Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-08
INDICTMENT WEATHER
FOR PETERSBURG FAIR
Southsidc Exposition Opens
With Small Crowd Picks
Up in Afternoon.
WILL run SEVEN DAYS
Officials Ru>y Preparing for Largest
Attendance IN fiist"ry-Nnrucss
md RnnninG Races viii lie Feat
ure During Week.

TETEESHJEG. Va. Oct. = Pc
torsshurcS Fair opened this morn
inE despite tho Heavy downprur OF
rain. ord while. bU, few v"ntnrcd
out to 10! grounds. this afternoon
hy O'Clock WITH bright SuuShin"
overhead the crowds soon IImm.d
IN" street cars. dotcrm iu"I to take
in IN" first day.
To-Day had been set aside aS Chill
dren'S Dav." but duo to the weather
conditions 1t is more than pruAau."
that Tho management VIII i.~ ieuatr
another day next week. Thousands
of youngsters had planned for Il days
outing "a, tho grounds ana were sore
" disappointed thus muiniu. when
thoy saw tho rain.
Everything is i'm readiness FOR
Monday and the exhibits confirm. B..
arrive n the grounds Local firms
and some OF The largest Inauufactuv-
ing concerns Of tho country l.a,"
elaborate exhibits on the grounds Ia
fact they are said 10 hc OF the great
est variety ever shown a; p.t.i~-
burg Fair The buildings ar, ait
decorated Inside and out ud ,t"
midway presents gay trprnraiIc".
Many free attractiuus Lave boon
obtained by Secretary M.Iuagcr !:
u
Royals Elephants ia" Educated
Dogs, the Buckiug Mu!,s Educated
Horses ana many other hig shows. all
ot which Will bo shuWu .usolutrlv
free ~ charge 10 the thousands visit
ING tho grounds
Along the midway will hc round the
famous Bostock and f'cr;iii trained
wild animal arena. fcatUriu. Cap-
tain furchaC" with his rrDup ~ tuil
grown Nubian lions. and Princess
Alice with group Of Pum.s. I.cop-
ards, JaGuars and Mountain Lions:
also Captain Bernardo and two other
feature acts
Those enjoying racing Will have an
opportunity of witnessing some Of
the host IN the state ncNt week
Chairman Hanrahan. of tho race com
mit'"". has received entries &C both
rurmin. and harness horses som. OF
which arc already on tho grounds.
Those already signed up TO appear
here are:
Runnors-t;re"nways pcvn Good
Luck. Dan Plaudit Utah. Forrest Ma
Jor, Sunset Glow. Thriller south
B-eeze, Graitain. Salt Peter Lady
Bankwood Venus. Queen. nob. Han
over, BROAD Rock. silver Rock. Npril
Fool, Jack Hanover. Mount Defiance.
p!neer.
Harness-Major Direct. Virl"y III
rect, Viola. Dang, Miss Fantasy. Miss
Kelly. Raiph Baylor. Mar" setter.
FTotroia Antworthy. Wiuhur the
Great. Myr;lo oliver. Th,l l:rook*
Robert II, Uncle. Joe, barney Ed
wards, Nellie Brooke. Fau>,"r Guy.
John *. Niger Boy. Alma Kipp.
Setter W. Lady Love. Roy BOY.
Marching BOY.
Manager X. willard Eancs said
this afternoon that Petersburg pco-
pic and tho people o. Virginia would
have an opportunity OF attending tho
BEST fair ever held In tho city.
Prepare for Crowds.
We nave spared neither time nor
money! said Mr. Eanes. 80 XII the
hest for our patrons I:vorythins
has hc"u we'll planned ana every I'm.
nloye is ready to do his or hcr hcst
70 SEQ that all visitors are given the
most cordial welcome. W" expect
big "rpsds, much larger than any
previous year, because our exhibits
are better. our racing il far Superior
20 any year ia the past. and ih. FREE"
attractions are decidedly ahead or
anything We have ever had"
Tn" Boys aud Girls country Cluh
eNrihiis viii b." ono OF Tie hig feat
lros. as VOL aS the poultry sAu,v ana
ne showing OF liz" stock. m. Sew
az! ana Dunlap farms .rc expected
70 have their herds on the grounds
Monday morning
Tho fair viii run through nc>i
SATURDAY. october ~.