Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-29
ALEXANDRIA FAIR.

4 large crowd attended Ia" lair las. D!SE!,
AID the pain building rT:fea'ed brilliant
scene.
TEa ,ao:. ,e>t:rda5 ,Tsaip2 a:.2r t:ic tEc
msh'a ps.air, ware tic yriLcpai s!tlac::o2, acti
were Witnessed iva urge and exclted cio"a. inc
first was running race FIR borscs oTIcd in The
city AID coualy Of ALEXANDRIA. aud Fartsx, ter
twtlso months prior to the op.Ilrg of tho lair.
There wero four eutries-Blanchc, by Robert
w. B.lIepgel; FIeelfcot by John Davis; Nellie.
By A.E Mouse; Title, by G. C.Nslsor. Purse,
SD. Tho first hea! was woD b. Blaroh,; hut 90
tic s:cord heat Der driver stopped 90 the sccocd
round iD"teai Of completing tho third lap.
Title, therefore, vas ccared tbs Hio5eE OF he
.aoc. Winoiag the hoat, ali the other Eo!s:s be-
ing 6islaic,d Time La: 2:O2. The second
was trottipg ra,e, also for oily sod cauaiy
bo,sss, the following being entered: Frank
Hopkics; BY John Anderson; Charlie, b7 WIN.
Woo!s Coony Frank, BY II. Bailey. Dick, BY
| r G. Muuscn, and Ramrod. ty W. T. Her
| rick. Chsre won tee frat beat 10 2:4G3. spd
Frank Hopkins the last Two, 10 2:5l and 2:494.
Long before tho time Ct opening the fair this
UUECluR iuU ptC5CutCo ulVSH
Appearance. King street, gsiI9 decorated With
aags. Was lbronged with pedestrians. and vcb
| cles of every description Were running to and
from the grounds. Tho dag vas boau;i-
| (ul, closr and cool, and the fair opened under
m,st favorable auspices. The main tuidiug,
greatly improved sicce yesterday. presented G
some really beautiful to behold.
| Teuucsson + Co. IS sa5j, with its hal3s1ne
Eoglish embossed wall paper. together with
many beautiful frames aid iarc7 piciuras, q!
trsoted great attention.
Prcf r. Nj. DsWson's- handsome artistic dis
play, in connection With Tenness,n Il Co.. is ad.
| mired by sill. The largo oil portraits Of John
| B. Smoot. esq President Of the Fair Assccia
ton. ADD DR.. r. c. Powell arc declared
10 b remarkably c,freo', while tie ts
sized painting of Mary Arderson, tho great
actress is said ty judges. to be perfect ia sv.ry
particular
Lunt T. Davidson mako Gnc display Of
fancy toilet articles OF every description, and
tho pleasant odor SIZED forth BY the fac extracts
they hsve GU exhibition. is very delightful to
the sense Of smell, Sir, n ythering tho weak and
refreshing the wearg. The lsties, who ought
to BE- judges 81 such articles. prorourc, Mess's.
Lunt l. Davidson display very handsome, and
at tho ssme time don't ocj.c: TO c)ol refresh.
ing draueht from Tuft's artic sad1 iountan
Mr.. John Slater has mado many beautiful!
horsl additions to bis already magnificent dis
| play. Here is q shield made OF Gu: h,wer';
also floral ship, full rugged. aGd three f)raI
centre pieces, which have TO be scGu 10 be ap-
| pre- ated.
Tho inleres! 10 Sfansbury l. Bro. y exhibit Of
! stoves, 81, was heightened TO dSy by a hand
some crate 10 foil blast, shediGg warmth all
around. THIS arrangement was viewed IRON
| distatc,. All that WAS Geeded TO mako SIaDs
| bury's place tho most comfortable spot 10 tho
bulldog YVES a few OF winters ireeziaR blasts
10 tho poultry department Mr. Z. ii. Hacf
has a very foe display OF Plymouth Rcck lo%l',
| which took tho first premium.
Mr.. Hart, of Alexandria c)uLty. received the
| first premium fer tho bost hi, Of partridge
ohickont; also for the best dark B.ahma chick
ems; bearded silver pOlaad chickens, black
| boarded red game banians. and diploma Ter
golden boarded Poland fowls, Japanese ban
taps. and tl OK bearded rcd game baptlms. I.
| L. jacobs lecelged tho fits; rreu'iam for b'ua
game ohickant;W. G. Ice. Of Washington, Tor
whito Lsgbcr1 chickens; do. TOR silver perc led
Hamburg chicken; Thomas Fletcher. Tor best
Prkin ducks; Johu Marshall, for silver brotZ 'd
and silver b'ua turkieE; diploma 10 j. 7. + OK
ham for floudan chickens, aud sane 10 lltn'y
Green for gold laced SoatriGhr h,ntsms. Three
Japanese Wrcus. catered by tho Chi1tsa Tea
Company, were ruled on! by III. judges. Oh sc
count OF beicg u:der size.
There is nothing on the grounds that atlr4c's
more attcpli;n than tho handsome display OF
pigeons. Mr.. j. ii. D. Smoot haa On cyGiEl
tiou in this Department thIec AntWer; Carriers
that W from Bristol, Teen, 10 hl:x'nj,il,
| distntc C., of 375 miles They arc especially al
mircd Premiums IN This department we're
awarded 10 day as follows: First premium 10
j. H. D. Smoot for back puts, Birminpham
rollers ard red dragons; do. 10 Hra Hill tjT
ptir Of Aniweip carrier pigeons; do. to Joseph
Il Johrs)r, Of Washington, for whi;n tantsls,
white Iunp.ters, white turtl's, wtitc blrb5
ard white African oEk do. 10 L. S Sbriener.
of Washington, for who pauterF, wblIc CO.
bins and yellow swallows.
The parade Of all tho st( OK or the grounds
10 day wss wtnt sued By large crowd, and The
djsIly vas equal, if Dot superior, 10 that OF last
year. The tat heitcrs Of Mr. Yates OF Rappa-
hammock, esch wsisAiog over 500 pcuads,
CAL cd forth isvoratl oou meet while tho f1e
sheep!ez Inhibited By Mlsirs. litiaeseu aod Pc
ter-. Of Hay market, were grcati9 sd4l'cd.'
P,omiuns we're awarded 10 the stock depart
ment as follows: First premium to L. +.
h0Ue[tb LOT kI6ue DuTuAlu Huu hSIt SJlIe GIVE,
do to L. Fletcher for herd of llolsteio cattli
do. to Samuel Pumnn for Durhsm bull; do. 10
Clark & Martin for yoko CT cxep; DO. to Same
Ter three Durham COWS sod bull; do. to w. 8.
Smoot for Devon bull and two COWS; dc. 10 s.
3. Graham for Durhsp bull; first and second
premiums to Jas. 4. Yates, Of RspDahannock,
for Durham fat hrifers; do. to &. Luken5 for
Aderney COWS and year old heller; fits! pre-
mum to John Swift for Alderny ooH aud
Jersey heiic,; second do. for Attorney COW; irst
prcniun 10 James =. Macheu for AIdcrncy
bull.
Sheep.-Frst premium to Henry Young, Of
Burks, for ScushdoRn sheep and lambs; do. to
Heiaekeu & Peters, Of Hsymarket, for foe bred
Southdown buck lambs; Sccond premium to
same fcr foe bred Southdown tw, lambs; first
and seeond premiums to Clark & Martin fer
SouthdoWn buck lamb; second premium to
same for Southdowo ewalamta; first end 81 cond
premiums to Same for Leicester ewes; do. to
same for Spanish merino ewes; first premium 10