The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-07
THE INSTITUTE FAIR.
ANorHER oURNAMENT TO
MORROW.
WHAT WAS DONE ON sATURDAY-MEXI-
CAN RACE, FOOT RACE, &c.
Award of Prizes To-day.

the fair would be incomplete Witnous the an
nouncement OF the premiums, which Is reserved
for to-day.
The inviting programme exhibited by the com
mittee of arrangements attracted much larger
crowd to the Ralr Grounds on Saturday than was
| expected after the immense turnout OF the pre-
cedinc day. AS the visitors came in they pro-
ceeded generally to take advantage Of the quiet
opportunity afforded of examining the articles
on exhibition. The judges, who were entirely
prevented By the dense mass Of visitors on FIJI
day from beginning their duties, were busuy en-
| gagged among the tables OF their respective de-
partments examining, criticising, commencing
and passing Judgment upon the different articles
entered for ompetition. The task before these
officers is by no means an easy one, and much
longer time will be spent at it than was at first
thought. In each department they WILL encounter
| much difficulty; but they are unfortunate indeed,
who have been appointed as judges for the tables
OF embroidery and other fancy work by feminine
hands, The number Of Frizes expected by the
gentle exhibitors far exceeds the number offered
by the Institute, and the judges are likely TO be
held responsible by the disappointed.
NOTICEABLE ARTICLES.
machinery at work. An improved Mccarthy gin,
made by w. s. Henerey, Of our city, was in full op-
Grafton. The other gins referred to in our preVi-
GUS Issues are meant exclusively for short Cotton
but the Mccarthy gin Is intended for sea Island
cotton, and the rapid manner In which the rolls
OF lint came from the gin was exceedingly ad-
mired by the planters present. dlminutiye en-
CINE, next the magnificent one OF Mr.. W. s. Hen
erey was surrounded from time to time by num-
bers OF visitors admlrIng, Its ingenuity and finish.
ed workmanship.
on the same side OF the building are several large
boards which the visitors at first thought were left
by mistake. On examination, however, they
proved to be some select and valuable pieces or
stuff on exhibition by J. q. Hall Co. The boards
are of unusual width, and the finest material got
out from imported lumber. Those OF cherry, pop
lar and mahogany are exceedingly fine. aud re-
nect great credit upon the SKILL energy and eafer-
prise Of the house. AS the day wore on, and the
heat increased, the stand OF Messrs. 1ilden Co.,
exhibiting fluids ard extracts Of all varieties, was
frequently visited aud the merits Of his ferrated
wine Of wild cherry fully tasted and appreciated.
! gALsMILE RACE:
At IL O'Clock the welcome signal told all that
the amusements OF the day were about to com.
mence and the grand stand was quickly sur.
rounded by q large crowd For the first race,
which was for q half mile, there were but two en-.
tries, the bay gelding John KenIricE, by Mr.. ].
W. Crawford, and brown>colt by Mr. James
Berry.
The start was made at the hslf.miic post. and at
the dropping OF nag the two were OIL. Horace,
loot
the jump. The colt having the inside, held his
own for the first quarter, and wdened the gap on
the home stretch. The distance to be run was too
short for the bay to recover and he was beaten by
the.colt fully three lengths. Time, 5sH seconds.
y I MEXICAN RACE.
This race was followed In short time BY the
novelty or the day, the Mexican race. The purse
given BY the fair was ave dollars and this was
increased, by contributions from the bystsnders
and the entrance fees Of one dollar eaoh 70 twenty
one doIlsrs. The money, tied In q bright Blk
hsndk erchief, was suspeEdedto: o Supple branch
attached to scaHolde eerested fof the purpose on
one side Of she race track conditions were,
that the parties should start from the grand
stand; run around the track, and grabbing the
purse. which was hung In front OF the lair build
ing for the amusement OF the ladies', should en-
deavor, by hook or by crook, to carry 1t around
the track until they got back to the starting poiut
The others were to endeayor, In every possible
manner, 10 take away the purse from the persCn
who had 1t, and whoever arrived at the grand
stand first with the purse, kept the contents as
winner. There were several entries for this race,
bu. only three started. N. Hogan's horse, ridden
by F. Horace, d. Horace's horse, ridden BY him
SELF and J. Crawford's bay horse, ridden BY
Lewis. Making hne start at the stand, the TWO
latter ran he three quarters In splendid style,
and Lewis, when near the purse, forged ahead
OF q. Horace, and making 8 grab at the
suspended purse, missed 1t. It's vibrations, how
ever prevented II. Horace who followed him
closely, from getting hold OF 1t, and the two
swept on some distance. Before they could hold
In and turn, F. Horace, who was about hundred
yards behind them on N. Hoogau's horse, came
up, and holding IN under the scanold, deliberately
grabbed the purse and put 1t In his shirt. Meet
ing the others, returning after the purse, he
passed them at full Jpeed, and before they could
again turn, he hal gained long start: They
were unable to overtske him In the quarter, and
coming in first with the purse, he retained Its
contents, proving that the old adage. "the race
Is not cwsys to the swlft,n is particularly applI-
cable to Mexican race Tlme-2:55.
RRFREsHMENfs.
The Interval noE allowed was generally taken
advantage OF by the hungry and thirsty to pay
very satisfactory visit to the rooms OF Dayton &
Tully, in the rear Of the grand stand. The bill Of
fare OF this drm, replete with every luxury Of the
season, reminded one OF first class hotel, and
few regretted the heat and dust, when the thirst
excited was arayed by such fluids.
PACING MATCH.
The roll OF the drum called forth the lingering
to witness the great pacing and trot;ing match,
about which there had been much previous ex-
element mysterious little sorrel marc had ap-
peared on the ground, about whose speed in har.
ness there were wonderful stories afoat, to con.
test the race with Mr. W. A. Bachelors fleet
footed sorrel mare Lady Emma. The little mare
was owned by Mr.. N. Boswell, and was reported
to have been just taken from heavily loaded
wagon. She was entered by the name OF She'll
bark, and scon harnessed to light srotting
's1lEy.
At the tap OF the drum, they got OF well togeth.
er, Lady Emma settling at once TO her work in
n busiuessiSe manner. Shellbark broke at the
OUTSET and, though she made splendid time in one
or two bursts. vet broke so often that the pacing
speed OF the two was h.,dly tried iu the heat.
On the last quarter the teams we're nearly abreast,
t., ,,arr mao ouan fhn ljttln mare if