Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-06
The National Fair.

The National Fair.
THE RACES, AWARDS OF PREMIUM, ETC.
The attendance at the National Fair grounds
to-day was exceedingly small. The clouds up
to II O'Clock threatened falling weather, and at
that hour light rain set in. Up to noon not
over fifteen hundred people were on the ground,
and the trains arriving from the city did not
augment the attendance very considerably.
THE RACES YESTERDAY.
The first race yesterday had not been finished
May, Lew Scott Wedgewood Emma B., Capt
Emmons, Little Gipsey, Bateman and Deck
wright. All .of them started, the heats being
alternated with those in the race next on the
card. After six heats were trotted, the finish
ing heats, on account OF darkness, were post
Boned gR to-day Up to that time oay one
second and sixth, in 2.25H and 1926 Emma
won the first heat in 2.25, Lew Scott second, and
Bateman third. The third heat was dead heat
between May and Lew Scott, Emma B. third,
and Captain Emmons fourth; time, 2.26. Capt
EmmonS then took the fourth heat in 225 En-
Scott then took the fifth heat in 2.27, Wedgewood
second, and Capt. Emmons third. WedgewoOd
was a big favorite to win the race to-day, selling
strong against all of the others in the field The
last heat, which was won by WedgewOOd, was
trOtted the fastest In the race, In 2.Ak, amid
rounds OF applause.
For the second race the PAS class, the starters
We're Ellen. Stella c., Col Haywood and Feln-
Hill falling to start. Flemming Girl took the
first heat easily in 2:33 Stella c. second, Ellen
third and Haywood last. Stella c., by some
fast going, captured the second heat in 2:32
Flemmng Girl second and Ellen third, Col.
Haywood being dstanced The third heat was
won by FlemIning Girl by ten lengths, Stella C.
being second, in 2:34. Then Stella G, took the
fourth heat Iii Z:35. Things how being even,
Flemming Girl was soon in the lead in the fifth
heat, coming In in 2:37, Stella taking second
money, Ellen third.
Tn tne tartar -yXyQrl
Tom, Rowdy Boy, and Lucy. Sleepy Tom sold
the favorIte against the two Others in the field.
having the pole. In the first heat Tom led till
the quarter pole was reached, when Lucy came
up behind him, followed closely by Rowdy Boy.
After passing the half-mile pole Rowdy Boy
forged to the front and kept there, coming in
heat was repetition of the first, though quar-
ter OF second faster, Sleepy Tom to all appear
ances having the heat, when RoWdy Boy went
TO the front, taking it from him. On the third
head things were changed somewhat Sleepy
Tom took the lead as usual. but could not keep
it after reaching the quarter post. A great race
then took place between Lucy and Rowdy Boy
for first place, the wonderful driving of Dan
Mace counting strongly In favor of the mare,
who by almost lightning steps, finally passed
to the lead. Rowdy Boy, however, contested
was unable to fill up the gap which, though
slight, counted SO much In a race OF this kind,
seepy Tom og % goed na thru The time time for
the case may be, OF this race, will also have to
be trotted out to-day.
THE UNDECIDED RACES OF YESTERDAY FINISHED.
At 10 O'Clock the undecided races OF yesterday
were run. The pacing race was won in two
straight easy heats by Lucy in 2.2O and 2.1s.
The decisive heat in the race OF the 2.22 class
was won by WedgeWOod in 2.25; May second,
and Lucy B. third.
The First Race To-day
was for 2:3O class. Premium $500. First horse,
S4OO; second, $780, third, s12O; fourth, $50. En-
tries-Sweetness, Gilt Edge, Don Quixote, Ham,
bletonian Bashaw, Pilot, StoneWall, Lyman,
Edgar, Fitzgerald and PeruilO.
Edgar won the first heat in 2:34; Pilot second.
Further racing was then postponed until to-
morrow on account Of the rain and heavy track
AWARDS WERE MADE TO-DAY
as follows: A. B. Farquhar, best two-horse corn
cultivator; Baltimore PlOw Company, best two
horse furrow pillow; G. 7. Dunlap, best three
horse chilied-iron-beam plow; John A. Baker
best one-horse wood-be plow; Geo. T. Dun
lap, best tWO-horSe chllediron plOw; BaitfmOr
PfOW Company, best Sub-SOil plOw; Baltimore
Plow Company, best double-mould plow: A.
Farquhar, best iron harrow; same, best wooded
do; Baltimore Plow Company, iron land roller
I'D hi Smith, manure drills; John A. Baker, horse
All the premiums and diplomas have now been
awarded except for some articles in the art de-
partment, which viii be made this afternoon.
Diplomas have been awarded by the commit
tee on unenumerated articles to the following
Best family bread, B. Charlton; minera
waters, Samuel c. Palmer; druggists sundries:
Sam1 Waggaman; guns, VIM. J. Wright; oil
| garet A. Gallagher measure and funnel Charles
J. Wright; calcium lights, L. Moxley; carpets,
| Julius LansbuTgh; advertising machine, j. A.
| Fauberschmidt; window-saSh, c. II. Robson,
Baltimore. ;.mattrasS, 6. Brietbarth; lle-holder,
| Z. w. Woodruff; fle-holder, S. Thompson; mir
| rors, w. H. Veerhoff; surgical instruments,
| Charles Fischer; ornamental table, Mrs E.
| Fetrola; heptograph, A. M. Tanner; ornamental
frame, Mrs. F. Kennerlly; millinery, Mrs. C.
King kindergarten work Metropolitan Kin Kin
son; water-colors, Sisters of Visitation:
cArpet-stretcher, William Minister; umbrellas,
:. B.: ,: Chase; coal and kindling wood, Stephenson
| maceutical preparations, II. b. Ferguson crack
ers, Holmes & Co., New York, and Bishop & Co.;
Charleston Charles s. c. carving on stone Robert s
| brass work, w. II. Douglass; patent jump
seat, George II. Hatton; lapboard, T. D. Long;
artists material, George Ryneal; painted china,
| Pyle; yeast powder, Sterling Manufacturing
| Company OF Baltimore; corks, Mrs. NJ.
| Bartholome; Partisan diamonds, r. Harris g
Co.; prototype pictures, Miss Hattie MeKim;
| casters, j. Z. Buckingham; steam work, l..
| Schneider q Son; painting on china, Miss L.
s. s: Kelsey padlocks, Capt. s. G. Cabell; book
| lightning rods, j. Hawley; beehive, Wren &
Felthousen; dress and business pants, A. Straus;
army wagon, II: NJ. Davis: confectionery, f.
| Freund; hard brick machine, G. P. Miller; cigar
| boxes, Miller Repetti; potato parer, j. r. Ro-
rer; honey, Mrs. S. E. Jordan; Land roller, G. NJ
Albaugh; display Of photographs, 10. Johnson;
| table luXuries and fancy groceries, B. w. Reads
Sons; fruit butter, Barbour & Hamilton; Wes-
son rifle, j. E. Goodsby; embroidered flowers,
MIS-. E. St0ops; photographs, Chas. M. Bell; fire
engines, Holloway Co, Baltimore; engine for
roads, Geo. Page & Co.. candy manufacturing,
+. NJ. buckingham; chemical fire engine, Hollo-
way q Co, Baltimore; glassware, Bird & Ku-
hule; family flour, Wm NJ. Gait; "Ceres," dis
play Of seeds, Baumgarten & Bro; wigs, H.
Phillippi; cordials and foreign wine VIM. Orme
& Sons.
A man named Schubert, residing at 1928 G
street northwest, while attempting to get on the
O'Clock p: m train at the fair grounds yester-
Senator Beck, Of Kentucky; A. s. Abel of the
Sun, Postmaster General Key and w. w. Cor
coran were on the grounds yesterday.
THE OLDEST INHABITANTS ASSOCIATION met at
their room in the Corcoran building yesterday
afternoon, President John B. Blake, and Secre-
tary Horatio N. Easily. DR.. Blake In behalf OF
Mrs. Evans presented to the association Speci-
hcation for new market house, for the site Of
the old 'Marsh Market" addressed to Mayor