The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-11-01
Reported for the Dispatch.
r.Vnclrburg Fair, etc.

IyxcunrrG. VA, October so. 1852.
Tho crowd upon the grounds yestera'.y'
though large. was smaller than ON INC Pr
cedinr day. The weather was threateii'ns'
Il being windy and cloudy. cu .,,o
The first thing of the, DAY was ioI t ti,o
KNIGHTS to contest who should crown lile
"msids of honor" 1t VIII be remembered
that the approach Of night Yesterday pre-
yentrd tho contest from bein" finished tnen.
The coronation bail came oil last night at
tho Noryel House. Mr.. james a. Arm
toad who had the day before been an
nounced as having won the hiSneSt iloliol
waived his right to crown the Sueen VI
love and Beauty in favor of Mr. {. ID. ham
ner. Mr.. Hammer presented the crown 10
Miss Kate Bottimorc, of Norfolk, oap.aii
t. d. Houston making the plesehI'Iiohi
address; Mr.. W. I. Hill, OF Ainhels., 9e ~
tho newt successful knight, bestowed the
honor mon Miss Henrietta Rucker as the
first maid Mr.. Joseph Norman crowned
Miss Jennie TAYLOR, of Roanoke, as the Sc
cond maid of honor: Mr.. A. :. PAYNE Sc
Looted Miss Nellie Peyton, OF Campbell, as
the third maid Of honor. ,or
The coronation ceremonies being over.
the dances were begun, and continued I'LL
the early hours Of the morning.
AS soon as the tournament tlltlhS was
over the "scrub race" for fillies OF all ages
oon,r,"nced Irbv's "Sorrel Colt" j. y.
Whitehead's g Brown Bess,' II. Buford.s
"Bay Pony" and George Muntords
ssGrav Pony.'' were entered, and ridden
harebacked by boys. J. \. Whitehead won
the premium as best rider and having best
pony. and George Munford rs second best.
The next race was for the premium OF rlty
dollars, for double teams. Mr.. Hatcher took
the first premium, Mr.. J. A. McCaul the
second, and Mr.. j. a. Nichols the third.
Then came the trottinS match between
Paxton's 'Oliver Twist" and Bradshaw
"Tirsinia Girl" for the $50 premium.
"Twist" won the two first heats, and bet
t;nr was freely made upon him. but on the
third heat the "Virginia Girl" which had
evidently been held in for the three last
heats. passed the judges stand much ahead
Of WTwist" and making the mile heat III
2.4c-the first time any such thing. has ever
been done in this section. On the fouftn
heat .Twist" cast his front shoe, and had
to be withdrawn from the course. leaving
the premium to Mr.. Bradshaw. The next
race was between Bradshaw's "Stoncwall
jackson" and Harvey's "ENp-ess," three
wears old, to harness, for premium Oh nifty
dollars. It was awarded to Express"
Next came the ludicrous scenes. shoulder
ing a hog besmeared with tanners oil al.
Iordcd much merriment. The "sack race"
came next in order. 1t was new thing TO
many to see men tied up in bags making
efforts at running. Of course, out OF the
seven entries there were several who Tell
and stumbled 4 premium OF Slo was
given to Mr.. Long rs the successful one OF
the racers. No one reached the top OF the
creased pole to-day.
The list of premiums is entirely too long
TO make copy of it. | can only make cX-
tracts from it. j. W. Cardwcll received 4
diploma for his threshing-machinc: Watt
4 Knight took diploma for their No. 3
horse-plough II. NJ. Smith & Co., best
cider and wine mill. These parties are all
from your city.
Thus has ended our first annual Fair. Its
great success encourages us all to make
renewed efforts, and to put forth more labor
to make our next unsurpassed by any in the
State. we hope you viii come up yourself
the next time and bring the DiEpatch with
you. 1t Will take the first premium at our
exhibition, as it ought to do at all others.
MED.