Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-18
The E0uI0un Fair.

at The Leesburg Agricultural L. If, % Tues
dag, there vas trotting match, four year old,
in iarp,ss, owned 10 L3uloun county six
uhs best two in three; $50 to first, and slO
to second horse Eulrics-Scllmau and 'Fadey,
b. O. Angus, and b. g. Casllemap; John ii.
Yakcy. +. T., Hunter; a 0. PurseI, }. <.
Hunter won first two heals. Time, 2::j9. 255!.
Rackipg or pacing, owned in Loudoan for six
months b,sL three in tivt; $50 to hrst, and 10
to second horse. NJ. ThIo:kmorIon, d. IL.
Fanny, =, ., |, drawn; }. W. Simpson, b. <.
Dexter; james W. DorreIl, r. N. Sally Hunter,
|, l., =. /. lime, 3:OGII, 259i 3:OS!.
Or the horses on exhibition with ference
to general utility, the owners were }. Nj. aud
j. G. Hose, Isaac N. Warner, G. W. Fling, j.
". Simpson, &. II. Henderson. - Conner,
W. s. Cox, j. J. llogcIand, Alexander ilaght,
Il. V. Rtlcor, w. A. Dennis, John II. Myers,
j. V. Tavanner, Il. f. Farr, Thomas Brown,
Il. J. Smith. The L,udpun Manufacturing
Company exhibited mules, as also George ii.
hyr,s.
Heavy lraughts were exhibited by j. NJ.
and }. {. Ilope, II. G. Gist, {. W. Henderson,
rhar.a4 i. Norris, t. Y. Rilcor Il II. De-
lazy. Tuuia Titus, Thomas e. Tay Inr AID 'ihos.
l.. Smith. Thoroughbred quick draught horses
were brought in by }. ". Foster, Foster &
HARRISON, w. j. Ilaniton. john II. Moore, II.
e.. Gst, g. i. Wil1map, :. 4. Gsmphnil, l..
Dirn:S, (ii,nr,Ush'r,,l .;aIli III, Eurduclnr. Il
b. p"ullrn. :. L. Nirh"~, t u. Heed: TOE,
7. Is. Nuils. .j,ln NAr:;+, Prw>l! Anderson,
SrGan and FalirIy, lirr staillr.la and one
mare, tEorouthhreds; Dr. Qainby, his line
stallion Abercrombr; Thomas Young. Albert
BcIyu, staIIion, VI. s. Cox aud DR.. Garter.
There was :. large AMI fac display Ct saddle.
horses ty D. T. Ritieor, VIM. Jackson, r. S.
Chinp, }. i. Grubh, Albert Nha;Hhr, Oven
Hamilton, Il. IL. lo', Wallace, George, jain
II. Downs, and uliCrS
Oh horned cattle th,!c WIS wy large dis
play fIr . COUNTY show, anl lnany very line cuas.
DIR. Qninby exhibited Jersey bull cad two
COWS anti five olives Of the same breed, all pcdi
greed; II. L. Grant, another Jersey bull and
l,Go COWS, Ii. q. Gist, heller ditto; H. W. s.
lloueh, a COW and hcii:r. ditto; p. holland,
Durham bull and COW; j. W. Wildman, two
hcirars; Washington Ilanos, several Shorthosu
bulls hcilcrJ and calves, pcdigrcc!; WIN. B17-
crly, Shcrthcrn bull and COW; Taylor and Hess,
do, d.; Alexander ilaght, llolscn bull anu
calf G.. H. Paxton, Shorhorn bull and hciftrs,
q. W. Thsyer, ditto. All these cattle arc pcli.
greed stock, aud fresh importalions, somo CT
them. Natives and grades were shown by the
following breeders, viz:--Dr. Quuby. James
Thomas, &. w. Henderson, VIM. n. Wise,
Alexander llaisht, il. ". s. llOugh. and Geo.
Ii. Ayrcs.
The exhibitors Of Shropshire downs slecp
a. NJ. Chichester and A. II. Rogers; Of lamp
shire downs, s. 4. Campbell, f. &. Cauimau
Il. NJ. G. Payson and A. ii. Rogers; CT thor.
oughbred Merinoes, II. Nj. 9. Pazson; South
downs, Dr. Qainby, T. II. Dulaney and A. II.
Rogers.
The poultry coops contained nearly all tho
(ancies, as we'll as those breeds whose finer
quality of flesh is much more important dc.
sideratum than largo bodies.
The wheat and ccrn were CT first quality, and
the vegetables large.
The Wednesdays races consisted OF two trot-
ting trials Of spool. There WAS u subscription
purse of $50 for tho best three in iigo opon 10
81 Tho entries were AlLamont and n cd Buck
Icy Altalnont won throo straight heats. limo,
24S 241. : 40. Tho winner is a Baltimore
horse, and is tho property Of Asbury Fassctt.
Tho second was l5r a purse of Slt J. for
EoTs'' six months or moro in tho county. The
entries were George, owned by r. Conkling and
Richmond, by Heary Fadoloy.