Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-18
WEST CHESTER FAIR.
A Fine Exhihition-Result Of the Races
Wilmington Well Represented.

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Wilmington Well Represented
Special Correspondence Of the STATE JOuREAL
WEST CHESTER, Oct. 1.-The Fair 10
the event of the week in West Chester.
LOts of strange faces greet the habitues
and corner loungers of Courthouse square.
Better weather for the exhibition cold
Prob" could not invent, and the staid
old Quaker element, as well as the more
worldly folk, turn out In goodly numbers
to Inspect, crlticise and praise. VIII
mington, too, Ia largely represented, and
to an earnest inquiry by your correspond
ent ewhere all the pretty women came
from 2" our genial 9th ward captain OF
marines assured us most positively from
Wilmington, of course.
Entering tue grounds from tho cast
gate we find directly in front of US a
large pavilion built for and used almost
exclusively as the Ladies' Department.
In ii are tastefully arranged the thousand
and one specimens Of women's mission,
comprising magnificent combinations of
choice flowers in various designs, heart
mounds, crosses, pedestals, spires, wreaths,
hanging gardens, &C.; crochet needle
and patch work, bread, cakes, pies, iel-
lies, preserves, canned fruits, spices, &C.,
closing the list with over forty different
makes Of a Chester county housewives
pride, golden butter.
Adjoining the pavilion are the sheds
for exposing the manifold and various
articles of agricultural machinery. In II
we find many new and improved ma
chimes by Messrs. Evans. Beroard s. Co.,
of West Chester, Windle g. Doan, of
Coatesville, Mattack & Lear, Thos rs
Gull, John P. Lovett and Bennett & Lear,
of West Chester, comprising portable en-
gines, thres hing machines, hay and straw
cutters, drills, horse rakes, reapers,
mowers, fans, corn-shellers, wheel plows
and hoes, harrows, plows, cultivators,
hay forks, &C., a large aud creditable DIS
play, prominent aud conspicuous among
which was the Diamond State thresher
and cleaner and horse power, manufac
turcd by the Casho Machine Company OF
Newark, Del, which, at test ou Thurs
day afternoon, beat the field, threshing
and cleaning ten dozen sheaves of heavy
wheat In 10 minutes and fifteen seconds.
The company are ably represented on the
ground by Jacob Casho, manager, James
| N. CashO, engineer, and A. F. Whiting.
ton, general agent. The pleased looks
snd hearty manner with which each OF
the above greeted your representative bore
full evidence of their successful compe.
tition.
Next in order of inspection came the
stock list, beginning with Gen. Grant, a
noble steer, weighing $500 pounds,
years old and designed as a Chester
county specimen at the great centennial.
There arc also fine herds of Durhams,
Short Horns, Ayrshires, Alderneys,
Devous, Gurnseys, Cross Breeds, and
Natives, all rejecting credit upon their
owners and the exhibition. Several pairs
Of fine Oxen attracted much attention, as
cid also 16 head of West Virginia Steers
and grade heifers. The collection OF
poultry was very fine, aud much time
could be protitably spared noting the
improvement in various breeds over the
common b,rn yard productions most
prevalent throughout the country. The
Sons Of Lincoln, Cottswold, southdowni
and Native Sheep, aud Berkshire. ksss1
and Chester county White Hogs, were at
pretty as sheep, and hogs can be made
At 9 O'Clock the Judges entered the stand
rang the bell and the most attractive
feature of the day began, vlz-the racing
First tue 2OIS class, for horses owned
in Chester county that had never com
peted for premium. 1st, $40, End, $40
Sd, SIS. B. Hoover entered b.m Pawnee
Squaw, ILL, time, 302, N. B. Hayes
entered & M, LADY, 2,2,2, c. Hemphil
entered b. m Maggie, 1873. On the last
heat of this race Maggie bolted, running
off the eastern end Of the track, upset
ting the sulky completely demolishini
one wheel, but fortunately the driver es
Sisss I gi;S, ror all norses with NO hatta
record than 3 minutes. Premiums, LIST
$50, Bud, $40, Sd, s20. Peter FirchuI
entered dark b. G., Plow Boy, IL, 1, time
~, NJ. G. Wells entered brown e.
Cay uga, 3,3, distanced; Thomas 5heele
entered r. e., Sleepy Tom, 2,2,2.
Glass 23, for all horses With no better
record than 2.37. lst, 800. 2nd, $40, Sd
S35. D. P. stetsou entered r. m, Dlnah
1873, time, 2.42N, Charles Franks entered
&. e., Grey Chief, S,2,2, Charles Scatter
good entered Theo. Filler, 4,44, WIN. Q
Wood entered SIM, Lady P,tterson, ., Il i
Lady Patterson is dlminutive sptci
men of horsefeeh weighing about 75
pounds, a full sister of the nnfortunat
little Dot burned at Point Breeze. Sn
. is a beautiful little mare, and in the nand
. of her driver who understands his work
is sure to make good race. In the frs
neat 6ne talrly won bne race 30 tnof
oughly elating her frieads that in the
exuberance of their JOY they shouted he
off her feet, and breaking for the onl
time, she crossed the scroll on run thu
losing the heat. With the close of thi
heat the days races ended, and loadinl
"Thompson's Wilmington coach an
, four In hand" we were soon landed 4
the hospltabe shelter of the Green Tree
where spreading ourselves around loosel
we came near having an accident nc
down in the bills. Our companion tn
, Ninth Ward doctor, almshouse surgeon
member of the Board of Health, membe
of the Board of Education and eX-lnembe
of the City Council, feeling either hi
/ oats or the weight of digniIy resting o.
, him, &c, commenced patting and cares'
ing pair of very pretty dogs also lIint
around loose. Their owner, "Charle
. Gardiner" Lsuggested in mannt
more foreihle than polite that "thel
; were his dogs, anc to let 'em be or he
= touch somebody" Our captain told hiI
, to port his helm aud sbeer for warme
+ quarters. Deeming such course inat
D visable, Charles hogan to show his teell
sci his guile, and talked hght so savage
D that our team coming round, We hastil
J oaded up and drove home in Just on
: hour and thirty minutes. IL is astonist
9 ing what fright will do even for the cal
t tain's horses. j.