The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-01
THE VIRGINIA STATE FAIR.
A GALA DAY.
LARGE CRowns IN ATTENDANCE
ATTRACTIONS TO-DAY.

WthCeu ilockinG tpNhFuN tue taiF bFoHius
at an carly hour, aud before noon the attend
ance was unusually large. About this time
the clouds broke away and the sun shone
clear and bright. Up to s O'Clock 4 steady
stream OF visitors by car, carriage, omnibus,
wagons, and vans. throuGcd every avenue
leading 20 the grounds, until it WAS estima-
ted that 10000 persons were on the ground.
Onc-thirG or onc-haIf were ladies, thus rem
dCring the OCCASION one of much more gene
mi attraction and intcrcS; than it would
otherwise have hoan. The closing of the
public schools, banks. public Offices. aud many
stores, gave great many the opportunity to
visit The ground. who would otherwise have
been lirharred the privilege Of attending.
This 10 doubt Swctlcd the crowd very much
Il was remarked that there were more per-
sous who had come to sprnd the day and
brought their lunch with them than haa
been seen on previous occasions.
There were no new entries. OF course. the
lists ha,iu. hccn closed the day previous, but
cverT thing on exhibition Was thoroughly cX-
amincJi and ncariv everybody was more or
les. pleased with the eNiliiion. Pccunariiy
this exhibition has been success. The gate
fees for the first and second days amount IN
round Numbers to S2GUO,a sum much larger
than the receipts OF corresponding days al
any previous fair. The receipts for gate fees
Yesterday amounted to 5000. This would
indicate an attendance Of at least 10000.
List oG k'rcl,si'Issrs.
We present below continuation Of Tie
list Of premium, 50 l.tr is the committees
have reported:
pErAETMENT Iv.-CLAsS vl.-AA:UrACTrRES
FROM ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE COMPOSITIONS
or SOLUTIONS AND Products RESULTING FROM
THLIR Use.
sEcrIoS 1.-Bcst collection Of writing.
printing. and copying inks inal!c in Viz
-inia. medal, Mrs. u. a. Davis. Best speci-
men ii t'arorin@ extracts made i'll Virginia,
certificate. r. W. Powers Il 60. Best col
lection Of pertumery made in Virginia,
medal, Z. Leonard.
DEPARTMENT y.-CLASS !.
SECTION 2.-Eod1stcrS .adnpted 10 Gmcd
DrGft.--Bc>t stallion 3: years old or upwards,
SO, James Walker. IIamhlctonian Second:
Best en:ire colt years old and under !, go.
w. \. Mitchell, Painter Best entire COLI
: wears old and under 3. $40, \. ID. Andcr-
son. Best entire colt year old and under
,, Sl5, Wrigh;'S Mountain Boy. Best brood
l,1rc 1 years old and over, $50. Rahcock' :
| Sa5. Dr.. Walkers Julia Jackson. Best li|y
year old and under >, SO, J. 4. Lynhanl's
Katie. Best pair mares or s-cldings, in har-
ness. go, L. BoSsieuN.
SECTION L. SNdfl"- adapted tc the brced-
ina Of improred rIding horSes.-Best stallion
four wears old or over, $50, W. McCue, Nor
! gau Messenger. Best entire colt three years
old and under four, S2j. ]. +. Bently, FLish.
To tIJn old IInIpr
| three, go. Il. Fl. Fife, Robin Adair. Best
eutitc colt one year old and under two, Sl5.
4. !. Barbour, Bean. Best brood mar" four
wears old or over. 80, william ucthorn. Ma
Tiyold.
SECTION T.-Nr'c2 ard JdclS- Best Ilc@.
2tn, John Hunger. Augusta. Best mule colt,
ono ycar old. ioa!cd III Virginia. SO, John
Hanger, Augusta. Best mule colt, u suck
ling, tclled i'll Virginia. 81, Au.ler>on Davis.
CLASS II.
SECTION Dcco1s.-Br>t bull three years
old Of upwards. SO. :. 5. bradford. Best
cow three l"a!s old or upwards. $50, :. ;.
| Bradford: second best COW three years Old
or upwards, $:o, same.
SEcrlo% T.-Fut i,'oct.--EcSt iat hui'och,
| $50. W. i. EyarS; >ernnd best, SD. SAINT
| ;h:rti best. 80. same. Best st cow or h2i!er
| 80. L. Y. IhnlAa>; second best. &l3, J. I.
| towan; third best. so, T.N. Thomas. Best
| lot Of fat cattle. not ics> 1'i:;n six, $lG0, ".
3. Bya7.
SECTION S.-H.lh PrcWjmHs.--Dp>t bull
| and three. cow; or hoit,i'S all Of cnc breed.
| ,ud owned hy ono exhibitor, $l09, John /.
CoN;n. Best cow with calf al foot, $1n,
| John i. C0Hau.
SECTION HrccpE'ni.cS for CaHi@.-3cst
t..ll q
Prince Nirholas second lest. go, SAME.
Gucirlt. Best cow or heller, So, same, Lucy
10Th; second best, SO, same, Dion0rah.
THE TRGTTING RACE.
\: :;h o'clock the trottin" race came of a.
cortiinr TO programme. Mr.. D. +. ward
entered his dark-bay horse ToodlcS. and Alr.
| Carrier black mare Lady Oakland. The first
hcut was won by Tood.c>, making it in 3.0l.
in the second heat Lady Oakland was sue
cessftl. she coming up to the stand in 3.1O.
| rhe third heat was declared null and void,
owing to some irrcgu!arity. In the fourth
| hva, Lady Oakland WAS again successful, she
making the heat In 3.0G, and winning the
| premium Of go. Toodlcs came out second
! best, u,id consequently received t!" award "i
go. There W@> 10 ,hiru horse entered, and
| The purse was therefore divided between The
| two horse" already mcniioncd.
As will be seen, I'll"
Programme Enr -Eo-puy
is Il very inviting one. and will Doubtless
attract large attendance Oh the Grounds:
Gates open at 8 o'clock \. ".
All chiefs OF departments will certainly
| see that reports are made Tor their respective
departments.
il \. NJ: All premium animals will be
exhibited in tie ring TO receive their
awards.
al Judge, Of award to ho Oh lr;nd nj their
rropcr posts, to correct any irregularities OF
mistakes, Il, II !. u.
y o'clock N. : Hurdle race, ono mile, over
iour hurdles, for silver cup worth $50; the
contestants 10 lie only such is were beaten in
the first hurdle race. Judges TO be prompt
in attendance.
2P. NJ: One trial, premium $50 (open t"
a}n, best three in five, mi!c-hcats time not
to exceed three minutes. Second, $40 thI!d.
$50.
3P.M.: Special. the saddle, pre-
MUM SO. open to all horses not before race
horses mot less than three TO START, best
three in five, mile heats.
\ general meeting of the Farmers AS
semhv, to complete unfinished business,
will take place at the Capitol ut - I. VI.
MEETING or THE CoMAITTEE on FA1Rs.-tn
pursuance OF the call published in the daily
papers, committees of the various farmers
societies OF the State to harmouiZe times OF
annual exhibitions met at the Presidents
office, on the Fair Grounds, at II O'Clock
Yesterday. Lewis Z. fIaryie, Esq, was