Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-05
Program Includes 22-
Event Racing Card and
Aviation Attractions.
RACE EVENT OF DAY WILL
BE VALLEY STEEPLECHASE
All Anusements Are in Full
Swing and Exhibits Are
in Place.
BUMPER CROPS REPRESENTED
Products OF Commonwealth From
Southwest to the Ocean Ready
for Inspection.

Prooably 5000 paid admissions
were recorded for the first day OF the
Fifteenth Annual Virginia State Fair
yesterday. Favorable weather and
the fact that tho management carried
out It's promise to have everything In
entire readiness. made the opening
ono OF the largest ever known.
More than four times this number
arc expected today. Virginia Day.
Ing card for $4,000 in purses. which
Will bring out between 400 and 500
horses.
Another attraction for today, which
will draw heavily, is the first appear
anco OF tho army planes and diriGiblcs
brought hero from Washington by
Colonel j. S. Cecil. in charge OF U. s.
Army recruiting in Richmond.
Four Ship. In Squadron.
Two Dc Hayland planes. a Zodiac
d!risihlc and smaiIer gas balloon
will comprise tho aerial squadron.
which will be seen every afternoon
from now on over tho Fair Grounds
and the city until the close OF the
fair. October II.
4 parachute jump will be made
from one OF the tlir!sibles every after
noon. while the other will DC utilized
Ito take panoramic pictures after the
linanncr in whlc' Tankee Observers In
and gave tho directions that. put the
Hun army on It's last legs III le1s.
Il is possible that some time today
tho two planes used by al" Wilson
I'm his plane changing stunt will ar
rive from indianapolis where he last
exhibited. and if they do he may be
|in tho air for practice, but his off,
|cial appearances are being deferred
until Friday. Children's Day. on and
latter which day he will do his act
twice daily. flying the while at
speed of eighty miles an hour.
Ar may be seen In tho movies
|hcrc this week at the broadway
where Go and Get 1t" is being
|shown. He doubles for the star Of
this film in plane changing stunt.
BnEsnEe Cars Delayed.
One of tho incidents which
nlarred yesterdays opening. was the
fac, that railroad officials Mt Wash
|inston In some way managed to cut
OFF from the train bringing here the
free vaudeville attractions all cars
Carrying their baggage. AS re-
suit OF this only one or two singing
numbers were put on before the
grand stand at o'clock. and Izzi
|Gervone's military band had to work
overtime pleasing the throngs who
|wcro summing themselves in tho
islands.
The racing Will start today at o:so
O'Clock. and half an hour later the
|tighteen-foot leap through space OF
Ian Overland stock car will be STAGED
by B. F. Wooten OF the Harper Over.
land Company, who will perform this
stunt twice daily for the duration of
he fair.
fair enclosure will positively be under
way today. Tho exhibition buildings
are In complete readiness and have
been since Sunday night.
Valley Steepleehase.
Tho first race will be an Inaugural
lash, and the feature of the day
sill be the Valley steeplechase. the
lnal event, for $500 purse. The
Capitol purse Is also on today's card.
rho entries for each day close at IL
5clock on tho preceding day.
Thero werc practically no bitches
the conduct OF affairs at tho
;rounds yesterday. The gates were
perated smoothly and the pass
Regulations were strictly observed,
o strictly In fact that when Man.
ger w. c. Saunders presented him
eli at a regular admission gate
rmed only with the assertion that
&c was general manager OF the fair,
ho gate boy, who had never seen
|ir. Saunders before. ordered him to
TO the proper gate for persons
ntcring on passes and tell his story
here. ihis rtickled the fair, man
ger to great extent, and satisflcd
i'm that his ticket force were on
their jobs. Manager Saunders and
thcr directors concerned with gem
raj conditions on the grounds yes
,rday also announced that tho police
apartment had reversed itsa policy
nd was giving alert attention to
10 patrolling, Of the fences and the
coping Of order at all gates. The
i'll squad OF thirty-hve were on duty
estorday IN place Of the meager
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