The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-22
FAIR PROMISES TO
Be GREAT SUCCESS
EVERY DEPARTMENT WILL SHOW
IMPROVEMENT OVER PREVIOUS
YEARS EXHIBITIONS.
SOMEOF THE FEATURES
ATTENDANCE, TOO, Is EXPECTED
TO BREAK ALL RECORDS
ENTERTAINMENT FEA-
TIRES TO he UNIQUE.

With the date of the opening Of
In very little to say in addition to
what has already been told by Presi-
dent Fairfax, except Ia add that the
various departments are crowded
with entries, which Is some instances
necessitate the construction of ad
ditional quarters.
The stock department viii be par
ticularly strong on exhibits. The
wotnen's section will be overlooking
with good things and with works of
skill and art by dainty and i'll mans
CAGES venerable hands.
In the farm department, Agent T.
@. Sandy and Commissioner koinei
have overdone themselves. The State
and the county exhibits will prove
revelations in the exhibition of the
resources of the State from an agri-
cultural and manufa curing stand
point. Beside the fifty separate coun-
ty exhibit, hundreds of individual
farm exhibits have been entered and
the display of such products will not
only prove interesting. but will serve
as object lessons to all who attend
the fair
Industrial Hall.
The big -AadusiE.al- kal.- ari,f chew
the visitors the result of keen and
clever handiwork. Great displays will
be shown from the mill, the factory
end the mandatory. and there will
be many exhibits representing indi-
Fidual effort and achievement
From the inquiries and the appa-
rent intel est being taken in the fair
all over the State, the attendance this
year will prove to far exceed any
since the organization of the associa-
ton seven years ago.
The amusemants Will embrace some
Of the highest class entertainments
ever seen in the United States.
There will be trained animals
thrilling acrobatic acts, amazing aeri-
al turns. graceful dancers from the
Imperial Opera house in Russia,
comedians of worldwide repute. and
freaks from every corner of the
earth.
Music q Feature,
Music will play large part of the
entertaining section of the fair. In
addition TO the famous Mace Cav
band OF twenty-five soloists Mime.
Wiihelmina Wright Calvert. the
Worlds greatest prima denna. and
Harry Henry. the man who Sings to
beat the band. there will be special lists
in many Of the private exhibition
halls, who will give daily concerts
from III o'clock to 1870, and from
that time on the band and the soloists
Will entertain the crowds at the grand
stand.
In the evening the fireworks spec
tacie will be given. This will prove
the greatest of the kind ever seen In
In South. More than $4,000 will
be paid for the six displays each night
during the week of October 7th
The particular feature will be the
Destruction of the Armada. This Will
be particularly instructive and enter
tanning. The great fleet of Spanish
ships may be seen creeping into the
channel off the craggy coast of Scot
land. and in the distant horizon the
gathering storm may be observed.
Soon the storm Is On in all its fury.
Lightning flashes, the waves roll the
thunder roars Then comes the de-
struction by both the storm and the
British feet under the old command
ers.
Racing will be as high class M
heretofore, some OF the famous ami
mails from the big tracks having been
entered.
All railroads have agreed upon re-
duced rates. and in nearly every town
or village or city in the State tickets
to the fair may be had.