The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-10
This Is Richmond dayi

This is Richmond dayi
The weathe- prophet announces too
that Ii IS to be "a clear day~--a real
fair day
Whicl, means that in the neighbor
hood OF $1,000 Richmonders win
Journey 10 thu grounds today and
make Manager Connie Saunders
heart glad and turn the fears OF fair
management 70 Joy.
Yesterday WAS ono Of the dreariest
fair t!avs on record Few went 20
the grounds and the amusements
were compelled 70 close on account
Of the rain. which was aeetted IN
mahiue humanity uncomfortable by
raw wind which penetrated to the
very marrow.
tgowever ola Sol will attend 10 that
ond Of the situation today and with
the tang Of frost in the air there
should he a day of unadulterafed en-
fnyn{ent for the people Of Richmond
ana thrtr numerous visitors from the
surrounding country.
Judges Busy Yesterday.
Yesterday the judges were busy and
the " ork of Judging hogs. poultry and
farm products was practically COM
4lieted although TWO carloads or cat
tie billed for the fair grounds had not
heen received ana two carloads OF
Fair Weather for Today.
with good weather promised for
sofav every feature OF tho program
viii be carried through TO the delecta-
tfon OF the multitude while the scores
os shows will be In fun blast and all
those things which engage the fancy
If the passing crowd VIII be In opera
ton in fun blast
Richmond day has always bean
success Last year in the neighbor-
hood Of $4,000 persons passed the
turnstiIes. Today this number should
be surpassed, as hundreds of country
people who could not come yesterday
should help swell the crowd today.
Everybody wifi cooperate In the ef-
fort 70 boost the big show today, The
business houses generally Will give
holiday and those which do not make a
full day of tt will close at noon. The
postoffice will follow it's usual sehed-
uIe, and all OF the state offices Will he
closed. while city Han employees Will
likewise take holiday.
The management of the fair m put
ting down sand 10 cover the soft spots,
everything necessary wifi be done 10
place the race course in trim. and Pa
Byrd, his sisters. his cousins and his
aunts. and all the rest Of the family
is expected to turn out in force,
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The largest poultry exhibit IN the
history OF the fair, and one of the best
fIfs every available foot Of space in
the original building and the addition
built on this year, Superintendent G.
r. Riddick. who has hts hands fun.
saws that there are still two carloads
which have not put In appearance.
The display is truly wonderful
Judging was In progress yesterday
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nounced today. The largest exhibits
included White Leghorns. Barred
Rocks, Rhode Island Reds. wyandottes
and Orpingtons.
The poultry building was really the
most cheerful spot on the fair grounds
Yesterday, as both the birds and the
visitors We're protected from the wind
and rain and the amending chorus OF
Growing kept up by the very much-at-
home roosters drove away the other
wise disptritinH atmosphere of rainy
day at fair.
Five Thousand ON Exhibition.
There are five thousand birds ON ex-
hibition and owing to the cool weather
they are not suffering any of the ILL
effects so often apparent from over
crowding.
A large number of silver cups are
In evidence which will be awarded the
successful competitors.
One of the real features Of the ey-
hibit is a large case In which is dis
played the three dozen or more silver
cups which have been won in all parts
OF the state and country by Green
lawn poultry farm. OF which Mrs. CAL
la I. Lasstter, r. r, .. No. Z, Rich
mond, is the owner. Prominently dis
played on <He case are hundreds of
ribbons telling of her victories in every
conceivable Kind OF poultry assocla-
tior and contest. 1t is well worth
visit to the grounds to know that there
Is such plant so near Richmond
Another Revelation.
In the farm products building there
are several revelations of what can
be done on little slice OF old Viz
ginia. Take, as an illustration, the
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