lovers Of f1ne horses stood In kno4&s
around the horse building compa1inm
/ notes and discussing the points Of tit
various animals. remarking on thefas
| size. condition and breeding.
! In the cattle building, where 6oI4I
/ OF the finest live stock ever seen ~
the United States is shown, anothe&
I special crowd was assembled. In tNnX
building all breeds valuable for ma6*
ket and dairy purposes are exhih1tG
Bulls thatAtip the scales at consi01
ably oveH5the 3.000-pound mark a42
| contentediy chewing their cuda. whn&
/ the attendants are rubbing ana ~ 4
ishing the sleek hides OF champtof
cows that have established worlds ~
cords in the quantity ana quAlttY@0
their milk. 9sz
Hogs OF all sizes are lying
asleep on the straw in the swine al46(
Some Of these exhibits have nA0
prizes--cups. medals and ribbn1
already to their credit. and repren9
the, very best Of their several stxaf
that the country can produces.
/ In the big exhibit building asFj6
turai displays and Industrial ,exht&
OF all kinds are collected. Tho
exposition in itse'f. ~ practica1ly 4
cry product OF the State--1Aye
/ stock---is shown.
/ Displays by RaiITaods.
Several Of the larger rallWnyoS
Grating through the Old Q01n
have special booths. In WhiGo(
show the resources Of ese1y
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