Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-04
The Iast RnY OF lie Yair.

utuL vi luc AS Itldi'uJ, ''t'Hio6 'Ho 'H' ~
bell, continued fouc days anj closed last night at
tan o'clock BY The iio.!or G! the sane. 1t "as,
without q1:si3n, Inc nos: suect s,tnl enterprise
ever unGe taken in this scciion & Virginia.
From the frs: day &c thu las; the sr9ruds were
crowded Eight aid dSy. ans 90 'fLuvcay last
there were fulIy Is O00 r:pp'e pFcs:n!, Pc.
sentius a s,aaa tha; SAID ua zc.!lei II the
annals of the city.
Yesterday, the closDG GAY, opened dull,
but by u o'clock the crG9d cJmneuCed to
pour 10, and OF o clock 10 the afternoon there
We're probably mere people CT the grounds than
90 any day previous, with the exception OF
Thursday.
The splsy OF horses aaI cattle far ex'
ceedcd that IF last year, tnt thu stock yard
was the g1eat attraction Of the Fair, Horses
wsr, there from ali the surFvuudiug oluntry,
CT nearly very treod aud quality, light drausht.
heavy drhught an! eeueral unity, jet black
stations OF m9sn!hccnt proportions, and beau
tiful formed rnarss. TLttc vera also cattle of
every descI aior, tn.i". cAIs and calves, sheep
aod hogs.
Tie pigeon display hy Mr.. j. q. d. Snoot,
of this city, aud Dr.. Il, II. EV4ns, of Wash
iaaton, was tho Enest ever II ado 10 this Sts:e,
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| "a TO txcic the %Ondcr snt admiration Of all.
Ooe sgho IS uot Ia pigeon iAocicr wouId hardly
believe that pigeons oou'd b. Brought up 10
such pcflic ion and Deantf.
Tho poultry lXaibiiiuu waa irc1nparahIy
| fine, and very oslTtc,i9r, Alexandria ely
aud county, ard Ha,iiD&t0a exhibitors Vielng
wiki each olhef IS Il who c0nid mako the
| bfs. disI.ey, E,ut Alexandria county carried
| eff tho plm, Mr.. Michael Nsgt rcoeiViog
| twelve premiums. besides l!3 premium fer the
| best display.
The racing yesterday was Tie r1cst exciting
Ct the Week, particularly tho last running rses,
| which was So close that il e7as Impossible tor
the judges TO decide the scccnd heat, lilly aud
| Bob Martin pas.iae uaG"r the wire side By
| side, apd tbs third heat vas run amid great
excitement. the mCn h.lioairg a7d the ladies'
| waving their hanGkcrchic:s And fans. 1udced
|; the Ladies manifested a. much iuterest is The
| mcD. AID maDy we're linz b2ts made between
them, such as Il ba; . Zig apple on the jocky
| that wears the rec sash" but cot ooe Of thcc,
| would bet o. Bob Marie, ard When the rcd
sash i)ckg, r!diag lilly, passes uodeF the
| wire 90 tic last heat, no9ut Zen feet ahead Of
Bob Mart::;, they uai;g stood I'D AID shout
ed for j1g.
The next was i2ot iaja, tree Ia ali; rice
eptr,es. There were little eeeroes. Dig OF grces,
lean negroes end fat rcgro;s all dressed taSto.
fyly and appropriately many CT them wearing,
not coats hut perts OF many colGrs, SOHO witt
steamers Gyug ir0m positions where stream
era don't usually 4? !r3W, other3 with pants
piuck*d btiJ.e they T2rJ GiGe, AMI others
with tho SANE a.,0le: rl.du with view t.
| Ir1G.gl3uS troTEh s@Gl0 tlne 10 the iuiuIe. eud
when they Dlade iLtlI Gp2c!r!uce before the
| grand stGad they WyT5 rtGalaed with shouts Of
applause be tia vast ~ iicgC:. TIC ohsrge to
,ha Sir "Nishta' 81, dalivacl by I. l..
Huue, go, and wiieo, il eloquent language,
he said tE9 fast eight" vas 70 recei9o thrco
dollars. AID tao secco3 two dollars, they mani
| tested their h2ary approval Of the true, old
VIrslrls, ch!7sirous sea!ment expressed, By
| drawing their iag4ys through tbeir mouths
| end cracking them TO the tune of break
down, standing On their hsnls, "Yel's yer
| hIst nan VI So den goi dc MONEY in ner
| pocket. So. They started auii music and
shouting, and 10 eboG5 three minutes they
| made TIER GrpeaIatc' around tho southwest
cnr7n o. the track, puifioq aod bowiog, Johr
! Brooks plssiog uLd.r tho vile fist, aod VIM.
Payne s=copi,
The second race w2s Ct tia s,m0 character
apd equally sr:usioe. There wero pine en-
tries S3 TO first mao aud ST TO -, ard was
Won by VIM. Moten Randolph Holl9Di q.
IEe ma!n bulldog, winch vas crowded all
| day yesterday, was nOt considered by mauy as
las! years equal. There wcro n1t as many of
the merchants OF the cay represented this as
last year, tut these that Wer1 there de-
serve sress Gt3dit for the taste nod skill dis
| played in The arrangement OF their goods, and
/. is believed thty mlji nc we'll repaid iot their
trouble aa1 expense. Al the space IN he
buiidlcE VA '"S2u ami; i c5u'a prlf.ab!y I'D
| enla:g:6.
Las oieht The 3ujing Was tbr0Dged with
| old aud youUE, and vince, al ten U'clGcs, the
bell sounded the close VI tic Alexandra Fair
Of 1879. The crowd passed cut to settle down
to the qnIet o! every day life. aai Alexandra
| to-day presents lis usual appearance. huotLer
scar Will clarsc, probably, before tho bellies
and heEuZ Wi have aa3thcr such an opp0r
| tunly presented 20 them. aal i is hoped this
| Quo CTS no. lowed 70 E:sj unnprugad. This
| was the best U!aol &c study Euuan naluro tbnt
| one could we'll fad. Tie real Young people
| spent the iin.: ia L Gamc called "EIrtaliup,"
while the older oGas Waved lha guDsica iu q
| more sarioa4 !isht Same pul III ID because
| they were squaZ d anu oilers because they
" 70 moi sqaatzet. iiauy cama 10 sxsmin,
the stock aud Insin buIld!nE Only, AMI looked
! upon the RACES IS 0ne OF the instruments
| Of tho Dew. tbs Was tctlr. The rSc:s came
VI uul "u%u tddLr TSio iccLS"U, What cnapge
! cane over tie Split Ct their dreams Pcomi-
ucpt nembers # al ID: clutches took the
l7elIes: iuec's, ID haa aaa Committed no
| crime either, Lnt pra3aby ly@rned lessJu 10
| clarity.
While the maoa&ers, al, Gso ectit!ai to
cradlt Tor the nauD$r 10 which every hipg vas
! conducted at Ills. the scc5Gd exposition of the
Association, particular DfDis3 il due President
| j ohm &. Sn0ot anI Secretary j. I. Bscknam
Tor their udiir.ng tXertlJrsi 10 maxim: the Fair
such clmlIctH srcc So H)Lh gentlemen put
forth every cSortIou 70 make tho Fir profit.
able Us wall as CT ayah|', and how far they
wtre successful the result has clearly damou-
strsted. They c:r;ain'y have The conscious
ness OF having douo al ia thcir power, and
their reward will BE- 10 ;hc pa ldus Of de.
lighted community.
TIE po!ico of The city deserve c)mmcrdatiop
TOR the maoncr 10 waIoh they maintained order
and decorGm ooi calg 1t the FAR, but through.
out the city duiiug tho woek, When there was