Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-15

The rush still continues aud the fair may be
called a success. Yesterday delegation took
charge of the Press and attended to their
comfort, and about evening a few stray mem
bers of the said band were seen disconsoIaey
wandering about, looking for their protector;
all in vain, aud the poor Bohemiaus got hungry,
tired, aud almost lost their temper. La the
words Of the poet,
Oh, it was horrible,
La all that big yard full,
Home, they had none.
Yes, the committee took the same care of
the press as Mrs. Gar2ary took ct Pip, and
the deluded Bohcmans teit sorry aud like they
were Mark Iwaln's poor orphai.s 10 a strange
land At last that good Samaritan, Mr.. Sam
Ashby, OF the Virginia. Hotel fed Us, aud gave
us drink, and thereby fulfilled the Scriptural
injunction, of - well what the words are |
forget, but remember the prcccpt very we'll
Any one, coming to Cu!pap9r, will, if they 60
to the Flrglula Hotel, meet with a real Vr-
giula welcome, ana be treated as only Mr..
Ashby knows how.
will pause moment whilst the Jockeys are
leading the horses up TO the grand stand, aud
the beters arc utlrr'ug aud takiog bets freely
| picked up, and answer the query that is al.
ways asked is The Fair a success ?" Well,
take ii all and all, Ii is, but there are some
grave facts 10 It's management that ought 10 be
rGmeGlcd, aud II they AT corrected, then the
succeeding talrs will be the most successful of
any 10 the State The executive management
Is perfect, but the arranging IF details is,
| think, failure. y lair to lie Il success, must
have the hearts OF the people inter. stcd in il :;
the smallest Iandholdcr ought to lave some
thing to show, were Ii ohy platter of butter,
and peck OF dried apples. He ought TO be
considered as we'll as the rich Ian4-holdcr, who
brings his bioodcd stock aud costly thoryurh
bred TO display. The fact is patent that dis
tluctlon is made, for Cupepcr county has pot
| oue-tenth ct what such a rich section ought to
| display. There is not one single farmer in the
| lower Rapidaa region that has a s!uglc article
| to display said not cue, but there Is a single
exception. | staid Wednesday night with a
gentleman of Cupcpcr county, au enthusiastic
and accomplished farmer, aud 4 lite mtm Der Of
| the Association, aud as the circular requested
lie wrote week before to the Secretary OF the
Association, asking Ter cards, tickets, &c, as
| he had large collection 10 display at th, fair.
horses, COWS, sheep and cereals; there was nc
answer. AMI he wrote again, with the like re-
| | ! r.
ed the reason Of this, aud found MS letter had
been los, as also were many others, and Thu;
source ut com .1laint Is general. i little mcrc
business tact wou.d remedy this, and it is IA
journalist du;y to point out these tailings-it
| Is the ouly safeguard hat the people have-aud
l was requested BY many to write this state
| luent out.
La strolliog around, looking at the articles,
which arc varied aud Well arranged, IcJull not
see anything displayed by Alexandria. Surely
THIS is wrong. Baltimore auI Rlchmoui are
| well represented. rn2re was one exception,
Mr. ". l. Hersick had On exhibition set of
the most beautiful harness ever saw, and he
will doubtless get the prize.
The household articles, home made, are very
creditabIc indeed The housewife department
made fine show. The agricultural implements
are chiefly from Baltimore, though | notic,d -,
set of hne plouSh', six siz.s, made BIZ + Y,
Keller, OF Y lay Mills Augusta county. rhcv
were an honor to old Augusta.
| ln lie accident tina: happened % Wednesday
the victim died of his 'jurleS few hours after
he was hurt. He could have saved himself br
Jumping, as the train was going very slow, aud
the brakesnau shoufed 10 him to do SO, but
the poor little fellow seemed paraiyzad By fear,
| and could not move.
Today the throng is simply immense, there
are about 10000 people present. Col Brad
ford, the President, told me that the rccrlnts
| tor the lIrst aud second day, this year, the gate
money, is "Xac'Iy uou what they we're last
| year. This tells its own tale.
This mornings prosramm, was commenced
| by one mile trottIug race with three cutres
Lady 7 &c, /. NJ. koon'z, Page county; Vir
eioia Boy, j. L, Trip'e.t; ana Lady rcmpesl,
which was won b. l. ,dy PAGE Tlmn, 3:l3l
AT 100 p. m. loot race took place, dis
lance Que halt mile, with twenty-five contcs-
tans, black, white and yellow, all mixed $50
TO the winner, $40 10 the secoud, aud IS 10 the
| thlrd, which Was won by colorcd man--time,
2::23; second prize by an Angu Saxon and the
third by darkey as black as the ace of spades.
Ihco followed an exhibition of live stock,
| which was very fac.
A , .. m, under the saddle, pacing race,
one mule, was ruu the premium being S25:
first horse $40 second s. Euries--Faucy,
by + Burgess; Gray Gca)Iing, by G. G.. Con,
way; Black Warrior, by H. BarteIs, won by the
Gray. Time, 3:23.
AT $50 p. IL. u running match race of one
mile was run betwccn Shamrock and Bull of
the Woods, which was Won BY Shamrock
Time, POS. Y
CuLpEpER {. H., Va, Oct. l4.-The crowd
to- day plumbers between 5000 aud 5000, all
OF whom seem we'll pleased with the cxh-
biton.
Yesterday evening, after my letter closed,
there were two races; troting in harness stall
lions owned and have stood season 10 V,r-
glnla; mile heats for purse of $40 to the first:
70 fla
10 soy and 500; second, Bartett's Black War
rlor. Runnlng race mile and a quarter first
horse $50, second SIS; won By Yellow Jucket:
Tom Collins sccond.
OWING to the excitement 10 regard to the
fair, aud the want of proper Information CON.
cernlng the matter, the Graugers did not have
their procession this morning The District
urange meets tonight, at p N, in Catalpa
Hall. p"
-. Up to this time We have had a trotting race
ltIr old