Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-10-22

horse will take the purse, $500. L
THIS race was 20 have taken place
yesterday, but for the disagreeable
weather., and SO many other races be-
ing on hand for that time. It will
come off today, however, eain or
shine. fr~ F.
''4~ssE S's'' FQURTH DAY. s.t..s aels
Yesterday was q most lovely day,
decided contrast to the day previous,
and the crowd IN attendance was still
large, ,i1g estimated at from fur 20
tx thousand The $500 CIT gems purse
was won easily by MARY Long" DIS
ahciug her competitors III the first
6wO-mIle run.
We can truthfully say that the pree-
ent Fair in Almost every respect has
never been surpassed by any former
me in the State. and We believe has
given general satisfaction.
MECHANICS HALL.
The circular SAWS, manufactured by
A. J. Miller & Co, of Richmond, are
fne specimens of workmanship.
Tnla se ction OF the hall closes with
Al array of thirty-fve articles of cab
net NJ liking, manufactured by Mr..
Shultz of Salem. These are the
beautiful woods of North Carolina,
nd show what could be done, and
doubtless wilj b8 done IN the near flu
:1ca TIE cherry and black walnut
| " ~ yvaS very .l5ticaaDie Tor the beauty
# fnish
Il S. Rshm & Hunter. of Rich
| mud Va, exhibit handsomely ar
angel stand of Machinery and Me-
c1unicai supplies, circular saws, &c.
Cheir Lightning Screw Plates for cut
| ting belts aud Stephens Patent Wees
and Websters' Patent Wrench are in
tsrestin9 specimens Of mechanical in
g"nuity.
The Nrrirg p d of J. A. Jones
| Patent (tnotn"r Raleigh many comes
next. aud the buggy wheels, axles,
spokes of Bachelor of the same
place.
There is also here very fine assert
| ment Of wooden ware, but we did not
learn the name of the exhibitor.
W. s. Mallory, OF Franklinton, e1-
hibitcd choice lot Of leather, tam. d
kins II goat. sheep, &C., thoroughly
done in workmantlke nauner.
We feel that a epeci y notice should
| be made in these columns of the inter
estirg contributions Of the Remington
| Company to our Fair. One of taese,
their Type Writer. attracted a crowd
of observers oil dty This beautiful
little piece of apparatus, somewhat re-
sem3i:,tE sewing machine, has rows
| of KEYS iettare.i with the alphabet. fig
| ures, &c, these when struck, print IN
beautiful letters unOn any sheet or
card. Nc mixing ribbon passes across,
around wheels, on either side. The
ribbon serves for several months for
several hours daily work, and inks it.
self, when it may be replaced. Sixty
to seventy words to the minute, by al
expert. 1t is legibie, swifter than pen
mansbip and far easier than writing,
bt Iuse labor IS distributed among
sill the fiugers This IS coming into
use now among bankers, lawyers,
authors, nd ali who la g occasion to
write. This curious machine warns
you by bell just before you complies
d line, when you may instantly recon-
mence.
The famous fire arms of this com
pauy, used IL the contest between the
irlan and American riffs teams, are
also here. We observed the rife and
carbir as used by the L. $. army, and
nine other national governments, sport-
ing rifles # various caiibres, thu cele-
Drate, Cretdmoor rifle, an Obj ct Of
much interest, dDubie-harrel shu. gEa
O decar bonized. AID OF animated steel.
Those We saw wer. All bretcti loading
Rifle mes and pistols fir m tue largest
navy revolver to the vest pocket pls
to-.
The same company show, by W. Il.
Tyler of Baltimore, who exhibits ali
of their manufactures mentioned, their
very highly finished sewing machine,
Of which tia. y show six different styles
all of their own manufacture. They
are made of the best material, and We
are told that the co t to the purchaser
is no greater by reason Of this. Their
styles of running is very easy, with lit
tie noise, and every kind of sewing
may be doue.
We wish that our space would al
low us to name many merltorlous
things, bat there must be- a stopping
place. We can only say that we wish
abundant success may crown all the
energetic m-n that have come to the
front with the products of their skill
Nothing was overlooked by the peO-
pie We are sure.
THE RACES.
The races yesterday we're unusually
interesting The first was
TRoTTING RACE.
one mile heats, best two in three
Purse $50. Four entries Jennie Nor
gan, Grey Tongue, Jennie Csme
ron and Matte Hayes. Judges : DR..
L. d. HOgg, Major t. l.. Hargrove
and Geo. V. Strong. Matte HIVES
came cut ahead on The first lteat; Jen-
ME Morgan second ; Jennie Cameron,
third; Gray Ton que, fourth. second
heat, Ne title came cut first, winning
heat aud race. Fine $40.
SECOND RACE,
Three entries: Aadge, Belle McCul-
as in first race. Belle Mccullough woD
heat and race; Madge, second, Wire
grass third Eut
THE GEEAT RACE
of all vas to come, 1t took place at
o'clock; and was two mile heats, best
two in three, for purse of $500.
Same judges. Three entries: Mary
Long Abdel Koree and Billy Bowlegs.
On the first heat, Mary Long came
out ahead, dlstancing her competitors
at least IS yards. Time. 3:43. Abdel
Koree, second; BpWlegs. third.
FOURTH RACE,
half-miIe dash. Purse, s25. Two en-
tries: Flora and Belle Mccullough.
Same judges. Flora won heat and
race.
THE BASE BALL MATCH
between tho Elm City Club Of New
bern, and the Athletics of our city |
took place at 2 o'clock. TIE game
Was long a-G hotly contested, amid !
much exitamont and cheers aud coun-
ter cheers Of tho Interested spectators.
The bannfr VS. borne off by the New
bernites, : {. record Of II to 9.
TIE LAST DAY.
To-day will close the 10Th annual
axhi bitiOu of the State Agricultural |