The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-10-30
THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 80 1873.

| ton. Best basket of sowers, s5, John Nor
ton. Handsomest cross, %, John Laird
Handsonest wreath. $J, John Laird.
The committee have examined the designs
for villa and grounds exhibited by Mr.. j. G.
Lewis, and the plans for parks and gardens
exhibited by Mr.. Joseph Newton, and con
sidering them very beautiful desire to mike
special mention of them. 5.l-tEt II"
g7gssaz,, AMERICAN WINES.
Best still sCatawba wines, s., A. j. Bos
sieux. Best sparkling Catawba wines, s.
j. B. McCarty and A. j. Bossieux. Bes
Concord wines, 50. Best Virginia Seeding
wines, S.. Best from any other grape, s.
Best blackberry wine, 81. Best current
wine, 81. Best from any other fruit, 81
Best cordial of any fruit, 81. Best specimens
of native brandies, S., j. E. Lipscomb &
Co. Best and purest distillation of whiskey
IS. j. Bumgardner & Son.
No premium offered for bitters, but the
committee thinks 4. Bakers premium bitter:
entitled to honorable mention.
DOMESTIC PRODUCTS.
Best specimen prime butter, not less than
five pounds, s., Garland Hanes, Jr. Best
variety of canned fruit, Virginia make, with
process and cost of canning, 220 or medal,
Mrs. M. X. Davis. Best bacon ham, cured
by exhibitor, with written statement of pro.
cess of curing and cooking, IS, Mrs. r. H.
Crump. Best peaches, preserved in cans OF
jars, s., Miss E. R. Allen. Best tomatoes,
preserved in cans or jars, So, Mrs. r. B.
King. Best grapes, preserved in cans or
jars, s.. Best ounces, preserved il cans or
Jars, So, Miss E. Il. Allen. Best pears, pre-
served in cans or jars, S3, Miss E. X. Allen.
Best cherries, preserved iu cans or jars, 50,
Miss +. R. Allen. Best citron, preserved in
cans or jars, Mrs. X. 4. Mayo. Best currant
ielley, 50, Mrs. William Warren. Best
plum jelly, sS, Mrs. J. w. Dennis. Best
raspberry jelly, So, Mrs. j. w. Dennis. Best
strawberry jelly, s.. Best grape jelly, So,
Mrs. S. c. Kent. Best gooseberry jelly, So,
Mrs. S. G.. Kent. Best cranberry jelly, S3,
Mrs. S. C. Kent. Best apple jelly, So, Mrs.
S. c. Kent. Best Siberian crab jelly, 50,
Nrs. S. G.. Kent.
BREAD, CAKES. AND CONFECTIONERY.
IS, Mrs. DR.. McCaw. Best pound-clke,
sponge-cake, homemade, s., Mrs. j. W.
Bcveridge. Best fruit.clke, homemade, 50,
Miss Bette Branch. Best jelly.cake, -,
Mrs. W. Warren. Best piece of confection-
cry, plain or ornamented, medal or SO, A.
Pizzini, Jr. Best assortment of candies, $5, A.
Pizzini Jr. Best soda.crackers, 10 pounds,
81, r. a. Adam. Best picnic:crackers. 10
pounds, 81, r. A. Adam. Best Boston
committee make honorable mention Of
young lady of twelve years of age.
FURNITURE MADE IN VIRGINIA.
Largest and best collection of furniture,
diploma. G. F. Watson. Best set chamber
furnitufe, $40, G. F. Watson. Best chairs
for office, s., Gordonsville Chair and Agri
cultural Implement Factory. Best specimen
of ornamental Woodworking, SO, John 4
George Gibson. For best wooden mantel
So; do. >lat-blindS, So; do. panel-door, S.
do. window-sash, 50; do. set of mouldings
s3; do. carpenters finished work, $40, j. }
Montague, Richmond. Special premium tt
William =. Coates, Philadelphia, for con
ycrliblc folding-lounge.
LEATHER, FURS, HAIR, STRAW, AND THEIR MANU-
FACTURES.
For best dray barnes, j. Fl. Dickerson
medal Or 50. Horse collars, first premium
Wright & Hudpall, medal or =. Best set o
buggy harness for one horse, certificate ant
S5, first premium. J. Ii. Dickerson Il Bro
ther. DO. best riding saddle and bride, Ger
tcrficatc and ., first premium, j. II. Dicker
son & Brother.
SPECIAL LIST.
Best article finished harness-Ieather made
in Virginia, 0. II. Chalkley. One case sill
hats manufactured in Virginia, awarded t.
II. Cunningham. Best tanned sheep ant
soatskins, j. n. Armstrong 81 Co. Best spe
cimen of refined sugar, certificate, A. Y
Stokes & Co. Best collection of chemica
and pharmaceutical products, certificate
Purcell, Ladd Il Co. Best specimen of hop
| grown in Virginia, 3 and certificate, Thoma
b. Hooper. Best specimen of Palma Christ
bean, 81 and certificate, Thomas B. Hooper
Programme for To-Day.
This will be the great day of the Fair
The regular programme (pu blished in ou
advertising columns) is unusually attractive
The trials of speed which are to take plac
promise fine sport, and the visit OF the mill
tary to the grounds is feature always SUR
| TO draw.
The First regiment will form for rad
at 10 O'Clock this morning, and march q
once to the grounds. During the day tn
Howitzers will have drill and fire salute
and at O'Clock P. NJ. there will be regl
mental dress parade.
The following are the entries for the Viz
ginia Riding Clubs races to-day:
Hermitage Cup-Flat race, mile heats
best two in three. Premium, silver pitcher
value $l25.
J.P. Georges Vandyke, Jr., C. c., 5yeart
sired by Vandyke, weight 154, rode by A.
Andrews.
| c. NJ. Bottoms Gipsy Chief, b. h., 9years
sired by Planet, weight 15s, rode by j. Bo
ton.
| P. Haxall's Lottie Lee, c. m., 8 years, sire
by Planet, weight 155, rode by owner.
II. Gilham's Country Girl, C. f., year
sired by Deucalion, weight Isl, rode b
owner.
w. Ruffin's Brennan, c. c., years, sire
by Orion, weight 14S, rode by W. Il. Gi
ham.
J. w. Graves's Bluebeard, C. e., sired b
Uld6eld, rode by owner.
A. B. Anderson's Lightfoot, br. C., 3 year
sired by Tobacconist, weight 135, rode
G. w. Sutton.
| c.. Whites Diana, years, sired by Orlor
weight 145, rode by Frank McGill.
Il. Bradley's Starlight, C. e., 8 years, sire
by Deucaliop, weight 1872, rode by K. ii. Al
dersen.
Annual Meeting of the Virginia Agrl
cultural SOciety-ElectiOn OF Off
GERS, dc.
The annual meeting of the Virginia Stat
Agricultural Society was held last night i
the hall of the House of Delegates, Gener1
". a.. F. Lee (president) in the chair.
| The annual report Of the Society, givin
an account of the proceedings Of the Exec,
tive Committee for the past year, was rea
| by Colonel W. C. Knight. From this repol
| =! -. 4hnt sho halanca In the treasury