The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-29
CLOSE OF THE FAIR.
Scenes and Incidents, Races, Etc. Since
Wednesday Afternoon.

Wednesday Afternoon
The fourteenth annual Fair Of the r
V. A. Il Nj. Society has passed
into history as one OF the most success
ful exhibitions ever held here. In our
last issue we published all Of the prizes
in the Stock and Farm Product Depart
ments andfthe full let OF awards in
the Ladies' Department will be found
on the first page to-day
Our last report closed ut the conolu'
sion Of the first rsce on Wednesday.
The other races that day resulted as iol'
lows:
Second race-Mile dash-purse 800
of which 80 went to the horse tlrst nc
the quarter. $40 TO the first at the half.
S25 TO the fret OF three quarters and 800
TO the first under wire. The starters
were O IL .Hurkamp's Tannis. E Utter
backs Carrie and u NJ. Honey's Har
per Harper won All the money. Tan.
mis- was practically left at the post and
after running the first half, dropped
out
Third race-Mllc dash. purse $50, Of
which $40 went 70 second. o II 1lur'
Ramps la Russo, first Is. N. Mer'
chants Kaslertzikri, second.
Fourth.race..L Ladies' stakes mile heats,
purse $3.50 If which $50 to the second
and 20 to 1.-The third y II. Hurkamp 3
Tannis. Grst h EngleskinR's Grand
ma, second
THIRD DAY.
The attendance on Thursday. the
last day Of the Fair. was very good
The weather continued dry and sultry
until abont 30 in the afternoon when
a heavy rain came up aud fellf about
thirty minutes. All the races, though,
except the last, had been run. It did
not. however prevent this from being
finished, although the track was slow
and heavy The races were as follows
First race-Haf mile heats. Free to
oil. Purse $50, Of which $40 TO the
second horse. o H. Hurkamp's L.
Russo. first g. NJ. H)ney's Harper,
second.
Second race-Three quarter mile
dash. pu.se $40. b. n. Merchants kas'
lertzlkri. first; +. Ulterback's Carrie.
| second This race was quite a surprise
Ms IL was thought @ II Hurkamp s
| Taunis had wslkover.
Third race Consolation purse-mile
heats, purse $40 dollars. Of which $40
70 second and $40 90 the third horses.
| +. EuRlesking's Grandma, first; q. y.
| Pembrose, Breach CT Promise, second
K. Utterback's Tea Set, third.
TOURNAMENT.
Preceding the races there was O
| fvsrr ghnnHh II moi
having been generally known only four
riders contested They were q. O
Tayloe and b. i. Tayloe. of Leedstown,
Henry Garnett and Addison Billings
lev, Of this CITY Nj G. o. Tayloe
won the first prize, Rentleman's sad.
| die. and Mr. Henry Garneit, the sec.
| ond. a bride. The number Of rings
taken By them were 6 and 3 respective
Is. out of 0 possible o The other two
riders took rings each.
NOTES.
ProfgOrew, while descending in his
parachute from the balloon Wednesday
narrowly escaped falling on the top Of a
carriage occupied by Mayor Willis
Among the visitors here during the
Fair were Messrs J. N Thompson, Of
the WarIenton-V uginian Mason Our
It's. Of Fauquier. Writ Taylor, r IL
Wright and ) B Rice, Of Richmond
There was not single arrest or q
breach Of the peace on the grounds
during the three days
The Free Lance's accounts Of tho &C
CASTOR were highly oomplimeuted.
Considering the severe drought which
has prevailed the display in the farm
product departments were exceedingly
good.
Through an oversight the name Of
Mrs J. II Layton, who won first prize
at the Fair on cocoanut cake. does not
appear ia the list
The handsome cup won by Hornpipe
in the jumping contest was furnished
and engraved by A. Loewenson, the
jeweller of this city Il was on an
ebony base and attracted much atten-
tion while on exhibition in Mr. Loew.
ensOn window.