Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-19

OQtlne the approaching Far in this city, o
WAlSA Il ID expected there will be thousands O
s-?snEei5 large extra edition OF tho Coz ,t.t
viii D5 printed daily 81 circulation 81 The Fair
through Ina city ara in the country. o.. me..
Chsala viii taUs have g.: opportunity of sdveY.
Using their business through channe! tbs. will
reach me 2restest number and Go the mos! coed
WEATHER PROBABILITIES, SeDtr. 10 1879
Tor iAe MI1dIo Atlantic States clear CT partly
c!oudy weather colder northwest winds AID
rising barometer
HE LoUDOUS FAIR. Tia L}uloua Ayr
cultural tair, which has U.ed n p1ogrtsi vt
L:esouIg tlr three da5s ras', Closed YESTERDAY
evening".
The last day was cpeued .ih foot race, ir
which z52ut dtZea ns&ro nl:n took part s1l
afforded much alDuseneG'
A muie raco then io1k p;ac., The sl59est
mule to VIE. Tho ug!Zl was awarded 10 an
animal belonging to NJ. Nixon, who sutc .edcl
10 making his mile 10 oDe hcCr aud tif.eco
minutes.
The hurdle race was w9a by Star Pilot, with
DAD Sor,s sec2n1
The free for al IT.. lex & pu.;y OF $l75 hsd
tkreo our,es-Fra,k, by j. j. Jobe, Sol'is
Scott. By James II. Norrow, aGd Mex. by Mr.
allbura. Era3E WIS t:lo ;a:ofito a2d won the
llrit heat, but s. he Scott t3ak the ether tarec
sod WoD the rac1.
The f3IIogioy aai;.;,n,I ,...,,;,o,, CORA
hw.ricd yesterday:
gsIjnan {, nal, sIn. alA' 800. ~; :
rs nos,,. 49, ~. 'I0o"! 1''' n. lt'4s"
R Fargnsen sI0 ssoon, " no s' Ip 81" ro''
c,r,6 ,s,c 81 .,.tr r' Ly - "" y*'''
p Gi.t 81. h"s TO- "a sta,l ;o -
White. s.; best tw0 ygGr Old aeltinc or f!ly,
R,n,I, @T $780, - 'Is. "S', >Err OH COT
is7o rFfsE F1 30 oS1e CO.. loalss sa,'og
borsaa Ia,rg u.rr,,,., SIo hn,, p G u
haroes,, J. 6. Van.icsi,r =, ''''.' '''3''
rouphbrcd-Ba,t s,si'i,o. f,,ntnc.o, 2
Il. Darue:, $40; sec,ad he.:. Ferdinand /;
Di. q. s. Csrte:, car: f.,,c Of nsri: best
brood mare, kat, W@gn,-. ;;.ano & "a.
I,v slO ''"' >" " 'A''
Saddle Elo .ses-;ses. stallion ! 81 s;c,,,
.oo SO: b.-s hr,,i 1D,r. ,.,,; ri. {; l. rr,.
s3o sI0 be-. Gjr , g.,,.ni; U j' ~ 80.
,r, 81. nsg. y.;aiar 2c,,s.nt; ! u ,Wn:'-
more, S.; acs. oil: Of iSI9 9, i, icrsh "a: "a.
radd.e hers, j. r. Smrh. s.. '' 80
Heavy rfaG,-D >..ii;oa. Cy!e.,:.la l.,
ZOO, Walker & lIos,e. oaoa0 !? iI5aioIa
$40; secood best Stallion. ! II { +, ~
llogc. Certificate Of 1a.rIt hes, brad ,c.,c
and co!t, J. y. 4 = -, so 5000
les. brood mara anI cox, :; > NV ' cer,;f
cate Of ;:s!,, bs.: ;:rcc rs,r cd .tniI;,, y
Il. Homer. s. boat ;Etrs, VIZ al G;g -.
nab Nixon, s.; f,e5; tx5>eir nli s,aIjoa J
". Wormaa, S.; bs., ,,sn vcqr Oh r"i',."a
or i,!y, J. ". McV.i.f :; bo.. on, r".r
old coli. j r i;ar,,l~, Il h"s; cn ~, ,, 80.
Of 1879, j. u. { il, 1 So. 81 hss ;'' t,:,r
horse ;e.0, J. VI. ucVcYh. 10: hes, ,un
horse ,ento, n, = p,ccac, So. Ecs. r,,r,
or geldirg, one. "a ali ns,s \ i Rav..,
ley, S.. '1
General U;lty-B3ss s.siii.a, !. Y. Ta,.
cnaer, IS; second n.s., s.. \. iinn2E,. crrt;-
Gosla OF merit: L.s. h,ooJ r,,r. arj r,t !
", Dsoj. s.. fcco,d has. 81 e Tar,or
c.rtif,ate r. ,ncr;I. ha.. ,rco ia oa,o
II r Uomos ~ ;[ r'. o." "a D,1o"'
Harrison Osbnrn 81 bos. No., ~. ~ ii I'o oS
ing. r + FnrT 81. hos. ri. f:.I-s 80 go
# 70, A, r. Rosrrs &, - 'P''V"
JACKS sud Muics-I;cs; r1r, ;brss y.;,s o,(i
std upwards, Il. II. Tailor & San, Il: hIS,
tso ysar old, pi. G. s ChTinr 81
Nat,Ia-Stcrt ;ln1nsIHnIt L,u { ro,,, +;
aud unwsras J. y Var.icEIhr ~" ai; c- so,, r'i