The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-17
THURSBAY AT THE FAIR.

In passing through the buildings, on the way t,
the center of the grounds, we found the old co..
ored mechanic, Aieek Cook, surrounded by ,
crowd of admiriDg ladies' and gentlemen, the Oh
mans broad yisage wresthed with smiles apt
glowing with the proud consciousness that hi.
merits had been appreciated by his Southern
friends, notwithstanding bis color. Aleck had nc
competitor, but the committee nevertheless
awarded him fine silver medal the blue ribbon
and certificate of the excellence of his compre.
hensive and useful invention. Pontchstoula may
well be proud OF this native, untutored genius
and We hope he wilIireceive some substantial
marks from our citizens before he leaves for his
home in the piney woods.
Crowds were also gathered around Col Moody,s
splendid showcase, the beautiful arrangement of
which has called forth the admiration of
every visitor We learn that Moody's goods
| were fixed up in the case BY his
polite and very efficient clerk, Mr.. ]. N
| Martin, whose good taste and cvility have made
b m very popular in our community. The mag.
piheent pianos, organs, and other music Al instru-
ments OF MessTs. Grunewald, Werlein, Yom Hofe
| and others bad their hosts of admirers aud we
| ourselves fingered long within sound of Mr. Grupe.
| Waid's playing, as he sat at the king of instru-
| menis, one Of Steinway & Sons grand pianos
ms magnihcent instrument filed the large and
| lofty ociagonal With its sOnOrous harmony and
| for while drowned even the bray of the bugles
and French horns in the band outside. The Stein.
| way piano which Mr.. Grunewald has on exhibition
| 10 precisely similar to that which won tho
| imperial gold medal at due Paris Wola,s
! Fair over all otLer American competitors
| l. combines tie swelling volume Of the organ
aud the mellhuous foflness Of the lute
| Ntrlein's Instruments are by no means in the
| background, aud those who are interested will
! hfd nsny beautiful pianos and organs enl an
immense assortment OF flutes, hautboys, violias.
street.
We next visited Cocks sugar eyaporator a
very singular bat wonderfully efficient implement
fJI fastening the manufacture If sugar This
e'apoiator has been triumphsety exhibited at
my dlheIent iairs at 81 Of which it has received
TIE very highest 6ncoIaiums. Several friends of
ours, sugar planters in the Attabapas country.
had spoken to as in such enthusiastic terms "a to
Xcte cur curiosity 10 witness it's operations: hut
when we reached the locality the hour was an.
seasonahle and we he'd TO postpone a minute de-
scruticn until 20 day.
We Botice that Mr.. Thomas Hazard, inventor Of
tie bay, straw and fodder cutter which is ex.
hlDlteo 10 the northwest corner Of the machinery
10 III, challenges The rival machine. to " hch was
awarded the premium, 10 cut a certain quantity of
hay, straw or fodder within a Ger ain time. the
winner taking the machine If the other partv As
ioileH' hbZard's IS certainly wonderful inven-
tfn so simple as to eX lite surprise that il was
lot thought Of before, and vet subject To no
moved b ehiid's hand. and at the same time so
rtsistess in its work that we saw Il cut throug5
willow ssplngs thicker Than our wrist a. easily as
through so much straw. Our livery stable men
OR planters and stock raisers, should give ter
earnest attention to ills machine. II IA yerv
cheap, very efficient ami its value wOnld be IL,
be fed.
THE RACE.
Tie great two mile trotiuV race 20 harness
cane OF earlier han usual to-day. great
crowd bad assembled at the stands because it
red teen given cat that II TO he tie greatest
uotilpg match ever ron in he South. Nor was
be statement idc0rIect Men who have fire.
queIted he trolling turf for more than twenty
i've Jesra, in every city If the United States as.
strt thet they never Witnessed a moe closely
contested or exciting struggle before from begin
hluP to end. The hOT es entered were "a follows:
Jas Conck's John NOlriSSey o. W Dimmek's |
Sd0S Rich, T. Roachs M0Uie Buctner, and ", j. |
Psihe's IT, J. Paine.
Thee are all crack nags, Silas Rich having run |
secopd TO Dexter on two occGsion3-once a. |
Washington and once at Chicago For all this |
elias Wss rot the favorite. From what we could |
"a her, MIfrssey was; but when lie vas stripped |
Il Ouch noble looking animal, he appeared 100 j
high in flesh for the desperate struggle 10 which |
he Was 10 Re an actor. The Others all were in |
prime condiiUD, AID their respective friends we're |
saDgulte a. ID The result.
FIRST HeGt-The start in the first heat was
beautiful. AorTissey had tie lead but in the FIST |
quarter Paine shot NJ near him. Silas tbid |
Mollie last in this order they passed from view |
beblI the Fair buildings, and when they emerged |
aFsin On tuning into the home stretch il vas seen
that Pane was pushing Morrssey very hard.
Mcrrstey passed under the string first. On the
second mile Siiss Rich to k the lead on the first
quarter, honissey second, Mollio third; Rich |
breaking every nov and then but recovering with |
admin able eese. On coming the home stretch
Ken ard Mo'fssey were neck and neck, each
laying down to the work most strenuOuslg. They |
came in together. making a dead heat Paine third. |
Nellie fourth. Tlme-5:l9.
Dung the lot run between heats crowds |
gathered around the horses rs they we're being
rubbed down, and the general impression vas
that no more intensely exciting heat had ever !
been run IN Lnuisian8.
Second Eedt-TLe seccnd heat began with GOOD
start, Morrissey having the pole, but Paine taIog
the lead, hOTrlssey next, Molie third Si!as plly-
ing the gent in waiting. On tue OF stretch Slas
passed The mare and made play with Morrissey;
every now and then pushing him 20 try his speed.
I O1nipg routd under the string on the first nile
Pane was ahead, AOrrissey second Sas Rich
thrd, Nollie we'll mp on the last horses qcarter.
they troued through the first quarter of the
second mile in the above order Before reaching
The alinie post slIas struck fnl the front in
beautiful style; on the OF stretch he achieved
the second position amid immense excitement
but hacnt the foot of the noble j. ". Paine as
he broke several hundred yR-ds from the pole
Pane coming 10 first, silas second, MOie Buck
ner ih!Td, and horrissey fourth. Time-j:l6
Third EeOt-Paineied from the pole, and turn.
rg round the first quarter be was followed first
~ slas, then by MoITissey, MoliIe about eight
lengths astern. In this way they ran around
Paihe leading under the string. Slas length be =.
hind, Morrssey third and BuCkner fourth On the
% stretch Cf the second mite The struggle between
Paiue and Sias became desperate. At the half
nile Pane broke up, but kept the lead sias
IushHg him very bard down The home stretch 40
bard indeed. that it was decided to be a dead
beat: Mollie Buckner a bad third, aud Morrissey
barely saving his distance. Time-5:I5.
Norrisseys owner at this moment expressed
lopeessness of the horses winning the race. and
isked leave to Withdraw him. This was granted
BY Mir. Foley. hOl'ie, not having run a dead heat
lor won one Of three, Of course was ruled out
The race was therefore narrowed do gn to Paine
md Sl8s Rich.
fclIth HeGt-The start excellent. Paine lead
p6s to hsli-mile post, closely follow neither
breaking, but running as smoothly As il running
eisurely. They came in after the first mile neck
nd neck, amid intense but undemonstratiye ex.
Element. In The of stretch Paine. who was
lightly sbeAd. broke up, aud his example was |
ollowed by bis rival; but both caught the mace
gain Immediately. On passing behiad the build.
re Paine was a length shesd. On the torn silss
2ich lspped him, passed little ahead and came
Own The home stretch two lengths in advance a
sisree which Paine decreased before he reached >