Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-04
GOVERNOR TR|NKLE
IS AMONG VISITORS
AT BIG EXPOSITION
Another Large Attendance
Is Chalkcd Up for the
Second Day.
CITY WILL CLOSE SHOP
TO VIEW EXHIBITION
Record-Brcal>ing Throns Is
Expected TO Pass Through
Gates Today.

Yesterday was another hig day for
the Virginia State Fair. The weather
man again smiled on the exposition.
aad the crowds again took advan-
inSc of his genial disposition. An
other big attendance was cnalked up
for the second day.
Added displays and added free shows
were there Tor the crowds ysstev-
day. Horse racing and Mabel Cudy's
Flying Circus furnished the thrti},i
for the afternoon. and Miss Cody
stirred tho crowds at night by dan
inS airplaie stunts in an illuminated
machine.
Dan Taylor held the center OF the
stage in the afternoon. one of tho
Mabel Cody group. and in Richmond
only Il few hours. he lowered himself
10 the end OF a ;hirty-foot rope that
tangled from an airplanc that was
speeding at sixty mile clip over
the Fair Grounds, :lnd as ii rcarcd
,he earth, without decreasing its
speed, hc dropped TO the ncid ana
rolled over IN the grass 10 come vi
immediately on his feet.
"Dnrc-Dcyir" wilson New Feature.
dare -DeviI' Wilson. just ont OF
the hospital in Kansas city. where
his broken ribs aud shoulder were
mended. was the new feature at
| night. From 4 height of sixty-tive
| feet he plunged headforemost OH to
a bamboo slide and landed on his
! feet from the hooklike curvo of the
structure. Wilson is said to be the
only man In America who is per-
! forming this stunt. and the German
who conceived it and first tried it
is dead.
Today is Richmond Day" at the
Fair, and everybody in the city is
expected to attend. Governor Trim
kle and Mrs. Trinkle and Secretary
Parke l.. Deahs and Mrs Deans wcre
on the Midway. last night and on
jcyed the attractions, and they will
be on hand again today.
Dan Taylor Will present another
hair-raiser this afternoon. Standing
N tho running board of an automo-
bile clipping IL off AT seventy-mile
salt, he will step of as the machine
passes in front OF the grand stand.
"nd he guarantees To keep on his
-""t' IL Is SAID there is no other Iiv-
'ilG man Who is attempting this feat
Cody Circus ASnin In Spotiirht.
Inc Mabel Cody Circus viii also
be in the iimciiSht again this after
noon Dan Taylor will not take part
IN tho airplanc flights. but DIRE
Devil NcGowan viii change planes
1000 feet in the air while the flyers
are speeding at sixty miles per. lie
VIII also do the double parachute
drop. while Miss Cody viii app.ar in
the Dance OF Death" on the wings
OF speeding planes.
Four races for attractive purses
VIII also be run. and the caliher or
Inc entries Indicates that each eycni
VIII be hotly contested.
The fireworks last night eyce,Ica
those OF Monday night and held ,hs
L..
pioded ToniSht's display. 1T is said.
VII be better even than that of last
night
All OF the free shows showed in,
rroEeTnent over the opening dav.
" ME there is not an act in the ten
that does not measure up. the per
formers appeared to get into thei,
work with more zest and relish than
on Monday. William Robins. bari
tone. rendered selections and scored
biS hit lie was accompanied b,-
'erHone's Military Band one OF the
IcSt organizations or Its Kind ever
heard IN Richmond
crowds Gnthcr Early
crowds gathered early yestcrday
= me Virginia State Fair ana con-
unGed arriving by street car. ana
automobiles in such numbers ,ha,
before the afternoon performanc. I'm
'front.' or the grand stand was oycr
me satc receipts had gone post tho
l'-i mark. and officials Expressed
-,,. .."uld break
al previous attendance records
making the 1922 fair the cr,ntcst
success OF all OF the seventeen.
me hrst group wcnded its way to
me tent near the Administered
bnlidinS, where the first "All VIZ.
sihia canine show is staged. There
"te nearly 100 high-bred dogs on cx
"'oi'ioh' and the CANNES held the
..oWus throughout the day. desnitc
their proximity to the poultry build
ihG' ana tie buildings i'm which the
county exhibits and the women.
1ancy work are shown.
Melodies hy the I.ortilarJ m.is.
rN"rlS attracted crowds 10 The m
dUStriai Building. whore tn. yario,,si
'Nh'"lt$ proved of great Interest tni
th" men nHi women Srsm tho f,rr,
and tho cit. alike
'ntcrrs, in C"nn,, contest
interest 'Il tho c"ut-, heuco,r
'h' r"hniic> hGv.uS d..piu,. az ,b,iri
h.""ht'> WitS great, Ilrl-" u4lubrrs.
"f p""p'v Watching tho mdEos WORK
tn'"hs""ui the mog.iuy hours. ,Dd
thcro "h- JOY In the Heart. of r.n,iis..
AnS when II was announced tbar'
louisa Conutys eNiHa.t had bfep5
awarded first place. orange ,u,,
uenrico. awarded secons and ,h,rdc
places. respectively gave the WIN
ner strong competition Tor ,he.
honor 'tF
Judges in the poultry Department
were we're unaele to comple,er.be,s tassy
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