Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-16

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Correspondence of the Alexandria Gaz't tie
tuLpErEk FAIR GROUNDS, Oct. Is, 1875
The FAIR grounds were again crowded to day,
not less thsu 1000 people being present, and
the interest does not seem to lag in the least,
although we have had this fun now for four
successive days.
Yesterday after the close of my letter there
were three races as follows Paclug under sad
die, nile heats; premium $50 to first and IS to
>ecoE,i; three tutrlts; II. Bartel Back War.
r,oI . |, !; time, 3::.33; 3 H. and j. II; Burgess
\. III. Fancy secoud.
hunnlos race, sing lie dash, two miles; prem
Iulu $50; SD 20 first horse, SIS tn sccoud, to
W lch MIR. +. S,erus, jr., added $50 10 frst
horse; three 10 Start; Stcru ) z. h trark l. |,
'tme, "a aud LOO; Names yellow Jacket
COED, oui dlsaucci
4 fat race iniie heats, was made Up and
Won by Shamrock U 2:O4
ain glad TO say that The gate fees Yesterday
an united t. uIore than ali four days iii any
PREVIOUS year. IN" first thing iu orurr to day
was the premium list, which was read by svc-
| rotary Ihomp>uu from the balcony of the exhi-
;lIlon hail. Ii Is very long aud will MT give
| |, TO you. only mcutloulDg those articles which
came lroIu add near ycur city: For best piece
Of lace and lace haudkercncf, Miss Mollie
Gregory, Of Alexandria. 81; for best single
harucss, Tor best set Of doupe harucss, w. f..
dctnch, vi Alexandria; Tor best Aderney bull,
$l5 oest A!derncy COW, 81; best Alderuey
| heller calf, IS; $ecoud best COW, 3 Years and
ever >, 81; best COW, grade 4 derucys, years,
So; best Berkshire boar, So; best Berkshire
| q 4
Judge William Fullerton, Of Clifton, Fairfax
COWS uGd young bull.
BuI turlher recital Of these premiums will
ouly occupy space aud be teiius To read From
beginDlrg TO cnd the fair has been grand sue
cess, AMI Col. Bradford, president, aud all the
officers deserve great credit for their eucrgy in
the mattcr. The various departments were
well hiIed especially the ladies', aud they seem
to have Wed wlih ca.h other IN get ing up
grand display Ut every iumagiuable thug for
| til, uXulUlllUu.
| nnt'ccn among collection of paintings by
JOHN Ii Porter, OF thl> couuty, a portrait OF
the talc u -Orgc ii. Smoot, which every Que
| recogn.Z II al once as au admirable likeness
\ quarter dash race vas arranged this morn
Ing between Capt. h. &. Maddox's b. Ii. D.
cep'ion aud Chattetpuck's = 9. Bismarck for
500; wou By Deception in 264.
! lie regular races to-day were trotting in
harness, nile heats; best 3 10 5; first horse
500; second, $780, three 10 start; Farrcll'sb b. 9.
|, !, |; time, SIS sos aud sos; Burgess <.
5. ;, >, ,; tarrel's b III. di,tuuctd
Runnlns race Tor $l2U did not take place
there not being utfielcut entries
\ n.uc race, $40 to first, and s. 10 second,
tA!ee to start, came off, with five entries,
and proved decided success, and created .
great deal OF lua. The way those mule, started
atd the way they stopped Was really worth wit.
uc-siug.
FMS was about all Of interest up to the time
the dow iraIn left auI this closes
crroucts Inquest was held to-day over
lhe po y o' Daniel Reese, killed by the acci
dent y .cinesIay. Tie evidence completely
| "Xhp1cIa!c> tapt. Moore rom ali Ulamc Ia the
,uatirr.
Your corr 'sponlant, y, from this place, it
seems 20 me Is rather too particular or does 10.
lu>tlcc ulsl tlngly. lie criticises the action OF
to Secretary, Mr. Thompsop, in Ioosiug, as y
-ays, letter or twO. Now mau should not
De blamed without hearing aud Mr. Thomp.
S~L x, ,.aucd to NE that he was approacLed by
correspondent at time when very busy, and
asked ITO xpiain. He reqn ste the CORES
pendent TO cali again, uut a. he did not do 50,
! he twice went - !.lm aud Requested that he
cane 10 the Secrctary's otiic- aud nave the
uatter explained, but he failed to come. Now
ouiy st this statement from Mr. THOMPSON
| ana give II IN justice 70 him. From personal
observation will aid that Mr.. THOMPSON is
quite young lnau, lately elected Secretary ;
mat the office Is 40 s!nccure at any time, but
TINS year there were many more entries than
usual and very muen less complaint than there
usually Is at Such places; that Mr. Thompson
cGdeaVored I" dn everything he could, and tha /
:e acc IIl>hsd woui1rs, nne-tcnths of the
| people here VIII bear nc out. As 10 the Society
| Discriminating against the poor farmer is mis-.
take 81 )ud ihAk 90 ono could make after
reading the premiums offered, or having seen
re credlt4bie exhibition. feel confdeD, that
y vi! see that he has written hastily ia the
matter, AMI dd not, at the time, think Tor an
instant that he was dniug an Injustice TO the
o"clety, or an estlmaole young geutlemau who
deserves great credit. OCCASIONAL