The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-04
RICHMOND. VA,
VIRGINIA STATE FAIR.
THE HURDLE RACE, PIGEON
SHOOTING, AND TRIALS
OF SPEED.
ADDITIONAL PREMIUMS.
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The State Fair closed yesterday, and for
once the programme for the last daY was
attractive enough to draw large crowd to
the grounds. 1t is to be hoped that here
after this idea will be carried out by the
reservation Of some Of the best features Of
the Fair for Friday. The number Of per-
sons attending on this occasion was not far
short OF ten thousand, and they were, as
rule, Of the best classes
er. Ploushing Match. 80
At 10 o'clock in the morning the plougli-
Ing match took place on land belonging to
the Hon, A. r. Holladay not far from the
southeast gate. The entries were not
numerous, but good deal Of interest was
manifested, and the work was done in the
best style. The result was the award Of
premiums as follows:
Best plougbman with four horses, silver
plate worth S20-J. p. Schermerhorn, of
Henrico county.
Best plouehman with three horses, silver.
plate worth S15-Walter Drumhelier, OF
Henrico.
Best ploughman with two horses, silver
plate worth $10-Joseph Thomas, OF Hem
rico. .s~H
Best colored ploughman with four horses,
S20-Anthony Jones, Of Westoyer.
Best colored ploughman with three
horses, $l5 Anthony Jones.
Best colored ploughman with two horses,
S1O-John Taylor, OF Henrico.
There was no trial with one-horse ploughs.
The judges highly commended the supe-
riority and excellence Of The work Of all
the competitors. 1t is noteworthy fact,
by the way, that every one Of the plough
men came forward with a Watt plough to
show his skill, and the Watt ploughs of all
sizes, from one to thi ee. horse, took first
premiums. Awards were made to Ma ior
A. Ii. Drewry and MIR. Willilm Shopper
son, respectively, for the best four and two
horse teams.
Foot, Sack, and Wheelbarrow Races.
While the ploushing match was goiug on
for the editication Of the farmers, 4 large
crowd at the grand stand was-amused by
these sports. -a,.
In the plain foot-race of fifty yards there
were nine entries of colored men, and james
Carr, OF Manchester, was victorious. The
short for sport.
The wheelbarrow race was better fun.
Two boys entered hlindfolded for fifty
yard run. the premium being one dollar.
The first race was easily won by Jim
Smith. There was then second race for
q purse Of the same amount, the entries
also being the same. Both the boys this
| time ran forward about twenty yards and
| then dashed into the fence 10 the Infinite
| amusement Of the crowd. Both were
| thrown to the ground, considerably
shocked and somewhat bruised. Dave
| FeatherStone was the winner.
L tThn cgpy lnct Civ cpIorpl
men clad in white gowns, tight about the
feet and at the neck, entered the lists.
| There were two heats. In the first, one
OF the negroes fell fat upon his face,
another went over the track easily, and
| the Others hobbled along at 4 very slow
rate. In the second, all did better. james
| Carr was the winner Of the premium.
Pigeon Shooting.
| Tbls sport attracted a large crowd by It's
1 inoyeltv. The gentlemen entering into the
contest were II. c. Hutcheson. Benjamin
| Mosby, +. a. Jeter, w. A. Montgomery,
J. w. Bronaueh, J. T. Anthony, W. F.
Fisher, w. ". Petit, G.. S. Mosby, D. N.
Foster, Polk Miller, J. j. Sherrod. Jr.,
Lipscomb, and William Peasley. All of
these gentlemen participated in The shoot
ing except Mr.. Miller. -. -. .s.-.
Each man was allowed FIVE shots, and the
score Of pigeons killed was US follows !:
ilutcheson, 2; l.. Mosby, 4; Peasley, 4;
Jeter, z; MONTGOMERY, 0; Bronaugh. 1 !;
Anthony, O; Fisher, 5; Petit, 3; G. S.
Mostly, 3 Foster, 3; Sherrod, B; w. l..
Dabncy, 1; Doggett, 8; Lipscomb, L.
There neing n tic between Messrs. Fisher
and MosbY, each was allowed tour addi-
tiOnal shots, when Mr. Mosby killed three
and Mr. Fisher two birds. Mr.. Mosby was
r. h.
MUM, which was double-barrelled gun
worth about $40.
Hurdle Race.
This was the great feature of yesterday,
attracting to the grand stand an immense
crowd, while the track was lined with
eager spectators on horseback or in car
riageS, and many persons eagerly gathered
around each Of the four hurdles. The en-
tries were as follows: ..
Captain Philip HaXall rode William Mi
chauX's fnur-year-old sorrcl marc Bell
Monte by Plauet..
Sprigg Campbell rode G.. NJ. .Bolton's
scven-year-old bay stallion Gipsy Chief by
Planet. s-'
Thomls Crouch rode DR.. D. S. Watson's
three-year-old bay colt Bingamin by Orion.
Benjamin Palmer rode Colonel Hobson's
| fou: -year-old gray geldino by Granite.
Captain Hampden Chamberlayne, of Pc.
! tersburg, rode William Roanc Ruffin's bay
stall on NameleSs by Deucalion.
Mir. Graves, OF Orange, rode his gray gel.
| ding by Emperor.
In the choice OF positions Mr.. Palmer
| won the inside, and the others came in the
! following order: Campbell, Haxall. Cham
berlayue, Graves, and Crouch. The start
| was a beautiful one, and the first hurdle
was neatly cleared by all the. horses. Ex-
actly how the others were cleared we are
unable to say, as the reporters were not
allowed on the judges stand, and no other
place commanded a good view of all four
hurdles. MIR. Campbell came in first and
Mr.. Crouch a few yards behind him. Then
! came McsSrs. Chamberlayne, Palmer, and
Graves in the order in which they are
named. Dir. HaXall was thrown from his
horse Just after clearing the second hurdle.
Hls fall was severe, but he fortunately suS-
tanned no serious injury. MIR. Campbell
was declared the winner of the, premium
silver cup. lie made the circuit in two
minutes and two seconds. 1"h< s
Trials Of Speed.
There were two trotting matches during
the day. The first was between Haryey's
Express. PaXton's Lee, and black horse
owned by Parker Westcott.. Express TOOK
the premium-$100.
But the race of the day was the one for
| the citizens purse Of 81 600. There were
four entries Huntress Owned by Gold
smith), OF New York; General Mulford,
of this city; and st. Lawrence and
Partridge, of Baltimore. Huntress won
tho purse in three straight heats, making
the first mile in 2:37, the second in 2:26E !,
and the third in 2:80. St. Lawrence and
Partridge were distanced in the second
heat, and Mulford in the third. Huntress
| is the property of the. raiser and late owner
~ tho fonnous (IoldsmjthIs Maid. She is a