The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-03
More Than 5000 At
tended Carnival at
State Fair Grounds.
MALE JUDGES PICK
? RETTIEST GIRL
Award First Prize to Miss Cen
try After Spirited Contest.
Board Candidates in Search
OF Votes Add Political
Color to Day of Many
Events.

Nine thousand people passed tie
wicket into the Fair Grounds yes,er-
day to take part in the twelfth annual
Labor Day celebration held under the
auspices Of the Central Trades and
Lab Council Industrial Ricnmond
took day Of. boarded the westbound
cars ana sported from 9 O'Clock in tho
morning unui . O'Clock in the after
noon
As celebrations go. the one yester-
DAY did not differ radically from those
II previous years The combinations.
however. were dinerent--an Important
detail which makes each annlal fes-
tival the best in history
Candidates on the Job.
Candidates for the Administrative
Board took advantage Of the large
gathering Of voters to distribute cards
and handbills and to shake suftragans
by the hands. There was no formal
spes king. but little knots around FIRST
one candidate and then another bore
witness that tho haymakins Industry
was in fun swing
Among tine candidates on the Job
We're state Senator r { Folkes. John
Hirschberg " = Knowles. George
Pau. Graham 2. Hobson Charles d.
Richards. Marx Gunst. Edgar II. Fer
gusson ana 4. w Bennett The polit-
zeal atmosphere was especially notice
able and Individual prophets were
numerous who had the votes that the
separate candidates VIII receive ng-
ured out 10 fadeaway.
NewI,wcds Get Cold Feet.
The public marriage scheduled to
take place before the grandstand
nzzled out when the hride and groom
We're seized with stage fright shortly
eeiore the time of the ceremony and
sent word thu; they would not appear
rms was one OF the bes; hits of last
years celebration and filled the grand
stand with an immensec rowd The
same crowd gathered Yesterday hrt
there was no we'd ding.
IN failing To appear for the cere.
mony the young couple lost valua Bile
SET Of furniture. which was the uresent
intended FOR the rewlyweds For ths
anne reason they lost a barrel OF -four.
nam and much other connubial i'm
pedimenta. 1t was announced .ron, the
Judges stand that the presents will be
held Tor the first couple who will con
sent TO get married in the show win
gov Of a Broad Street store. to be des-
iSnated hy President John HirschberE.
Of the Central Trades and Labor Coun-
ell
Miniature Midway.
Th= lane 10 the grandstand was lined
with a lively array OF hot dog and
peanut vendors. which. together with
shooting galleries and wheels of for
tune gave the stretch the appearance
Of a miniature midway The shouts Of
cold drink sellers and vendors OF fruits
and sandwiches contributed the carni-
a r1.f.
celebration IS complete
Fully 5000 people crowded in and
around the srandstand to witness the
various races. which began shortly
after 10 o'clock The sudden shower at
As o'clock took the nlerrymakers by
surprise and drove large numbers to
the stand for shelter The little incon
venicnce i; caused was more than made
up for BY its cooling quality. II laid
the dust and gave the racers a hard
smooth track
Freak Races Furnish Fun.
Foremost among the funnakers were
number Of eccentric races and con
tests which preceded the regular events
of the afternoon. The threc-legeed
race drew z large number of entries.
and Sanderson and Heiker, of the
Tyler baseball team formed the win
ming team The prize was two quarts
OF WhiskSy
J. NJ Gentry took hrst honors in the
fat mems race which attracted a
dozen entries. each comparing favor
IDLY In size with the rel gning Presi-
dent. Ten women entered the baseball
throwing contest. open to any member
of the sex. and tried in turn to lose
a regulation league ball. Miss Bessie
Ross threw IL a distance OF los feet
and bore off the prize
The married women's race tickled
the thickly populated grandstand. The
racers toed the line In the middle of
tho track and peeled off their hats for
the sprint Mrs. w /. Mays was first
to hit the tape at the Judges stand
and won hrst prize. Second honors
went to Mrs. J. : Mitchell.
The Prettiest Girl.
The natural modesty of the sex as
serted itself when the call was issued
for entries in the pretty girl contest
After considerable persuas sion dozen
or more consented TO submit to a crit
ical inspection by trio OF male Judges
while an Interested crowd looked on
and smiled The array of comeliness
made the duty Of selection a diflcult
one. but the Judges finally voted the
golden apple inscribed ito the fairest'
to Miss Carrie Gentry. Of 21o3 East
Franklin Street.
John Jones. Of 1927 Twenty-seventh
Street, received the prize for plainness,
being declared by the Judges to be the
usliest man who entered the contest
large number among the spectators
disagreed entirely. and Mr. Jones
smiled. The tallest man prize went to
n. a. Sherwood. Of 1920 Twenty-third
street. who measured cap-a- pie. six
feet and four inches. ]. 2. Williams
OF olS East Leigh Street. was declared
to be the handsomest man. Mr.. and
Mrs Ball, of Brookland Park, were
awarded the prize for having livad