Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-07
FAIR EXHIBITS BEST
IN STATES HISTORY
Agricultural and Live Stock
Showing Declared to Be Far
Above Average.
OPENS UNDER SMILING SKIES
Virginia's Annual Exposition, 100
Per Cent Complete, Makes
Good Claims of Friends.
OPENS UNDER SMILING SKIES

Under smiling skies. the gates OF the
fourteenth annual Virginia State Fair
were thrown open yesterday morning.
During the day thousands passed
through the turnstiles and spent hours
viewing the numerous exhibits OF
every conceivable kind. All return ed
last night after the last OF the fire.
works had been displayed pleased in
every way with the hours spent within
the big enclosure.
During the morning hours yesterday
the sound OF the saw and hammer and
the pun OF the shifting engine bringing
more exhibits were paramount. AZ
taches Of the horde Of sideshows which
line the midway worked swiftly and
on to make them ready for the night
crowd. Belated cattle were led 10
stalls. and here and there in some Of
for the last time.
Show Now 100 Per Cent Complete.
Yesterday the fair was nine-tenths
ready. which is about the average for
epennds .odsy ods VIII III 6nd wsi5ors ibs to the
for the most. successful exhibition in
the history Of the association. 1t will
every indication that it will be biggest
and best ever held in Richmond.
kacing on the mile track will start
them eteeplechase over a mile course.
Ioday vii also witness the beginning
George sisson. Jr., Will cali for jersey se
as Fns 9aaF hs ahG Sig sxhib
Ing of prizes will continue for several
FoIiow;ng the Jerseys. the Guern-
Judges. then fat steers. then club
calves, calves, Angus cattle, Hampshire hogs
Guernsey cattle. David M. Fyffe, the
rat steers. and T. b. Pearson the swine
Vaudeville Acts Days Feature.
clever vaudeville acts in front OF the
OF the opening day program yesterday.
AT after a short delay in getting the
sta stases s.. for noI the free acts ready Patrick
followed by the Beiiclaire Brothers
gymnastics; the Cottreil- l-Powell troupe
girls, the Flying Codonas, La Belle
Marguerite and her dancing horse, the
s0ken scnos Ben All troupe OF. twelve Arab
OF the acts furnished amusement fo the
11iair-sized 1i crowd in the grand stand.
The collection is the best that has ever
oeen n, seen n, at fair here.
Lroeratfs band and the opera singers
TOOK a prominent part in the after
Moons moo .S .entsSrtainment for those in the
tne singers and band presented an alb
breviated grand opera FolIowinr THE
ne NE band played for the vaudeville acts.
500 TO the accompaniment of the
whole band. Her voice was SO strong
ano sh clear that IT could be heard above
the music throughout the Erandstand
Under Extension Divisions Charge.
All OF the farm exhibits are under
tne direction OF the Cooperative Ex-
ensiGn ,enSn;n ,; Diyision Of the Virginia Poly
Department of Agriculture. This en-
tire exhibit is the most complete and
rn armnoitious that has yet been held here.
1arm tractors in the farm machinery
xhioition; and beginning today there
VIII be demonstrations of the work
ture is expected to prove especially at
tractive to the many farmers who will
be in attendance.
Canned rooster is one OF the nost
interesting things which can be seen
der an the ne fdTm diroE;n Product building, also un
sion Of y. p. I. When Atfnsipn the pooetsrs aisls
get plentiful and are rather Useless s afs
ter ore eeding season, the thing to do
according to Mrs. N. N. % Davis. 'iesshjitf' assjstfL'
ant State agent in charge of demon
strati9n stnIda work One OF the jars OF
especially proud is the Canned" roos-
ter; The meat is perfectly preserved
ana is good from many points of uses
steam press. declares Mrs. Davis.
Large Live Stock Exhibit.
Director OF Live Stock r. w. SpiJ-
man has collected Tor exhibit $40 head
OF cattle OF al kinds. .425 sheep of all
grades. 225 hogs of all sizes and de-
scriptions. thirty Clydesda!c horses.
including great six-horse team, and
shown by the remount division Of the
United States Army. Competent judges
who went through all the stock build
morning. declared that it was the finest
collection of cattle and live stock they
had ever seen at fair of this kind
said Mr.. Spilman yesterday afternoon.
An exhibit arranged by the govern
ment is the certer Of attraction in
the big administration building A
number OF Confederate veterans were
among the visitors yesterday and they
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