The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-25
THE FAIR GROUNDS.
80 EXPOSITION TO CONTINUE UNTIL.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ~.
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n-ha frat news we heard upon our arrival on
~, Grounds to-day was that the exposition
xronld be continued until Wednesday night.
:. vaa brought about In the following
manner:
a meeting OF the Gulf States Agricultural,
Mechanical and Industrial Exposition was
hold ON the Fair Grounds IL. b. Evans, pre-
eident. T.. Lathrop, secretary. motion was
made and carried to request Superintendent
AYERS to continue TIE exposition until Wed
nesday. Tho president appointed Messrs.
Iriman, Chandler and Egan committee to
convey the wishes Of the exhibitors to Mr..
Ivres. The following letter was signed by
more than 100 exhibitors:
FAIR GROUNDS, February "a, 1870.
Eli. Ayers. Esq General Superintendent Gulf
States Exposition:
Dear Sir-In view of the fact that many
strangers are arriving In the city and will
continue TO arrive until Mafdi Gras, we, the
Undersigned, are pleased to suggest that you
continue the exposition until Wednesday, the
twenty-sixth, and agree to allow our exhibits
TO remain until that time.
BABY SHOW.
The prize for the prettiest baby under one
year was awarded to Jules Audry.
The children entered for prize as being
the most intelligent. between three and four
years OF age, male or female, were Herbert
trude De3arra. The medal was awarded to
Gertrude DeBarra.
A gold medal was captured by Louise Anto-
MO Sambola, for being the most Intelligent
Judges Of Children Alfred A. Ulman, ii.
B.Evans and VIM. |. brooks.
Following the baby show came
CAPT BoGARDUs,
the champion shot Of the world, who gave
some expert exhibition In glass ball shoot
ing. His first attempt was to break forty
Ave glass balls out of fifty, springing the trap
himself, the ball to be thrown In different
direction each shot. The Captain succeeded
In hitting 45 out of 40. Twenty-Five balls out
of twenty were next broken, he stand
ing with his back to the trap, springing the
trap himself and turning and firing while the
ball was In the air.
Capt. Bogardus' son, fourteen years old,
amused the exposition visitors by breaking
twenty balls out of twenty-five.
The champion shot Of the world then I'M
dertook to break 100 glass balls in less than
seven minutes, using three guns and loading
them himself. Bogardus succeeded In break
ing 100 balls out of l02 Ia 9 .06l4.
With the Singer Sewing Machine Compa-
ny's exhibits, Mr.. Chas II. Pope displays q
power and health chair, which is the finest
article of Its nature ever Invented. All who
ara suffering from ill-health will find 1t
great assister In restoration to their former
self.
Messrs. Theo. Danziger's Sons displayed
yesterday to admiring throngs some of the
choicest articles In their line, consisting OF
general assortment of ladies' ready-made
underwe In, manufactured by them at their
famous establishment, i3l Canal street (Touro
Building). The energy and enterprise Of these
gentlemen is worthy OF more than passing
notice. as the labor employed In tneir manu-,
featuring department gives bread to hun
dreds OF our former well-to-do people, who In
these times avail themselves Of this provi-
dental way to earn an honest livelihood.
avb inn phnipp
ment OF fine ready-made skirts, chemises.
dressing sacques, ehildren's and bridal out
fits, and the ladies are delighted with this
handsome show.
Miss Laura Deck has bouquet of paper
flowers, ornamental needlewoIk, toilet mats,
etc, on exhibition for competition.
Miss Rosa Graeser exhibits hair work, lace
scarf. ornamental cross and picture worsted
tides, crocheted Tides, ETC., to the extent or
two showcases full.
Miss Ida Wilmington displays a fish-scale
cross, rosin basket Of fruit, wax bouquet, CON-
posite work and ornamental shell work for
competition.
Miss Lizzie Schuarz, seventeen years old
displays a large amount OF crochet work In
No. SO spool cotton.
A silk embroidered quilt, two yards long
by two and three-quarter6 w1de 1S exnlDlteu
Miss Louise Pouch. eleven years old, has
on exhibition crochet shawl 8 feet long, AZ
wide, In department. II.
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also handmade tatting.
Miss Il r. Kelly has entered for competition
a No. spool cotton crochet bedspread. Il
can be seen at Nj. L. Byrne's after the fair
closes, and is to be rallied at hfty cents
chance. 80,
Mrs. L. Lee Hutchinson has beautiful
display, consisting or a cross In wax, paper
bouquet, specimens of worsted work and a
carleton bouquet ON exhibition Tor competl-
ton.
Capt Sambola exhibits for the Fruit Grow
ers Association fruit In wax, wax bouquet,
natural pears, turnips, etc.
A picture frame, composed OF 3s4 pieces OF
glue and made with q pocket knife, Is exhlb-
TIED by Louis Boada.
Miss Elizabeth Gorback, fifteen years old,
displays bouquet OF worsted work; Rosina
Gorback, ten years old, worsted cushion,
and Lea Betat, nine years old, bouquet OF
worsted work.
On Wednesday, at p. m. sharp, Capt. b.
gardus will undertake to accomplish one OF
his greatest feats. He proposes to break 1000
glass balls In less than seventy minutes load
ing his own guns and to use three guns OF
different weight and ealibre-a ten gauge
weighing 10 pounds, atwelve gauge weighing
ri pounds, and a twenty gauge weighing
pounds. Balls to be sprung from two or more
traps, to be broken in the air to count, and
only one ball to be sprung at time. Ihis
shooting will serve to illustrate the rapid mr.
ing required CT the captain to accomplish his
great feat of breaking 5000 balls in 500 con-
secutive minutes at Gilmores Garden, jan
uary 8, 1878.
Capt. Bogardus is the only man who has
ever killed 100 pigeons consecutively from a
trap, and has the best record ever made In
Europe. The captain will bet $1,000 to $500
that no man can equal his exploits with a
shotgun.
his skill with rifle and shotgun at 3 80 o'clock
on Wednesday.
The Rails 70 Take Place Tonight