New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-26
SIXTH GRAND STATE FAIR.
The Gala Day.

The Gala Day.
Yesterday was the second day of the
grand State Fair, and the weather was
magnificent for the gala day, which was
hastened onward even before exhibitors
had arranged all their elegant or useful
displays. Perhaps ten thousand people
visited the Fair Grounds during the day,
for everybody, with their wives, cousins
and sweethearts, seemed to be out.
The fair may be put down as a success,
as there is better display in nearly all the
departments than at any previous fair.
The sewing machine department is not SO
well represented as heretofore. With that
exception there are more exhibitors in each
department, and greater variety of artY
cles. ...-...
The machinery is now nearly all up and
running. Mr.. William L. Gushing exhibits
an immense variety of heavy machinery,
| and has the best collection at the fair.
Mr.. j. B. West exhibits large assortment
Of agricultural implements and general
machinery. Messrs. Mcknight g. LIE eamens
exhibit an engine and other machinery.
The furniture department is well repre-
sented by elegant and costly specimens
from the McCrackens of Royal street. and
the Mitchell & Ramelsburg Manufacturing
Company, of Camp and Poydras streets.
The display embraces parlor sets in rose
wood and brocatelle, and elegant desks. In
pianos only Mr.. Werlein is exhibiting, and
he has few elegant instruments on exhibi-
ton. Mr. B. T. Walshe exhibits splendid
assortment of mems furnishing goods and
boys clothing.
Messrs. Mcintyre & Applegate are well
represented in the line of plumbing mate
rials. They have ON exhibition several very
elegant toilet sets. They also exhibit some
handsome cooking ranges. Rice Brothers
exhibit fine collection of stoves, ranges,
etc., as also Messrs. Haller, McCabe and
Hogan.
In the carriage department there is a
grand display, though not Of home manu-
facture. However, in the wagon line they
have endeavored to make up the deficiency.
There is also splendid plantation wagon
from Baton Rouge, manufactured there,
Union.
In the dairy and general groceries there
is nothing hardly to speak Of. In the farm
and garden produce we see few sickly
| cabbages, and few Japan plums. The
poultry department makes poor show, al
though the quality is very fine. 1t consists
of goose or two, a few ducks and some
fancy chickens, all for sale at very fancy
prices.
1t was pleasure to note the fact of an in
creased effort in the display of articles of
home production.
There were Osnabnrgs and yarns from
the Lane Cotton Mills, of jefferson City;
Walkers patent sash fastener, New Or
leans invention; sashes, doors, etc., in Lou
isiana cypress, from Messrs. Roberts & Co..
patent g1te, boiler, etc., the invention OF
Mr.. Joseph Gibbs, of Opelousas; show
cases, by Edward Booth; harnesses and
trunks, of New Orleans manufacture; Paul
Liptay's homemade Russian leather and
fancy goods; Southern window-shades, from
the mandatory. Nos. % and "a Claiborne
street; homemade hogsheads, barrels and
kegs; centrifugal for grinding sugar, from
the Shakespeare foundry; the Outlet cotton
gin, manufactured at Amite; the Southern
wind mill: patent of St. Clair.
These are only few of the Illustrations
of what Louisiana can do in the way of
home manufactures and productions. We
may add that Dolbear had handsome and
very creditable display Of plain and orna-
mental penmanship, and that the gardener
and florist of the Louisiana Jockey Club
exhibits rare collection Of insects.
There are splendid specimens Of worsted
work among the fancy goods, on which
patient. long and tedious labor has been
bestowed.
The photographers of this city present
fine specimens Of their invaluable art. and
among the portraits we noticed that of
MIR. l. N. Marks, president of the Ne
chanics' and Agricultural Fair Associa ton,
and Mr.. Hassinger, the portly and good
looking editor of the German Gazette.
We regret to state that serious accident
happened in the exhibition Of the cotton
gin in Dudley Coleman's department,
where an employe had his hand sawed
most shockingly.
THE RACES
Before the races several awards were
made for excellent horsemanship Of blue
and red ribbon, some Of which appeared to
have been bestowed on account Of fav orit
ism rather than ON the real merits of the
riders.
In the hurdle race, C. H. Slocomb entered
ch. h. Won Moltke; Tom Clark entered ch.
h. Village Blacksmith, and NJ. Walse en-
tered Tanglefoot. These horses were all
ridden by colored Jockeys. Won Moltke
bore the red colors, and was so ner-
vous under the saddle that some minutes
elapsed before the rider could control him.
1t was two mile dash over six hurdles.
Won Moltke passed under the string
a respectable distance in the lead on the
first mile, but Immediately after passing the
first hurdle on the second mile the rider
was thrown.
The excitement became intense as the
riderless horse was seen going along the
track on the second mile, sometimes rang
ing ahead, then falling to the rear, and
anon occupying space between the other
nags. As the steeds approached the Wis
itors' stand, Won Moltke was about
a neck behind his only competitor, and just
at that moment the multitudes testified
their interest in the race by the widest ap-