Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-12
annual STATE FAIR
BROUGHT TO CLOSE
Curtain Rung Down Upon Agri-
cultural Exposition After
Record Week.
ATTENDANCE E-AR $4,000
Thrilling Airplane Accident Fca-
lures Final Day, but FATAL
ties Are Avoided.

AS the big clock in the City Hall
struck the hour of twelve last
night tho curtain went down on the
fnal scene of the fourteenth annual
Virginia State Fair
Although the crowds yesterday were
not unlike corporars guard in COM
parison to the mighty throngs which
packed and damned the Fair Grounds
Tuesday Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday. when the shades of darkness
fair Because s Of their a't employme ehf
Roas ss nranF a Sc sHRs s seer that
between 10000 and 100000 persons
visited the exposition grounds during
the week. Richmond Day-Wednes-
ance OF approximately $4,000.
Few exhibits were allowed to be
taken from their places before late
last night. and the sightscers, made
up in the most part OF persons in
terested in the exhibits more than in
the amusements. were to be found in
specting stock late into the afternoon
Prepare TO Leave.
Although everything was outwardly
undisturbed. every one was busy max
Ing preparations for hasty departure.
The heat caused much suffering, but
gangs OF workmen went hither and
thtther pulling the storm" stakes
from around concession tents and
dragging packing boxes and cattle
crates Into handy positions
Great strings OF blue ribbons whic:l
were on exhibit throughout the week,
the winnings OF herds OF cattle worth
fortunes. or OF sheep. hogs or chickens
OF much value. were hurriedly packed
away in trunks. along with the new
ones won here. for exhibition at the
next fair at which the animals are
SHOWN.
Although no longer a novelty and
now accepted by the city man as a
part Of the daily routine of sights. the
source of never-ending wonder and
delight to the crowds.
Plane AIishts in Tree.
One machine. driven by Lieutenant
G. ]. Meyer, and accompanied by r. s.
Wright as a passenger, rose about 100
w'ien the pilot found that there was
something radically wrong with his
engine.
AS it was impossible to turn the
Grounds. Lieutenant Meyer headed his
plane into clump OF trees just south
OF the grounds and managed to lodge
tie airship successfully in the tree
senger. Little damage was sustained
by the airplane.
Liberattrs Band and concert COM
pany and all OF tie vaudeville acts
which have been in evidence through
out the week gave their last two per-
formances yesterday
Cadets from the Virginia Military
Institute attended the fair in a body
as guests OF the State Fair Association
Many others who were detained until
late at the unwilling Of the monument
OF General .Stonewall" Jackson ar
riveo at the Fair Grounds in time for
tie evening performance and fireworks.
Load Cattle Exhibits.
Working overtime in order to Shift
the box cars which were needed for
loading cattle and amusements last
night an impa tient engine snorted
hither and thither all yesterday after
noon.
But 1t will not be until today that
the real work Of removing the enor-
nous quantity OF machinery, animals.
tents and products will begin, although
race horses which were not booked to
race began leaving Yesterday.
A city CT no m,an magnitude Which
has been the delight and amusement
Of thousands for the past week will
he whisked away as though by magic
today. and tomorrow few signs of the
exposition will be seen.