Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-10
STATE FAIR OPENS
GATES TOMORROW
Week Of Gayety Is Ushercd In,
With Every Promise of
Success.
TURF EVENTS ARE EATTRACTIVE
Wahoo Lane Is Ready for Wis
itors-Exhibitors Putting on
Finishing Touches.

h. opened to the public at o'clock
tomorrow morning. Without form or.
ccrcmon. the big SHOW will be In
augurated. and week OF Caye;y In
Richmond will begin.
President Henry Fairfax and the
other officers and directors OF the Stat"
Fair Association anticipate a success
that will eclipse that Of last year.
Their expectations are based upon
more favorable conditions that obtain
this year throughout the State. Bet
ter crops greater Industrial and COM
incrcial activity and general prosperity
everywhere prevailing, they argue,
should make for a larger attendance.
Farmers and townspcople alike have
more money to spend than in some
years past. The prospect for un-
usually large gate receipts is, there
fore. exceedingly bright
While the live stock department has
been eliminated because OF the danger
from foot-and- mouth disease in cattle
which would attend the movement OF
farm and dairy animals through the
State and the entry of live stock from
other States. the attractions are more
numerous and diversified than in any
preceding year.
EMPHASIS PLACED on
HORSES AND POULTRY
The elimination Of live stock from
the exhibits prompted the directors TO
bcstow more attention TO horsefiesh.
for both the race track and the exhibit
tion ring. The entry lists for cxhibi-
tion are the largest on record in the
horse department.
The poultry exhibits. too. exceed in
number and variety those OF any prev
ious State Fair Eight carloads of
poultry were Installed yesterday. and
several more will arrive to-day and
tomorrow
The six days of the 1915 State Fair
have been designated by the directors
follows:
notwithstanding and Good Roads
Day.
Tuesday-Boys' Corn Clubs and Girls,
Tomato Clubs Day.
Wednesday Richmond Day and
School Children's Day.
hursday-Farmers' Day.
Friday-Pctersburg Day
aturday-Auction and Closing Day.
TURF EVENTS WILL
BE BIG ATTRACTION
The racing committee, which consists
Of ]. - Anderson, w. ]. Carter and
Leigh r. Page. announces the follow
ing turf events for the week
Misunderstanding race. three-year-
olds and under. and 2:30 pace.
Tuesday-o:30 trot and 2:li trot.
Wednesday y 2:2l trot. free-for-all
trot and pace and 2:l7 pace.
Thursday-2:25 pace and 2:lS trot.
Friday-2:l2 pace and 2:24 trot.
The purse for each of these events
is $500. The rules OF the National
Trotting Association will govern, with
a few exceptions. The purses are to
be divided so. %, 5 and 10 per cent.
Five horses are TO enter for each race,
four to start. The races are to be
mile heats, three in five.
All structural work on the Fair
Grounds was practically completed last
night. More than thirds of the
industrial. commercial and agricultural
exhibits had been installed, and the
work OF wiring for illumination out
side the exhibit buildings was we'll
under way.
The grounds and buildings presente
scene of activity throughout yester-
sionaires and showmen were busil. en-
gagged making preparations for the
opening of the fair. Most of the race
horses arrived yesterday morning, and
all through the day runners. trotters
and PAGERS were being given speed
trials by jockeys and drivers. a
dozen lunch stands were open. and all
were literally patronized.
LARGEST NUMBER OF ADJUSTMENTS
At ANY STATE FAIR
Wahoo Lane, as the Midway is
known. is ready to receive the many
attractions that will begin to come in
at All early hour this morning. Di-
rector of Amusements Henry Meyer
hoI said yesterday afternoon:
wv. have the largest number of
amuscmcnts this year ever brought to
a state Far in virgi ia. livery foot
of space on Wahoo Lane has been sold.
was compelled to reject twenty-one
applications from showmcE and privi.
lege seekers received by wire to-day,
because we have no space for them.
The 'hows will be5in to come i'm
Sunday m.i ming. There are e:x.y-nine
waEonloads to be hauled from the rail-
road sta ems, almost every wagon
representing n separat' amusenl ant at
traction.
when they arc installed. the smuse-
ments will stretch over full riile of
space. We have been very fortunate
this year in securing some ot ,hc most
novel and meritorious ,'tnres Oh tour
in America. Among tn most rntable
of these may be menticncd the big
wild animal show, Smiths Freak
Show. the Charlie Chaplin Show, the
Village OF All Nations, Cave of the
Winds, Dreamland Circus Side Show
House OF n Thousand Wonders, Midget
City. the Diving Vcnuscs. the Inter
national Congress of Athletes, the
wonderful educated horse. Mazeppa; n
SIS. 900 merry go-round. n novelty COM
Ing direct from Coney Island called
THE Whip" the newest of all the
ridi:.s devices: the weird and wonder
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