The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-17
Reported for the Dlspalch.]
Piedmont Agricultural Society Fair.
THIRD DAY.
CULpEpERaOctober Is. /

lCuMuAt ASlltulsuhdl OUCiOtJ II Oil.
THIRD DAY.
CuLpEpERaO October Is, 1874.
After a very cold morning the day became
very pleasant. The crowd was very large,
numbering nearly four thousand.
The races, as usual. attracted The crowd.
The first was a foot-race, half-mile, open to
all, white and black. 1t required ten to
make the race. There were i've premiums
first, 800; second, $40; third, $3.50; fourth,
So |; fifth, $3.50, making $50 in premiums.
There were tWenty-tour entries-ten white
men and fourteen colored. Jim Washington
(coloreG received the 6rst premium, Jordan
marlborough (white) received the second,
Phil. Timbers (colored) the third, w. l..
Rosson (white) the fourth, and Henry Ford
(colored) the fifth. The contest was close
among the first five. Time Of running the
halfmile was q minutes.
The second race was for premium Of
800 for the fastest trotting in harness, mile
beats, best two in three for mares or geld
ings owned in Virginia first premium, $50
second, $40. There were three entries
Horse Engishman, owned by W. T. Her.
rick, OF Alexandria Flying Dutchman,
owned by j. G. Kocntz; black mare, owned
by II. Bartell. The first race was won by
Flying Dutchman, Engishman coming out
second. The second and third heats were
won by Engishman, Flying Dutchman COM
ing out second. Time, 3:5.
The third race was for PAGERS under the
saddle; premium, $50; mile heats best two
In three. Four entries Sorrel horse, by 5.
S. Bradford; black mare, by - Shumate,
sorrel horse, by Fl. Bartell; chestnut horse,
by E. Jeffries. The first aud second heats
were won by Shumate's black mare. Time,
3:1S.
The fourth was mule race, one mile,
open to all, and at any gait. There were six
entries. The first premium OF $40 was won
by e. S. Smiths sorrel mule; the second
premium OF So was won BY j. 4. Sheppard's
mule.
The following premiums have been
awarded since my last report:
Household Manufacturing Department.
Premiums to Mrs. w. c. Stout for oil and
water colors; Mrs. Cowherd for homemade
flannel; Mrs. Cowherd for specimen knit
ting yarn; Mrs. N. G. Vaughan for table
cloths.
S,cine Departmen t.-First premium to j.
T. Daniel & Brother for Essex SOW Clotilde
over all classes; premium for best boar, two
years. old and. oYers j. T. Hansborough;
premium for second best boar, two years old
and over, s. S. Bradford; premium for best
boar under two years, j. j. Mosby.
Horse Depdrtmen t.-Thoroughbreds:
First premium to stallion Engineer, owned
by Colonel James Cochran, of Culpeper;
second premium to stallion Revenue, owned
by J. W. Green, OF Rappahannock. Tho
roughbred mares, colts, and tilieS: First
premium to A. S. Jones for mare over four
wears old ; first premium to A. S. Jones for
mare over three years old; first premium to
j. w. Morton for colt, by Revenue, two
years old. Quick-draught roadsters First
premium to William Lisson for Black Hawk
stallion Sultan, three Years old; first pre-
MUM to G. D. Gray for lilly, three years
old; second premium to j. e. Garnet for
stallion Boone Clay, five Years old; first pre-
MUM to I. o. Vowel for colt, one year old
first premium 10 S. s. Bradford for brood
mare, four years old; second premium to Il.
Bartell for bay mare, four years old; hrst
premium to b. F. RiXey for sorrel stallion,
six years old; second premium to Silas NJ
NeHhouse Tor bay mare, three years old;
first premium to James Williams. Tor my
two years old; second premium TOT. t.
Rlxey for tilly, two years old hrst premium
TO s. Ficklin for stallion Graybeard, sly
years old first premium to T. Z. Smith lor
colt. one year old; first premium 10 q. Il.
smith for filIy, one year old; second pre-
MUM to Fitzhugh Talaferro for stallion, six
wears old first premium to ID. 9. Ellis for
tgo mares, bay and gray first premium to
R, s. Rust tor stallion, three years old; first
premium to WIN. Long for bay fily, three
wears old; first premium to W. NJ. Long for
black mare, five years old second premium
to &c. Koontz for colt, three years old;
first premium to E. S. Rust for stallion Tor
saddle; second premium to c. I. Smith Tor
black stallion for saddle; second premium
to - for one pair heavy-draught geldings
first premium to j. II. Brown for one Jack,
seven years old; first premium to L. +.
KYLE for one pair mules second premium TO-
Winn & Carmack for jack; first premium TO
o. P. TerriIl for mule; first premium TO D.
w. Payne for jennet, Eve years old; hrst
premium to NJ. Loney for best dos-trotter;
second premium to Robert Cathorn Tor
best dog-trotter; first premium to II.
Bartell for best horse for all gaits
Sheep Department.-Fine Woods: First
nremium to S. S. Bradford for merino buck
Stonewall, two years second premium 10
S. S. Bradford for merino buck Frank, Two
wears; first premium TO S. S. Bradford for
Young Charlie (merino) one year; hrst pre-
MUM to S. S. Bradford for three merlno
ewes, first pen; second premium TO ). >;
Bradford for three merino ewes, sec0nQ
pen: first premium to S. s. Bradford for
three merIno buck lambs, first pen; second
premium to S. S. Bradford for three merino
buck lambs, second pen; first premium TO
s. S. Bradford for three merino eve lambs,
first pen second premium to ). 5. Bradfora
FIR three eve lambs, second pen. Il
Long Woods: First premium TO 1. ..
Cooper for four fat ewes (Cotswoldl, first pen ];
second premium to L. s. Cooper for pen OF
ewes fCotswold), second pen. 81
Middle Woods: First premium to 5. RiXey
FIR buck. one year and under two secona
premium to S. Rixey for buck, one year ana
urder two.
Short woods: First and second premiums
~ n g. Cooper for two CotsWold rams,
three wears; first and second premiums 10
n 8 Cooper for two CotsWold rams, one;
year. first premium to &. S. Cooperfor co.'s
void eve lambs; first premium TO I. ..
Conner for Cotswold ram lambs; first pre-
mimi to Il. s. Cooper for three yearline
ewes. first premium to T. s. Cooper ior lm-
nnrted yearling ram first premium 70 !: ..
Too1er for imported yeaeiing ewes hisl
nre,nipnl to r. S. Cooper for pen OF Co Gus.
void ewes, two years. -
Grade Ewes (crosst:, Second premium 70
Mira. nj. J. Wise for three grade ewes, one 70
lfnnr wears old second premium 10 MIS-. tsL
| II Wise for Eve fat sheep and three gEaue
eve lambs first premium 70 Richard Lewis WIS
fu. a1,s per, grade eve Ian bs. !, !, ~. &.
/ u 'Fc,sm P,.odlc Premium TO I. ~ Isle
Ifor Dale timothy by premium % asll0p