National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-11-08
ONLY ONE DAY MORE.
Closing Scenes at the Fair Grounds
at Ivy City.
Two Races with Fast Horses-Lyman and
Hopeful wilma Flight of Carrier
Pigcons-A Day Given to the Dis
trict-Programm for To-
Day-The Races for
Local Horses.
The National Fair.

Tho attendance at the National Far Yesterday
was unusually large considering the fact that
numbers Of persons, thinking the rain Of the pre-
vious day would NJ ceSsiate another postponement,
Teirained from going out. At Il moderate estimate,
1000 persons passed through the gates, and as
everybody, except members of the press paid adj
mission, the pecuniary result must have been
highly gratifying to the association. Ol course all
the interest centred IN the races two events being
ON the card; one Of the $50 class and the other Il
oraln which three hrstc horses contested
for the purse The first race called was the 2:3n
class. One heat OF this race was tTOtted the day
previous Edgar carrying of the houors beating u
field Of eight horses In 23i When the horses were
rung up yesterday afternoon, II was announced
that Pilot X, the fayoritc, had been Withdrawn.
leaving eight starters.
Second heat Edgar sold as favorte for this heat,
aud when all the prclimnurcs had been settled
the following came to the score Fitzgerald, Lyman,
StQncWnu, Hnmb.ctOniOu BaShaw, Sweetness,
Edgar heralto and Don QuixOte Fitzgerald had n
slght advantages at the start and led to the first
quarter where he was oyCrhQuled by Stonewall,
Edgar being third 1.-THE half mile the latter went
70 me front and retained his lead to the finish,
IernIto coming in second and Stoncwal third.
me othcr horses finished in group. Time $50.
Third hcat-Edgar having two heats to his credit
became the pet OF the bettiug men, bringing 50 IN
the pools to sl3 Oh the field. After n dozen false
starts pretty good scnd.on was effected Lyman
showing well up in front seen after passing the
stand He was Gu; cut .cr winner, us despite the
efforts OF the other horses to Ovcrtake him he fin
ished in front at the wire under a strong pull.
Storcwnll being second the other horses IN q bunch
Ten lengths behind the second horse. Time, $50.
Fourth hent-ThiS heat was a repetition of the
preceding one 80 far us Lyman was concerned, he
taking the lead at the start aud winning by clear
length over Fitzgerald, second horse Don QuixOtc
third. Time, 2:301
Fifth hCat-Lynan sold rs fnyorite and II being
runored that Edgurs driver was not doing the
right thing, he was superseded by another driver.
lie change, however, did not have the desired
chect, as Lyman again went to :hc front ut the
start and was never headed, winning as he pleased
in 80 StoncwUll second, the other horses making
pretty picture down the home. stretch.
The lrcc'iOr-all race came next, for which only
three horses came 10 the post, GlOScr having been
Withdrawn. Hopeful, Charlie Ford and Driver
were the starters, the former being the iayorite
The result of this contest was never In doubt Hope
full seeming to have no difficulty in winning Inc
first three heats Charlie Ford finishing second
each time and Driver, who behaved badly through
ont the race, bad third. The time made was as
follows: First heat, 2.2l34, 1.92, 2:2ils.