Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-12
FAIR CROWD GIVES
ARMY Polo GAME
WARM APPLAUSE
Spirited and WelI-Played
Match Is Won by Fort
Myer Team.
PARACHUTE JUMPER is
FORCED TO LAND IN TREE
AL Wilson's Stunt Is Made Diff
ficult by "Bumpy"
Air.
HRMY PLANE BREAKS AXLE
tuto Racers Tune Up for Tomor.
rows Raccs-This Is Homo
Coming Day.
ARACHUTE JUMPER is
FORCED TO LAND IN TREE
sMY PLANE BREAKS AXLE
tuto Racers Tune Up for Tomor-
rows Rnccs-This Is IIonc-
Coming Day.

With three or four airplancs dot
ing the sky above the Fair Grounds
nd dozen spirited polo ponies ca
PORTING about tho field. there was no
ack of objective points for the many
housand pairs OF eyes in the Caro-
Ina Day audience at the State Fair
yesterday afternoon.
Fort Myers polo team handlly
tounced sne bluc-sh!r,cd doughboys
rom Camp Lee, 6 to 4, IL being con-
ieded that the yellow and green
avalrymen were superior in their
lIorscmanship and knowledge OF the
fcicncc OF polo b. reason of their
Tscater opportunities for practice.
rhe men from Camp Lee get only one
r two practice sessions a week, but
hey put up stiT battle and were
Enthusiastically appIaudcd by the
great throng OF Richmondcrs who
.ere viewing their first local game
4 polo.
"Aw Wilson Between Hnive..
Between the halves OF the game
AT Wilson did his plane changing
tunt for the third time. As on last
'rIday. the air was "bumby." and tho
airing aviator was forced to make
our attempts before he successfully
arricd out his stunt The audience
was louder in it's approval than any
preceding crowd and many were the
1press!ons of anxiety during the
preliminary attempts. as II once or
vice appeared that disaster was
bout 10 swoop down upon the agiie
fEure which stood out clearly against
he SKY In Its white sweater and
frcechcs. balancing with arms out
tretched as the great Jenny" sped
Ecfore the stands at better than
nilo-a minute clip
Following Wilson's Night. one OF
is assistants. L!cutenan, Il. T..
ioldswor;hy, performed the entire
manual OF birdman's stunts. Then
wilson took up for q flight Miss Lulu
lay Wilson. OF 606 Hawthorne Ave-
fue. Glntcr Park. When she landed
iiss wilson begged for more She
5'as very engaging figure in her
ed and blue French aviation cap and
he famous stunt flyer found it hard
o refuse her pleas for further
!tcr his final performance ,omo--
ow he will go to Dallas. Tex. on
is way back TO the Pacific Coast.
Mule Race Scream.
The late afternoon watchers In the
lands got many laugh out OF the
rmy mulc race staged by privates
rom Camp Lee, which was won by
Private Roupc. There were six en-
rants and one of two Of the riders
f'crc thrown by their mounts before
he bunch got away from the start
ng line. Following this, four Off
4 sors in tho Camp Lee polo cou,in-
ka5 won by Lieutenant Martin, on
Joe"
Two minor mishaps marked tho
rny portion OF the flying program
yesterday In landing from Langley
! field. Lieutenant Webster broke an
i sic of his plane. He was endcavor-
lag TO avoid one OF the polo playcrs
IL practice. Later in the afternoon
Private II. J.. White, grauda,c of the
Parachute school at Kelley Field.
an Antonio, Tex. was compelled to
esccnd in Il tree on the grounds
hen something went slightly am:ss
With his parachute after he had
Imped from Captain w. u. Lawson's
1}ane. He will repeat the jump this
Ittcrnoon when the aviators return
support of Colonel J. S. Cecils local
ecruiting campaign. Captain Law
on, a D. S. C. flyer. talks daily at
80 o'clock before the Administra-
on Building on the advantages of
5'aining in the army.
BiG Crowd Opens Week.
The fair went into its second week
esterday, all cleaned up as to
rounds and buildings. and an attend
|nce CT over 10000. President Fair
|tx Harrison and majority OF the di-
.ctors and their families and friends
ere in big tournout for the polo
anne, which included many Of the
,wn's smart set.
The free amusement acts on the
.ogram entered into their work
ith a vim uncqualcd at any pre-
Gus performance, either afternoon
evening. Tho Thearle- Duffield
,mpany's "Bclsheviki- ki-chasing" fire.
orks drew another large crowd last
ght.
Cervone's Military Band Is lncreas-
& in popularity with the crowds, as
q the singers appearing with it..
isscs Minyon Henkc and Dorothy
ecker, OF Chicago. again were well
ccivcd with Let the Rest OF the
orld Go By" Peggy" and when
s. Baby Smiles at Nc" while the
nd put across "1'hc Love Nest" and
30 selections TO the entire satisfac-
pn of the crowds.
North Carolinians were out in
rce for their day at tho fair. Rail-
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