Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-07
ntddIetoNvn,s Races.
CONCLUSION OF THE FAIR-AN IMMENSE CROWD
TO SEE THE TRoTTINe-DETAILs OF THE
TRIALS OF SPEED.

CoNCLUs1ON OF THE FAIR-AN IMMENSE CROWD
TO SEE THE TRoTTINe-DETAILs OF THE
TRIALS OF SPEED.
Correspondence Of the Commercial
M1DDLETowN, DEL, Oct 6. - To-day
closed the Fair. A moderate estimate puts
the number of people present at eight thou
sand, and of carriages two thousand. The
multitude devoured everything in the way
OF fare, for sale at the booths, and
even the peanut man sold out early
in the afternoon. The early train north
brought up eight hundred people, e,and seven
extra cars on the 10. 40 train down from
Wilmington we're crowded to excess.
q Senator Bayard and other prominent State
officials were present. The grand stand
soon became a jam, with probably 1000 per-
sons on it, and the judges finally invited MIR.
Bayard to come with them on their stand,
where he divided the attention of the crowd
with the races. The Middletown Cornet
Band, and the North-East Band were both
present, and discoursed music between the
heats.
THE TRoTTIEa RACES
began at 1 o'clock, Mr. Ckurchman calling
up the horses. The first was the minute
class, purse $15U; $40 to the first,
$40 to the second, $40 to the
/
but the race was easily won by W. @. Foun-
tain's bay mare Fancy, Of Dover, in three
straight heats, Bohemia Girl, entered by r.
7. Clayton, of Middletown, being second,
and Odessa, entered by E. b. Thomas,
third. Time 2. 43M, 2.4615, 2.47
Just before the third heat of this race
Harriet p, mare entered by Geo. Litzen-
berg, Of Philadelphia turned her sulky
over, and SO shattered it that in the race
one of the wheels gave way and her drivei
was thrown out but not injured.
TKE SECOND RACE.
was for a purse of $500, $150 to the first
$50 to the second, $50 to the third. Their
were twelve entries for this also.
The race Has won without incident o
Importance, By Morning IN three straigh
heats. Time, 2.37, 2.40, 2.39. jennie
Moore took second money, and Gipsey Maid
third.
THE LAST RACE,
in which the celebrated Puncoteague pony
Sadie Bell, WAS to trot and upon which tn
interest of the spectators centered, wa
called at half past three. The race wa
open to 2,30 horses, for purse OF $500
$500 to the Let; $150 to the I'd; $50 to tn
Sd; and the entries we're:
j. X. Levitt, Philadelphia, 8. g. Star
James McHugh, Philadelphia, b. m. Mag
gie NJ.
George Jones, Warwick, Md, blk. g. And
Johnson.
Thomas W. Atkinson, Hightstown, N. J.
b m. Flora Windsor.
William S. Hitch Laurel, Del, b. g, Pa
McCoon.
7. Mcdonnell, Puncoteague, Va, b. n
Sadie Bell.
Sadie Bell, Maggie NJ, and star were til
only starters Sadie Bell won the thre
first heats and the race without any trouble
In the third heat, brilliant and excitin
race between Star and Maggie NJ. occurred
but the latter lost second place by til
breaking of her sulkey on the home stretcl
The racing was over by five o'clock, just
J time to miss a splendid shower in whic
many of the country people were compelle
to drive home.
The Exhibition has been a success, an
the managers deserve credit for their oou
tesy to every one present, especially Il
their efforts to accommodate the press.