Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-22
- washington Carnival-ad. Day.

The extemporized galleries in front of the
houses. which Monday were crowded. presented
4 beggarly array Of empty seats.
There was still large crowd on the sidewalks
that appeared to be determined to see the Car
nival through, and the patience and endurance
exercised were certainly crcdltabe to human
nature
The programme for the day began with
trottng match at 10 a. m. The horses were
the same as appeared Monday; Sleepy Dan,
better horse than his name indicates, Won the
race.
The second race was between nimble little
mare having the familiar name OF Lizzie.
and horse with the outrageous name OF
':Soueelcr. ''Iizzic" came out ahead
The third was running race. The Wlnncr
was owned by Mr.. i. n. Nicholson,
The fourth race was Il lively dash between
Professor Pratt's ponies, tour-ln-h hand and a
snowy team owned by Mr. Jerome Davis. Mr.
Davis team come out ahead.
The fifth race was brush between gray
horse, ridden by a boy, and bay horse, ridden
by man. By a vigorous application OF the
whip the ancient gray was made to wlh'
The races over, the fast and slow drivers
made rush for the track, and pell nell they
went up the right and down the lett. passing
herds but never collidlng.
Some of the masqueraders, impatient to dis
play their costumes, joined in the general hip
podrome, and were the objects Of much com,
ment and speculation. a few females appeared
in masks, as on the previous day; o.,
About D. m. a brilliant cayalcade OF knights
appeared on the Avenue, and canterng down
to Fifteenth street wheeled to the lett and can
tered back again, their snowy sashes tutterlng
in the wind and their unique trapplngs the
wonder and admiration of the multitude
\ fitting course was land on near fourth
street and frame work eleced Tor holding the
ring While going throug IN some preliminary e1
ercses before the contest began one OF the horses
fell. throwing his rider under him. Everybody
who witnessed the accident supposed that the
voung man was crushed to death, but ne was
SO little hurt that he kept his place in the lists
and was one of the sklful and most successful
riders. Mr. q. ?. Quinn took the prize.
Foil owing the tournament there Was another
contest much more amusing, although not so
suggestive of chiyalry. Imagine some twenty
five or thirty men and boys most of them col
ored, each encased in a sack suitable to his
dimensions. which covers his feet, legs and
arms. leaving his head free AT given signal
they all start but before dozen yards are gone
over half the party are lying Oh their backs,
making the stladicrous efforts to regain their
feet, which is almost impossible on account of
the constrained position of the hands.
The rest waddle on like SO many lame ducks,
every now and then some unlucky fellow going
down. TO the infinite amusement or the crowd.
When the race is over the track Is streWeu with
fallen athletics, resembling battlefield, except
that the disabled heroes are neither killed nor
wounded.
An now comes the climax Of the Carnival, the
grand denouement, to which all the rest has
been but preliminary. The people have once
more crowded to the Avenue, and the Temporal
~ galleries, which in the morning looked like
superfuous scatfolding, now tremble beneath
the weight of beauty, both that which is feed
ing, that which is mature, and that which has
passed into its 'sere and yellow leaf.
For once the show was worth the money.
The nursery books were exhausted for subjects.
and right happily were most of them express
ed The procession was headed by Il corps Of
Liputii,n policemen, armed with enormous
clubs. Good Santa Claus. in Il sleigh trimmed
with cotton in imitation of snow flakes, was Il
tavorite character. Jack the Giant Killer was
easily recognized from the picture with which
the holiday books have made every child f;iml-
liar. 4 miniature model OF the Capitol on
wheels, supposed to be moving in the direction
of St. Louis, was an admirable nit. The excel
lent Mother Hubbard was largely drawn on,
and her immortal verse was illustrated IN a
manner that would have delighted the old
lady's heart could she have taken a position
some place near the Avenue while the process
sion moved along. The caricatures of few
well known individuals were exceedingly good
Horace Greeley bowed serenely from the top
of wagon, while General Butler sat in Il car
rage and was drawn along in the style Il great
man should be. Among the coarser burleNues
was a wretched mule driven by Il boy, bearing a
placard on his ribs, ''Wantcd-Oats Inquire
within.
The largest division was that which represen-
ted the possible state of affairs when Mrs
Woodruff is President of the United States
First there was a full brass band in mig ht caps
yellow gowns and short white pettlcoats; then
came the President body guard, a corps OF
Amazonian infantry, with casks on their heads,
from under which protruded enormous water
falls. These feminine warriors were armed
with broomsticks. There was also Il guard OF
Amazonian cavalry. followed by Il battery OF ar
tillery manned by female gunners. Then came
the fire companies in feminine costume, follow
ed by steam boiler in the form Ola teapot,
labelled ':Cladin Coffee.
The Indian Commission was buresqued. as
represented as administering nourishment to L
lusty infant through newly patented sucking
bottle
The masquerade was incomparably the best
feature of the Carnival, and compensated in
some degree for the disappointments OF the
first day TO give some idea Of the crowd in
attendance, it may be mentioned that all ex.
cursion ticket purchased at the Baltimore and
Ohio ticket Office at 8 o'clock yesterday morn
in was numbered 10,0l5.
Last evening there was grand ball, and this
evening the citizens give a grand banquet to
the members Of the Press.-BaH. american.
WASHINGTON ITEMs-The Executive Man
sion was thrown open to visitors yesterday, and
a very large number awaited themselves Of the
opportunity to Inspect the East room and the
different parlors. The President did not re-
ceive any visitors on official business during the
day