Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-21


but the Carniysllers' were not di~mayed. and
az an early heur the people we're pouring ipto
Pennsyivani avenue from every quarter. That
and Was just as much crowded. II was hariiy
bess brilliant, hoagh the pleasant sunshine
Was sadly missed. The footwsIks were soon
lined again with their solid walls OF spectsSors,
and the windows and bal comics and every avail,
able seing point had its occupants. The car
mage way Was very lively. being file II with car
T1ases of every description and numerous
Pleasure hiding and Driving.
AT 10 O'Clock the firing OF two guns announced
hat according TO the change of programme
adopted last nightTtbe Avenue would lie open
until II O'Clock for pleasure driving and riding
under the same order a. on the hrst da, pre-
m'uns 70 be awarded 20 thu following Best
SLY IN hand, best four in hand, best tandem
team, best private family c6rriag e, best public
hack. The stylish teams soon made their an
pearance, and before hslt-past ten there we're
at least two hundred teams on the avenue,
driving from 18th street 10 the Capitol, keeping
70 the north fide going up, ard the south side
coming down. Among the noticeable teams
we're the following Prof. -. :. Pratt. four in
hand, two pie-bald ponies at the role, aud too
iron gray leaders, all in gold mounted harness.
The vehicle was an English phston, highly
polished. jerome Davis four i'm hand bays
holds team Of b.ys two A. the mol. ana them them
tandem driven by the doctor, who handled them
with skill. The uappings on hIs horses, white
r.
Porter, four bob tails, quite a stylish team;
Francis Mohun, pair of blacks attached 20
family carriage, and driven by Mr.. Mohun; Y.
=. DAVIS, PAIR OF bays 10 park phston; VIM.
driven by himself, Col. Sam owen pair OF dssb
bays 10 q park ph@ton: Col Alexander team
Star Pilot jr. and Richmond; Wa. =. Goodloe,
OF Lexington, n.y.. pair of black ponies, Enoch
Arden and Lady Swearepgen, one Uf the
handsomest teams on the Avenue, Henry
RatsIer r"h and c hay and s
Bristed pair OF clipped sorreb, blsnketed, and
attached TO Clarence carriage, conta ming oil.
family; CO. samuel 5: Smoot, pair of bays,
containing his family; B. Henze, pair OF DARK
hays to tor buggy. driven by himself; Mrs
P PI1sy Mile pair q clipped bays to .nsag
ence carriage; John W r Case. e, e. Mon,so G
sGEsnts Nd RI pair eII;1 and
pair OF bob tails 10 a clarence Carriage
John Price, pair OF clipped bays TO Q basket
pha ton; George Kittens Irish Boy" to
skeleton wagon Lstimer & Clearye gray
Billy" to Jenny Land driven by Mark iau-
mer; Robert Fl. Graham. hne black horss TO
elegant family carriage, Sebastian Amaue
by MIR. Amsn; S. a. il. Marks DARK bay to a
Top buggy Peter Won Essens bob-tail black
BOB to light road wagon George Goodans
Wormley1s clipped bav 10 a road wagon
The premiums were awarded az follows -
foI the pest tandem team. 10 DT. HelmbolI, I
best Tour hand team, 10 Jerome DAVIS, best
public hack, 10 Or. John wanstall: best private
one horse carriage. 10 K II. Graham best two.
morse carriage, TO Col Samuel ). Smoot The
tandem, we're handsome WHIPS; for the hest
private carriage, handsome robe; best pubIic
hack handsome pair Of blankets; AM for the t,
best double private team, handsome whip.
Trials Of Speed.
AT ii o CLOCK the signal gun was fired, snJ 4
the Avenue was cleared Immediately by the /.
police authorities and soon thereafter
TIE FIRST RACE
took place, the horses starting from "a street 7,
tne same a. on yesterday. THIS vas a One-mne
trot TO road wagons, open 10 all horses and he 4
premium was handsome whip. The contesting
horses were Sleepy Dan. entered by X Farcei /
and driven by John Murphy; ROber. r. Lee /
owned by George Harr son, OF Alexandria. aud =
driven by A. Motif, aud Moscow, owned by .
MAJOR Hodges aud driven by John Cooley, and Z
Exile, driven by Sam. Darby. The horses came !
Ut the avenue in good order. and the race Wa \
Won by far-ell's Sleepy Dan, WHO came IN .
about sN lengths ahead Of the other horses: I
bob Lee came in second, and Moscow third /
lbls race Was very satisfactory one. and al \
Tie horses trotted well. Bob Lee took the lead I
Al the start, but Sleepy Dan came I'D with him
about 9th street, and from there 10 10th ,treeT 4
they were nearly neck and neck. Before rea .h- \
ihg 18th street Dan shot ahead and crossed the i
score a. above stated, in good OF der Exile gave .
lp the race. aud did not drive 10 the score Al
The end OF the mile.
SECOND RACE.
ILIs was a trot OF mile 10 road " IONS
Tor handsome whip. Tie contestants in lhi.
race we're Lizzie, owned and driven by John
Z Cock, Tom Telegraph, entered and driven
oy IhorntoD Smith, and S9ueeier, entered by
- urley. The horses started well, but I,izzir
soon got the lead, closely followed by Tom
Telegraph. Squeeler, who had been driven
good deal during the day, could not put in his
best licks, and was soon left behind. Lizzie
Kept the lead and trotfed we'll reaching the
iudges stand and crossing the score some dis
lance ahead, thus winning the race.
THIRD RACE.
, Ihl> was running race under saddle, ami
me contestants were J.. y. Nicholson's gray
horse Charlie. James Jewett's horse Snail W |
b. Griffih's bay horse Frank, and Mr.. Greens
sofrel horse Arab. The prize Wa ahandsoae
saddle and bride, and the run was one mile. |
Nichoison's horse Charlie took the lead upon
starting and kept II all the wsy up the avenue !
crossing the score ~ li'h street ahead aud win |
ming the race.
FOURTH RACE |
1hiswas trial OF speed OF -four in hand teams
Tor handsome whip, the contestants being
erome DAVIS BAYS and Prof. Pratt, grAys |
aoove described MIR. Davis team took ths lead
VI ON starting and kept IL all the WAY up. reach
ing the score half square ahead VI Prof. |
fratl { ponies, and winning the race.
PIPTH eACs.
This was scrub race under saddle, between \
Ieorge SeitZs gray horse Dan, and VIM. r. \
Hotzmans gray horse Telegraph, and was hotly
= infested. The horses came mp meek and neck.
bat ABOUT hfty yards east Of lie judges stand
lioltznsn horse made a final brush and crossed
The score about half a length ahead Of hi COM
nettor This race was q very IN IereSting one
md both horses showed good metal. The rider.
90 knew their business, and kept their hsgs UP '
q the work.
II being nearly twelve O'Clock the races were
,losed and the premiums awarded 70 the win
ltrs. The next thing on the programme was a !
re locipede race against horses, and . race be- |
weeD vel0cipedes from 18th street 70 the v es.
,tte OF the Capitol but as the contestants Aid
lot appear in time they were ruled out a. the
'rogra ANNE could not be delayed.
The 0rand Toarnament.
Last evening, the Tournament Committee,
, n the marshsls, aids, heralds, &c, had q
letting with the knights who had entered to
&c part IN the tourney. al which full arrange
nts were male, and Mr.. T.. Marshall, cos
aer, of Baltimore, being present With a sup
OF dresses and equipments, the work Of
.ectlhg suitable costumes was completed. /,
his morning the Tourney Headq uarters Gas
ain the center OF attraction, g. the knights
crying in costume and mounting their merry |
eds attracted much attention, some OF them !
hIng in the pleasure-fiding on the Avenue /
M IL to II O'Clock. As the hour Of noon kr- 4
yed the Knights assembled in Q street, be-
% cen 3dand4 Z streets, preparatory 30 formf
TIE GRAND PROCESSION, Sg
receding the riding for the prize. r.
given ateut 1ik O'Clock, ans sse order 4
esded by FiilmanS band o. the line,
marched TO 18th street and ba"' Baltimore, /