The daily gazette., 1878-09-27

UTE FREE FOR ALL.
Special to the GAZETTE.
DOVER, Sept. 26th, 1878.
This morning opened with clear sky
and hot sun. At the fair grounds ev-
cry thing was in apple pie order. The
track was as near perfection as it possibly
could be to have eight corners, which is
I really its only fault. In the various de-
partments there was not that air Of pre-
paration that has heretofore pervaded
them, no machines in pieces, goods dis
arranged and lying about, &c. Every
thing had on its best appearance. Among
the exhibitors are many Wilmingtonians.
At the main building, in the sewing ma
chine department, the New American
Sewing Machine Company, by its agent,
Mr.. j. Ill. Primrose, makes fine DISPLAY
of its various machines. The Jackson ~
Sharp Company makes a good display of
models of vessel hulls. Pancoast Allen
has a number of organs on exhibition IN
the machinery and carriage building the
Perry safety car coupler is on exhibition.
| Pilbeam g. Mortlock make an exhibit OF
their patent Asbestos materials for roof
| ing, boiler packing, &c. Bellah, Quigley
IL Co. make fine display of hardware.
Mitchell Il Co. make display of all
kinds of roofing materials and slate man
ltels. McIear & Kendall make fine
display of carriages. They have ten car
riages-side-bar and end-spring buggies,
ljump-seats and phatons. Cooling Bros.
also have on exhibition two fine carriages
IAN end-spring and side-bar buggy and
a iump-seat. VIM. h. Cahoon u Son, OF
Dover, also make good exhibit OF car
riages-ten in all-end-spring and side
bar buggies, jump-seats, &c. William A.
Reiley, of Dover, exhibits fine hearse.
| In the main building, Baker & Bur
CESS, manufacturers of shirts, William E.
Smith, furniture dealer and undertaken,
and ii. Reedy, boots and shoes, all OF Do
yer, make creditable displays. j. L.
Jakes q Co., of Wyoming, have novel
Ity in the shape of country store in mlnia-
lture. Mallalieu u Co. make display
of wooden goods of their manufacture
iPerhaps one of the most novel exhibits is
that OF DR.. VIM. G.. A. Bonwill, formerly
of Dover, now of Philadelphia. His dis,
play consists of improved dental and sur
eical instruments of various kinds, plug
ging and filling machines, amputatlng
machines, etc.
The display of the Steiff organs also at.
tracted much attention. K. L.. Clarke,
druggist, NJ. j. Alice, jeweller, and Thos
j. Stevenson grocer and contecttoner, Oh
, dover, have very creditahle displays
To attempt to enuinerate the great mum
: ber of articles in the fancy work di
, visions of the Ladies' Department woulc
, be sheer folly, while in the fine art al
vision exactly the same is the case. sur
flee to say that they are all very fine anc
beautiful, really worthy OF admiration
t The floral display is very hne, and as t'
the display in canned and preserve.
fruits their name is a legion; one lady
4 alone exhibiting 12T different articles
g The magnitude of the display may wei
n be imagined, when it is stated thai ther'
are over 1900 different articles entered Il
u the LADIES' Department alone.
s The exercises of the day commenced
n | with Hassler's orchestra in the leau, a
usual The speech by Gen. Roger a
Q Pryor, advertised to be delivered to-da
l. did not come off. Gen. Pryor being ur
r able to attend. This made break II
the exercises, which was rather hard q
fiji. but the stations, colts and drlvln
horses on exhibition were brought out
the track, and the flyers spurted up an
m, down the back stretch, and the crow
good-naturedly amused themselves watc
ing them; ,.,, ,,uo,obt in fv
a. cars loaded with passengers for the Ial
the 10. As train north, nine cars, anu III
Ills train south, ten cars, and an increa
ling stream on carriages, on hacks, an
on foot kept pouring in, so that when I'll
races commenced at 1.30 p. H., at lea
eight Thousand people were ON I'll
nc ground.
as THE RACES.
p The first race on the programme for u
afternoon was the colt race; -,
te The first heat was started, Win Mo
hs COW at the pole, which ne heid up H VI
., Hayard, who was never headed durin
IN the heat, although FELTON, laid on
Dc sulky wheel all the way around Iin
oi 251. -o, 18th
,ss The second heat was started WIN
is the colts well together, Tom Bayal
leading the first half mile, when RIO
passed him, and was not again heaae
k, Time, 80 /. The third heat was sta
,es ed with Flora, the pale horse, shghtiy
b., the lead, and although FELTON, laio
he her sulky wheel all the way around, "
ON not headed during the heat; winning u
as heat and race In 2.46i.
i. The following is the summary
ci. COLT RACE, PURSE 500. 2IN d.
at Jas. Moore, b. G. Honest MOSCOW =
iIe Ell. Bailey, b. g. Gloucester,
i, M NJ. III: g. Wilson, b. IN. tlora' 4
me j. S. Clark, b. G. Geo, Carey. -, = =
iel fl. Davis & Co., b. Tom Bayard'55 D
he Nathan Cook, b. G. Felton,,
Hambletonian Asso., b. m Bertha'o
ion n. S. Smith, s. =. Tuckahoe,
loh Time. 261, 2.50l, and 2.46t.
On 4 Distanced for foul driving
~ Capsized.
rye The second race of the day was the :
of class This race had five entries
ork only three started, Penelope, Mpihe 20
Ilso Rose Medium. Penelope got .ne Pu ~
md and after couple Of trials gos dsa a%as ssdi
doe Mollie slightly on the lead, Rose N eul ,,i.
p hrolrc and Mollie took secohu II.