Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-18
Government Financial Irregularities.
THE LEESRURG FAIR.
The Races Yesterday-M0re About the
Exhibits.

The Races Yesterday-MOre About the
Exhibits.
Correspondence Of THE EVENING STAR
LEEsBURa, September 18th, 1884
To-day the attendance at the fair was very large
the receipts larger than on any second day for
several years. The new organization is a financial
success. The ladies' department and the machinery,
carriages, &C., were an improvement the first
day's exhibit. The gate money Is nearly double
what it was last year.
First race-Running, four-nfths Of mile heats,
purse $3.50. First heat: Mineral (Harwood's>, l.;
Garth's shamrock, g. Whittaker's Congaree, 3.
Second heat: Mineral, 1; Shamrock 2; Congaree, 3.
Other horses dist anced. Time. 1:25
Second race-Runnng, county horses only, two
nfths OF mile heats. purse $40. First heat George
r Carters Dan: 1; Wynkoops Red Buck, 2; Howard
NelShS BaSn, 3; w. s. CoX'S Wick, 4; j. NJ. HAM
merly's Dexter, 5. second heat: Horses In same
order as In the first heat.
Thrd race-Trotting, for county horses only,
purse $780, First heat: G. K Carrer's Richmond, /;
J. G. Van Sicklers Adelaide. q CiashS Mary and
Taylors Bonaparte distanced. Second heat: Ade-
laide, !; Richmond, 2 Third heat: Richmond, 1:
Adelaide, ?. Time. minutes
Fourth race-Running, two-fifths of mile heats,
open to all. Fist heat: L. NJ. Whittaker's koree.
Dade, 3; DR.. Cyrus McCormicks OIen. d J. K
Stcwarts Paragon, & Second heat: Koree, l.;
Flrlh race-Trotting, free for all, purse $780,
First heat: j. II. Morrows Homer, i; F. .. Sander
sons Hastings. 2; II. I. Tathum's Louis B., g. Sec
ond heat: Hastings LIST. Louis b. Cd Homer 81.
third Heat: Hastings lst, Louis B. ID Homer 81.
Hurdle race-Four-nfths Of mile heats First
heat; VIM GarIh's Shamrock, i: MerryInan's Kiss
heat: Kiss Me Quick. /; Pet, q shamrock, g. Third
heat: Shamrock, /; Kiss Me Quick, 2 Time, 1:3O.
MACHINERY.
Cockey CO. exhibited drills, seed-sowers har-
vester and binder, mower Gu u,tvators, potato dig
gers, ploughs, road carts, patent gate latch. A.W
Nvrtt 0% laso
riages, extensiOn-top surrey, dexter side bar,
lump-seat Jaeger, spring wagous John Milton, OF
Hamilton, the Victor grain fertilizer and seed drill
Shron Co. the Missouri drill. Greencaste Grill,
Canton reaper and Buckeye mower. j. II. Price
shows Champion new model inch nine tube
drill Price Bros, of Iiillsborough. combined
Favorlte, a drill exhibited by Cockey & Co., is a
superb machine.
HOUSEHOLD FABRICS
In this department there were some beautiful
articles but fewer than at previous fairs prizes be-
Ing still offered but nobody admitted free upon ex-
hibition OF articles Of their own handiwork. There
Was I chair cover, one hundred years old, made OF
cotton grown, spun and woven on the Big Spring
farm by the grandmother of Washington BAH. then
owning that farm (now Mr.. LUIS, from Washing
tony. Also a "tea cover" made IN 1774, by same
person. One piece OF quilt patch work OF the kind
called crazy; had part Of Gen. r. E. Lees dressing
colored silk, beautifully worked by MISS Mollle
Hough, was conspicuous A unique piece of pen
"UK. D-lnS our i|ords prayer, surrounding the ten
in spacel Inch by y inch, ,microscopcally lettered,
was exhibited There was display of china, glass
and queens ware exhibited by E j. Miller, IS King
street, Alexand1a-two plates, with presidential
candidates printed. glazed and burnt into them,
being The most noticeable. Palace organs were
shown by c. E. Evards; Estey organ, said to be
PATHS favorite, exhibited by 3 j. Johnston; Mr. j.
also had the Domestic sewing machines +. L.
stoutsenberger. OF NeersvlIe, in Lo,doun, showed
6ne Bau's pianos There was q beautiful display Of
flowers, tastefully arranged by Mrs. NJ. o. Ciagctt
The ca nned fruits, honey, grapes, apples, peaches
cakes elles, preserves cOnserveS, biscuit, breads
and eatabies made good show.
There ar Photographic galleries managed by la
dies and Photographic galleries managed by gentle
men, wooden horse to ride in a roundabout way:
places where you might win sometimes and lose
often; restaurants OF the Open-atr variety; shooting
galleries:a combination churn and washing machine
patented by Forsythe and sold by H;ines; vegeta-
bles OF all kinds known in temperate cline. and
day so DRY as to seriously inJure the temperance
cause. There was a gOOdly variety of the usual
breeds OF f1ne chickens.