The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-12


Tennyson once wrote. What La 50
rare as day in June" but Tennyson
never experienced an October dag in
Riclmond, X ne had bean liviAg and
a resident OF the capital yesterday he
would probably have changed his
metre and decided that October,
though the month Of the "sere and
yellow leaf was the real stuff, after
all.
Anyhow, it was an ideal day-snot
to the core with sunshine and with
Just enough of the tang of winter TO
make fellow feel good. Never was
the State Fair inaugurated under more
Auspicious conditions. That, the at
tendance was not larger is due to the
same concentration Of concurrent
circumstances which Is always chron-
icled by the ehronicler of the institu-
ton which inaugurated it's tenth edi-
tion yesterday
Everything Ready.
= The exhibits were IN place--th6
amusements ready on the Great White
Way, and the free attractions pulled
off according to schedule and every
thing 10 pui il briefly. was arranged
according to Hoyle" The gates
swung open at o'clock yesterday
morning and there was no reason why
there should not have been twice az
| many visitors 10 the fair as were re-
/
/ howe they do not come the first day
most of them stand hack and wait 10
| see the others try it out first. It's
| Just a freak of nature that nobody
can account for.
| Today the gatekeepsrs will record
probably double the crowd. Tonor-
row is Richmond Day, when the public
schools give holiday and the attend
| ance will reach its maximum
4 Great Show.
Never did Rarnum Bailey MOI
| any other circus, put up better SHOW
| than the free attractions presented b.
the fair association in front of the
! grandstand yesterday. They wers
| clean. refined and the best in their lima
! to be secured anywhere,
First and foremost, perhaps thert
was kessnich's Band. which furnished
up-to the minute music. Heretofore
the fair association has engaged for
eign bands. but the domestic outfit.
made a hit with the audience. This
! soloists this year are Miss Gertrudi
| Van Denise. Nine. Reinar and w. j
Robins. Bostonian, who also acts vel,
the role OF announcer. Mr.. Robin
| has tenor of fine volume and hi
rendition of Norway" yesterday from
I the bandstand was well received. 3,
special request he will sing today M:
Father Is a Wonderful Man
1t was a great exhibition--there's nj
Il question about that.
f Some Awaiting.
h Art Smith probably gave the GROVE
Fl the greatest number OF thrills in tbs
h fewest number OF minutes. He made q
/ perfectly successful flight in his aero
plane. doing the loop-the loop and tht
L dip of death and various and sundr.
4 other stunts In the air and when hi
was through with his aeroplare ht
L descended gracefully and safely an
/ gave the grandstand an exhibition 9
1 racing against time In his toy car
| making the mile in 1913,
/ Then Beulah, called the auto fiend
lying prone on the track. allowed fM
Dodge car containing five passengers
the outfit weighing 1880 pounds. tss8
run over him. The Maori Sisters al I
thrilling aerial act, and the Ada
Troupe In acrobatic performances. Ar
| great Then, there are the Mares
Twins, who furnish the comedy: ths
Dayton Family. the Neoli Sisters Ans
4 the Quincy Divers. Paramount 90
the program OF free attractions CO
be counted the Duttons--a man mi
/ two women. who perform remArkahJk
| stunts in equestrianism with thres
white horses. Tho actor And me-
Actresses draas IN MAitaa - Ae