The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-11-01


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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES rHEs s4AibFAm.
During y ffsl9' d! Tie Fsif Grounds,
yesterday We @Rsa : thing. 81 s..s Ssbpatiy
changed ioEtte hetterc This syaaholaid
ont for iracing sis reassysdmiissssao The
new building overloBkinge II, and. to
be used as . stapd. Is eammedious
and convenient, and, will hold 200
persons or .mors. Another; !of equal
size. il 70 be- erected jHit beyond is.es So
there VIII be. plenty of yoom I'll those
who wiah to enjoy the sport Of raging.
In tho main stand, arrsngemsnts aretC be
made for the 'accominS dstionl ,sof the
press2tabfss, lohairs. whiting iaAterisls
ana = quiet spot III 70 fhsmssiysi, where
the press attaehses, may look and ixrite
ss they please. We ,undsrstitId' that
there are five stablesJ ana as many a
twenty racers in daily training Ainum-
Der of trotting horses. are dailt exer-
cised, apd several more expsctsd from
Raleigh and other cities. We hsd the
plesaure OF seeing Lady Wsshipsfon.
from North Carolina,. pnt throRgh her
PAGES. Two fine Kentucky msres. 'be-
longing to Gen. Butler, Lizzie O. and
Matte O., (nsmed after two Virginia
bslles,) also took their constitutional
while We were ON the grounds. 4s-r.,,s-
Passing into the main buildings We
found them undergoing alterations.
under the ptYcticed eye OF Captain Bell.
which will bstter'fit them for thsir pur-
poses. Two long iron bolts hsvs been
pnt in the centre building. the better to
secure and strengthen It. The exhibi-
ton hall will be larger than hSrstotore.
as new building has been constructed
for machinery. gins and agricultural i'm
plements. The stalls for cattle have
been put in a more accessible; and .suita-
BILE place, and water pipes connected
with them. A new gate is to be opened,
and roads run from it to the exhibition
hall, COW sheds, horse stables, DO, and
vehicles will now; enter by ono gate aud
have their exit by the other, thus avoid.
ing confusion.
We learn from General Butler, the
efficient Secretary OF the Association,
that admirable arrangements have bsen
made between it and the city authorities
for police regulations. The best order
is guaranteed aud may be. confidently
expected. No games Of chance Of any
kind are to be licensed OF tolerated On
the grounds. Railroads, 1t is expected.
will run extra trains as far as the Pine
House. Sumter or Florence. Newberry
and Chester. Col. Dorsey, represent
ing the Charlotte Oolumbia and Au-
gasta Railroad. will convey passengers
to the Fair aud return tor three osnts q
mile. Other roads. it il hoped. viii be
as liberal. The .anly condition required
upon which this advantage viii be
granted. is that the ticket-holde shall
have his ticket STAMP ped by the Assooia-
ton. The Edge6eld Sabre Club, Capt.
Gary, consisting of forty sabrsurs, we'll
mounted, and thotoughly disciplined
and practiced, will certainly attend as
an organization. They will come through
on horseback, and arrive in Col1mbia
on the evening of the 11th November.
A mounted escort will meet them at the
river. and conduct them to their quar-.
ters. The commander has offered q
prize for the fastest quarter horse in the
club, and already there ars dozen on (.
tries. The manoeuvrss, sword play and
exercises OF this company will constitute
an unusual attraction. Altogether, the
arrangements for good Fair are excel
lent, and the prospects, for q full s.tsnd-
anos promising, notwithstanding the
financial stringenoy. ia s.:p ~ l'
HOTEL ARRIVALS. October 81, 1678.-
Hendrix House,. B Livingston, "A J
Horseford, Riohland; B E Wooton. j. r