Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-03
10000 V|RG|N|ANS
SEE GREAT SHOW
ON THE FIRST DAY
Officials Look for Best AT
tendance That Annual Ex-
hibition Has Had.
&
PERFECT ORDER KEPT,
POLICE CHIEF ASSERTS
Not Single Unpleasant Incl.
dent TO Mar Inaugural
lion, Says Sherry. :

For the seventeenth year in sue
ccssion Richmond Is holding its State
Fair The best exposition ever held
here opened It's gates to the public
yesterday morning and when tho
gates closed last night It WAS an
nounced that approximately 10000
men. women and children had
checked in through the turnstiles.
It was. record breaker, It was
said. for Monday. and fair officials
are looking for the biggest attend
ance that any Richmond fair has
chalked up. Not only did the crowd
surpass expectations In the early
part of tho day. but maintained tho
propo rtion at night. And there was
not one single unpleasant incident
to mar the inauguration. Major
Sherry. chief OF police. said last night,
II was one OF tho largest and ar
the same time. one of the most or
derby crowds that had ever been in
side OF the fair grounds.
Fnfr Spirit in Evidence.
Tho fair spirit was In evidence
morning. afternoon and night. Tho
various concessions wcra we'll pat
ron!zcd; the sound OF the hurdy-
gurdy was in tho land. and tho ros-
taurants had about all they could
".
And tho exhibits attracted thousands,
Some of the departments were late
In opening, becauses of their delay
In arriving In Richmond. but every
thing was all set" early in the after
noon. and the shows were under way
Just few minutes after the schcd-
uled time.
Yesterday was designated rs Chill
dren'S Day" and the youngsters came
and brought their mothers and
fathers with them. The children pet
ted the sheep: skipped away when the
hogs raised their snoots and they
walked easily pass the Holsteins.
Jerseys. Guernseys and Hercfords in
the cattle barn. The State Game De-
partment exhibit CT baby quail caught
the eyes OF hundreds and the bows
and girls went Wild when they got
into tho big building where roostcrs
crowed. hens cackled and ducks
iuackcd II was hard to tell which
made the most noiso the children
or the poultry.
Youngsters Held SpeIIbOund
The FREQ attractions In front n,
the grand stand held the youngsters
spellbcn nnd and they appeared de.
nghted with everything put on. When
RinGen dived backward from a lad
der 1l6 feet high, they expected TO
see an ambulance race across the
held. hut instead Mabel Codys flying
circus hit the air channels and did
some startling stunts.
Women. and many men, were at-
tractcd to the Women's Department.
whore there is exhibited every con-
ceivahle Kind OF fancy work. as we'll
as Jellies, preserves. jams, etc. and
many quaint old pieces OF patch
work.
Huge bulldoGs-plastcrca
their place with dolls. blankets.
boxes OF candy, suitcases and what
not, III the various booths along the
midway the opportunity TO get them
being vested In n or ten cent Diecc
The usual lunch stand and hot dog
places were In full swing yesterday.
and each appeared TO be in splendid
shape for the handling of tho large
crowds expected each day during tho
week. and on Monday and Tuesday
"i next week when automobile races
will feature.
Dog show Opens To-day.
The "All-Virginia" dog show viii,
open this morning and cout,nuc
through Saturday. There vii, be
shown upwards OF 100 of m. ,incst
bred dops in Virginia, covering prac
ucaily every kind OF canine on rec
ord.
1t was late in the afternoon before
tho Fordson industrial exposition
opened. but there was n crowd wait
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