The national Republican., 1867-11-04

| nounced for Saturday, the city was ave with
excitement, and every available conyeinoe was
brought into requisition at an early our, and
before the time announced for the opsng cere.
monies, the fair grounds were pheh with
dense mas Of people from tho Districtities and
the surrounding country.
About twelve o'clock, q numbei o open ba.
| rouches assembled at the METROPOLITAN Hotel,
and were soon filed with the msmbrs Of the
executive committee Of the fair gad number Of
specially invited guests. They yerethen driven
to the fair ground at the Natiotal ace course,
and aided In swelling tho ALREADY lago crowd In
attendance. A procession was brmd at Prices
stable, on Sixth street.
1t was headed by the Holy tIill pand, which
occupied q beautiful wagon belingig to Messrs.
Ihayer 4 Noyes, which was Indy loaned for
the occasion, In this wagon wa sea cd tho
members Of Withers' brass bad following the
band, was procession Of nu1ber )f the horses
sent from other cities for exhibition, and also to
participate In the trials Of spetl during the fair
We found at the fair groundthe committee Of
ladies' appointed to judge sm u stiales, busy
In arranging goods at Floral Hail." commo.
dioul frame building, which had been erected
for the display Of such ware. he contribu.
tions have just commenced arrking and already
the hall presents very handiome appearance
Among other articles there oi exhibition woro
samples Of the celebrated "L,ue hex" Lynch.
burg, Va, smoking tobasco; bed gilt, by Mrs.
Eyeretti washing and ripsiug nla,ines, mince.
meat chopper, metallic cap bed bdtoms comet
can openers, &c, by Homo Manufacturing Com.
pany, New York; one case Of iatve wine bit.
tsrs, demijohn Of pure Cabinet whfky, Catawba
wine, canned fruits, 10, by chHles Gautier,
Washington, D. C.i leather wdrkbasket, with
wax fruit, by Mrs. Arna Hahn; trse beautiful
embroidered corsets, blue silk, Solerino merino,
anl white coutel embroidered witt silk, by Mrs.
j. r. Shedd, No. 3I3 T street; iampls leaf to.
baoco, by DR., q. W. Dorsey, divert county,
Md sample seed corn, by Carries Weaver,
Washington, D. C.i one corn platter and rake,
by j. d. CnSsidy, HardingvilA. N. j.. bed.
quilt, by Mrs. Thomas Wilson, ,. c.; two bed
quilts, by Mrs GroEEtephen; ga apparatus, by
Smith McGowanj q large iotef splendid tin
ware, consisting Of housekecprs' utensils of
every description, by Francis B.Rogers, Phila.
dsiphia.
At 2 o'clock n meeting was he'd Of the Exccu.
tive Committee Of the fair, whid is composed Of
tho following gentlemen:
General Horace Capron, Carries lIurucly,
William @. Crossley, William l. Birch, George
Calvert, and Thomas Lloyd. These gentle.
men selected the jndgeJ for the ace Of the day,
which was for the District purs, of $500 to the
d's' horFe, and 500 to the socnd.
The gentlemen chosen by tie committee to
act as judges wero Colonel Rmort TceI Major
G. I. kug, and William . hDy, Of Youngs.
town, Ohio.
THE RACE.
The horses who responded wss the black mare
lady EIinor, driven by Mr.. Ike Hoyt; gray
mare Moscow, driven by Allen 'orsty; bay mare
Lady BriGhtwood, drivon by Thomas W viii
liams; black horse General Sherman, driven by
o. W. Dimmock.
The race was for the District purse, . in 8,
to harness, and at o'clock, uerylbing being in
readiness, the start was made
First Heat Lady EleanW led Of, closely
followed by Gen. Sherman ipd Moscow; Lady
Brightwood last. Tho lattel broke badly, and
at the half.mile pole was q considerable distance
behind Near the three.quarer mile pole Mos.
COW closed M, and pretty neck and neck race
occurred on the homestretch Moscow broke,
and Lady Eleanor came In two lengths ahead.
Time: 2:'ll.
Second ileat.-Lidy DfghtWoo ool led oH but
Mo,cow soon passed ahead, CO ely followed by
Cen, Sherman. At tho half nile post Moscow
was n length and half RLenI, bu, wap fiually
distanced by Lady Eleanor. HOIcOw coon re.
gained his lost ground, and at .ho three quarter
uile pole was n length ahead. Ltdy Eleanor,
however, rapidly closed up or the homestretct
aud passed the score half length ahead. Time
24Si.
Third Heat fine start was made, with
Gen. Sherman in advance. lie soon left n gar
Of half dozen lengths, Moscow being next, and
Lady Eleanor and Lady BrgbtwoOd running
neck and neck to tho rear, Gen. Sherman
passed the score half length ahead, but had
broken, as we'll as Moscow and Lady Eleanor,
Lady Brightwood alone passing on trot. The
heat was awarded to Gen. Sherman. Time; 215i.
Fourth Hent-This wps tho most exciting
heat of the whole race, AMI numerous bets were
made daring the time, Lady Eleanor being the
fayorite AT the start LADY Eleanor and General
Sherman got of together, but the little black
mare soon showed her nettle and passed ahead
Al the quarter mile post the four animals were
strung out in n line, Lady DrightwOod, who was
the last, rapidly closing up to Moscow, General
sherman was also doing his best and soon closed
up the gap between him and Lady Eleanor. At
the throe.quarter mile post the two animals were
neck and neck. but Lady Eleanor then made
final spurt and passed the score In handsome
STYLE winning the race by half length in 2:45i.
grMXART.
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