The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-03
STATE FAIR OPENS
week FROM TOMORROW
GAIN OF FIVE SHOWN
Gfrls' Canning Club and Boys Corn
Club VIII Be Much in Evidence.
Many Attractions Have Been Sc
cured.

One week from tomorrow and the
Aags will be flying at the State Fair
grounds. while the tenth annual ex-
kposition will be started on its career.
According to the officials of the
DAir Association. the forthcoming fair
viii exceed In many respects the fairs
! of past years. In the line OF amuse-
snsnts 1t will far surpass any previous
exposition, and will fall into history
- more Of an educational and amuse-
enent institution than had been
thought of by its promotors--the peo-
pie OF Richmond.
While II Is to be regretted that there
will be no cattle exhibit this year,
ewing to the prevalence of mouth and
hoof disease. the other departments
will be overcrowded with interesting
exhibits OF every character
Director r O-Sandy, State organ
iger. representing the Department OF
Agriculture at the national capital. re-
ports that sixty counties OF the state
will be represented. and represented
Meil IN the farm products department.
This department last year. had nfty-
| ave counties: the year before forty
! ave, The increase indicates the prog
ress being made in the organization OF
the various counties along scienuchc
plans Next year Mr.. Sandy hopes
70 have at least seventy-fve or the
counties. and lis endeavoring to nave
within a Few years every one or the
one hundred counties OF the state
under the organization. with exfilnits
1T the State Fair.
Canning and Corn Clubs.
The Girls Canning Clubs and the
Boys Corn Clubs will be largely In
evidence at the forthcoming fair.
Separate spaces have been arranged
20 that more convenient display places
nay be had. with better accommoda-
tons for the spectators,
q Manager warwick stated Yesterday
that the displays In the womens de-
partments will astonish the visitors
Fhey embrace everything from BIS
init to q crazy quilt.
Much interest in the success OF the
fAir La being taken by the local church
and charitable associations. Many OF
them Will have booths on the grounds
Tor rest places, while many OF the
church societies have arranged for
booth spaces. where lunches VIII DC
served at all hours OF the day
The city will have an ambulance on
duty all day. with a field hospital IN
charge OF doctors and professional
nurses, n detachment OF policemen
with general headquarters under
charge OF a sergeant. "a fire engine,
with its quota Of flremen. and the
Street Cleaning Department will have
men on hand To look after the cieani''
ncss OF the lanes and hy-ways.
There will be most interesting ex-
hibits by the city school and health
Aepartments the State Agricultural
Department. and the Navy Depart
ment OF the United States Govern
ment. Any one OF these viii prove OF
Interest TO the visitor and well worth
= trip to the fair.
The better ables exhibit and dem
onstrations win attract the parents
who are interested in the proper rails
fnx OF babies, while the babies them
,selves will be made happy and corn
4prtabie and will enjoy the experience
N much as Their parents.
Novel Races 10 Be Run.
This year the races will assume the
novel Instead of the ofd-fashioneo
running races. there will he hippo
lrome and Roman chariot races by
races will prove thrilling and excit'
fnr. The running races were elimin-
ated because OF the scarcity OF gooo
horsea
The harness races and the steepit
lehaees will prove OF the usual nign.
Re1ass, a number OF horses of nattona
Reputation being entered IN eacr
event There will be a thrilling steepis
Nhase every afternoon. >.
~ The real thriilers of the week Will
undoubtedly prove TO be the exhihi'
lions to be given by the world-famou
avfatore, who have been engaged
especially FOR this fair. They will give
Aatr-raising exhibitions over the ova
ma In front OF the granstand- Any
one In the fair grounds. however, ma,
80 the wenderful staunts to be per
ssrDed BY these fearless men OF 'h'
Az n,uht there will be a grand Are
work- s.spiay, A reproduction, as fal
- ouch a thin can be done, Will bs
r.~rn of the battles Of the Darden
r~ssca Figures Of battling ships. tor
pcf,o boats. fortihcat'ons and sub
r-rr'nes will be presented, and pic
ts.-ac OF the hombarduenta VIII 81
Faithfully portrayed wits thousand
te.'ars' worth OF fireworks every
night,
Many Free Attractions.
81 The free shows. az announced b,
Director j. r. Anderson viii embrac'
kSany OF the leading srrfor-ners ri thu
XJso continents. Many OF the Euro
peAn artiHts are no* IN this country
because OF the wer, and Tdrectol
Anderson. who ia fSArmAS OF TN
aHrsement committee, has taken ad
vantage Of that fact 10 give the people
pf Virginia the opportunity of seems
Mia@y Of the-, There viii be a
aea.t twenty feature acts uresentet
nee every afternoon and night.
The Midway promises to furnish
many Eeird aud. mysterious So. things
Freaks from every quarter of .n'
lobe viii re on hand. white mum
IN OF irterestings shows all free from
6jectIbnablc features. will be pre-
nted BY the king Of showmen. Hsnr,
(eyerhof, CT New York. whose agents
ave recently returned from trips t
0uth Africa and Australia,
.slt would sc wetl 20 stais' said d!
6cfor Alvin Hrrk's Yesterday. tia
he popular ..k!r All 10 or SIND VIII
m bah:es. hts Tes.'y bears, and I'll
5yytlG ND cRrtisy, as well rs his 20
Hcg. Tksse .hsnxs help make III
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