The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-10-31

WHO were preVenttu lrOu SecinS 1He uio-
play in the various departments on yes
terday, owing to the vast gathering, were
again present to-day carrying out their
wish Of yesterday. The exhibition of
thoroughbred stations, entire colts, brood
mares, and fillys which took place in the
arena at IL o'clock was very fine, and at
tracted much attention.
RACE-PLANET PLATE.
The flat race, sing'e dash of TIVE miles,
for premium silver plate of value of $3.50,
took place at 2 o'clock. The horses en-
tered were Brennan, rider w. H..
Gilham Lotte Lee, rider Philip Haxall !;
Bengammon, rider A. s. Andrews !;
Starlight, rider r. Fl. Anderson Lottie
Lee won the race, coming in about three
lengths ahead of Brennan-time, minutes
5S3 seconds. This is to be followed by a
trotting race in harness, premiums 5000,
but it will be too late for our to-day's
issue.
AWARD oP PREMIUMS.
The following additional award of pre-
miums have been made:
HORTICULTURAL AND AGRICULTURAL
IMPLEMENTS, &c.
Best cider and wine mill, so, R. T.
Harris; garden seed drill, 50, cultivator
for horse power. 81, garden cultivator,
hand power, SO, II. M. Smith q Co. lawn
mower, SIS, John G. Durbarrow, of Balti-
more best agricultural boiler for stock
food, $40, Paul Bargamin best two horse
family carriage, medal, do. !; one horse
do. medal, 0. A. Francis best top
buggy, medal, best open buggy, medal,
George A. Ainslie. Best carTyall, s. N.
Brown & Co. Best child's carriage, w.
@. Smith. Best dumping wagon for farm
use, $40, best tumble cart, $40, Isaac Fan
ear. Best wagon body for dumping grain
in sheaf, hay or straw, $40, III. M. Smith
& Co. Best garden wheelbarrow, 50. G..
7. Palmer. Best wheelbarrow for dirt,
III. M. Smith & Co. Best grain drill, gu
ano and grass seed attachment, $25,
awarded to II. P. Underhill, for Bickford
& Humans "Farmers' Favorite." Best
drill with attachment, $40, III. p. Under
hill. Best broad-casting machine, s5, H..
NJ. Smith & Go. Best lime or fertilizer
spreader or broadcaster, $40, Knibe &
Shay. Field roller, $40, H. M. Smith & Co.
Best clod crusher, $40, II. nj. Smith
& Co.
Special premiums were awarded to
Wingfeld, Taylor & Brown for -four bar
rels, butter kegs, tobacco kegs, and oyster
can. Best four-horse plow, right and left
hand, $40; three-horse, $40; two-horse,
$40, and one horse, $5, to Watt & 20.
The committee recommend special pre-
MUM to p. Fl. Starke for patent plow-
points, machine for digging potatoes, 50
do, ground peas, So. Corn shelter for
power, $40; do, for hand, $5, R. L. Harris;
stalk and fodder cutter, $40; hay and straw
do. for hand, So; hay and straw do. for
power, So; II. NJ. Smith & Co. Combined
| reaper and mower, $50 best mower, $25.
"Valley Chief." Charles Palmer bes,
CRADLE, So; to same, hay tedder, $40
wheat cleaner So +; wheat CRADLE 50 Fl
4 nj. Smith & Co., reaper and mower grinder
certificate, Ii. M. Smith & Co. Hay hoist.
ing apparatus, $5, II. M. Smith & Co.
The committee recommend special pre-
MUM to A. j. Miller & Co. for saws.
STEAM POWER.
| Best steam engine applicable to agrIcul
tural purposes generally, diploma. &c., $50
Franklin manufacturing Co. The COM
mittee also recommend that the specia
premium of 500 offered by the city o
Richmond be awarded them.
COTTON, WOOL, SILK. &C., OF vIR
GINA MANUFACTURES.
| Largest and best collection goods mad
exclusively Of wool, diploma or $40
Largest and best collection of.yool an,
cotton combined, diploma or SO. Cassi
mere made of wool exclusively, medal o
$5. Goods made Of cotton and wool com
bined, medal or $5. Jeans made of cotto
and wool combined, medal or $5; all {
the above were awarded the Charlottes
vile woolen mills, and the committee spt
cially commend their goods.
MANUFACTURES FRoM ANIMAL O
VEGETABLE COMPOSITIONS OR sc
LUTIoNs RESULTING FROM THIEF
USE.
Il Best specimens of favoriug extrac
made in Virginia, certificate and S
} Meade & Baker. Best specimen of pha
3 maceutical preparations made IN Virgini
2 medal and $5, Meade & Baker. Best &C
: lection of perfumery made in Virginia,
? and medal, Wood & Sons.
s The committee recommend certifca
s of merit to Mann s. Valentine for his pI
paration of meat juice, and to P.
Dupuy certificate Of merit for
i heliotrope toilet.powder.
4 FINE ARTS.
J. The committee remark that 'sevel
t. old paintings were exhibited by j. A.
e st. Andrew, of Mecklenburg, which
is think are very good, but as they are I
a exhibited for premium we can do mo-
ing but to express this opinion a
recommend that the thanks of the socit
l. be rendered to Mr.. st. Andrew for [
n interest manifested nthe society,"
" Best original figure picture, to W.
Sheppard; "but in the opinion." say
:, committee, sit is not worth the
~ premium; but as this is the only pictl
~ ~ exhibited, and Mr.. Sheppard is an artist
much merit, we recommend that a p
MUM of $40 be awarded to him."
!. te Four drawings in pencil by Miss G.
W Fisher, OF Goochland, medal one cray,
o. Miss Eta l.. Layne, medal original 4
oi chanical drawing, G. H. Read, jr., {
NJ specimens of hthograpby, Southern Lit
Al gragh company, medal for various
Is, photographs, D. IL. Anderson, six med,
q, plan OF dwelling-house, @. II. Read,
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