The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-11
Big Program Not Upset
by Blistering Wave
of July Heat.
PRODUCTS OF SOIL
CATCH ALL EYES
Visitors Had First Chance Since
Tuesday to Marvel at Displays
From Old Dorninion-Roa-
noke Wins Cup With
Best County Elk
hibit.


dun-onaored symphony. Music lovers
wiil have no trouble in deciphering the
ailusion. To make II clear to the un-
shampooed public. IL must be OK
ne nineties. while a gentle breeze
coated bleating sheep. lowing kline
ana perspiring humans with pulver-
lssd mud which had been previously
baked 70 q nut brow So much Tor
&c dun-colored half Of the symphony.
A. for the Fair itself. It proceeded
With the smoothness OF wen-osled
machine. Three days Of practice had
etraiGhtened out all kinks, and yes
terday found every department OF the
exposition running on ball-bearinga
Promptly at IL o'clock In the morn
ting the band began the days musical
program in Industrial Hall
The races began on time. the Rus
sian dancers who dance at the royal
beiest Of Nicholas IL began their dizzy
polka mAxurka strictly according to
program. and the fireworks came not
= moment too late, 70 bdaxe their thun-
Aarous adieu The symphony ngure
- now clear.
Enter4nins Record CFew1.
The record breaking industry -four
eshed again Omciai estimates placed
the a44sndanos yesterday at $4,000. In
tAa absence Of an automatic turnstiie
REGISTERING system. which the Fais As
eocas&ion has for some reason failed
- appreciate. this 10 a. near a. any
eue rfll como 10 Knowing the o0rreot
S1S.ndlsSus un4si the annual report
Anrn1s&es . better cFtterion some
months hence. The crowd was Ap-
proximately half - large as the one
which responded for Richmond Day.
Manager warwick thought II was
che largest Thursday crowd that had
<ver attended the State Fair. while the
STAR in charge Of the sale OF tickets
eakimated II to be fully 5000 in ex-
eeos Of the attendance on the same
Aay last year. All OF which 10 inter
estinr chiefly TO the Fair Association.
for 5000 more or less in yesterdays
crowd wouldn't have affected the car
aiyal spirit. because Farmers Day had
Il to burn.
It was Farmers Day not alone IN
name. The rural attendance far ex-
ceeded the visitors from the cits.
~as apparent from the increased num-
hcr which thronged the agricultural
exhibits. from the ingenious COM
u,ents ON modernities of urban FASH
1on,nr- from the absence OF sartoriaI
tina from the family groups wnicn
travelled the byways in a living ex-
,,oaition of the motto. I'm union there
q strength"
1000 R<senblea July.
n vss the hottest fair day OF the
-.nrs and caught the crowd unpre-
r.r.A Early in the forenoon check
M stations were piled high with
~r.,ro.ts. umbrellas, handbags ana
ether impedimenta, while the merry.
wakers tramped the show aanes ano
erhibit buildings in light marcn.ns
order. BY noon coats began coming
on one by one BY the ume .ne
starters bell rang for the nrst 80
at l:3e o'clock. negitgee vas tne ''e
w.noo and erandstand alike
rrs ann worked overtime all the
forenoon and for the nrst time our
- the present fair swamped the ice
- ana fzz water booths Win
Sor. business than they could handle
s.au.Hriai Hall. where the rural VIE
1sor. clustered taickest. was SURROUND.
- al, the afternoon BY tndfvsouals ana
emily parties all armed with the IN
evitable ice cream cone s,.
r.. water became q mafketaoie
nod.,v and sold on the Midway
- cents a glass Inside the grano-
.es,A Enclosure the coneess'oh~s
s-,nea the rise in temperature to sooo
sreount BY boosting the price OF 20.
O,sers 20 10 cents bottle Inv
- ISV per cent more than 80
eharee6 afty feet away on .ne =,
0nms he was the lucky owner Oh
a protected industry.
asrype Vysus Feotose vsoee.
,.~s,,onA nav afternoon
.Asssnd seats we're At . premium
a ,.ae o'clock. when racing began.
49, .~as was taken. The Whole caro-
- marked with plenty OF dash. eno
- ne I'm particular furnished ex-
Sss-.rs az the arst order. IT was the
80 ne. arss on the program tof
80. a. q. go. Alcyne. owned " y.
- Cc,ntn, Of washington D. c. Won
10. aussh from Major. oWned
y Drmaress. Of Patterson. y. >.
S,s-,I bel,. entered BY r. 3 shugar.
- r,ehanou. Pa took third money.
r.evecp the races. the feature acts
esrr,eA ous the symphony idea ~ ~
Scrmsue with smoothnese enc e'sv.a
1sAau,a Calvert carcIed IN . vsy tus.
no he GROVE forget the euss me
80. saa Harry Henry sans TO ' -
- &c TIE walker brothers. G-
Ssr.sive ssfss.aghters. puIlea o. Their
S-rIesuve on the noble at - SELF ee-
- Vim more than usual succsSa.
Covuovy CuUeseo wsVs~
One feature alees sssSee 70 come %
e. eerascA yesesroay. cavessm 1ed-
- - frosp A. HJftesWsh Unssed states
C:xuSsy. epcsMpeo q the grcs.es' Se-
~o6 70 ~ress cot sss sroep fsr IL
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- a. e0ees, 90 US ~ shea a.
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