Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-06
1922 STATE FAIR
SMASHES RECORD
FOR ATTENDANCE
Thousands, Many From
Out of Town, Pass
Turnslilcs.
PARADE OF LIVE STOCK
TO BE FEATURE TODAY
Free Shows, Daring Aviators
and Divers Sill Big
Attractions.
"DAnE-DI:IIL- WILSON Is HURT
Serious Accident tn One OF Head
liners Only Thing To Mag
Night. Performances.
"uAnE-nE,rL- WILSON IS HURT
Seri"uS Accident tn One of Head
liners Only Thing To Mag
Nights Performances.

That the Virginia State Bair or
1872" has Tho "cail. on all former
opposition, held in Richmond. Is in
dicat"d by the attendance With the
exception r' Nichmond Day, the
nnmner of paid admissions ycatcr-
"ay surpassed that OF any day Of
10" week ana was away ahead of
that FOR the sam" day or Ice-.
Thousands passed through tho
turns,il.s carly IN the morning. \
majority o1 them wore out-of-towr
visitors. They remained until late
at n:::Et. and the restaurants an!
hot dog" glands rcaprJ the benefit.
Later. Ia. Rchmord cuni.ngcn; ar
:ivei. and when the chcck-up was
made last nigh, !, was found that
the record had h"rn smashed And
cy"rybody appeared 10 enjoy the cx-
hibits and the IRE. shows.
Live stock VIII Parade.
Tn" i!v" stock parat. "ill bc the
"xh!bi, feature ,o!as !, viii star,
. o'cin"h tn the agt".rrou aud all
%! The animals on the grounds VII
pass ia r"vi"g oI Tn" grand stand
1h" pr.G" winners viii l." b.dcck"d
Win ribbons. Til. free shows and
t.' daring av!ators and high divers
WI b" other feature attractions
1ha serious accidcr- - Dare
peyiI' Wilppn ono % 'hc hcaL-
l.r"ra at 80 fair. wan the only ,hiu:;
that occur."i ycaterday L. mar IN"
sr"'",s of tn" nights performance
j. ":ii rr"v"n, any further appear
ang' II Wilson as high diver "a,
tho N!rEinAa state Exposition.
Grnnd s,nnd Croud Breathirss.
TWO tnriic not On tho Official pro-
gram at ,Ec Virginia state Fair yes
terdns afternoon held til" Inul,i,ud"
packed in ;hc grand stand brcaihioss
for r"EioG. and !n;cnsi.icd the ex-
C.t"m"at inc!;inrt - JiuSs McGoaa.i
making the clIanSe from speeding
"itomrh:lr 10 an aigplanc going 1T
great 4p"c.
n" Ars' 'hr!l came phen the
parachute ar.!S: of the Mahlc Cody
ai-pluue wa!.r II was wcs; OF the
E.an! stand. iipatcd over the stand
and landed against the stand uccu-
pied bJ the racing n:hcials The
latter sram?crcd To places OF safety.
while IL" pH-achu'" artist suffered
only :" FEW bruises - taking away
pr; oi the 'op % the stand.
Iie second thr!il cam. at The yoo-
"ud jump IN tho s."rpl,chasc. when
.iaci Hanover :a.ici :" 81 .ar the
h@dg" and threw -. Ferry. tnc col
orcd jocScy. B"ery was kuockci
brcathiesa. but suffered no b-oEcn
bones.
Adds n New Feature.
Rugs McG""au aided Il new f.a-
iurc 10 the program Yesterday when
lie made the ligh.ning chang from
= high powered automobile racing at
Sixty miles an hour 10 an aeropians
travelling at q slightly greater spacd
There w.r. several attempts made
~. ,n ir,,
ficitntly for McGoUan TO grab the
chain ladder suspended from tn"
plane and upon which he climbed to
tho seat In the airplanc alongside
tho driver.
All the free attractions were car
ricd out according to program yes
t"rGay. and the large crowd in the
grand stand was free with applause.
Yesterdays visitors to the fair
gave considerable OF their time TO
the various exhibits and also found
time 10 take in the shows along the
Midway. and all came away wiki
praises for the fair as whole.
one of the visitors yesterday was
former Governor Wcstmoreland
Davis. lie visited the cattle do
partmcnt and took especial interest
in The Fordson tractor exhibition.
III is n great fair" was his COM
mcnt.
DR.. Julian a. Eurruss. president
of Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
and members of the board OF visitors
Of that institution. were also on Ia,
grounds Yesterday and will spend
part OF today viewing the cxhihi.s.
Tho V. P. T. board Will hold a bust
ness session today.
Davis Preside. nt Meeting.
The Guernsey breeders attending
the fair. members OF the Virginia
State Guernsey Breeders AssOcia-
ton. enjoyed dinner at Murphys
Hotel last evening and then held
conference in the auditorium
Pesident Wcstmoreland Davis pre-
sided
Judges completed the judging OF
cattle, swine and sheep yesterday.
and other Judges finished their work
In the Tcgro Farm Workers exhibit.
In tho. laying contest and ;ho
doc show.