Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-02
ARMY OFFICERS At LEE
ENTHUsED OVER RACING
Six Days OF Sport Now Planned
with Stccpl'cilnsc and Polo
Ma&rl.
COMPLETE PROGRAM is OUT
Virginia Day, October 3, Follows
Observation-Disclosures Day, Far
mers' Day, Carolina Day and Old
Home Day Are Other High Spots.

o"iccrs and men at Camp Lee will
t'ke part in large numbers in the
racing program 10 "a put on during
,hc virginia STAGE Fair next month.
rn,o" ing .annotnccment OF their
biEns 10 w. CONWAY Saunders. fair
assocla;ion secretary. through Lieu
,'HInJ osborn yesterday. u was ton
nl!ftly decided To add Il sixth day 10
WI occur. This added day VII be
Monday. October IL. and beside :.
"pcciai military stceplcchnse aud an
Hrm! mule race, There probably vii!
ne polo match between teams from
Camp Ice ana Fort Meyer.
Fnir frosratns Issued.
frtsh from The urcs>."H yesterday
came the complete general program
Tor the fair, which this year viii
.akc on ~ never before the charac-
ter OF a well balanced cxpofition q.
Al subjects. IA which the people Of
virginia arc Interested \ fcatur.
which mas never before been obtain
association. viii BE the entry Of -.
STATE Of Missouri. In m there are
ne enlrants represented from the
After The opening dny. October &.
.Gnts virginia Day. on this day
The various county exhibits. aud the
Wednesday VIII be Richnond's own
ray NJ the fair, and on that day ali
wenartm.nts Viii bC running AZ their
WI ECLIPSE, those % the victory Fair
ut 1919, In The evening the FIRST
hre"orks prrfGrmance Viii take
Farmer lay win occur on Thurs
Farn'crs Zig innings.
- FARMERS !a| wiii occur on
state MS year say ,hey Sill ex
h!bit better grade OF cattle, sheep
ana hogs than has ever before been
Chillarcn's Day IT, Friday. The
ned for u O'Clock when iitu;cnant
wilson; successor or the late air
N ,nid-air without the aid o; II rope
ladder.
Saturday has been designated
counted on 10 help sw"II the attend
ance at the fair well over the 200. 900
mark OF last year. Wilson Will be
BIZ seen again. there VIII he numcr-
most '~~np!cte fireworks exhibition
yet STAGED VIII be offered.
Carolina bn$ OPENS the second
week o. the fair. and IT is expected
home" VIII attend.
wnndcrcr. VIII return.
Tuesday of the second week is odd
lsone Day" 81! Nirg!nias sons and
daughters from outside the borders
arc expected to answer the call Of
their native state on that day to meet
and greet friends and relatives and
take part In the greatest "ducationa!
aah entertainment exposition that
virginia has ever known.
The next two days 81 thc fair vii,
be devoted 10 tho automobile. The
fair association this year has joined
IN" Great STATE Fair Automobile CIR
cult and drivers wlrO are seen al the
greatest expeditions IN all parts OF
the countrs viii pc here TO speed
over the local track Tho fame %.
An ~
mis- appearance here WI!l serve as "A
stellar attraction. In mis- wake w!ll
come Sig Haughdahl. dirt TRACK cham
plon; Fred rIorey. Burr LampEs in.
speed demons from England. and Leon
Weeray, 4 French marvel.
officers OF the State Fair Associa-
ton predict that all Corners Viii have
Just rs good II time at the present "x-
hiD;tion. as those who attended that
which was the fair licensed by George
II: lock In iTi2. despite the fact that
whisky was 81 cents gallon in
those times AID freely dispensed on
the Fair Grounds.