The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-11
FIRST DAY OF THE FAM. The Fair
was formally opened yesterday morn.


ing. The attendance was rather nea-
gre. bat nearly as large as it was last
year on the frst day. We took look
at the cattle, horses and other stock,
poultry, &C., and found some unusu-
ally fine specimens. In the main
building . might profi.ably pass
morning The examination of e!.-
CANT specitnt ms of ladies' handiwork,
the gallery of art, the department Of
bnggies aud carriages, the products Of
the iron manufactures. and the varied
field aud garden crops. Amongst
other things worthy Of notice. we
found Il bag of ground mari, exhibited
by Mr.. Holmes. and containing q
large per ceutage of phosphate of
lime.
The principal attraction OF tine tluy
WAS the race for speed premiums, the
purse being $500. Major Bacon en-
tered jim Hinton and Flower Girl,
Messrs. Fludd X CAST! Prussian and
Back Flag. Hinton won in two
straight heats. The trotting ruce wus
won Ivy Charles Logan, his horse Ju.
pitrr bearing OF the prize in three
straight h-Ais.
/ \ large number of visitors came in
by the evening trains, aud the town
was quite lively lust night. To-day,
no doub-. we shall have nu excellent
n!teudauce, nnl the Interest of the
! Fair to day and to morrow will be at
its height
The following is the official account
n: yesterdays running race:
"a mile dash ior all uges-pnrse
800; o! which second horse to receive
S75-jim Hutton first, Flower Girl
second, Prussiun third, Black Flag
/ fourth. Iime-i lOi,.
Aud also Of the trottiug race: For
three minute horses, three fourth mile
heats, three in Gve-purse $l00. :Ju-
piter. l. l. l.; Jei, 2. 2, 2; Lucy,
}. 3. 3; Grey Linate, 4, i, 4.-Time,
2.223.. 2 -, ALE
FoK THE RACING To DAY.-Messrs.
F:ndd y Cash enter b. h. Ratledge, 1
years old, by Eandal. dam by Lexing-
ton. L a. Hitchcock enters LItitin
II. years old, by Boone II. dam
Meauuess. by Brown Dick. Barton,
Wilson X Co. enter CHI. &. First Chance,
) years old. by haywood. dam Dot.
| For the trottin2 rae Charles Logan
enters ch. Ii. Jupiter. James ".
Crawford enters &. &. Sand Hill
Both Races will be three-lu ,r,er mile
! hears.
The following additional committees
have been appointed, and the Chair-
men and Secretaries will report for in
structioas ut the Sacretary's office, on
the Fair Grounds, Mt 10 o'clock 4. NJ. !:
| J,cA:s. Jsmanetts and Mules-W. G.
Hane. Ornngeb urg. Chairman: James
McCasIan, AbheviIle; r. a. Keenan,,
R'chlapd.
Sheep. Goats and Scine-J. G. HAw-
tlorn. Greenville. Chairman; T. =.
Gladney. Fairfield; w. G. Hinson.
Charleston.
Poultry and Dogs-W. 7. Fair, New
berry. Cnairman; G. w. Zimmerman.
Spartanbarg; j. G. Keith, Orange
burg.
Mechanical Department. n!.-A-I. n.
Brooks. Edgetield. Chairman; John A 4.
Smith, Richland; w. Fl. Whit!ock,
Abbeville.
| B-John Il. MCGOWAN. L,nrens,
Chairman; j. II. Furman, Sumter; w.
Z. Bookter. Richland.
CIV. H. Glbbes, Columbia, Chair.
man; j. W. Sellers, Orangeburg; r.
! a. Griffin. Abbeville.
! Ficli CropS--J. G. Lykes. Richlaud,
Chairman; W. D. Aiken, Fairfield; j.
f Huffman, Lexington.
/ frmH Trees and GUtlen ID. Il.
jacques. Charleston, Chairmau; u.
Sunnamaker, Lexington; Wm. Price,
! l.ichlaud.
/ t'ae Arh-J X Bachman, Colnm-
bia, Chairman; L. l.. Bulow. Fair
field; J. L. j. Caldwell. Newberry
L-uthsr and Ch"n.ic,,lS-E B. Fur.
nipsced, Eiohland, CHAIRMAN; Benz
Wise. L"xingtou; W. 7. Rves,
. Orangcbnrg.
j Domestic Manufactures C. II. Me-
! NJ ,stor, Fairfield. Chairman; J. Is.
Palmer. Columbia; NJ. .. McCas.nn,
.Abbeyill".
! H>usrh>N D4pwin,em-.4 -AIrs. a.
NJ. Aiken, AbbevilIe. Chairman !;
Mrs NJ. a. McCrorcy, Chester; Mrs.
L. O Sanders, Sumter; w. w. Wan
namak"r, Orangeburg. Secretary.
B-Mrs. Thomas Taylor. Columbia,
Chairman; Miss Il. q. Connor. Able.