Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-11
ARMY POLO GAME
AND FLYING CIRCUS
FOR CAROLINA DAY
Richmond Girl Will Also
Fly With "Al" Wilson
at State Fair.
CAPTAIN LAWSON, D. S. c.,
WILL BRING SPECIAL SHIP
Fairfax Harrison, President of
the Association, Arrives
Today.
SHOW ENTERS SECOND WEEK
Larger Crowds Than Ever Ex.
pcctcd for Final Pcriod-Auto
Races Wednesday.

NrBinlas greatest State Fair goes
Into Its second week today with three
big features to draw tho crowds in
the absence OF regular racing, either
horse or auto.
Ono OF these Is the first polo game
ever played In Richmond, TO be
staged by officers from Fort Myer
and Camp Lee. the second is the flight
TO be made by Miss Lulu May Wilson,
daughter of Ben w. Wilson, coo Haw
,hoTne Avenue. Ginter Park. with "Ar'
Wilson. daredevil OF the air. and tho
last Is the Langley Field dying cir
Gus. headed by II. S. c. flyer. Cap
tain Walter r. Lawson. who will bring
with him more planes today than
have been on hand any previous day
OF the fair.
Captain Lawson viii fly special
stunt ship. smaller than the giant 12O
mile hour Do IIaviland In which
he has previously performed for the
beneht OF Colonel J. S. Cecirs local
army recruiting campaign.
In Its Afteen years history the fair
has never before run more than n
week. Saturday 1t did three times
urdays. From all sides directors
have heard nothing but praise for tho
current show and their decision to
extend Its duration TO ten days.
To-day Is Csroiina's.
Today carries two names. AL
though II Is properly CarolIna Day
By reason OF the prcdominance OF
army men In the program It has come
10 be called Army Day" and is ex.
pected to draw as much. frphot tnIro
business to the grounds than ans
dny so far. except Richmond Day.
Fairfax Harrison. president OF the
Southern Railroad, and since 1916 the
president of the State Fair Associa
OF the directing work to tho late
John T. Anderson, his executive com
mittee chairman. will be here today
to watch the flying program and &c
through the exhibition buiidin gs
which are teeming with the greatest
number OF exhibits ever assembled
for a State Fair.
Richmond society's world Is expect
ed TO evince great interest In the poi1
game. Lieutenant Catesby Jones. OF
this city, Is one OF tho leading en-
thusiasts OF the game at Fort Myer
and eagerly accepted the challenge OF
Camp Lee officials last month to
stage a game with their team at the
invitation OF w. Conway Saunders
general manager. In the past few
months members OF tho clty's cluba
have considered from every angle
the possibility OF organizing a team
to represent the city in this game
one OF the most scientific In the
realm OF sport. and one which at
present is all tho rage In the smart
est colonies in every quarter of the
country. Cleveland. Detroit and
Louisville are among the major in
land cities OF the United States to
push the sport actively since the
war.
Big Strings of Ponies.
Major Crockett. OF Camp Lee. heads
the team from there. and playing
with him are Lleutenants Collins
Eaton. Forsythe and Toole On the
Fort Myer side are Major Patton
Captains Cole and De witt and Lieu
tenants Diehl and Jadwin. with Lieu.
tenant Jones as substitute. Both
teams have dozen or moro polo
ponies here. which Is sufficient
number for six-period game Of ten
minute periods Practice was carried
on by both teams all yesterday morn
/ ing, while the rest OF the day the
field was pnt in shape with tractors.
Beside tho polo game the officers
will stage a steepiechase. for which
they have brought with them horses
fully as dashing and spirited as any
which took part In the regular meet
last week. Enlisted men. OF whom
there are about thirty here from
both Fort Myer and Camp Lee. have
asked permission of their officers to
have steeplechase also, and this
will probably be arranged today. In
any event they will engage In an
other event which has not as vet
been seen here. an army mule race.
One Of the. Camp Lee mules, Chick, /"
is declared to be more proficient in
tricks than any animal now with the
bigger circuses of..the country. He
can be used as polo pony, IL neces-
sary, and Is humdinger for taking
hurdles.
Wilson Flies at O'Clock.
After AL Wilson has put on his
plane changing stunt at o'clock to-
lay with Miss Lulu Wilson as a pas
senser in one Of his machines, an en-
listed man yet to be selected from
The Langley Field group will drop in
parachute from one OF the army
planes. This event has previously
,een scheduled, but at the last min
ito something has been found amiss
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