Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-09-27
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The nIiinlttosyn Fair.

IMPROVEMENTS ON THE FAIR GRoUIDs--cGstpRTI
TIos IN THE j. dies OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES In
TIE hActe, &o.
Special Correspondence or the Commercial.
MiDDLErowN, DEL, Sept 25.
The progress now being made by the officers
OF this Association receives the grateful recogni
tion OF all those desiring to attond. During the
year new buildings have been erected, the TRACK
widened, aud the grand stand enlarged, all this
being thought necessary to the success of such
n promising fair. great contest will be wit
messed, this season. among the ladies' in the DIFF
ferept departments in which premiums are Of
fered, and we hear daily of new competitors in
those departments. Wilmington is expected to
furnish many large and small articles for the
exhibition, aud those concluding to send their
manufacturers, are offered half rate freiBhts on
the Delaware II. II.
The entries Of the different trotting purses
closed last Monday night, at 9 O'Clock, with the
following nominations
No /. Co1rs. PUReE 100000
9 in 3, to Harness. Free for all Colts on the
Peninsula, years and under. First, $50 90 ;
Second, $40 90 Third, : y CO.
A. Clements, Kennedyville, Md, b Hawk.i
$. Alaaou Millington b z Joe Sutton.
Wm. Brady, Middletown Del. blk & Black
Dougass
J. L. Harrington, Tobacco Stick, Md, m
Lady Harrington.
NO. 2. PURSE $4,000
8 to s in harness. Free for all horses that
have no batter record than 3 minutes. First,
$50 90 second, $4,000 third s2J.0O.
W. u. Clayton. Brdgeton. N j., b. M Sis.
II. Burgett, Chesapeake City, Md. 8. nj. Lady
Bursett.
W. Ii. Caulk, b. &. Dixie.
Edgar II. Strong. Kcnt Co, Md. C. g. Tele-
graph Qor hliko.)
W. A. Tw!liey, Cambridge, Kent Co., Md. blk
q. Rob 10y.
NO. 8. PURSE $4,000.
Free for all horses owned on the Peninsula
without record. Go to road wagon. Owners to
drive. First, $4,000 second, $500; third,
50 90
James Moore. Townsend, Del,.b. m. Jennie
Moore
WIN. Green, Middletown, Del, bro. IN. Mary
d. NJ. Cochran, Middletown, Dol, g. m. Liz
zie.
W. II. Armstrong Fair Hill, Nd, blk. g. Ned.
Harry j. Ewing, Rockland Del, &. 6. Rock
land Boy.
John Lair, Elkton, Nd, 8. g. Arab.
NO. 4 PURSE 900 90
3 in 5 to harness. FREQ to all horses owned
on the Peninsula that have no better record
than Q 45. First, $4,000; Second, 10000
Third, $4,000.
W, A. Kennedy, Kennodyville, Nd, b. 3. Key
stone Patchen.
Henry Hess, Fair Hill, Md, b. m. Gypsey
Maid.
@. W. Jefferson, fredericksburg, Nd, b. 6.
Paul Clifford.
James johnson, Millington, Nd, 3. 6. Stone
wall.
NO. PURSE s5OO.oO.
8 in to harness. Free for all horses that
have no better record than . 81. First, $500 20
second, $3.50 90 third $4,000.
Gporpe .JonAa. Warwick. MI,, blk, q, Andv
Johnson.
j. e. Turner, Philadelphia, Pa, b. M. Nellie.
w. III. Canlk, b. z. Dixie.
Noble E. bennington, Kent Co, Nd, b. e. Mo
doc.
No. G PURSE $4,000.
lin s to harness. FREQ for Ill horses that
have no better record than 8 80. Firet, 500
second, $1,000 third 925 90 fourth, sl5.o0.
James Moore, Townsend, Del, b. III. jennie
IIuore
W. d. Clayton, Bridgeton, N. j., b. IN. Sis.
II. Burgett, chesapeake City, Md, b. 6. Billy
DJElden.
". II. French, Chestertown, Md. G. 6. John.
William Brady, Aliddletown, Del, blk. g.
Black Douglas.
j. G. stuckort st. Georges, Del, b. 6. Bob.
w. A. Twil,ey, Cambridge, Md, blk. 8. Rob
Roy.
John Lair, Elkton, Md, &. g. Arab.
W. Butcher Wilmington, Del b. IN. Daisy.
Tho double team stallion and $500. purse ra-
cea coud not be filled, go the Association has
concluded TO offer special premium OF S4O0.
for a 240 class; and another premium that VIII
be contended for by horses in the vicinity, is al
80 oBered. Il will thus be seen that the def-
cheney il being made up by the enterprlslng
managers TO whom no cause is attached Tor tine
classics above named not bsing filled.