Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-14
CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE
PUTS CROWD At $4,000
Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany Hauled Away 32,7O4 People
From Fair Grounds.
Fair Officials Claim 10000, but Give
No Actual Figures From Turn
stiies-IIoad of Money Isy Hauled
tn Downtown Bank

The attendance at the Virginia state
Fair yesterday and last night was the
largest on Richmond Day in the past
three years, and has been exceeded
only once in the history of the Fair
1T was estimated conscrvativcly last
night that between $4,000 and 10000
people passed into the grounds during
the day. The attendance yesterday has
been exceeded only oncc-in 1919.
in which year the crowd was estimated
at between 10000 and $1,000.
Fair officials last night said that
tho crowd Yesterday was as large If
not larger. than that OF 1912. While
they had not been able TO check up
the gate reccipts, y. Warwick. general
manager, said that he estimated tho
attendance at $1,000
Al midnight the registers of the Nir-
sinia Railway and Power Company
in the grounds had passed out 32,7Oi
people. as compared with $3.50 last
year. and $S7i2 in 1918. In 1912.
which was the big year IN the history
of the Fair. the registers checked a.
rs. While tho total OF the passengers
that We're transported from the
grounds by the traction company is
not as large as last year, this decrease
was partly caused by the jitnny husscs,
motor lines that were organized from
the downtown section and other means
OF convey auccs. and a fairly large num-
Der OF people who live near the grounds
walked home
CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE
PLACES CROWD At $1,000
The crowd at the grounds Yesterday
WAS estimated at $1,000 people by Her
man Pollard. superintendent Of trans
portation OF the Virginia Railway and
tower Company. He said that this
was fair estimate, and 10000 would
I've an extremely liberal estimate.
The grand stand attendance ycster-
day broke all records of the Fairs Of
previous years III the afternoon all
but standing room was taken nearly
half an hour before the time for the
races, and this was taken by the dcvo-
tees OF III" racing game. The stand
has been enlarged this year. and there
was estimated TO be at least 5000 per
sons in the crowd. Long before the
time for The fireworks last night every
seat in the stand had been sold. and
standing space was at n premium. The
management had TO refuse demands for
accomm odationS, and Il long Enc. which
had formed around the box Office had
to he turned away in disappointment
LARGE sun Is BROUGHT
TO DOWNTOWN BANK
shortly after midnight the patrol
wagon Of the Police Department was
driven up to the American National
Bank with Il cargo that was Il really
modern day treasure chest. and IL was
found At the State Fair Grounds yes
terday Under the protection Of guards
loaned by tho police Department. be-
tween $1,000 and $40. 600 was brought
into the city and placed In the vault
of the downtown bank for safckcep-
ing. Yesterday was pay-up day a, tho
grounds with all those having con-
cessoms OF all kinds
The Virginia Railway and Power
Company had 40 cars in operation
during the day, ana there WAS not an
accident ana very little disorder
THE crowd" said Mr.. Pollard last
night, was orderly. and we had little
trouble. We We're not forced TO make
Il single arrest ana we passed through
the day remarkably well. There was
little OF no congestion, except shortly
after lt o'clock tonight when the lar
"cst part OF the crowd tried to leave
the grounds Al one time They were
we'll handled, and cars left the terminus
,N"ry thirty seconds"