Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-11
Preparations for the Great Sanitary
Fair at New York.

The New York Tribune OF the Sth OF
March says: The Ladies Of the Metropoli-
tan Fair Association have decided upon the
following prices of admission to the great
Fair: Season tickets So, to cover admission
to all parts Of the Fair, and at all times ex-
cept on the opening night. Tickets for the
opening, 50, including Art Gallery, &c.
First day, Tuesday, March 29th, for exhibit
ton only, 81. Second day, Wednesday,
March SO, Sl-frst day Of sales. Third,
fourth and fifth days, 50 cents, Admission
to Art Gallery and special exhibitions, 25
cents each, except on the opening night.
| The prices for the second week will not be
determined upon until the Fair opens.
The importers and wholesale dealers in
fancy goods will, in few days, be waited
upon BY the proper Committee for their SUBJ
scriptions in behalf Of the Metropolitan Fair.
This class Of merchants can well afford to be
liberal in their contributions to this object,
as they always are with regard to other claims
upon their patriotism. The wholesale dry
goods merchants have already subscribed
$50, 900 on the appeal of their Committee,
and it is thought that when the list is opened
for subscriptions under 81 900, the aggregate
contribution of this branch OF business alone
will reach Sl50,O00. What an example for
our business men to follow, and what mon
ument may thus be erected to commemorate
their generosity.
McSsrs. Pheian & Collender, having given
to the Committee Of the New York Sanitary
Fair, one of their most elegant billiard Ia
bleS, valued at $500, 4 member of the Com
mittee solicited Mr.. Phelan's cooperation
and assistance in making arrangements for
a grand billiard tournament similar to that
held in Irving Hall last summer, and which
proved such brilliant success. That gen.
tleman promised his own personal services
in promoting the desired object, and would
also use his influence in securing the assist
ance Of all the leading amateur and profess
sional billiard artists from different parts OF
the Union, who may be in New York, to
witness the match for the billiard champion
ship between Dudley Kavanagh, of this city,
and Philip Herman, Of Cincinnati, which
comes off on the 7th of April. Under such
auspices, there is little doubt that the pro-
posed tournament will be q triumphant sue
cess, and realize a large sum toward the
funds of the Sanitary Fair The tourna-
ment is proposed to kake place on the 9th or
Sth of April, being the day previous or the
day subsequent TO the match for the cham
pionship. Among the celebrated artists that
may be safely counted upon TO take part in
tile dlt -hGoSlS. anu ANVlA
of Cincinnati Seireter and Foley, OF Detroit;
Decry, Geary, and Isadore Gayraud, Of
Washington; Nehncs, Estephe and Bird, of
Philadelphia; Fox, of Rochester; and kava-
nagh, Goldthwaith, Cahill, Foster, Hum
phreys, O'Connor, Reeves, Cleveland, and
Freeman, of New York.
Mr.. Robert Bonner gives to the Sanitary
Fund of this city his famous trotting mare
Lady Woodruff, to be sold at auction to the
highest bidder. the proceeds to go towards
the funds Of the association. 1t was pro-
posed to arrange n grand trial Of speed be-
tween the three celebrated teams, Commo-
dore Tanderbilt's Postboy and Rockingham,
Mr.. F. Bakers Ethan Allen and Honest
Abe, and Mr.. Bonner's Lady Palmer and
Flatbush Maid; but the repugnance Of the
owner of the latter team to engage in any
match or race, prevented the contest. Mr..
Bonner, however, to evince his sympathy
with the objects of the Sanitary Commission,
has given his famous marc TO the Commit
tee, to be disposed of in the manner above
mentioned. He has also stated that the
Lady has trotted her mile in = minutes and
q seconds, and that he is ready to give
$4,000 for any horse that can beat her time
by two seconds.
The Metropolitan Police have already con-
tr;butcd $4,000 il aid Of the Fair. This
amount will probably be increased to $4,000
before the opening Of the Fair.