The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-10
Throng Midway Between
Showers and Visit Exhihit
in the Industrial Building
When Rain Descends
STAGE THE ENTIRE
FREE PERFORMANCES
Only Abridgment of Any Fea
ture of the Exhibition Wa
the Postponement Of The
Stock Parade Which Win
Take Place Today.

I Old Sol played hide and seek all d.
long yesterday with Jupiter PIuvfun
and fair visitors were, treated TO thnss
not too fascinating sport of dodrinw
showers. Sol only took an occastonats
peep in and Jupiter won hands down
with the result that the day was alto-
gether uncomfortable. especially On
account of the ankle deep mud
| But the elements did not discouraeA
the crowds nor was the rain, as wet
as IL was, sufficient to dampen theifs
ardor. The crowd-estimated conserY
vatively at 30,000---was imbued witfx
the fair spirit and between showers
ploughed around the grounds In nina
| almost ankle deep regardless OF be-
draEgled skirts and despatched
/ trousers in thorough good humor and
when the showers came, those wh0
couldn't find shelter took the drench@
( ing and treated it as huge Joke Thu
grandstand was packed for the after~
noon performance, and so was In.
dustrial hall and the other exhibit
buildings. and while the midway suf-
fered in the afternoon, 1t made up last
night for what 1t had lost by stress az
weather conditions earlier.
Performers Brave Weather.
Undaunted by the weather handi-
cap. the fair management staged this
entire program of free attractions both
afternoon and night, though the mats
nee had to be pulled off between
showers on wet stages and muddy
tracks The aviator awaited, the bal.
loonlst baliooned and even the auto
poloists performed their daredevil
stunt In the slippery mud. Tho
Youngblood sextette were forced to
seek the seclusion of the grandstand
| for their performance. but the wet<
ness held up long enough for NM
Marie Hammer and Hugh Blaney d
sing outdoors though the Mace GAN
band got a ducking before the mems
bers could seek shelter. Several Or
the acts were caught in the showers
but kept hravely on and even the
Pattee diving girls did not seem to
mind the rain.
81 Stock Parade Postponed.
The only ahridgment OF the pro-
gram was the big stock parade, which.
in the course of events, should have
taken place yesterday. Owing to the
condition of the track 1t was deemed
advisable to postpone this event-4l-
ways one of the features of the fair
until today. The work of Judging the
stock has been practically completed
and the parade today consequently
will be more complete and imposing
than If 1t had been held yesterday,
and that means that II will be worth
while.
Track Record Broken.
The racing program was run Ac-
cording to schedule in spite of the
weather, and most marvellous to re-
late is the fact that in spite of tha
mud a track record was broken. This
feat was accomplished by Peter
Simms in the 2:25 trot class, who
won three straight heats with
record OF AIS Ia, The purse was
$4,000. The horse Is owned by c. w.
Laysell OF Whitinsville, Mass. and
was driven by the owner.
On every hand there was commen~
dation for the management of tho
Fair association for the pluck exhibits
ed in fulfilling its program In Spite
of the serious weather handicap. The
crowds there, General Manager War
wick determined that they should -
entertained even IL Ii was necessary
to duck showers, and in the lAa4s
analysis IL anyone had complaint II
was against the elements and not tina M
fair.
This Is Children's Day.
Today is children's day. and with
the public schools closed. the Riddles
are expected out in full force. ana
thousands of them will make an ALL
day picnic of the occasion All a.
the attractions will put on special
features for the little folks. and the
exhibitors In industrial hall have laid
in an extra supply OF souvenirs for
the occasion. ssssa2
The racing program will begin thto&N
morning at II o'clock. by special ar-
in order to clear the card q
of some of the deferred events. and II
this feature therefore, will naturally
prove of unusual interest to lovers
of the sport.
Saturday-though the last--will, ~
no means. be the least day at the fair.
The fair management has arranged
for big tournament in which theroA
are already approximately forty 01le
tries representing every section OF th4H
State. and several bold knights from
neighboring States. who will claaM
lances. To arouse interest In tht4
event the fair association has ofHof0&
prizes aggregating 1900. to be divides d
into four purses The usual ceremony
OF browning the queen Of the tournMe
ment will follow as a matter, ~
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Runs to Last Minute Il
The curtain will not ring down uUIk
the fair until Saturday night at uatas
night. The free shows will be- g1v4m
afternoon and night az usual, MN
some additional numbers to the pfo a1
gram of fireworks. this feature prO1n4@
Ising to surpass the previous pyto SAs
technical displays In splendor. the ID
having determined tht @
the big fair shall 80 out IN : bla1o III
glory. ~
The exhibits and the midway N11
remain intact as usual. 10 that III $4
who come to Richm0nd GH& ~ M
arday will have the same onpQStx1E11 S
10 view the big fair IN IL coxnpl
ness a. those who arrived To 4S M
,ho week. sssas