Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-12

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:N,e race YVES mile heats, hest thru,
III five, $50 to the winning horse, sa5
to the second and Si5 to the third,
Tie following is the result:
First heat, Buckskin in Be-. second
heat. Buckskin i'll ;3:6; third heat.
drawn: fourth heat, Buckskin in 80;
the go prize was given 10 ''Sboo Fly.
At go the
RUNNING EAtE
WAS announced This was for Il piIrse
of $40 for first horse, and $50 Tor
second horse: half mile heats, best two
in three. This race resulted as fo1-
lows. the following horses being
entered: s<~.- -r.- -.
FL. f. Barton, Lost Cause.
T. T.. Enlry, Lightwood.
c. +. Walker, Baltimore Belle. a.
!. Il. Weller, Prince.
J. l.. Uinso1, Nellie.
The race was won by Lost Cause in
81 and -, Baltimore Belle coming in
second.
Pursuant to adjournment the Assc-
citation met at the Court House last
evening at 7! O'Clock.
A very interesting debatn was had.
which was participated in by almost
| every member of the Association
present.
On motion of Col. S. T.. Fremont,
j the following amendment to the Coz
/ stitution was adopted:
! Resolce0, That the President shall
| have the power to appoint, annually,
fifty assistant and advisory members
| to the Executive Committee of the.
Association, the said Assistants to
have vote on all question submitted
for consideration. ~
| Col. A. A. Mckoy, President of the
| Association, announced that he WAS
not candidate for reelection as PREF
| ident. In making known this fact,
! Col. Mckoy gave expressions to his deep
regret at the step he was forced to
| take on account of his business rela--
tions, expressing his cordial wishes for
! the future welfare of the Association.
| The following response, in answer to
! all invitation extended to the LegislA-
| ture of North Carolina, to attend the
Fifth Annual Fair of the Cape Fear
Agricultural Ass oeiation, was read by
Major Engclhard:
! SENATE CHAMBER,
| NORTH CAROLINA, Dec. 10, 1S13.-- ~
| IL G. ". -NcCYananay, G.. Il. Ei,e,.ch,
and Jos. i. Engcijtard, Cousneiftee
! Of the Cape Fear agricultural Is
| sociotion, Wilmington. ". e.: 80
| GENTLEMES:-I am authorized by
| the Senate OF North Carolina to az
knowledge the receipt of your polite
communication of the 9th inst, in
which You are pleased to say ''you
have been commissioned by the Cape
Fear Agricultural Association to ex-
tend to myself and the members OF the
Senate an Invitation to attend the
Fifth Annual Fair of the Association
to be held at their Grounds near the
city Of Wilmington during the last
five days Of this week. a.
Permit me, gentlemen, on behalf Of
the Senate, to tender to you and Your
. commendable Association our IN
! feigned thanks Tor this voluntary and
! generous manifestation of good will
! and kind regard, coming from people
who have ever been distinguished for
their patriotism and iberality and for
their manly and Jealous support Of MI
such feasible and practicable works as
may have seemed to be best calculated
to promote all the agricultural, me-
: chanical, manufacturing and CONNER
cial interests Of the whole country.
The people OF New Hanover county
may well be proud Of their past his
tory. They were pioneers in asserting
their Independence of British rule in
this country, aud they have been pio-
neers in the faithful performance OF
their duty by aiding in the development
of the resources of the State, and i'll
building our railroads and other pub
lie works.
Wilmington is our chief emporium
and centre OF trade and commerce.
and as she has led the way in internal
improvements, she is now leading the
way in direct trade with foreign coun-
tries. May her commerce continue to
| increase from year to year, and may
the sun of her prosperity never go
| down or grow dim, but may it become
brighter and brighter with the increase
of years and with the flight Of time.
May each annual Fair Of the Cape
Fear Agricultural Association be pro
ductive Of more and more benefit to
the people, by the diffusion OF useful
and necessary knowledge and infor-
nation: and by encouragement and
promotion of all our agricultural,
manufacturing and commercial inter-
| estS and vocations.
! The county of New Hanover occu-
pies high and honorable position in
our past history on account of the
| craftsmanship, patriotism and valor OF
! many OF her lllustrlOus sons. .s-
i" Though She euvies net others their merntL
glory,
! Tire * stands higher i'll Liberty 'ss,ory :
Though tUD true - herself eer TO crouch &c OF
| preston,
None yield 10 Just ruic rao,e loyal su',nis
| SION
The name and memory OF such able
and distinguished patriots and states
men as John 3. Ashe, Samuel Ashe,
Cornelius Harnctt. Alexander Lilling-
ton, Joshua G. Wright, ST., Edward
3. Dudley, William S. Ashc and divers
. other eminent citizens ROW numbered
! with the dead, will be cherished for
ages to come by those who know how
to properly appreciate true patriotism
and public worth. --s
[ have the honor to be, -.
With very great respec,
1our obedicnt Servant,
! G. II. BRoDGEN,