The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-23
THE AGRIcULTUR.41 FAIR.

AT the meeting OF the Executive Committee
of the State Agricultural and Mechanical So
elety, loid in Columbia, on Wednesday, II was
tIstermined to issue family tickets of admis-
stons to the grounds during falr week, at 50
for annual and life members and IS for other
families. Such tickets can, by the 2sth instant,
be procured from Colonel Aiken, at the secre-
tary's office, in Columbia.
The following resolution was passed:
RESOLVED, That the secretary be instructed
to request all the newspapers of the
State, to notify their readers that all arti-
cles intended for exhibition at the approach
Ing fair, will be sent to and returned from Co
lumbia by oil the railroads in the State, free OF
charge, and all visitors passed to and from Co
lumbia for one fare.
All the papers In the State are requested TO
extend this notice. t,,4- ~r
Colonel D. Wyatt Aiken, the secretary of the
society, says:
!, The public are assured that the prospects of
tho approaching fair are most nattef&ng. The
old Fair Grounds have been procured, build
s bv Sa eng e efsees e & anS % be
ports Come from a., sections of the State, as to
the Interest manifested in our success, and the
quantity and variety ofartclcs to he exhibited.
ARTICLES FOR EXHIBITION.
The Columbia Phoenix says:
We learn that the Secretary hos received a
number OF applications from this .State and
abroad to rent certain spaces in the building
for exhibitors to show articles not of their own
manufacture. On this subject the committee
decided to make no assessment at this fair,
but to allow all such persons the privilege OF
exhlbitlng their articles upon the eame terms
as all other exhibitors. But hereafter, the
spaces In the hall to such persons as may not
have articles of their own produce and manu-
ihcturc, but at the same time may be willing
to pay for the privilege of exhibiting such gen.
This is q feature that prevails in tho Northern
fhirs-is source Of income to the fair. and
can, with propriety, be introduced in our next
and succeeding fairs.
THE GRAND TOURNAMENT.
a BY, the following announcement 1t will be
seen that there is to be q grand tournament in
Columbia during the fair:
The committee to which hos been tsssipned
Lne =, TASK Of arranging the programme and in
70 be held at the approaching agricultural
fair-and ut which "the Knights Of South Caro-
lima Will contend pour phonnetr pamou- et les
d oedng yeas Z, dsS 3 danes announces the notice
inc tournament will come of on such day
as may be most comfortable to the generaf afS
rangement Of the fair-probably the last, day.
names, the entrance fee of IS each, and the
character G he proposes to represent, to r.
o'Meale, Jr., Esq, secretary, Columbia, s. G.
The course. will DO in length about $50
yards; this distance must be ridden in nine
seconds; tho weapon will be the sabre; the
first post (the posts will be about GA feet in
height) will be fifty yards from the starting
point; the next post and the ring will be at in,
teryals of about rs yards. On each post will
be head and about four inch neck The trials
Will be ut first head s'right cut against cav
a!ry;" second head "point;' and third at the
ring, 2s inches In diameter, sstierce pointn
The name Of the knight will be called-he.
VIII answer instantly-the bugle will sound
ana the watch be sprung and If he makes
false start he loses his ride. After the an
swer TO the COLL and tho sound of the bugle,
no accident will entitle the knight to new
ride. These rules arc essential to secure time
for oil.
The first, second, third and fourth prizes
VIII be announced ut q later day.
These four auccessfuknights will crown the
queen and elect the three maids of honor.
AT q general meeting Of the knights to be
held In Columbia, the judges, committees, &C.,
WIN pc elected or appointed the day previous
70 the tournament; and this committee will
take pleasure In giving any aid within their
power, besides having arranged the grounds,
prepased everything requisite, and obtained
substantial prizes for the vlctors.
a. Q. HAsKEII chairman,
]. p THOMAS,
r. o. NFAIE, JR., Committee.
R. G. SILVER,
w. G. SwAPFIELD,