New-York tribune., 1879-12-06
LAST DAY BUT oyg OF THE FAIR.

NTw PRAISES or TuK DISTRIBUTION scHEMES-A
RAG-BABY FOR Ius MOST POPULAR BACHELOR.
This il the last day positively OF the seventh
Regiment New Armory Fair Last evening Colonel
Pond. of the Veteran Corps, did the honors of the
reception. which participated in by the Old
Guard and members of the veteran corps of dif-
fercnt militia regiments of the city. Every ons
was IN good hunor, the enjoyment seemed un-
bounded and above ALL the attendants at the booths
glowed with the doubie JOY OF having done well for
the armory fund and OF being the end Of their
labors. Colonel Emmons Clark, who is conserve
tive. says the receipts OF the fair he believes. VIII
WELD at least 500 600. and more sangune officers
talk as confidently OF $l5O,0e0 One q. the sinaler
companies is "a net above 81 .O00 and enc of
the largest companies ITS title clear to between
$4,000 and $4,000 and is rearhiug out with
desperate length of arm for the silver Dow which
BROOK, Brothers are TO give 20 the company rcturD-
ing the largest net receipts The profits a yester-
day, II II believed. feh not short of 10, 900. A
great crowd u expected to-day.
A new face put on the distribution schemes
Yesterday 1t is said thai a high police official IN
formed the managers of the fair that some or the
distributions might he construed coming under
the State laws against lotteries. and 1t wonld he
better a the managers protected themselves against
the liability Ot having charges preferred. Another
prominent police Official said he had mover seen a
church fair that was more deccnty conducted IN
tins respect than the Seventh Re giment Far. Or
ders at once given by the managers that no
more tickets should be Sold At many of the booths.
however, II was poSs. Die to write down names op-
posite numbers. Company ID disposed OF ev-
cry chance IN its $1,000 distribution. The
schemes for dsposIBg OF the goods
remaining were nnmerOUS = and some OF them IN
geniouS. and were literally patroniZed. Only 100
chances remain uusOld IN the drawing for tine sloOp
yacht. There are 1000 chances. Company Gs
annex the OF much mouiment last even
ing. A rag-baby. alleged to be ioundling picked
up on the pavement outside WAS being voted 10 the
most popular bachelor in the regiment Treasurer
J. j. Mclaren appeared sure 10 WIN the prize.
Major smith, CODInissary koder aud the other
self-sacrhcing mem OeIs OF the Drawing Committee
found more desirable Guarters than the committee
room lsf evening, where they were less oycrrun by
inquisitve persons. and were hard at work until a
late bOnr.
To-day the voting at the presentation sword
stands It is expected, viii he animated. For the
Army and Nlvy sword. General Hancock now has
a great advantage. with 745 votes while Commo-
uOre Cooper has 4;}S and General Grant anu Presi-
dent HAYES have remained almost stationary fO1
several days al l6s and "A respectively. In the
voting TOR tho National Guard sword tberC have
been great changes Major MeAlDne can count
! 1856 votes. and new iy-riSen competitor. Captain
!. w. Bacon, Of the 2d Cavary, comes next
with 1.722 votes: Colonel RYDER has l.61l, aud
Colonel Por 80 votes. Lieutenant SprILy yer has
so far tne pes. ciaiH 10 the CS.h Regiment sword,
with Alb votes. against SiS for Lieutenant Petlt.
and 347 for l.eutena Freeman B. g. Clark has
subscribed $3.50 to tre Armory Fund.