The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-31
LAST DAY OF THE FAIR.
THE ATTENDANCE SsXALI. BUT THE
ATTRACTIONS GREAT.
CONTESTS OF PLOUGHMEN AND
TRIALS OF PLOUGHs.
THREE RACES RUN.
THE EXHIBITION AT AN END.
The General Result Highly Satisfactory.

The last day Of the Fair is often without
attractions, but the Society, in arranging
their programmes this year, wisely ordained
that special features should be fairly dis
| trihuted throughout the week. This had
good effect. though the crowd yesterday was
much smaller than it ought to have been.
Still, it was quite rs large as on previous oc-
casons Of like kind. Those who were pre-
sent had season Of quiet enjoyment not be-
| fore vouchsaied them. The dust was laid by
| the showers of Thursday night, and the
clouds obscuring the sky cut off the dazzling
! rays of the sun, which before had been a
source OF annoyance to everybody outside
| the shades Of the exhibition halls.
1t was not until or O'Clock in the even
| ing that exhibitors began to break ranks and
| gather up their much-considered trifles.
! Therefore visitors had the advantage of see
| ing all the premium animals and articles be-
| fore they had been removed from the place.
This was great pleasure of itself. Nearly
everybody of an nquirlng turn of mind
| wanted to know if bis judgment had been
backed br the committees, and then there
was the additional pleasure of lingering the
ribbons. That's Il weakness in human na-
| ture not easily explained. Out Of party OF
| five three will not only look at the ribbons
but will go up to them and finger them as II
| 10 ascertain whether they are real or baseleSs
| fabrics. Ii was found that in some instances,
| as was unavoidable, exhibitors were mucn
dissatisfied with the awards, and it was un-
| derStood that one or two appeals 10 the
| Executive Committee bad been entered.
| This demonstrates that the awards are
thought valuable, otherwise exhibitors
would not take double trouble to possess
| themselves Of them.
The trials Of plougbs and the contests Of
ploughmen received general attention. The
Grangers were on hand in large numbers,
and watched the operations in the 1eld with
much interest.
| The proprietors Of the side-shoWS and
| the yenderS Of the various little tricks In
vented to catch the peoples money maze
good use Of the time lett them, and were
buster than ever. Their patronage was con-
| siderable.
| Before the races commenced. MIR. L. Nj.
| O'Barra, a pedestrian Of some note under
| took the task of walking around the track
six times six miles,. He accomplished it in
| tjrty-seveu minutes and forty seconds. and
walked the last quarter of mile backwards.
He hapded around bis hat With much sue.
cess-a good many halves, quarters, ana ten
cent notes were poured into II.
| The Fair has this year been in all respects
q great success. As an exhibition, all have
acknowledged its superiority over former
ones. As to attendance. the reports maze
| TO the Fredericksburg Railroad Company
show That on Thursday they carried TO the
grounds on their trains 14.300 persons. The
receipts at the gates were Sl,0UO- S2OOO
more than was ever before received IN any
one day of any fair since the war. These
| figures leave no doubt that the crowd pre-
sent on Thursday equalied if it did not eX-
| cepd u. 600: for it is we'll known that thou
| sands OF people walked to the grounds, ana
| lust as many went in omnlbuse-, carriages,
| wagons, and other vehicles. The gate re-
ceipls do not show those who went ID on
| life and annual memberships and compliment
| tary tickets given 10 distinguished visltorS,
| persons having business within the GROUNDS,
and other gentlemen, and they, OF course,
do not include the military.
Premiums Awarded.
The following awards were made yester-
| day "
CLASS III.
| SECTION best three heeceS of wool, $5, s. S.
| Bradford, Culpepcr.
DEPARTMENT II.
| CLASS l.
Machines for Direct Use. including Steam, Hy;;
dyamiic, ind Pneumatic Engines, Ratt'oay and
oEcr,6S l.Hest steam engine applicable to agri-
| cuImral purposes generally, diploma ana 500, L
tirger & Edmond. Best working nonei OF stTaln. am.
I'm, nump diploma. George Sll ith for k"owles $
| srrain pump. Best safety for engine, mt d'
| samr for shton's pat.ni.
SAM rcrYoS rU g.. Best pump fer deep wells, s5 p n
| Stark, for Ksnawha tump-M orks pump. resi-
pump Tor shalt"w-"el 20. d. No. Slns.n ~. s o,ber her
than a pump. 410. II. M. tnth & 20: best wa wa'ti t
whrej. turbine or other, $40, Talbot d Sons 1or
FS sEcTIo! $~H29d Eorhing naehinssBfist 6oI;ist
inp aud tenoning ms chine Si3, " nam l,yeT O.
3Hss Uo cq.i sest nssr ho er for
r Palmer best asa saS 6aS Sna and s1Taw
straw cutter Tor power, S. b. NJ. smith = Co. ,oe.
4ose paugn p1onF Is' right tor
go at Sne ea' Rest se hoise piorh Fight or left
IS, p 4. alur&e. Bes' l-h"rse plough, Tignt OF
Ell Best Hillside plough, IS. II. NJ. smith & Co
Best scriper for tobacco, COTTON, ana fegetaosE1
Wall sa res eqHa'SS[ Srrse $s Il Best st dram. ni
9. 'nDh M Il. M. smith 4 Co Best machine for
digging potatoes, $2 same B,si machine el, & mg.
ging sr3uncpeas = w. t.rSc. Vat Watt Ca, and
Fl. NJ srni, ca. exhibited indictments 50 heLrS III,
alike that preference can he mace; be's nS
IN. IL IL - =,
| iion"h II D. same. Besr chain-harrows 80. Nat'
4 ali. hes, scroll-sa~, SO, kahin It Huattr.
SscTIoN s. -MiScetidneOtS.-BesIs set of willow
| ware Virginia growth and manufacture; hta.tL
Klrkpatrich Co. b, 81 Sc, wooarn.Ware YiiSi;Hm ;
| make medal, stokes Walker For a y Inv, h.l,h
nsrIul iu agriculture or the mechanC ar Dv resi-
dent of Virginia. dIploa, A. r. JruXa'l Ior pe,t'
| Iiyhterer. Virginia matches, hrsl premium. A
6, obick & Co., kichinonH, st Sicrlroud Res
Vtrpini a-inade files, first premium. A. d. Miller q
| Co., richmond 1, ,,,,,r corn ,n;t,oa
revret hat 80 small numt er OF seltctiors was "
t.stn -. ,nrr 60 large an exhibition. MANY vaiua'
H. i,nplements haG 10 ne onltteu iu hlS ~ lS' -
| ticr il would however. 'nton az usseL 'ins ~
special notl The IRON harToU, eAhiolteu Wy ird
| Johnson e a valuable puv-riz' Ior ctaI iaeu
,he T,,ynberInn1 Steel ptUtgh, j. e. InrroroWc lni
| smoo, n .o,: the Railroad pt0ugh or Watt Cat
deserves al. eutiou Tie various IHpeht n intena
ed TOR like uur loses IS so great aEu Tue autp
of ,u, part,cular implement 10 the NhIlSur oo,.'
! in which ,hey nav he used renders Il very olncult
i'm fuct al ost Impossible TO oetel mine 70 WIZ
the hl hest merit should he given t:ereioT In .he
awards adap!ablitv, under the gfeatest fadiexs ~
circumstances has goHetLcu tue o-ei'ioi' " 49,
coumi tee.
CLASS nI.-DoMtsTIc MACHINES AND i"rA
| MESTS.
| SECTION u.-Best coosin range, diploma
| West Il Branch. Best coo8lng-St0Ye. diplo'ha,
Richmond stove Com any. Best htauue'e ose
for coal, So. West & Branch. Best heatlhg
| stove for wood. 30, richmond Stove Company.
best fire place stove for heating two or more roons'
| NJ West d Branch. best Cining-room sloVe 90,
George Klein. Best laundry stove. 90 Hichthouu '
stove Company Best re place Sfnvs omnnny
B.st furn zee for healing chur o. puDnC un,
ing. diploma est & Branch Best as orimehs,
| or f,onts gfates. and Tenders, $40, Rlcnmono
tove onptny. ses: ass1 tmen' oi sIos Rsa, sneci
mems ar general hoIlow-ware, I6, kichMond ntoPe