The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-14
LAST HOURS OF THE FAIR.
THE INCIDENTS OF A MERRY WEEK.
Names OF Successful Charleston Exhib-
ttors-The Horse Rnces-Recetpts at
the Door-rIeeting OF the South Caro-
lima CIub-The Union Prisoners.
rFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

The attractions of fair week nave culmlna-
ted to-day, and the universal verdict awards
to this exhibition of 1871 the honor of being
the most admirably conducted, the most thor
oughly enjoyable, and the most happy in its
results and effect of any fair ever held In Co.
lumbla. The principal and rival attractions
of this closing day have been the distribution
of the premiums by the different committees
and the match race on the track be-
tween Mr.. Crawford's famous horse Ken
drick and Mr.. Hoods Belle of York.
The awards of premiums were made
from the music stand In the centre Of the
arena, and the little amphitheatre OF benches
was we'll filed with expectant exhibitors as
well as less Interested spectators. The arti-
cles selected for premiums were OF silver, and
were such as to combine utility with the In
terest attaching to them as trophies OF Victory,
and giving their recipients double motives for
przng and preserving them. The honors In
the departments of crops, cattle and horses
were pretty equally divided between Messrs.
D. Wyatt Aiken, J. Wash. Watts and K. A.
Griffin; in poultry they were carried OF by Mr..
Alexander Y. Lee; in the household DEPART
ment the best prizes very naturally leli 10 tne
ladies of Columbia, but in the mechanical and
fancy work departments the Charleston ex-
hibitors received their full share Of premiums,
almost every one Of them earning some me-
mento. Among the awards to Charleston
were the following:
AWARDS TO CHARLESTON EXHIBITORS.
Two horse wrought mould board plough, G.
Graveley.
Pettigrews hand plough, PIP. Toale.
Child's afghan, Mrs. 2. Davis.
Infants crotchet cap, Miss q. Burns.
Bed spread, Confederate flag, Miss E. Bark
Box patchwork quilt In slk, Miss K. Lee.
Piano cover, silk and velvet, Miss Mary
Simons.
Scrap rug, Miss N. Coffin.
Case of colors, Messrs Holmes & Calder.
Case of lead, Messrs. Holmes L Calder.
Barrel of turpentlne and barrel OF crude oil,
Messrs. Whilden d Jones'.
Blank books and book binding, hessrs.
Walker, Evans d Cogswell.
John Campsen & Co., ofCharleston, received
three premiums Tor flour, grist and meal. The
competitors against CampBens mill for the
best flour were two of the best -four mills of
Augusta, Ga.
This list of actual premiums awarded to
membered that the number OF articles on ex-
hibition from your city was also small, and for
reason that is not only fully understood by
the State Agricultural Society, but commands
their deepest sympathy, and tbs certain that
any State fair that may be held when Charles
ton Is under happier auspices than are here
now, will show far more gratifying result In
both the number of articles and the list OF
awards.
THE RACES.
The other event of the day-the horse.races
begun at eleven o'clock, with q running
match for five hundred dollars side, single
halfmile dash, between John Kendrick and
The Belle of York. This was closely contest
ed and most interesting race, and was won by
The Belle In fltty-three seconds, which must
be considered excellent time on this race
course. The other races were Of comparative
ly minor importance, and~msy be summa-
| rized as follows:
Running race, half mile dash, for 5000: Hay.
ward Brown names Gentle Annie; Boyce q Co.
| names Bay; Mr.. Flood names Gray. Won by
Gentle Annie In l:06a
Running race, half mile dash, for 5000 q side
Mr.. Talbot names Lexington; Mr. Harper
names Anonymous. Won BY Lexington; time
| not taken.
Running race, half mile dash. for 500 side
John Wooly names Gary; G. B. Franklin
names Stud. Won by Stud in 5:4l.
This completed the racing and the fair. An
excellent match was arranged, however, to be
run on Monday between Mr.. Floods Belle oil
York and Colonel Bacon's Girl OF Ny Heart for
$1,000 side, and which will not fail to attract
large attendance at the fair grounds.
RESULTS OF The FAIR.
The financial results of the fair are claimed
| to Indicate complete success. The receipts
at the gate amounted to $4857, beside which
| there were receipts from entries, rent OIL
ground to side shows &C., which will bring
| the total receipts quite up to the expenses.
The ladies' memorial bazaar took In $l040, fully
500 of which will be net profit.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CLUB
held It's annual meeting In this city to-day and
elected the following officers: Major Wade
Hampton, president; Colonel Carlos Tracy and
Messrs. Robert Aldrich, Y. j. Pope, R. E. ELL
son and ]. G.. Holmes, Jr., vice-presidents;
David H. Crawford. treasurer, and Walter g.
Fisher, secretary. The resignation Of the re-
| firing president, Major VIM. I. Gary, was &C
cepted with regret. and handsome testlmo.
nial was ordered to be prepared and presented
| to that gentleman, In recognition OF his emil.
gently valuable services as founder and
officer OF the club. The long deferred exami.
| nation of
THE PRISONERS FROM UNION
| County, who have been confined In the Column
bia Jail on the charge of completely In ku-
Klux raid, took place to-day before Commits
sioner Boozer and resulted, as everybody knew
1t would, in five of their number, Hessrs. Louis
Rodgers, John Rodgers, Frank Farr and T. j..
Greer and John Dawkins (colored,) being COM
mitted for trial. Against the sixth one, how
ever, Mr.. william Steen, not the slightest evil
dence could be found, and he was graciously