Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-11
NEW MARK SET BY
CHILDREN AT FAIR
All Records for Attendance
Broken on Day Set Apart
for Youngsters.
BIG SHOW CLOSES TODAY
Extensive Program Arranged for
Last Day With Military
Much in Evidence.

Notable by the presence of thou
reeords for 0nHe at the mors state a
day. and "children's Day" took it's
fourteenth annual domestic. agricul-
tural and industrial exhibition OF the
Old Dominion.
One more day and the fair will come
works has been displayed tonight. the
gates Will swing to until next Octo-
oer: oi,fc Inc Ine program today Is an extern
originally planned TO have il devoted
TO automobiles and featured by auto
mobile races, but this idea has been
V. VI. L Cadets Are Guests.
Military events will claim the major
portion Of public attention today. Ar
hhansements have been completed to
ing sos youthful soldiers, attend in a
body as guests of the management
The cadets have come to Richmond to
take part In the parade before the un-
Yelling OF the Stonewall Jackson monu-
inent. and will go from the monument
70 the Fa!r Grounds in company with
the othcr military organizations which
Will parade.
Only, two races are on the program
tor fo t9day. both OF them military races
one OF the races will be for a mile and
,he inc, other five furlongs. The officers
day. In order that the cadets and
osner military organizations might see
has been set back from o'clock to- s
o'clock.
Special Vaudeville Acts.
Special vaudeville acts will be added
TO The free program to be given in front
| noon: The first act will start at 2
oS,1GK con,;n and the show program will
4 a N hnr M
and Miss Marie London and Miss Dor
osny Burns will sing solos. accom- :
| this afternoon also
ia In the li liye,s,oek department yes
heifcrs and nine bulls were sold in
the resistered Hereford sale at
o o'clock. The highest price paid for
any OF the animals was 1880 for the
COW which stood second in the two
year-old class. An average price OF
Of fanes e Hefefeqds i0F Maev iae WHOLE of bsm 91
were bought by Virginia cattlemen,
and will be used in the state for
breeding purposes.
baby Beeves Attract Attention.
No sale attracted greater attention
than that Of the baby beeves Of the
boys and girls clubs. The grand
champion baby beef raised By George
L:tton. OF Lee County. went under the
hammer for 20 cents pound, and was
bought by T; T. Keane. Of Washing
ton. D. c. The first carload of the
four carloads exhibited by the boys
and girls OF different sections OF the
State was next put up, and the
twenty animals were also bought by
Mr. Keane at 2l1 IA cents a pound,
about cents higher than the Chicago
market at this time. Mr.. Keane later
announced that he would pay 21l-4
cents a pound for the champion in
order to increase the returns to young
Litton. who led his heifer into the
ring by a halter and stood with him
while the auctioneer was carrying on
the sale.
The second carload OF baby beeves
brought 90 cents a pound. and was
bought by Kingan & Co.. of Richmond.
T. T. Keane bought the third car at
II cents. and Kingan & Co. the fourth
at IA 3-4. The baby beef clubs were
organized by county agents 10 train
the youngsters in cattle raising in
order TO increase the production of
beef cattle in the State. y. II. Osch-
ner. assistant animal husbandman OF
the extension division OF Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, is in charge of
the baby beef exhibit at the Fair this
year. Most of the cattle purchased
yesterday will be put on cars for Ship
ment this morning.