New-York tribune., 1867-09-07
THE FAIR At PROVIDENCE.
CLOSING DAY-ADDREss BY GEN. HOwARD-N-
TEREsTING RACES-THE FAIR A SPLENDID

SUCCESS
PROVIDENCE, Sept. 6.--The attendance at the
Fair Grounds to day fully large yesterday
the two principal attractions being Gen Howards ad-
dress Educated Labor and 81 800 trot in which were
entered the celebrated trottDg Lady Thorne and
Lucy AT o'clock there an exhibition OF prize
brought upon the ground. Then followed Gen. Howards
address which was atentyey listened to and frequently
The road horses inspected The display was
very good Then came the rOtDg The first contest was
between .entlemeRs road horses for premium
of sioe, SIS TO the FIRST and SIS 70 the second
and and Frank. Morning star driven by Col Amasa
Sprague,. Won the first heat In 240l. Britain
came in second Dixie and Frank were drawn. The
second heat was very exciting Star making bad break
lust after passing the Judges and falling behind at least
100 yards lie finally got down as baS bhTTSver ever aRa
the home-stretch winning the heat IN 800 Inc third
and last heat was won by star IN 2asi ,,o o,,
purse Of 81 600 then trotted for by the WelhnOwn
horses Lady Thorne Lucy, and Bruno They drew POSI-
tons In the order named There was sharp contest IN
the first heat between TbOrne and Lucy neither DchS
than length apart at any me and for at least
third Of the mile they were about neck ana neck lofhe
score with the advantage of a neck in 2;26l.
Bruno barely saved distance. In the second heat
Lady Thorne took The second position when rounding the
first turn, but Bruno s four lengths in advance at
the quarter Lady Thornc gained slowly but constantly
Bruno, and the latter going of his feet half way
and came home ten lengths in advance in
22Gi Lucy was second in the heat In the third heat
Lucy went of with slight advantage, Bruno second,
Thorne got to Bruno andwent neck and neck with him
to the half mile pole when she shot half length ahead
At the three quarters she was full length Lucy had
got up again and upon entering the al tree
together Lucy made another bad break which
put her far behind ThOe i'll about two lengths IN ad
but having of her feet within two lengths or
the stand and run across the score she was given trd
position and Bruno declared the winner Of the heat
IN 2g In the fourth heat LadThorne started last and
after spirited contest first with Lucy and then with
Bruno came In ahead by half length, in 250!. Bruno
was second.
The next was single mile dash Of running horses be-
tween Gen. Williams, Rurc, Georgia, and Sligo, which
won by the former Time, 1904. A premium was
offered, but refused by the owners.
There also another extra race between tandem
teams Washington and mate against Kingston and mate.
The latter were badly disianced on the first heat.
The next contest for purse CT sOO $50 10 the
first and $50 to the second The entries were Columbus
Eben Patchen the frs second, and fourth heats,
and the first purse Navigator the third heat and second
purse.
The last race was for two premiums OF $50 and s5. be-
tries Fly and Lady Pathfinder Fly won Ill three
straight heats Time, 2i2, 2:42 2:42f.
The annual dinner of the Society took place IN lar ge
tent at o'clock, and was "a splendid affair Dr. Lor1n9
500 OF the most valuable cattle in North America
had been shown, also nearly 1000 valuable
horses more than 400 sheep, and 200 specimens
of ingenuity in the shape 0f mechanical implements.
what the New England Society had ever witnessed.
Brief and pertinent speeches were also made by Gov.
Burnside OF Rhode Island, Gov. Smyth of New Hanp-
shire, and ex-GOv. Andrew of Massachusetts.
This has been great success in every respect The
receipts large ana after all the expenses are
paid large sum Of money will have been realized.
during the first three days $4,000 were received from
spectators alone. The receipts from carriages and from
seats the grand stand to be added To-day there
was much money taken as yesterday. The expenses
Will amount TO about goo.