Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-13

t,anorf OF Awards Made aL the WOOD"
lawn Exhibition, He10 sePte'H"s'
16 - and IS, 1877.

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The inexDeriencc OF almost every one cngageo
in this first general exhibition, held under the
auspices of our society, must be Our excuse LOT
any mistakes that may have occurred, anu lot
the lack Ct perfect System III the mansEelhet'
of the entries of animals and articles paceo up
on exhibition.
The Judges in making their awards. IN many
cases found it difficult to classify the numerous
articles 10 the several departments, when may
account for some omissions that may have &C.
cured, or for the indiscrimlnatc awards that
we're given. Time and experience should rem
edy this 10 the future.
The plumber Of animals on exhibition were
Horses, Al mules, 8; cattle, IS; sheep, ~;
swine, Is.
Certificates Of merit were awarded as follows:
HORSES.
Brst thoroughbred stallion, VIM S Spencer;
best road stallion, A w Harrison; best year
old road stallion, A Il Roberts; best stallion for
general purposes, John Young; best year old
Stallion for general purposes, Il D Catts; best
matched carriage horses, James Chatham; best
pair roadsters, A w Harrison; best driving
horse, thoroughbred. Il Dalngcrlleld; second
best d., James Chatham; best tro;llng horse,
John WentzeI; second best do, Jas Chatham;
best rein draught horses, B Garfield; best stu
ole draught horse. VIM Gray; second do, Chas
| Ballepger; best ladys driving horse, (Da9y ID
| Z Smith; best four year OLD mare, Henry Nc
Williams; second d.. w Z Grave; best three
year old lilly, light, Peter Pullman; second d.,
| Norman Gibbs; bts; three year old My, heavy
| Levi 3 Stiles; best saddle mare. r. Wakln:;
hest two wear old horse colt to Ezra Trolh, it,;
second DO, Frederick q SntWlen; best tHo year
| II hrSt u nrD nd
colt. Owen Carroll; best do. FLY, ThOs Herring;
best mare and colt, heavy, Charles Baeugcf;
second do, Walter Walton; best mare sud o't,
light draft, Thomas Walsh; sseond do, Mar
shall Smith; best marc ADD c11 toy general rur-
poses, S Il Dyer; best pair mules, Smoot X
Perry; hest single d., Smlot & Perry.
VIM I HERRlcK,
+ ! + + P hogv Judges.
| CATTLE.
The best short horn COW, Samuel Palmap;
second do, Nj Sweeney; third DO, Samuel'Pul-
man. Grade twin calves, NJ Sweeney; best Devon
bnlI and three COWS, Gen w II L Lee.
| Jerseys-Best COW and calf, Mrs Carroll; 81
best COW, Samuel Pullman; best grade hciicr,
two year old, Thomas Carroll; best do, year,
| D Smith; best bull, g Baenger; y DO,
Lukcns; 81 do, Adam Martio; best two year
old do, Samuel Pulman; best Ayrshire bull
and two oows Thomas Walsh; best fur dairy
COWS, r + Roberts.
3 CANFfELD,
JAS ? i MAcnES. 'N'S''
Sheep-Best cotswold buck, under | year.
Thomas Walsh; best Sd grade coswod ewes
Walter Walton; I'd do, l'hos Walsh; best grade
southdowns, 3 ewes aud buck, VIM Daiuger
field.
Swine-Two best Chester hog1, VIM Gray;
four beet Berkshire pias, w II rorrcyson; best
sow and six piss, II Troth; best 4th grad
Suffolk pigs, Ezra Troth, jc; best Berkshire
boar Z Ii l'roth
GEORGE AULD,
ADAM MARTIN, Judges.
PHILIP SALISBURY.
There we're II coOps Of fowls exhibited Of
different varieties many Of them OF superior
excellence. We regret that no report OF judge
has been made, especially a. many Inquiries
have been made 10 regard 10 snme rare Varlc
ties. as to where they could be obtained.
The display in the implement department
was very crcdtabc, and would no doubt have
been much larger had there been suitable roam
to display to advantage.
The samples Of fertilizers we're few owing
perhaps, 10 the shortness Of the motto. given,
and the UNUSUAL demand for them at this sen
son ct til year.
| A very generous dealer vino wished not only
to make known his super. phcsptaic, but to
have it put to practical test, offered prem
ium for the best wheat and fjc the best corn On
eXhlbitiOn-a quarter ton 10 each OF Russell
| Goes Ammoniated Super Phosphate. Russell
& Go. agents in Alexandria. This example Of
| llbcraliy We would commend to other dealers
| and manufacturers.
The following awards were made 10 this'dr.
partmcnt.
FARM IMPLEMENTS.
For bast display Of farm Implements, to
Herbert Bryant, Alexandria, Va; best steam
| threshiDg machine, to Samuel Putnam, Fairfax
county, Va; best stump pulier, to Sam Pullman,
Fairfax 90, Va; best pillow, for oliver Chilled
Pow," to W Ii May, agent, Alexandria, Va;
1.-THE judges would also make favorable mention
of the "Adamant Plow, exhibited by Z Mann,
of Washington, d G j best farm wagon to W
II May. Alexandria, Va; best spring Wagon, to
John Summers. Alexandria, Va; best flaming
mill, to W Il May, Alexandria, Va; beat mower,
Woods patent, to w Fl May, Alexandria, Va;
Of the "Cbampion Mower" exhibited by Her
bert Bryant, Alexandria, Va. as the points of
difference were apparently very slight y best
corn shelter, to Herbert Bryant, Alexandria,
Va; best cultivator, to 2 Mann, Washington,
D G.; best grain drill. the "Buckeye," to j L
Machen, Alexandria, Va; favorable mention is
also made of the Farmers Friend Drill,
exhibited by Herbert Bryant, Alexandria, Va
best manure forks, 10 Herbert Bryaut, Alexsu.
dria, Va; best sample of phosphate, to Herbert
Bryant. Alexandra, Va; best sample bone dusf.
to R NJ Lawson, Alexandria, Va.
BLEEKER CANFIELD.
ALEXANDER HA1our, Judges
WILLIAM s. MOORE,
t.E MANUFACTURES. i:.....
Glass No Award of merit to Henry Kelley, |
for small steam engine.
Class No 3-Green & Bro, finest display of
furniture home manufacture.
Glass No Nv llerrick. foest display of
double aud single harness.; T Psf, for fine dis.
play of boots and shoes of home production
) Dealbam, finest display Of clothing; second
award to Nj Beudheim, tor display of clothing.