Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-09-22
FIRST EDITION.



ENTRIES IN ALI. THE DEPARTMENTS PROGRAMME
OF THE FAIR, &c.
The first annual exhibition by the peuinsula
Agricultural and Pomological Association will
open tomorrow to continue three DAYS. The
exhibition will be held on twenty-five acre lot
Just north of the town. leased by the Associa-
ton for term Of years, which has been enclosed
by substantial board fence, ~ feet high, and
upon which buildings equal in size and number
to those to be found at the most prosperous
Pennsylvania fair grounds have been erected.
The Association thus starts into competition at
once with the old established societies, and
WITHOUT AN INFANCY
Oh 6oyhood, has sprung vigorous and strong, in
10 the full growth of an established success
There has been no agricultural fair yet held OF
which is to take place hereafter, this season, in
any of the surrounding States, which has had
brighter prospects OR promises larger attond-
ance. A wide spread interest has been awaken
ca Ill tts behalf throughout the Peninsula, in
Pennsylvania and in New Jersey, not only
among exhibitors but the masses generally, and
with propitious skies the attendance is likely to
be immense. Go into whatever part of THE Pc
Iinsula you will. unless it be the extreme lower
portion, and everywhere the desire is expressed
to be present, 30 that Mddetown promises even
a greater popularity during the fair than Reho-
both enjoyed during its camp meetings.
THE ASSOCIATION.
The Peninsula Agricultural and Pomological
Association is joint stock organization, not yet
Incorporated, composed OF some of the most thrift
ty substantial and best farmers in lower New Cas-
tie county. The capital stock at present is on
ly 45,0OO divided into shares of $5 each, all of
which has been taken and paid in. No ons
owns more than a hundred dollars' worth OF
stock, except the 7. W. Il y. and Delaware II.
r. which have $3.50, each. but it is scattered
far and near among the farmers generally,
representing district which stretches from
Salisbury, in Maryland, to Chester in Pennsyl-
vaDia II deemed advisable after the conciu-
sion of the fair the Association will become IN
corporated both in Delaware and Maryland will
increase its capital stock to from $50,000 to
$4,000 and enlarge and widen the sphere of its
influence and usefulness Membership has been
secured in the
NATIONAL TRoTrINd ASSOCIATION,
and the trials of speed will be conducted under
Its rules strictly. No pool-selliug, will be allow
ed, the eale of liquors on the ground is positive
ly prohibited, and in the races which are to take
place, this week no jockeys are entered 10 far as
10 known. II there are such they are from
distance. The owners are expected to drive
their own horses, and in all respects fair and
honest competition will be maintained as far as
possible. No effort will be spared in the races
to promote and uphold the dignity of the turf.
Being member of the National Association, q
record made upon these grounds is as good as
though it were made at Buffalo or any other one
of the 139 courses which are within its control.
THE LOT AND BUILDINGS.
The lot upon which the fair is to be held fronts
Immediately upon the State road hundred or
80 yards below the point ut which it is crossed
is quite smooth and level, but sloping very grad
ually from the north towards tile town. The
COURSE which is u half mile in length and AZ
feet wide, il laid out in an elliptcal shape,
with long curves at the ends, sweeps gracefully
around the lot in front of the grand stand from
which a full and complete view of it may be had.
1t was laid out under the rules OF the National
Association, has been well worked and is in ex-
cellent condition. The buildings consist Of the
Grand stand 1l2 feet long, with 10 rising tiers of
Heats, capable of seating from 900 to 100 pe0-
pie, Immediately in front of which is the Judges
stand IL feet square and 16 feet high I; a ladies'
department S0x28 manufacturing department
of the same dimensions two track stables with
"A close box stalls and double doors in each
two stables for exhibi tion cattle SSx22 one sta
BILE, 80x18, for horses and colts thirty pens for
hogg and an equal number for sheep; dining
saloon 8Ox24 Two restaurants 16 feet square,
and an additional restaurant for colored people
and asecretarvs and gate-keepers, office, with
some others.
THE ENTRIES.
IQeIB IL " 1ull llbb Oh euITles Ill NIL uephTl-
ments. (Those for the races,57 in all, are print
ed in our advertising columns.) They comprise
horses from New Jersey and Pennsylvania as
we'll as the Peninsula. In the stock department
there are A exhibitors, but the lists are not
closed vet. The entries include some extra fine
Alderneys, Holstens and thoroughbreds stall
ions, colts, mules, sheep, hogs, &c. The ma
chinery department includes sewing machines,
steam engines, grain drills, reapers threshing
machines, mowers, and farm implements Sener-
ally a great variety OF poultry and birds com. com
prise the poultry department, and in the ladies'
department will be found an almost endless va
rety of things ornamental and useful. The
fruit and vegetable department. is also well filled
There will be great competition FOR the prem
INNS.
PREMIUMS AND coAtMIrrEEs OF AWARD.
The amonnt of premiums to be given away
reaches about Sl,lOO, varying in sums from
| a400 to ~. The following lis the list OF commit
| tees to award the premiums
CATTLE.
| Claps /, Short Horns Joel Thompson, Jr
Samuel Carlisle, Jos. Brown.
| Glass 2, Holsteins: Geo. u. Tybout, VIM Rey
| bold Barney Reybold.
| Glass 8, Ayrshires same as class 2.
Glass A, Alderneys VIM. Dean, Jas. p. Mead
| @. @. Sellers.
Glass s, Devons Jacob Johnson Wm. Beck
Geo. Y. Tybout.
Glass 6, Natives or Grades Joel Thompson
| Jr., SAmuel Ohrllslef jos. brown.
Glass Z, Butter Cows Wesley Clayton Wal
| ter Armstrong, VIM. Beck.
Class 8, Mich Cows same as class /.
Glass o. Trained Oxen same as slass !.
Glass 10, Trained Oxen, by boys under ID
| same as class l.
Glass II, Fat Cattle, same class l..
GLASS 12, Dairy, Herd, and Sweepstakes sam
| as Class Z.
| HORSES.
Glass Is, Stallions D. @. Blackiston, Joe
Thompson, Jr., Walter Armstrong.
Glass H. stud colts under 4: same.
Glass 15 geldings under A. L. w. McCrsck
en-. James Nj. Vandegrift j. X. Williams.
Class IL, Mare colts under same.
Glass III Brood Mare for Road Service, Will
foal by side Walter Armstrong, Geo. q. Lob
dell, Joel Thompson, Jr.
Glass l8, Brood Maress for all work, with foa
| by side same.
Glass 10, Draught Farm, aud Team Horses
| same. -, r,
Glass 20, Horses for Carriage or Road L.
| McCracken, John V. Craven, j. X. Williams.
! Glass 21, Saddle Horses same.
Classes % to 30 inclusive, Trials OF Speed
@. O. Churchman, Geo +. Brady, X. Thoma
! Cochran.
| SHEEP.
Glass 81, South-downs II. i. ohurchmai
, Geo jackson, Barney Reybold.
Glass 32, Cotswolds and Leicesters same
Glass SO, Native or mixed, and fat Same.
Glass "a, Wools same.
SWINE
Glass So. Pure Chester Whites j. Barton
= Samuel Carlisle, Justis Lowry.
, Glass Sc, Berlshires, same ;sub-cassoH' hsse'
/ Da1