The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-17
Baxter Adams Slightly Hurt
When Machine Dashes Into
Fence
ATTENDANCE NOT UP
TO THAT OF LAST YEAR
Jupiter Pluvius Holds Up I'm
til Last Day, But Rain Was
Not Serious Enough to Mar
Program

Never In the history o. Virginia
State Fair has any one Of It's chroni-
clers been able TO record six days Of
perfect wea Their and the tenth annual
exposition, which came TO an end last
night, was not destined to break any
rccords-either as to the matter OF
weather or insofar as the attendance
was concerned.
Not to plagiarize Mr.. Tennyson. but
into each fair some rain must fall.
and Jupiter Piuvtus was KIND enough
20 postpone his operations until last
night. Lowering clouds threatened
ali day, but after the afternoon per
formauCe was over 4 provoking driz-
gle began that continued during the
night
II did not rain hard enough. how
ever. to deter either the patrons Of
the fair or the performers-the free
attractions were carried out accord
ing to program and the Midway was
in fun blast until closing time, and
the display Of fireworks enabled the
cub reporter 10 say that the big fair
closed IN a blaze OF glory
Attendance Slim.
The attendance WIS smaller yester-
day than on the closing day last year,
nor does the record FOR the week come
up to tina. Of he ninth annual fair. de-
spite the fact that the record attend
ance for Richmond Day-Wednesday
exec eded that of last year by eight
thousa nd or therea bouts.
There was no little dissatisfaction
Yesterday over the fact teat Agrictl-
tural Hall and the farm products and
poultry buildings we're closed TO Wis
itors al o'clock in the afternoon.
owing TO the fact that the owners
Of the exhibits were packing up pre-
parators to leaving. Many visitors TO
these exhibits-rhe educational, and
to many the real features ~ the fair
were denied admission. The fair
management was criticized yesterday
on this account People who wanted
70 see the exhibits ~ prize vegetables.
poultry. etc and who wait until the
last day. expressed the opinion that
The fair directors make a serious mis-
take in permitting the exhibitors TO
remove their exhibits until the gates
close They argue that II the exhih-
TORS can afford TO put in all of sun
day prior TO the fair arranging these
exhibits. they can afford TO stay over
until Monday 70 pack them up for
shipment and make their getaway
This matter has been the one serious
complaint OF the fair this year. and
one which will probably be remedied
before the eleventh annual edition,
Only Two Nishaps.
The week has been remarkable In
TWO res rects-there have been only two
accidents Of any consequence-th
spectacular affair Of Tuesday when
Jockey Bob Taylor was thrown in the
steeplechase race and his horse turned
somersault over him. and the nishap
to Aviator Baxter Adams yesterday.
The police protection has hAen notice
ably effective. not a single robbery Of
consequence having been reported TO
fair headquarters and few arrests hav-
ing been made. Sergeant Sherry and
hts detail of twenty experienced patrol
men from the city force have been on
the Job and they were assisted by ten
special Pinkerton men, who have rem
dered most efficient service. Nor has
there been a single Are to record this