Daily Republican., 1879-09-27
DELAwARE STATE FAIR.
The Last Day of the Big bhow-A
Large Attendance-The Racing -
The WiImingt tom Exhibitors that
Get Favorable Awards. 4

day with beautiful weather, a large at
tendance and excellent track sport in
the afternoon. Just how many visitors
came is a matter Of disagreement among
even the managers themselves. How
ever they are decided that the attsn-
dance exceeded that Of any other two
days of the fair. People came from all
parts Of the Peninsula. A greet many
came all the way up from Crisfeld,
Nd, and from Snow HILL. Pocomoke
City, and even hampton county,
Va. Probably eight or nine thousand
would count the crowd, but it was the
largest that ever attended this fair on
any one day. Indeed, it surpassed the
capacity Of the managers to accommo-
date them. The buildings were in
sufficient.
When the racing commenced the
grand stand was packed as thick as it
is possible to pack human beings, and
hundreds were turned away. The
space along the quarter stretch was
crowded, and it took the Sheriff and his
Deputies busy to keep the track clear
of bold sight-seers who persisted in
scaling the fence. Looking up the
track from the reporters stand there
appeared to be dense mass Of human
beings on all sides, except Oh the
course.
During the day many of the commit
tees on awards made their reports, but
as general thing they were slow in
letting the officers hear from them.-
This evening there are number Of
division committees to report. Nearly
all the committees have got through
that have had to deal with divisions in
which Wilmingtonians are exhibitors,
and the names of those who, So far,
have received awards, follow:
Miss Jennie McGlir chey, favorable
snention for wax flowers.
J. Paul Brown, first premium for the
best portrait on exhibition; first premium
for portrait in oil; first premium for
picture in water colors; first premium
for plain photograph display.
G. +. Rudolph, first premium and
diplomas in the jewelry display in the
Main Hall.
J. C. Robinson, silver medal for
Fishchers piano forte.
Prof. +. Becher, silver medal for
the best parlor organs.
McLear & Kendall, diplomas for best
two spar spring carriages; shifting top
| buggies phaetOns, &c.
George W. Stone, Manufacturers sup
plies: diploma.
P. Mccullough, a diploma for their
display of shoes.
II. W. Morrow diploma for the best
spring bed.
L. F. Adair, diploma for display Of
fine parlor and bedroom suits.
G. +. Thomas x Co., diploma for
school furniture.
G. Ii. Lawton, diploma for exhibit Of
china and glass ware.
The fair that closed to-day has been
most prosperous exhibition and the
managers are in high spirits. The
fair will be re-opened next year within
| the same week.
THE RACES.
The exhibition of the trotters on the
track in the afternoon, modestly term
ed "trials of speed" was of nature
Intensely interesting. II was really the
frst-class days trotting that has been
given during the fair. The fagrant
"jockeying" of the Point Breeze gang
did not amountto much, and the start
ing Judge, VIM. Van Ostsn, Esq, was
as a general thing fair, and did
not discriminate to noticeable extent
against Peninsula horses.
The rst race was for the 2.56 class Of
Peninsula horses. There were seven
entries but only four startsd-Mischief,
Belle Wild Air, Lizzie and Lady Wright.
In starting Mischief had the pole, but
soon fell back aud Belle Wild Air forg-
ed ahead. She kept up what might
have been winning gait Tor some time
but finally went into one of her bad
breaks and Lizzie who had been press
ing her went by and came under the
wire just ahead.
The next heat went TO Mischief by
good long distance, and the third was
taken by Lady Wright, with Belle
Wild Air crowding her closely under
the wire. Thus far all the horses had
trotted well together, and this distri-
button created great excitement; as
Belle Wild Air had come in twice sec
ond and had shown clean pair of
heels, it was thought she would take
the next heat and make matters more
complicated. Lady Wright took it by
the skin of her teeth, with Belle pres
sing her across the score, only half a
length behind.
The fifth heat was very interesting
Que, and ia it, after alternately taking
the lead. Mischief, Lady Wright and
Belle Wild Air banked ON the last
round and they all came in together
with Mischief barely ahead, Belle and
Lady Wright were together and q dead
heat was declared for third position.
The sixth heat came off with three
participants, Belle Wild Air having
been withdrawn. Mischief appeared
to have no difficulty coming in ahead
and Lady Wright played second fiddle.
The second race was the 2.22 and
was the most anxiously looked for.-
The citizens purse of $1,000 called out
four starters: May, Jersey Boy, Scot
land and Irene. 1t was q walk ever
for May in the first heat, after little
brush with Jersey Boy, and the crowd
rapturously. 1t was plain
to be seen that the sympathies of the
crowd lay with the chestnut sorrel
mare from Christiana. The second heat
was good bit the same, as the prece-
ding one, except that Jersey Boy once
got ahead little while. II the first
and second heats had been walk overs
for May the next was one for Scotland.
The black horse got ahead in the start
a good distance and did not let up
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