The daily gazette., 1878-10-04
SECOND EDITION
The MiddletoWn Fair.
THE EXHIBITS-THE RACES--THE
CROWD.
GYPSY QUEEN WINS THE WAGON RACE,
LITTLE FRANK THE 2:5O, AND MAY
THE 2:35 RACE.

special to the GAZETTE. |,
MIDDLETowN, Oct. Sd, 1878.
To-day, the second day of the Middle
own fair, opened beautifully. AS early |
IS seven o'clock the town was full of
people, and when the races began there
we're at least four thousand people ON
,he grounds, more than ever attended the
fair on any second day during Its exis-
tence.
A number of distinguished visitors
were on the fair grounds to-day. Among
them were Governor John p. Cochran,
and the next Governor, John w. Hall,
Esq, Hon. Eli Salisbury, Hon. James
Col. Edward L. Martin, Hon.
b. I. Biggs, Samuel Townsend. Esq,
James L. Wolcott, Esq, probably our
next Secretary of State, Attorney Cen
eral John B. Pennington, U. s. Marshal
ii. H. McMullin Henry Davis, Represen-
tatives Holcomb and Cochran, Sewell G.
Biggs, Esq, Gen. A. T. A. Torbert, Mr.. |
Mills, Gen. Supt. Del. r. R., It. III. Ger |
ker, lessee of the Queen Annes asd
Kent and Bombay Hook r. r., and a |
host of others. The politicians were
very busy around the fair, the candidates
for sheriff and coroner on both tickets |
being remarkably active.
The agricultural exhibits are very full. |
John A. Wilson, of Wilmington, makes
a grand display. His exhibit comprises
every thing a farmer wants in the ma
chinery line. Osbourne self-binding
harvester, Buckeye Grain and Fertilizer
Drill, Westinghouse Thresher, Syracuse
Plows, Corn Shelters, and u. Westing-
O. ~, 30, ,,fs. r1frIv
Clark Collins, of Townsend, exhibits
Nichols, Sheppard & Co.'S Vibrator
Thresher, and G. & G. Cooper & Cos
steam engine.
Stevenson 81 Slaughter, of Dover, ex
ibit Watertown steam engine, and
Westinghouse Improved Thresher and
Clover Huler.
Warren Harper, of Dover, makes
probably the most complete exhibit of
the machines for which he is the agent
| for the Peninsula than any on the ground.
| His machines, to operate which he has
his ONEIDA steam engine, includes the
Buffalo Pitts Thr.sher, which is said to
/ be the best machine on exhibition, being
especially remarkable for great durabili-
ty and cleaning capacity, cleaning even
| flax; the Victor Double Huller Glover
Machine, the Montgomery Improved
Rockaway Grain Fan, which has taken
218 first premiums and fifteen silver med
ais, and has never been beaten when In
competition with other machines; the
Comet, Vetran, Farmers, and Sandwich
two-hole self feed corn shelters, making
the completest and handsomest display
of shelters ever on the grounds. He has
also an exhibition of the Keller's patent
or Hagerstown Grain and Seed, and
Fertilizer Drill, which is far superior to
any on exhibition, the celebrated Stude-
baker Farm and Freight Wagons, the
Defiance Sulky Plow, Mishawaka Sulky
| Cultivator, Dreer's Rotary Drop Corn
Self-Dump Horse Rake. the Young
America Cob Mill and a spring steel
tooth Harrow.
ZONES of Wilmington exhibits unfimsh
ed side bar and END spring buggies, and
i. M. Cox & Co., of Middletown, col
lection of all kinds of carriages, q. e.
Smith of Wilmington exhibits hne Or
namental marble work
The collection of Durham and short
horn cattle Is very fine. Not many AL
derneys are on exhibition.
THE RACES.
, The attraction at Middletown tor the
public in general seems to be the races
The track here is not good, not being
constructed on scientific principles ano
very soft, consequently no great speed Is
attai nable.
The first race on the programme wa.
the wagon race. But thee horses start
ed. Rose of Delaware, the pole horse, had
the lead on the send off, which she held
nntil ON the back stretch, the second
round when Gypsey Queen came uD and
passed her, and held her lead all the way
round winning the heat in 2;5S with Rost
of Delaware second.
| The second heat started with Gypsey
l 10 1u nj
) Rose of Delaware took the lead on thu
ouarter. which she held until ON the bacl
.. stretch when Gypsey Queen passing he
: both horses broke and General took the
! lead and was not again headed during
the heat winning in 2:59, with Gypse,
Queen second.
The third heat was started with Gene
raj. the pole horse badly placed and Isos'
of DelaW are took the lead on the turn
. which she held half way down the bach
stretch when Gypsey Queen came up anC
Dassed and was not again headed during
the entire heat winning the heat and rae.
in 259, General second.
The following is the summary
r Peninsula horses without record, ow
ners drive, purse 500.
J. w. Dickinson, br. 6. Rose of
Delaware,
J. W. Danieis,s m. Gypsey Queen, /
w T. Singles, s. e. General,
The second race on the programme wa
: the $50 The first heat was started with
4 Mischief at the pole, to good start,
8 Frank took the lead on the quarter stretol
a which he held allthe way round, although
nressea hard by Clara b.. until on tnt
i home stretch when little Frank and Mis-
chief came up and went ahead, and three
1 horses came under the wire almost neck
!, and neck, Little Frank winning, by
/ neck from Mischief neck 'ahead OF
In the second heat, Little Frank, tht
! mole horse, took the lead though pushed
nv Frank all tine way on the first round
+. when Clara b., came up and took secont
Mace, and in this order they came in Lit
: ie Frank winning the heat in 2;41a, Clar;
;, In the third heat the start was goot
+ one. Little Frank the pole horse, having
= slightly the advantage, but Clara B. too
the lead on the quarter, Dut broke an
Frank went ahead, but Clara B. gettin
down again passed Frank which lead sh
held until on the home stretch on tn
e second round when Little Frank too
the lead which he held all the way roun