Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-13
SPECIAL RATES GRANTED
BY RAILROADS FOR FAIR
Reduced Fare Order Will Be.
come Effective Day Before
the Opening.
AUTO roLo TEAMS no RETURN
Contestants Flirt with Death md
Produce Endless Thrills in IiHir-
Brcndth EscnprS-Fl!inG Circles
t0 he Features.

Special rates on AL railroads en-
;ering Rich"nd have been granted for
the greatest of al state Fairs to be
held in Richmond. october 10 $. in
elusive. This announcements was made
yesterday by General Manager w.
Conway Saunders, o. the Virginia
State Fair Association. It is stated
that these reduced rates. which arc
said i, he unusually low. viii become
effective one day before the opening
and remain effective until the lay
following The close OF the exhibition.
which viii r,cur u tcu-day limit tor
cNcurSioniSts.
Liberal awards will he made N
every department of this years St''o
Fair. the cash premiums in the BOYS
and Girls Auricultural Cla'S aGSrc-
eating $4,000: Woman Department,
$1,000: agriculture and hof uculturr.
$1,000, and poultry, $4,000. These sums
do NOT include the thousands OF dol
lars i'm various other department. nor
the huge sums TO he paid for music.
open-air vaudeville novelties. fire
works. airrianc features and things
irrumcrable connected with such Il
gigantic enterprise.
sS.uOO In Trcb Cattle Prizes.
Perchcron and Clydesdalc horses
will he seen in great number. the
prizes for the class winners in these
departments alone agcrcgatinG more
than $1,000. In tho beef cattle IL
vision 5000 in prizes is offered in
four classcs-sh orthorn. Aberdeen
Angus. Hereford and Virginia fat
steers For dairy cattle $4,000 Viii
bc divided among the winners in tn"
.IcrSt/ Guernsey ana iolstcih-
Fresian classes There are twelve
a~l, H. "a "a
which will have strong competition,
Prizes ranging from $50 to 5000 ar.
offered in each class. Seven classes
for swine have been arranged with
uash awards Of S212 To S1I2 in IN"
Hcrlshirc class as the cash premiums.
Great interest ia being shown here
I'm the return OF the auto polo teams
which nave thrilled thousands in their
daring games they play twice daily
in front ur the grandstand, ana II rs
safe TO say that this battle Of daring
drives and skilled mallctmcn VIII
prove the apex OF twentieth century
achievement ia auto exhibitions. The
contestants continually nrt with
death and produce endless thrills In
;n.ir hair-hroadth escapes as their
speeding machines tumble and turn
turtle. frequently hurting the occu-
nants through the air |; is. by FAR.
the most exciting and sensational
spor, Of modern times.
Flying Circu.cs tn be Features.
Another feature in which Richmond
Is interested in Monte Stones hyinG
circus with its darc-dcvilS Of the air,
including Bill Strothcr. The Human
spider" who dcfoS all laws OF gray
ity. including = hazardous leap from
an airpianc u an automobile. both
travelling At high rate Of speed. Dan
Kise-. famous war pilot handles the
air machine. 81 Wilson and his NY
ing CIRCUS will also be a feature OF the
program each day. Wilson introduces
= leap by parachute from airplanc.
changing plans in midair while the
two machines arc travelling at eighty
mics an hour. and 4 spectacular night
exhibition with tho machin,s lighted
c'1v hv sizzling fireworks.
Work men have been engaged Tor
the last week in rebuilding the grand
stand providing new rear stairway
exits and renewing tho flooring whcr-
ever needed. The new stage has been
completed and this Year the Fair As-
ISOLATION will have all OF the big acts
ana feature numbers on one plat
form.