The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-05
Clear Skies To-Day
Washington. d. c., October A.
F'nir weather will continue Nrednes-
day and Thursday, with high tenn
pcrnture. WILLIS L.. MOORE,
Chief Weather Bureau.

with no promises forfeited and
under weather conditions which left
nothing more to be desired, the yir-
ginia State Tair opened its gates the
second time yesterday to a crowd esti-
mated at between $4,000 and 10000
people, the largest attendance of any
second day IN the history of the asso-
citation. No figures are yet availa BILE.
SD the exact number of admissions can
not be given out, but the estimate Is
probably as near correct as any esti.
mates are. There is no doubt. how
ever, that the attendance is largely in
|, creased already over that of last year,
and barring bad weather, the directors
expect this to be the banner year.
Inclement weather had been fore
cast for yesterday. and in the morn
ing the clouds looked threatening. But
the midday Jun cleared them away and
the afternoon was IDEAL
Judging of the major exhibits began
yesterday. for all were in. and in
terest was at an acute stage. From,
grandstand. through Midway, and to
the exhibition buildings the crowd
nocked. and back again, dense moving
| masses of humanity thronging Wahoo
Lane from the 8 o'clock hour to the
time of the last car for home.
Many Farmers Here.
Though thousands Of people come
from the city proper and from the
suburbs and their purviews, there are
present thousands Of farmers, how
many cannot be told. But that they
are here can be noted by the fact OF
the number of people who dance at
tendance on the varied exhibits. and
no one is so keenly interested in them
as the owner of a barnyard far, from
the madding crowd
The turnstiles began to turn with
the spelling along Midway, and they
never ceased revolving until the vast
throng began to go, when they con-
tinued, to revolve, but In different
direction President Fairfax, who was
one of the earliest arrivals appeared
Immensely pleased. He Is at one with
himself and the world.
"We are more than satisfied" he
calculated yesterday. This is the
largest crowd we have ever had on
the second day, and double the usual
| interest is being shown. The farming
class is better represented this year
than in the four years past and the time
will soon come when every county In
| the state Will have representatives
here"
Manager Mark Lloyd, who has not
!, left the grounds since last Saturday
| morning, was equally sanguine about
| the success Of the fair, and the direc-
| tors We're not behind hand In avow-
| ing their feeling of satisfaction.
Always On the Move.
| Except for the time during the races
and the aeroplane fight, the crowds
!, are never still Scattered over the
| grounds, they move always, like a
j restless sea, talking, eating. laughing
/ and looking Through the main en-
| hibition builiing in the centre of the
| field north OF the track they moved
increasingly, and thence out to. the
| stables, poultry building, corn and to-
bacco building and woman's depart
ment on the west. and to the cattle,
| swine and sheep sheds on the east
| And while the people talked and
| looked the Judges of live stock We're
busy in their small amphitheatre In
/ spectinE tilsMvarious lines of stock.
/ The half circle is enclosed with seats
! for at least 500 people, and during the
I awarding OF ribbons the seats We're q / /
ways full.
The machinery exhibits We're Kept IN
| action from morning until night, and
| every motor and every engine was Ia
4 boring under steam or electricity, as
4 the case might be, with interested on-
lockers taking In all the points, Every
Wholesale and retail Arm in Richmond
Is Represented here, and there are en-
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