Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-01
ALEXANDRIA, FAIR.

aiu tGt'l sJ'Gttliy H@3iiIgi }i;C!5s!?o u eteF
AID ,h? gr;co AID csss 7i.h w:-ica ihsy went
through the c7o!u!ious AID manual Of a:Ei9,
drew tcr;a favorable conuont
The race5 yesterday ware very exciting, aad
Herc TitceSs;d with much iote:tat. Cr,a! en-
tbrsissra wa3 msnifestcd By tho ladies as w:.!
es the gentlemen. Tho third and l:ss vas o
tro!ticg rzcs, milo heat. hes! tTo io three. The
following horses vera cotered Trump bg JoGo
Eygl5s;op, Star PHO By H. A, Lodge, ldicr By
A. Dorsey snd:JenIie B. BY Il. We!Eel. Jsa'
ME B. Tou tho first heat il 2:lG aud tho f4c',
Hi:h GGunp 2od and Illsr 5rt.
\ large nunber also visited tho fsic aga!;
l,s: pigEi. and thcs, wac attended wsro vel!
rep1id, for The rpaia building noTcr prt5la'cG
! a NJ oro bt;!iian. scaaa. Tho A!csana!la Mu5-
eel Association d!scju:s a swsst music, end
| everybody s:emtd happy, al3c ~ 81 tho 81
| rouLdinSs--meTry company scu pretty et!Si
| tho whole making 20 roeullr palace Of taaIty.
Mrs J. w. Reid hiss hsndsjro Mac:af:@
clover leaf table, which is much admired.
Mrs Charles Iay!cr's hsn1aomo siI!l ala'i,
worked ia siivsr, G:ss:YIt. .a3 received ;::o
first premium.
Mrs d.. Fie,cI ha4 al Exhibition /; IL:
clover leaf tcbIe, worked 10 konalogt9n. th.:
dcse,vaa special ma5tior.
Mrs. Hutton received the fist pr.m'uM Tor
pressed ljw.Es, which Gro v0fY D,au!:!di, aud
attracted good d5;ii Of Attention.
| Among the many articles o: o!aIa': 10 tee
lacics' department ue rc!ioGd Ill., s!anu;;ul
tabls r:aAa by Mrs 8. f. GFeaorg. THO ar
raug2ocnt Of the different p:c.ur5s "h!oa eol~
sslu.e it ere s, perfect that i: locsstxac;y ilso
inlsil Sulk, aGd r, fl cis tho creates; credit 90
tic la6y WHO designed ii. The iab!e Fas tocn
universally admrtd ly all who have seea il.
| BIZ. G9o. Z. Thomas, OF the Pf iiY Calr1ss
Works, B.r.5vle, C!srke o1ua:y, Va his On
the grounds hand5ons display Ct ear;!ases
AID carriage w!i:al5, When T,o:i7a.! :;'a N:5t
preElu1.
To-DAY-TnE LAST OF Tile FAIR.
The fair opened TO day with a:s:s!l aNea.
dacc,. bus By - O'Clock, Ttan tie psrad' Of
stock look plao,. the grounds i3ete wa;l il.'oa.
| THE RACES.
When tie rac'ns commenced a! :! y. IL, iha:5
were q. least 00O r&cr!c rr;a,nt wl!si c)ta;a5t
and largo additions.
Tie FIRST vas ir5!tins ras., IN mites. btas
tHo IN .brae, opca 10 al. Purse, Sl2j -liEss
horse $50, scoaDd ilars, $50, thIri horse SIS.
There were three entries rs follow: Unele Daqc,
By j. Il, Morrow; Frank. by 0. Tcmiridgc, Gat
Truur, By John Egglea o., unc'o Dave VISA
the i.ss bee. 10 5:24 end Frank the Grcocd. 10
So Tho ;aco was Won By lfatk 10 5:3l,
lTacla DIV, second, aud Trump third. ihi1
Wag noa. exciting aud c'css rac,.
Tho second AID last was luHtiag ,ata. t%o
milo heat. best l.o ia three. Purse $l25 =
$50 ior tlist hcla, $50 Cor aecord SIS fer third.
E,tties Maggie p. by s. Peior:; Sam Ped.
By r. W. Ilsrdcsi!, lille, BY 9. G. N,!sar;
| blsgeie T. woa Tho raoa 10 t7o s:raiRht heats;
time. ass. Stampede and TilIlo 7aa2;ac uGdcr
the wire together.
THE TOURNAMENT.
At / o clock grard tournament. 10 i. !i.neo
10 tho pres: aos CT large conc;ufsa 81 r2oD!o
for puIsq oT so, divided as follows: $2:';I,
! Sl5 and So fourteen ktiGhta catered tbs
| list. ~ tie s;Gad of TIA huga ;:3 kesd!s,
socaaiil7 mounted and hands: Ii Is uniformed.
asseuhcd IL ifQn! 81 ito judge s."2;s aad
sero charged in'r sh9Tt and appropriate speech
By S. &. Beat, ctq Tia ridicg !haa c"rl.
merc,d, and ass ia praarss7 Ehea t!,;i rEr1It
! closed.
PREMIUMS
| DJucsf,l Dlpa,iG.aut--Fife; .i2:.i;im -
Mra a. j. Mco.s. fer h2st old 2lacGo Elciie:;
do. to sa1.c fox best pepper pickles; d.. 10 Miss
Marc Iunt, bls: tomato pickles; do. 10 hlFs.
H. II. Jaouey, best c,bbago rioa!:s; d.. 10
il,a J. C.Cseix;i!on, best saaot dar9ou ricSla.;
do, 10 Sire. Dr. klIns:eio. best a,f; a3d EsEd
goal; d.. 70 Me II. }. M.f3hsl, best baisHaS;
do. 70 MIS-. 81 Il. Jaoosy, bsat c1cW-choa
pickles; d.. to sirj y. II. L. B:!kiey. bls:
oai!is save 90, to hirs. a. =. SiavnskcT,
btsi m.T:i5a piskla; u. 10 h:r5 t. II. O'E:i:a,
bost orioL pickles.
FLOWERS First lremiuGi % Jnhn SITS:
for b,s: display Of pot h5Rtrs by plant; o.. 10
samc fer best display CT CD. h,Hort; d.. lnis5
Laura J. Whine best display Of cut fl,wsrt By
private Eardoot; d.. Miss Alois WOOD ;,la;
rustic stand Of Il ,%tr; d.. JOHN Sll..r bee.
floral design.
Miss Ida Bfuger for best quilt; %, bliss Jsunio
Maria best worsted quilt; do. Miss Maulo
Gratam b's; taEc7 quilt; d.. Mrs. joseph
ley best calico qailI; d. Mrs. Daring. c! " a5h.
iogtor, best cotton knit q1i; do Mrs. il:r2
Nlero best cradle ouili; do Miss kate price bss.
crochet quill; do. Mrs. M. NJ. Adam, b,s: large
afghan; special premium to Mrs. A. a, War
field, for large foe cashmere goa. skin afghan;
first premium to Mra. d. NJ. Fcecch fox best
ohiIa's afghan; do. hrs l.. D. Tsalerro; best
mschire calico dresser; do. hliss JESSIE Giegcr7
best machine mado baby 5 dre6s; Go. Mrs. 8.
L. Gregory, best bab2's dress, hand nade;
special premium to Mrs. George s. ffeEeh
for infants hsld made dress; DO. MIS-. j. ".
May; best suit OF ladies' uodersar; DO Mrs.
NJ. II. JaDney beat suit OF sertlemea's uaaor-
waar; do. Miss Laura j.. White best geails-
mans shirt, machine mads; do. Mi:s ksteeci
Smoo. bes. Sc. Of table matt; do Mics Anaic
Nero best 5cs of toilet mon; d. Miss Mary
White bes: co.ton lids; do. ". i. Padget',
best lady's hat and bonnet; do Mla. a. IL.
| Smythe hes. hand made gentleman > shlr;;;
special premium to Miss Salo Rotch. hand
some foot rug Grst premium to Miss Carrie NJ.
| Parker best reg rui; do Mrs. Louis Arnold best
rag carpet; DO. Ms. Dr.. Li!t!e t:st o:oohe ct
| rubia; d. Mis- John Z. DaiDg.r6sld best ia.
fant's kni: socks; de- Mra. Ftobs BIS: &c,
shaw: do. Miss Lille Martufy best c;oohet
shaw; 60. Miss E. stsbler best cr9abe' l:dy's
| sacnui; special rrani1m to Miss Bessie Mas"
,ers for bes. pair of haad made lsdy's go7rs;
do to Miss Maggie Hayes wo!s ed motto en-
Bristol board; do. misa BsrtiO Mes2her best
i, "a Mr., liz