Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-10
Attendance Placed by
Officials at Near
10000 Mark.
WEATHER PROVES IDEAL
FOR BIRDMAN'S ACTIVITIES
al Wilson Repeats His Dare
devil Stunts, Thrilling
r. Multitude.
MONDAY. is ,"CARoLlN... DAY
Exhibits Viii Remain Intact CntIl
End Of Fair. for Benefit of
Late Corners.


In place OF the usual break up"
that has marked every Saturday night
IN the state Fairs history. wshoo
Lane was packed last night with
thousands .surginG from one end Of It
to the other. 4 full grand stand
viewed the Fireworks and free vaude-
,illc
This year for the first time the
fhtr VIII run ten days instead OF one
week. The attendance yesterday vas
put "A: close 10 10000 b. officials.
There WAS no doubt OF the SCATTERING
"t records for Saturdays or tho past
when thousands turned out 70 see Al
Wilson'S second plane changing per.
iormancc and the best and nnai rae
'ng card OF tho meeting. The even
> ny crowds were the iargcs; OF the
entire week and tho program in front
II the grand stand was put over with
ne best effect II has had thus far.
Grand Cienn-Cp To-day.
To-day viii SEQ grand cleanup all
over the grounds and throughout tho
buildings. The roads. race track and
midway will get another coating OF
dnst-proof slu,erin, which they be-
anne badly In need or yesterday
when a mcrc!icss sun beat down upon
iic grounds all day long. In the late
a:,crnoon the midway was visible
only through a hazy cloud OF dust.
iii.t this did not deter tho crowds and
thn,showmon and concc ssionnsires re-
;"rted them to be In the mos, liberal
az spirits.
Yesterday Was an idea! day for
Wiison. Probably 10000 persons were
ON hand whpn ta took the air prompt
- ae 3 O'Clock. This ti;nc only one
false attempt was made by the two
riancs as they jockcyed for position
IN order 10 enable Wilson 10 make
Tho change VITA no aid bu; that OF
bis own hands. II was said a:Icr-
ward tina, lie had never rertoruied In
Better fe,tie. He rema !ncd In the mir
ano. the change longer than FRI
day and electrified the Gaspins
,hronSs with repeated delies Of death.
Hanging by his feet. standing M
.i-h, on The win. with arms out
stretched. while flying better than n
mile a minute, were only fcw OF
the things he did. The crowd vas
warmer than Fridays in its reception
-. him. both before and after his
Night. As he walked through the
enclosure before the stands with
friends after his Aish, there were
mapy admirinE chances cast his way
..nd often individuals or parties OF
f,Ir visitors waved him u greeting
OF stopped 20 compliment him on his
work.
Army Planes Again Appear.
.\rmy planes from Langley Fiein
were again on the ground yesterday
md Captain Walter Lawson. n u. s.
9. hyer. made his daily talk in sup
port Of Colonel J. 8 Cec.'s local re-
cruiting campaign. He chopped off"
for Washington during the after
noon. bm, Will be back on Monday
with several other officers. Captain
lawson will bring with him Monday.
which has been unoricially desis-
mated as Army Day" OF account of
the Fort Myer- Camp Lee polo match
and races. q specia! ship designed for
stunt flying and will offer to the
crowds moderate bill OF stunts after
Wilson'S appearance. Army officers
also positively promise that there
wIl, be n parachute drop from one
oi The planes Monday.
Estimates Of the attendance for the
six days OF the fair arc running be-
tween 10000 and 10000 and the
more optimistic believe that tho close
,cxt Thursday night will find a total
81 nearly 100000 paid admissions in
,hH fair associations Golfers. The
Grand stand receipts this year have
been gratifying in the highest cx-
IRENE.
Exhibits Remain Intact.
When the fair gates open Monday
morning visitors will find every ex-
hibit in It's place, with nothing
changed in the slightest from the
complete aspect Of readiness which
They have. presented ever since the
hnal touches were put to them a
week ago tonight.
Judging in many departments is
stlil going. ON. although as a general
rule the Judges took holiday tho
better part of yesterday. a list of
awards in several departments will
Ire found elsewhere in this edition.
Monday is officially Carolina" Day
or the program. The railroads have
long been advertising fare and half
excursions from the principal Caro-
Ina cities and it is expected that the
fame OF the 1920 fair Will have been
so widely hcraided that the attend
anec of Carolinians will mount be-
ycnd previous records.
Tuesday Is Homecoming Day"
when the sons and daughters OF the
old Dominion will return to their ma
tive state for glimpse of the great
est agricultural. educational. indus
Hial. commercial. and recreational
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