Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-07

lHe perSplr1nS Dand leader and his
players.
City health officials were enthusi-
astic over the achievements brought
about by the baby show in making
mothers OF Richmond familiar with
tho latest methods OF caring for and
roaring infants. Nurses OF tho City
Health Department volunteered their
aid to the judges and all during the
day Were kept busy weighing chill
dren and distributing literature to
the audiences that witnessed the
films sent by the State Board Of
Health.
Interest In Charts.
Great interest was taken in tho
charts exhibited by DIR. c. c. Hudson,
health officer, showing that since
1910 the infant death rate had been
lowered so per cent, or in actual
numerical terms the lives of 400
babies were saved last year that
would have been lost il nothing had
been done to lower tho death rate
that prevailed ten years ago. The
decrease in deaths from infantilc
diarrhca has been roughly about 1l5
per cent in tire past decade, accord
ing TO another chart.
Committee chairIncn OF the Labor
Council were showercd on all sides
during the day with commentators
Tor their several parts in the gem
eral success OF the day. The fol-
lowing were prominent in their work:
General Chairman George l.. Wilcox
Thomas Il. Morton. baby show; W. w.
Savcdgc, refreshments: l.. C. Hicks
track guards: j. y. Cramcr, grand
stand ushers; ii. w. NIaynes. dance
pavilion; w. ID. Lyons, auto parking.
and j. a. CorraGan, midway. There
were $500 automobiles admitted to
the fair grounds during the day.
Much of tho excess attendance AT
the fair grounds was attributed TO
an influx of holiday journeycrs from
outside the city, many of them from
Carolina points. The railroads brought
hundreds here at special rates and
returned them tired and happy at a
late hour without q single hitch or
mishap.
Due to the number of civilian visi-
tors and tho throngs in attendance
on the Eightieth Division reunion,
Richmond passed ono OF the mos:
eventful Labor Days in it's history.
At all the thca;crs record business
was reported. the Lyric and the Strand
being ovcrsold and the movies having
queues Of patrons before their doors
often blocks long throughout tho af-
ternoon and evening.
TrottinE Races Close.
The trotting races. which formed
4 part OF the entertainment. were all
closely contested. \ number of good
horses wcrc entered and some close
finishes were witnessed
Tho first race, 4 frce-for-aIl. trot
or pace, was won by Joe Burt, owned
and driven by Joseph Hanna: second.
Kirby Direct, owned by w. =. South
crland and driven by w. T. Floyd. and
third. Pauline IIilda. owned by Eli
Crawford and driven by Charles Con-
rad. Iorg Shot. owned and driven
by S. T. Erring. also ran. Winners
time. o:15.
The second race limited to the 2:c7
class was won by Mickey. owned by
II. G. Nelson and driven by Nelson's
son; second, IIllda Hall, owned and
driven by j. c. Flammia, and third,
Baron Greystone, owned by w T.
Floyd and driven by ELI Crawford.
Tecnia. owned by ]. c. Flammia, and
ran. Winners timc-2:25.
The third race was Il running race
for i've ighths of mile. 1t was
won by Jack Hanover. owned by 7.
S. Winston; second. Prompter, owned
by 7. i. Campbell: third. Mack Car
roll. owned by Philip Courtney. Fort
Houston, owned by Frank Houston,
also ran.
The fourth race was also run
ming race. and was won by Fort
owned by Frank Heustis:
Prompter, owned by r. l.. Campbell,
ran second, and Greenway's Devil,
owned by Alex. Mcdowell, ran third.
Little Miss. owned by 7. 5. Winston,
also ran. z
Auto Races Exciting.
The automobile races were the main
event of the day. Many notable rae
ing drivers with their well-known
special cars participating. That the
crowds were eager 10 see these events
was brought out by the fact that
when the races began the stands i'm
filled up to their utmost
Opening the program. Thcil. driv-
ing Chevrolet special, opposed
Tuck Gilbert in Ford special.
Theils car was too speedy for the
little Henry" and completely out
stripped him in a fivc-milc race.
The second race was started over
with Fox, Cooper. Crummie and
Theil At the wheels of their speed
cars. Cooper in his Mercedes led the
field for the first four miles, but at
the four and n half post the Kline
kar closed UP the gap and they came
into the stretch on even terms. Fox's
car proved 10 be the faster and he
came tearing over the line about a
foot ahead OF the Mercedes. George
Grumpy in Il Deusenberg special fin
ished third. The winners time was
G:24.
Cooper Turns Tables.
Cooper turned the tables on the
Jimmy Kline Kar in the third. when
he got away about twenty feet ahead
of the field and led all the way. lie
was never overtaken and finished
with the best time Of tho day, cover
ing the five miles in G:12.
Fox was the victor Of the Austral-
ian Pursuit race and 1t took him but
four miles to capture all tho other