The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-13
Man s Size Fair, Too, Till
Last Rocket Merged
With Overcast Sky.
ALREADY PLAN
FOR BIGGER ONE
Attendance Broke All Previous
Records, While Exhibits and
Attractions Excelled Every
thing Offered in Former
Years-Show Folk Nov
ing to Other Towns.

Died. last night at midnight, the
seventh annual fair Of the sovereign
State Of Virginia. Ten thousand peo-
pie went out to watch it's disport it.
: self In the last day OF its allotted life.
and a well-illsd grandstand applaud
ID the magnificent display Of fireworks.
which sent IL away to Join six brothers
In the valhaila Of departed carniyals
There was no sadness Of farewell
when II crossed the bar. 1t left game
1y as II came. 1t was mans size
Eair until the last rocket merged
with the overcast sky shortly after
10 o'clock. Then there was general
rush for the cars. and an all around
breaking of camp The Hindoo for
tune teller pulled up stakes and beat
Il for the train. and the last church
booth hastily gathered up the left
over sandwiches and went TO bed. By
midnight wahoo Lane had the lively
appearance OF an ocean beach in
January.
And now for the epi,aph. The fair
d gone. but not forgotten. II was
good fair. all six days OF It. II was
visited by approximately 100000 peo-
pie. II brought many dollars into the
golfers OF the Fair Association-sev-
aral thousand more than did its broth
Or Of last year. It was such fair AZ
has never been seen before in Vir-
Ginia. Eequtescat in peace.
warwick In Good HuD0f.
General Manager Abram Warwick.
who made his debut this year as an
sngineer Of expeditions, and upon
whom the details Of the show Just
closed have weighed heavily. reflect
"a the success with which the 1912
fair was crowned
I am glad IL 10 over" he said last
might. 1T has been q good deal of .
strain 10 all Of N. and now that irs
all over we'll take vacation There IL
. lot Of work to be done yet. cleaning
m the grounds and balancing accounts.
but I think can safely say that when
everything il counted up. 1t win be
found that the fair Just closed was the
most successful az well as the most
profitable in the history Of the Fair
Association
The directors of the association will
hold q meeting in the near future. at
which time Il viii take stock Of all
lts assets. and will map out a plan of
improvement which Will make next
years show even better than the one
Of 1912. The surplus now on hand will
be devoted to identifying the grounds
and to the erection Of new hreproof|
buildings"
GesA Saturday crswa.
AZ Saturday crowds go. the one att
the Fair Grounds yesterday was I'M
usually large. The impression was
general in the city that the las. day
would ind the fair In an Incomplete
condition. due to the departure of many
OF the shows and exhibits. Yet even
this wasn't damper enough to keep the
attendance from climbing to 10000.
The grandstand was weiI-filled both
afternoon and night
While the gaps began appearing
early in the day. the snow remained
practically unimpaired until late in the
afternoon. This was true only as re-
CARDS exhibits. The racing card was,
- good Is ever. the feature acts, to
the last one. were given as usual. and
With few exceptions the Midway shows
stuck II out until taps
Industrial Hall was first to betray
sagns Of dissolution. number Of
booths Installed by foreign exhibitors
wUre early dismantled and carted
away. Tbs exhibits OF local firms. forI
the most part, remained intact until
aiGhtfalL The inconlpIcteness OF the
display was reflected In the attend
ance. which dwindlcd steadily as one
exhibit after another was dismantled.
Rsces u % mara.
The racing card contained seven
events, each Of which produced one
o. two thrills. They lacked the class
q those on Wednesday and Thursday.
hut the Saturday audience was rot
over crfticcI and apH.auied with i'm
partially. TIE ciy5Iry boys Of Troop
a framed Up = special race Of their
Own and added . oro-ser-mile event to
ne card, which was - interesting as
the bes. Of them
Rose f.. owned by r NJ TAYLOR.
NDok the honcrs % the day By win
ming from a Yas, field in the fourth
sarw. che purse vas sese. and her
eDme for the mile was LEA Blue
Mouse took second money and MoIiic
q W1s third
3hs caval-ymen. I've Of them. raced
q auarteT-a.le Cor a silver cup. The
0.sndssard was deeply interested and
oDpasuded literally ahen Ginger. rid
- b. TYoope- Iceene. won out In
4 lively anish. Ginser's time for TIE
carter wss twenfy-nine seconds.
1auy ExHgaSes % PesessAasW.
m the county buildings. exhibitors
vvre hard as work all the afternoon
nevpssfne their displays for shipment
q sumber Of the prize winning eoun-
o. exhibits 60 60 Pctershurg. where
SAey Win be on display an next week
q the southside Virginia Far. othen
~fyl be shipped 90 various county fairs.
vSsle a number were yesterday sold
saoeemsal 70 Individual buyerA
emsll parcels Of stock were put %
s,.v6 train last night. but most %
s0ne cattle and hOrses wfn be snspoeo
Se-Aay. Together With the machinery
lisnYev. the exhttbs 81 1tvesecck re.