The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-10

Chiidrenx ia =. he state fair was
the most successful Of any since the
organization 10 the association nine
years ago.
TAonaan9s Of children. fresh from
schoo', many. 81 them with their books
still under .hetr arms. ;rooped into the
groun3s - tbs sariy afternoon. while
many a,tsrrrs witA their offspring
Hooked cartier e. the big Show.
pres3ds Fssrrsx said that while
re heiev~d he attendance would
prove ne hish marx for childrens day.
re fa't ,ttls disappointed. and
though tnf,t fhere might have been
IA greater attendance. considering the
fact that tire DAY Was the hest of the
week. atnosphericaily speaking
However" said President Fairfax.
Il feel ard / reflect the feeling OF
the other members OF the board. that
the weak as a whole, has been the best
n oar experience. We have strfven
year ~ ear 10 improve the fair. and
we feel that we have succeeded. as
the exhibits themselves show.
New sa~H Building.
'.Nn have enst'nualiy enlarged ev-
cry 6spsrtment. and 1t will be almost
ahsolotely necessary 10 have larger
ard better building for the farm ex
h.bifs next scar This building. as
every visitor car ses. has about served
It's asefulDess. The roof leaks. the
floors are giving way. ana II is en-
ttrelv too small. Fortunately II did
not rain after sunday and the leaks
did not do much damage. During the
" inter these leaks will grow larger,
and il is hoped tina, we may he able
To give the exhibitors and the visitors
Il
Ing aeXt year.
"nae alock building are also out
growing themselves As q matter of
fact he State casr Is getting so big we
Will have to call Z something like the
South Atiausia Exposition"
days ~ the week she grandstand
with anv Friray, ard the gaiety a.onx
the midway aeft around. and IN. the
Srsnds1Gni kags pace with the earlier
cates, croNses Of happy hut tired
was p-act ict.lly fllled before s o'c' ock.
an-i when KsssD chs band peaied
forth ~ Is first strains. there were
probably tsN sioJsard people within
hearing distaros.
Along grands.and lane. where most
OF the rest tents ard booths are To-
cstee crowds If happy but tired
visitors took advantage OF the shade.
This aas particularly striking At The
VirgiTSan rest tent, where scores of
visitors registered and hundreds took
= few astan.es sress before going into
the Uae1serom OF mirth and merri-
ment which abounded upon every
side.
Doctors Are Idle.
The Fine -gency hospital had 10th
Ing to Co Several pretty nurses were
on hand and doctors frana the hospital
ana the city ambulance corps were
on hand, but nothing occurred 20 cause
attendance from either physician or
nurse. ihe usual fall came when
.ETarnp'af." the famous runner start
ed ii tne sstsepIechase yesterday. rhis
fiery s,esG threw his rider on Monday,
again on "Wednesday and for the third
time On yesterday. This rider has
bee. treated .cc slight bruises b. the
nurses nj the hosr.tsl tsnreee zines,
,it,.s tot wandered away from its
mother alone tbs Lane. Crying, shu
was plckpd Up rs surerinten lent
Thompson. ~ 10 a'ectrical depart
inert .and ca vice ata the booth,
whore she was fs,ie comfortaa bic. A.
card was pos.ea il, troat of the booth.
and notice was }noned to the police
Ard Ere haa1ouafters. In a short
NusiS tic IHUtlEi {'de INV SiAsu VII nGT
arms.
Some little distress was displayed
a. this booth in wh.Sh me perfect baby
demonstrations wers being conducted.
Mothers and fathers, toe. whose
youngsters had been placed in the
confess, or demonstration, and who
failed 10 receive prizes. could hardly
stand their disappointment. There
wers soine heartburns.
But" said the doctors and the Of
hcfals, none need feel the least bit
disappointed. There were so many hne
children IN The demonstration that Il
Was almost utterly impossible to de-
eide. ard with the few number Of
awards. We simply had 10 give them to
= Few. who. In our opinion. were the
asiEhtest bit above the mark. and give
the Others the highest sort Of hon-s
0rRry mention"
The races yesterday proved unusu-
ally interesting. After they closed In
THE harness classes an hour or two in
|kervsned before the runners appear
IA. Then Il was that the midway ap-