The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-09
Twelve Thousand Critics
,"From Missouri" Gave
It Only Praise.
FEATURES THERE
FOR EVERYBODY
Though Without Startling
Events. Model Exposition Ex-
GELS Any Held Heretofore in
VirRinia-Crowds Mostly Con-
cerned In Exhibits-To-
Days Richmond Day.

Tor the drst time since the opening.
ne public yesterday looked upon the
state Fair in Its follness. Exhibits
which were Incomplete on the open
iax DAY showed q solid front The
program OF free features which was
Interrupted Monday by the late ar
rival OF several OF tho acts. was carried
cut TO the lettes. The gaps In the
Midway were filled - sar ~ they are
going to be filled. In short, BY yes
terday's exhibition. the seventh an.
uual Virginia State Fair either stood
Or fell
II stood. Twelve thousand critics
not charitable hrst- nighters this time.
but q crowd from Missouri who had
read the papers and wanted to be
shoWn-tramped the show lanes. peer
Cd into the exhibit2 watched the races
and free acts. and placed their tag Of
approval ON everything they saw. It
was an uncommonly large crowd for
che second day OF the fsir-iarger by
several thousand than that which at
tended the show OF the same day last
year. and its opinion 10 worth record
ing.
Every DeDartnent Rs,niaG.
To tell the tale unvarnishsd, yester-
day brought no startling feature. As
fair days 60. it proceeded serenely
with nothing to mar and nothing TO
place in the headlines. The balloon
lists rose high from the ground and
made psrilous Jumps. but both came
back to earth without injury The
Riyl divers described graceful para
belle curves In the afr. but rose snnil-
Ing from the tank every shot out Of
the box. Hardy. the wfsard OF the
air. balanced gracefully ON . wire atty
test from the earth. with not even the
elgn q . net - brsak . possible fail.
bat h didn't fail
Il vss such . day a. those Who pick
Gheif words describe - "sminsntly
successful" No fights. no accidents.
not even . solitary pickpocket came TO
disturb the general good feslinG. Two
horses In the steeplechase threw their
riders at heated points In the race. but
the Jockeys escaped with minor
scratches DR.. Hawkins rushed to the
scene with the city ambulance. but
there vas NO flowing blood to stop
snd nothing TO cut
weather Man Makes GSo1.
For once It least the Washington
forecast was lost In the shuttle Onie.
willis Moore planted q big crop OF
gloom Monday night BY predicting that
TUESDAY would bring rain Nothing
Of the kind developed Never 4 cloud
appeared for even I'VE minutes to boil
eter the c1oak Of the Weather Bureau.
The day was literally shot to the core
with sunshine
II knew all along it wouldn't rain.'
said President Fairfax. Of the state
Fair Association. I could tell II from
che way the wind blew last night It's
\ good thing these weather prophecies
TAIL occasionally.
what do think Of the outlook to-
0ayr The best ever. and everything
q shipshape. Tho show Is complete
ana when Richmond turns out to-mor-
row to see IL We will show EN- some
<hin9. We expect to make to-mor-
row the biggest Richnond Day In the
associations history.
ExhsbeaD Draw Wei.
While all amusements drew well
2esterday. and at certain times at
fracted three-fourths OF the carnival
crowd. the exhibits were well attend
ed. The bump o: inQuisitiveness Il
we'll developed in fair crowd. as any
Grained phrenclcgists can testify. II
vas apparent in the machinery exhibit
which attracted as many school girls as
A. did farmers and business men. and
IN the exhibi; Of embr oidery work be.
fore which passed In review as many
0en a. spinsterS.
The county buildings. with theaf
store OF agricultural and farm pro-
Ducts were crowded all day. Fellow
farmers admired the enterprise Of
eAe.r competitors. and dcnIz-ns cf the
oaty came to wonder at Patrick County 8
Ragntacent display ,f apples An ex-
Asbis Of live bees. shown in the pro-
eess Of making honey. and . large yes-
low hen that walks VI right like q
0an In q cage in the Poultry s'uildinS
t0pt the attendants in charge busy
aogWerins questions
In inudstrfsI Hall the crowds pressed
doe about an exhibit by The Amer
Sean Tobacco Company showing the
Spoeesses 8. stripping and s.esasnlns
eohaccc. a squad Of iusty saskfe<'
I'm male and female. worked adc7tiy
n tables 1oadeJ with the raw sesf
singing with measured mcnoscny as
eAsy worked.
Cvsy O0rssss 90.
D~uaepased In the fair almanac ~
0ey .Adswsnsssrs2ioa Day. yeseeroay
Ouo dedicated BY the Fair AssocSa-
Dan 60 the powers which adminsstes
- a0ssss Of the city. Mayor AsusS'e
Gnme oct IN the afternoon 60 present
n odscssl how-Tye-So ase twenty
I've Aldermen and c,sRcismea neSe 9
souna Of inspection - guests 81 sne
a. fair. with one voice ny ~
Souuced " the best exvcssssoW ever
Osagea ss the ircjcsure.
~ the Aryt siRe since TIE seee-
~ the grsaassssS held . gess'"e re
- csVWl that - the sewg Sso
snFUuUA wssh IL 1e9ysoosDs q ~
OgugeDs tuvf ySvSe. t0e 80 . L:
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