The daily gazette., 1874-09-26

FIRST EDITION!
the PENINSULA FAIR,
It's Success Beyond all
Expectation,
THE CLOSING DAY.
5000 PEOPLE In ATTENDANCE,
CLOSING DAY.

rfiudy, When the numbers IN attend
ancc and the interest displayed by the
Leading citizens from every county in
the State was beyond all expectations
The day was beautiful, and everything
tended to favor those having the Fair in
charge, as has indeed been the case dur
ing the whole Of the exposition. Among
thohe present were many Of the promi-
| nent gentlemen of both the great politi-
cal parties, and all were very sociable
There was evidently no difference in SEN
! timent upon the question Of the success
| OF the Fair, however much they might
| differ as to the necessity for the success
OF their respective parties. We may
mention the names of .ex-Gov. Sauls-
bury and Hon. Eli Salisbury, John Z.
Cochran, Esq, DIR. Isaac Jump, James
| Williams, Esd, Hon. James K. Lofiand,
Hon. Benz. Il. Biggs, G. G. Stockley, Esq,
w. n. w. Dorsey, c. Ii. b. Day, and
President Purnell, of Delaware College.
As an evidence of the immense attend
| ance from abroad, the Railroad Company
run out of excursion tickets at Harring-
| ton, Dover, Clayton, Wilmington and per-
| haps other stations, when the full fare
demanded was paid The officers had no
| ether course to pursue. But the Rail
road officials telegraphed to the conduc-
| tors on the trains to mark each passen-
| ger ticket who had paid full fare, good
| for return, thus repairing the failure III
| the most honorable and handsome man.
| ner they could.
The number of ladies present, clad in
| the elegance of fashion, was at once u
| proof of the falacy of preaching "Wo-
| mans Rights" longer on the Peninsula,
/ and that the rights of the ladies were
recognized and secured by the gallant
I men Of Delaware through bonds far more
| powerful than political platforms could
make. The grand stand Ia feet long and
| containing rows of seats reaching about
| thirtj feet high was crowded to its ut
most capacity by gentlemen and ladies
and II more beautiful and interesting sub
| iect for the photographers art was never
presented.
One of the regrets of the day was
| such an opportunity was not seized upon.
| Such picture would have formed n
pleasant thing to look upon after many
| of the familiar countenanceS it would
have printed have passed away; while
| duplicates would have b;en demanded
! by hundreds.
The number OF carriages was immense
and closely backed in extended about
| three -fourths around the trotting course.
1t is needless to say that they were all
occupiedby ladies, gentlemen and children
The crowd of males extended from the
Judges stand along each side of the track
TO both north and south to the turn. And
no intelligent and rctluting person could
| look upon the scene without recognizing
the fact that the Peninsula is rearing
a noble stock of nisn, whose rapid strides
in intelligence are all that makes life
plea SAINT and adorn' homes with comforts
and reti lement. Tha progress of the last
| twenty years Is no whore more marked
in any agricultural region of the Allan
tic States. On Thursday We were in
formed 10y the Secretary of Society,
5000 tickets were sold, and his estimate
% thc number on the grounds on Fri
day afternoon was five thousand. So
great was the number that they could
not be fed and the miracle of the five
loaves of and three small fishes could
have not we'll had more desirable place
for repetition.
| The morning was agreeahly spent i'll
examining the various specimens of ma
chlncry, the beautiful designs in women
| art, and the fine fruits and flowers dis
played i'll the various buildings, and the
afternoon in looking at the trials OF
speed, which were well contested by the
horses named below. Next year it is ex-
pectcd that horses Of much greater speed
will be upon the course.
THE TRIALS OF SPEED.
THIRD DAY, FRIpAy-No. Z, PURSE 800 90
Ia 8 to harness. Free for all horses that
hare no better record than $3.50.
FIRST, $50; SECOND, So; THIRD, SIS
FoURTH, Slo
ENTEIEs.
IL llurgett. Chesapeake City, Md.
s IN. Lady Burgett'
John S. Newell, Salem. N j.. blk g
George Parker"
Mr.. Lair, Elkton, Nd, 6. e. arab"
George {. Chambers, Lewisville, Pa
b. e, Dusty"
James A. Davis, Federalsburg, Nd
b. G. Maryland Chief
$. j. Garman, Clayton, Del b. G. Jim
b. +. Grier, Oxford, Pa, b. 6. bay
Chief"
VIA. L. Cochran. Middletown. Del.
B. T. "Ober."
Wm. Green, ALddletown, Del. b. III
Belle"
h. A: Cochran, Jr.. Midiletown, Del.
J. Nj. Hurst, New Castle, Del, brk. N
Julia Morgan
j. X. Hogg, Elkton, Md, b. III. Belle
Wild Air"
C. C. Wallis. Kcnnedyville. Nd, b. 6
Morgan"
Charles B. Fithiam, Bridgeton, \. j.
blk. Z. Frank"
& The horses, after two or three balks
came up to the scrawl very rapidly anC
handsomely. and at the word go wer,
. already nearly ut speed. Frank" pass
ed the quarter pole ahead and held hi
. position until after he passed the judges
stand, where he broke, and Bay Chief
; took the lead and won the heat in 252
The horses all made good time and cam'
in as follows: Frank" I'd; Arab" Sd
, Kent 9Th Jim 5th; "Belle Wild Air
, | 9Th; Dusty" 9TH; Lady Burgett" Sth
1 Morgan" 9th; Belle" 10th; Maryland
= Chief llth; Julia Morgan" distanced
The SECOND HEAr.-All the horse
wero entered except Julia Morgan.
bay Chief" won the heat in 2;47i.. Th'
horses came in in the following order =
Frank 9; Arab ); Maryland Chief 4; Lad.
, Burgett 5; Belle q; Morgan z; Bell