The New Orleans crescent., 1868-01-14

Best top buggy-P. Gall sgher; bronze medal.
Bes. no.op buggy a. Lam 1: ten dollars.
NisoeuaHeous.-Bes hearso-R- Condor; pre-
Best shifting top buggy-Bleakty Hogan,
premium recommended.
Best doctors light pbaton--J. A. Lum; pre-
MUM recommended.
Best gents dog cart. A! Lum; premium
recommended.
Best hearse made in New Orleans-Ant. Do.
buc; premium recommended.
Buggies. top and no top, made in Louisiana
Benson HELMS; honorable mention.
Class No. Miscellaneous Bestbr man
ufacturDg in Louisiana-M. L. Madden; premium
recommended.
Class No. 6.-Best stiff soil plow entered by
slatk staufer Co., made by j. II. Hall, Mays
vi lie, Kentucky-diploma.
The competition for the best stove was very
exciting one there were six entries. Each stove
was manned by an expert woman, with sleeves
rolled up, skirts tucked, and everything arranged
so as TO allow easy access and handling. Each
operator was provided with twelve pounds OF ash
wood and three pounds of light wood, carefully
selected and weighed, and eight pounds of dough,
divided into two equal paris, which were to be
baked into loaves. When all was in readiness,
the signal to fire up was given a. precisely
twenty-six minutes past two O'clock and
The operators went TO work with an alacrity
worthy Of higher aspirations; the stoves soon ac-
qured the necessary heat. the dough was placed
in them end for while there was stiffness, dis
tnrbed only by the rumbling noise of the flames
running through the hues and the clankiag of iron
doors which would be opened to add fuel or see
the progress OF the baking, At two minutes be-
fore two the Cotton Plant, manufactured by
Abendro'h Bros, of New York, aud entered by
Levi, Navra d Co., of POydras street. was opened
and the bread found. TO be baked toEl turn.
The next was the Brilliant. manufactured Oy
Buck Wright, St. Louis. This stove has
feature worth mentioning: the doors
are of strong plate glass. The Brilliant
was opened at II minutes OF two O'Clock,
and then in succession came the Charter Oak of
Rice Bros. Co., at 55 seconds past two the
Peerless, entered by Messrs. Campman & Co., lis
POy ydras street, al 800 after two the Good Sa.
maritsn, entered by Rathbone & Co., of Albany,
New York, and at the same time the Norton Fur.
mace Company's stove, entered by Messrs. Il.
Wood Perry * Co., of Poydras street. The wood
remaining was now weighed and it was found
that the following amount had been consumed by
each stove, viz: the Cotton Plant, 10 pounds; the
Brilliant, pounds; the Good Samaritan, 95
pounds the Peerless, lOa pounds: the Charter
OAK, pounds, and the Norton Furnace Com
pany's stove, 80 pounds.
Upon examining the bread baked it was ascer-
tanned that, owing to some cause, not one Of the
loaves was TT to eat. The trial will therefore be
resumed to-day, at IL O'Clock, when another ex.
citing scene will probably occur.
Tue, day at the Fair Grounds.
The following is the programme at the Fair
Grounds for to-day:
Exhibition balls and machinery in operation.
MATCHED HORSES.
Best matched horses for carriage, $50.
Best matched mares for carriage $50.
Best matched horses for buggy, $50.
Best matched mares for buggy, $50.
PONIES.
Best saddle poney, under fourteen hands high,
$40.
Best exhibition of horsemanshp, by boys under
fourteen years, in jockey costume, s20.
ON MAIN TRACK,
AT q o'clock precisely-Dash of three miles;
leading horse in first mile to get $780, leading horse
in secOno mile TO get SIS; and winner of the dash
$500. f. Warwick enters b. h. Joe Johnston, 8
y. o., by Goodwsrd, dam Judith by imp. Sove-
reign; dress, red and blue. Wm. Cottrill enters
b. T. Jennie o., y. o., by Daniel Boone, dam by
Glencoe; dress, red and red. VIM. Cottsil enters
b. h. Dafds, y. o., by second Sovereign, dam by
Brown Dick; dress fancy. VIM. Brady enters
Agnes DOn0Udn, 4 y. o., by Lexington, dam Little
Peggie; dress, red and white. VIM. Brady enters
5. b. Teto, 5,y. o., by Lexington. dam Trustee by
imp. Trustee; dress, blue and white.