Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-10
Racing i'm Egypt.

ing season begins with the coming Of Spring,
here, on the contrary, is the close Of all kinds
of amusemcnts, and everybo dy who can is 90
ing to Europe to avoid the drcary months Of
Spring and Summer in Egypt The sporting
season here begins in October and continues
until May closing generally with two days
racing at Alexandria The past season in Cairo
has been very gay, on account of the great
number of strangers and prominent pcrsonagcs
who visited Egypt aud were guests of His
Highncss the khedve, and also on account of
the grea, success of Verbs new opera, Aida"
of which had the pleasure of giving full
and early report.
Among the many prominent and distinguish
ed visitors during the past season We had Gen.
Sherman, who was kindly received by His
Hghness the Khedive, who did not make the
blunder that his Majesty the Sultan made in
receiving the General as an officer escorting
Prince Lieutenant Grant, for the Sultan
really thought young Grant prince and cnti-
tied to all the honorS but finally Gen. Sher.
man felt annoyed, aud through Mr.. Baker our
Minister at Coustantinope, the Sultan was
made to understand his error, and immediately
another reception was ordered at which Gen.
Sherman alone was received with the Minis.
ter, and all the honors paid Co the General in
Chief Of the Uuited States Army.
The two days racing ut Alexandria were
favored by fine weather. aud the attendance
on both occasions was very numerous. -
The stands were filled with ladies, attircd
in their new. charming and elegant toll
etts while around the track were hundreds
OF carriages, many Of which were filled with the
usual lunches and baskets Of champagne tnr
Que in our day will attempt to go to the
races without having his carriage ready to
receive visits The hereditary Prince, nc
H., al. D,.l,
and other dignItares, was present on both oc-
caSions, aud the contests on both days We're
good and each well contested. Even the
dromcdary race created quite lively intc-
rest, for it was confined to double match be-
tween the powerful stables Of khalil-Aga aud
Nazir- Aga, both "chief garde''s Of the Vice
Royal harem The distance Of eight miles was
run in 80 minutes and Is seconds, the fastest
time on record for a dromedary, and was clever
ly won by Gozlan, who beat his stable compau,
ion, FL Nesr, two lengths, aud the rival stable
six lengths.
The Criterium brought ont the large field Of
sixteen starters, for which Nousert was made
great favorite, but he was beaten at the post
by the outsider Massoud.
The Assembly Prize was left an open race by
the absence of his Highuess horse, Lord OF the
Valley, and Nazir-A ga won it with Nasser
heating the favorite, Alep, and four others.
The Egyptian St. Leger brought out all the
horses entered, and it was an easy victory Tor
Nassm, the winner Of the Grand National Prize
at Cairo. The Crown Princes Prize, hanii-
cap, was carried off by his Excelency At
pacha- Cherif with the beautiful Arab horse
!Iadban, beating Krakus and eight others, all
Arabs. The Oriental Prize was contested by
six horses and was another victory, for his
Higbness' stable, who won it with Dallla The
gentlemen 5 race was farce, as they were all
bad riders, aud WIS the cause OF merr'mcnt
among the friends of the riders The hurdle
race brought out three starters, end although
Raad came in first, the race was awarded to
Hadban, with Jacques second because the
Jockey of Raad did not carry the weight
IVINes' Spirit Of tie TIn'es
THE EGYPTIAN Corn Doctor TO GO TO THE
PENITENTIARY- "A telegram received in this
city last night from Capt. John Frey, special
agent of the postofice department. contained
the intelligence of the conviction before the U.
S. Court at Abingdon, of +. +. q: Lindsey,
late postmaster at Ravens Nest, Washington
county. The crime for which he was tried was
committed in 1862 and in the fall OF that year
he had trial in this city before Judge Under
wood and notwithstanding the plea OF insanity
entered by his counsel he was found guilty.
But new trial was applied for on some tech
nica grounds. When Underwood announced
his determination to grant him the new trial,
Lindsey ran up on the bench, threw his arms
around the Judges neck, and invoked the
choicest blessings upon his head. This rather
asonished the court, bar and spectators, and
Underwood called for the intervention OF the
l.. S. Marshal, who promptly put Lindsey back
in the prisoners box. ~ ;.
Lindsey is extensively known to the Virginia
public as the Egyptian corn doctor, For two
or three years after the evacuation, he adveT,
tiscd species of corn, for which he calmcd
nnumerable virtues, said to have been attain
cd by him on the banks Of the Nile, and ne IN!
vted all who wanted to get samples OF lhiS
valuable grain for planting purposes to send
him s. in greenbacks. Hundreds and thous-
andS sent in their money and the corn Una,
came back to them was OF the common req
Ohio kind and was worth about two ana q iil'i
cents. lie was exposed by the newspapers
after while and his busine IS IN TINS llhe coli-
scquently broken up then he became io.al,
went into the Radical party and was appointed
postmaster at Raven Nest where his thleVlng
l,ropensties again developed themselves ana
led him into the trouble whichis now about 10
result in an enforced confinement IN the Albany
peniteutiary-Rich. Enquirer.
The NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD Conven
ton will meet in St Louis on the l9th instant,
and if it can satisfactorily settle the important
questions presented for its consideration, It's ac
ton may result in new era of national deSel- sl
opment and growth. The topics to DC als,
clssed will embrace such practical ones as !he
comparative cost of constructing ana opsia.,I raIn
broad and narrow gauge roads, and their rela-
tive efficiency in the development OF new couli
tries; the saving in dead weight to be eIlec.eu
by the narrow gauge and the question whether
its passenger coaches can be made safe, com, con!
irritable and popular with the travelling public.
1t is asserted by the advocates Of the new sys, s
ten that no antagouism exists between the two !f
systems, but that the narrow gauge roaus "li
prove powerful adjuncts, aud in many instances
make dividend paying roads of slekIy enter
lrses - RaH inlericua.