The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-12
Acres of People Swarm
Everywhere for Big
Celebration.
HEAVY CRUSH
ON STREET-CARS
Multitude, There at Night,
Wildly Excited as Fear of Fire
Brings Great Day to Close.
Parachute Man Swept
Away and Drops on
Church Hill.

Pouring through the gates in a con-
slant stream, $4,000 people from the
city. Virginia and North Carolina. and
few from the North and the West.
visited the State Fair Grounds yes
terday, and Richmond Day. greeted
with smiling sun. closed in flare
of glory when innumerab!e rockets
and bombs blazed trail through the
dark sky and Pompeii fell.
Besides on foot. by automobile and
other vehicle. 1923 cars OF tie Virginia
Railway and Power Company entered
and loft the gates continuously through
the day. From ono end OF the great.
open area to the other mobs in thou
sands pressed back and forth. The
Erandstand during tho day was prac-
ticaliy filled. Along Midway and along
the paths through the exhibits the
people, old and young, went back and
forth. enjoying II all hugely. taking
in all the sights and trying to re-
member the half of which they forgot
Rs soon aH II was passed.
Back Again mt Night.
Practically all the city employees
had holiday. by proclamation of Mayor
Richardson; the schools were closed;
most of the big factorioJ shut down
for the day, and everybody else who
could also took holiday. Those who
missed the performances of the day
went out last night, when the throng
appeared TO be greater than on any
night OF tie fair last year. Ticket
sellers at every gate. at every booth
and at every stall and show reaped
Il harvest. The shows Midway
were thronged all the day. 1t was
hardly necessary for the takers 10
spiel. for everybody seemed to have
plenty OF change and more oesire
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Henry Fairfax, president of the Vir-
ginia State Fair Association. and Ex-
President Henry C, Stuart strolled about
arm in arm, and were visibly pleased
with the tremendous attendance and
the interest in the exhibits which the
crowds manifested on all sides.
Thousands See II Gratis.
Thousands OF school children
brought by their teachers or their own
elders. streamed about the grounds
Led by the loder folk, they were taken
into the big exhibit buildings and
there marveled at the wonders of ma
ture and the products OF man. Then
they went TO the shows. and lastly
watched the aerial stunts of the bird
men and the fine free acts on the
N boards. A thousand others. who had
not the price OF admission, and who
had been able neither TO beg. buy nor
steal a ticket. watched from the bridge
snd from high perches in surrounding
trees. The outside attendance was
unusually good
The races, which began at noon
were OF high order. equaling those of
the day before. though not coming up!
TO them in sensation. There was only
one distressing incident. Admorell, the
favorite in the 2:l2 trot. the frst event
On the card. fell I'm rounding the curve
Tor the home stretch and burst a blood
vessel. He was seen 10 stagger as the
bit frightened on his mouth Hci
plunged once or twice and then went
down in a heap. The driver was un-
injured. The horse was owned by w.
l.. Rhodes, of Gutenberg. n. j. HIS
finish was announced when it was
stated from the judges stand that he
had been dstanced
The other harness events We're good
but the running races and the two stee-
plechases drew and held the attention
of the crowd. All the thousands
pressed noses against the fence and
hurrahed when the horses, we'll
punched together. streamd down the
home stretch. The track was heavy
on account of the rain the night be-
fore, but the time was very good con-
sidering.
Dropped on Church Hill.
In the morning George Sewer, the
daring parachute man, was caught in
a strong breeze on high. and before he
realized where he was no was sweep
ing over Church Hill. He managed to
come down at Twenty-third and Grace
Streets, and his next trip was on a
street car to the Fair Grouds. He went
up again twice in the afternoon and
awed thousands by his sensational
drops. He descended in six parachutes
In succession AT one time lie was
caught on one of the many light wires
strung over the Midway, but managed
to get back to earth without injury.
Howard LeVan made good night In
the afternoon, circling around the field
and flying to the west of the grand.
stand. Because of several loose fit
tines. however. he made bad landing
and smashed his propeller, the only
one he had. Orders were Immediately
dispatched 10 Washington for another
propeller, and he hopes to have 1t on
hand this morning.
Prize Winners Parade
At 2 o'clock Il grand parade of tho
prize winners among the stock WAS
held. Leading all came the six horse
team OF Morris & Co., of Chicago, chan,
pions of the world. Following came
the winners among the standard. bred
horses and then long string of cat
tie. Around the course came the
heavy-looking Shorthorn cattle and be-
hind them the Hereford, Aberdeen
Angus. the Galloway, Devons, Red
Polled, Holstein Friesian, the Dutch
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