Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-02
THE FAIR.

horse racing. and the u1!;ta,y display, c>lsi.t
log Of the Winchester l. ght Infantry. Wash
ington Light Infantry. Two oompaales, and The
Alexandra Light IaGautry, were tie g,a1d
features.
Last Eight the main bu!i;ng was lbrouged
| again. mainly by The bellies and bcauy OF the
city aud c0utt:y OF curse this !ncludes many
who have passed the arGor CT youth, and have
euttrad the ccnGacs Of "Od Blche. o:hood.
sud Ga DIS but liver mind tic world c,u'd
not get along Without then; end naoy, Ioo,Who
are 10 the 'sere aud yellow lea, on The wEs:cru
side Of tee hill, who have 20 lime 10 spare, Tor
moments lost can ueyer b! reGsloed. Nlshts OF
the fair ara good for reireshment st3Id', Tor
thtn il il that Cupid's ta:s fly thick and fast,
operating upon the u lad, entcIiog the heart,
and producing desire Tor all sorts of sweet
tbng:-candy, ice c:cam, clkc, and 30 torth,
aYd so !oHh.
We noticed uapy things, but no pumpkin
heads. IS the typ;s ua1c Vi state Yesterday; 1t
we il we would ~ say -, for /; Is not always
well to tell the whole ia i aod nothing bat
the Iut1-in other words, nakcd !tu h.
The Inscription on 4 cucumber Use yardsong
'Rsis2d by Mrs ACCa II. Git ought 10 have
add. d 10 the j0.h year CT Ter ege) wife OF A.
j. IA, attracted general attention. os did the
little black baby, c!o!h:d 10 raura's saba.
without a1y teeth tabled "Patacas c" and
| msrked frat rrcn!nr. Il IcNr7cd IT, And
how he le5pl1 did pass ca TO "oLuaem, )"
vi ere they came 10 sight Ct the boxes Ia5!cd.
Cot buttons 70: the Manassas Cemetery
| vas sio t. David Crockett Lost to sight
to memo dear" is Il. vc5y wsl!, Put in love
| Lett rs, bur i: do3't op,ritc 50 well 10 PLATO,
ma:t:r.tf lac: every day LIE. Mr.. Peaks cou
picatc', double action motcy beg received
scme attention, from HE lict that it is claimed
| FIR it ttat when paced Oh the mautlo il fills
itself. But tlii lis; AIM Of merit must be
received with a grain e sal. Nr. 4. n.
Hurdles sagiog WAS received with ap'
plsu;c, and at 10 clock the bell ,o1nded
| tie eo,e o. tho lair fer tie hight. aud the
crowd passed tu, man7 to dream rlaasBut
dreams Of battles teustt and Victories WOO, and
Others to oval n GW!u! suspsnia tao issues Il
| well laid plans. For many years The matri
mental trade has tGel vely dull in luis ~,
| buE who eau ic IS 6 r.snlt Ct this fair, but
| that be-etoilr. laueuishipg trade vii! Eul
en- bloom alto p os porous buslteer
TO DAY.
| AT very catis hour TO day he streets Of
| the tt3 w,rc larongcd with Ieoplo vending
their way TO The Far, aud By ten o'clock there
was large crowd 90 III, g.tu.di. At 1880
| o'c eek there were between six and seven thou,
| sand present, whep the Winchester Light Iu.
tan!iy arrived, LCmb:IiUg about IS men un Ter
Command Of Capt. }. Is. Bulg CESS and O;derlcy
| Strs,an. l.. W. Cooper, headed by the Win
| chester .rass baud, c,cvf.cd by the AleEan
| drla L!cht lolsnry. - strong, under CON-
maud Of CAT +. l.. Snjtt, l. At Lieutenant
Getr ge MciiurOty, H., >! Leu enact +. f.
| Msrbury, 81 Li.u:tia1I j. ". Puniog-
| LOO, Otde!ly S,r<NaI AIsyalder McBar-
ney. headed ~ D1nch' brass taad oil
Wash;n staa. EhCy ma!tlld 10 the centre
Of he kr0ults lud broke ranks. The
| marching OF both companies Was excelltni, and
| the display was spcodd, receiving the clause
| Of the vast cODcGuIs, !hnt f 1ls:ed il.
At II O'Clock, whcn The pigeon tyOg took
| place, all the seats CO The grand staLd WEI; CO
curied and The mair tujldinE WAS packed 10
suffJcsion. AID ct = 0 ciGck the spectacle pre-.
| sented exceeded any thing ever Witnessed iG Alex
| aodria, there btitg nDi less !han tn thousand
| CO the Grouo6, I'D pe0psa sill ooming IN
| 10 dIoseE.
| At - o uLck IL. tGrcu Antwerp cartier pig
| cor belonging to Mr. II. #. Whitman, of Bal
| iinore, were tossed tiom he judges stand end
| few directly htmtw5rd. y dispoteh received
say 8 tt e7 arrived st the cote o; & altiuors %
follows: Noe. > AID St > y. m; No. 8 Of D. )
| p. 10.
| a bumbcr vt oli c: g:ons were fJwo, and
to lnoirow flight Ct ,unbcr pigeons will take
| glacc.
THE RACES.
The races c;m ntHoaG 81 ]: 80 D. II. There
| was t:otiug race OF The $50 class. substituted
| f-r the milo Iacc, which cid nOt come off. The
pur:o WIS for $50; $40 10 lst AID $40 TO 81
| horse. }. NJ. Daily catered g. z. Harry; j.
I. d wis., Belle: jerome Garter. Co. HAYWOOD.
Woo by HAYWOOD; Harry ~
Between tho heats ct he first laca the foot
| race b'taccn Is negroes. ! Of nile, lock place;
RUS, $40; s. TO l5t, So to 81, end 50 to 81
| Won BIZ John Brgs1l; VI. NJ Lotk:ry %. aud
Alfred SolomCn 81. This vas vtrj amusing
| and exciting rsce, aod caused muoh luenineot
At o'clock Mr. SpeIces'a sorrel s'aIlioa
| trtm Maryland gsvl an txhitiiJH II biz TUG
| ming qualities sgaiGst tim.
The sscond race was open ior tho 2:40 class
-purte $l00-$7O fer first horse, $50 FIR SEC
ono, and SO for tticd. j. Errlestou entered
TGuuI; l.. II. Lodge, STIR Plot, AID j. ~
| Bailey, Belle. Won by Star Pllo'; Trump Sec
oEa.
Tho los. and most exciting 1sce running
! race. Purse $lC0. $40 to lst, $50 to - and $40
| to Sd. &. u. n olson catered Iillie; }. McGsrr
| Bob Martin, and 4. Il. Cunningham ra7dy.
| Title won in two heats, with Bob Martin II.
MILITARY REVIEW.
At half p:s: four o'clock Compspy i, Wash.
| ington Light lu!auirr Corps, 60 stroog, under
command Ct Csp:. W. 6. Moore, Firss Lieut..
w. NJ. Dii,on. S,c1Gd Leu. d. r. Ross. ard
| ORDERLY 8ersesot j. NJ. Bass.tt, headed by
| Webcr's fall brass bard. aod escorted by the
Alexandra Light lCtsDtiy, cgie!ct tho grounds,
| biogiug With ITEM & large crOGd 10 swell
the vast thropg a'r!edy present. They pre-
SEATED, a5 this c)upsry niwi " DOS. . spl nid
appearance
At ta past Gso Il tratL niiitaly review
took rlacc 10 h. lrltc:cc Ct at least fifteen
| thousand people.
Alter the military rtvcH the visiting soldiers
| we're marched to the armo'y OF the ALEXANDRIA
Light lofantry, whore 4 splendid batQu,t
was spread for them ty the Atx,rdlia
Light lotautrg, Were th.rs wars spesk.
Jog and Teasing TO The bears content
PREMIUMS AWARDED.
Department Horses and Mules CHS, / ,