The daily gazette., 1879-10-03
FIRST EDITION.
THE PENINSULA FAIR
THE LAST DAY OF THE
SHOW.


THE CLOSING DAY OF MIDDLETowN
FAIR AND THE LARGE CROWD THAT
cAME-THE LIST OF AwARDs-THE
RACING.
Special Correspondence OF the GAZETTE.
MIDDLETowN, Del, Oct. 2.-"We are
going to have the biggest day Middle
town Fair ever had, and crowd that
will lead the big show at Dover, think"
rem arked Esquire Naudain, bright and
early this morning, as he stood at the
main entrance of the Fair grounds and
watched the lines Of " /, eles pouring in
from the county around. This prediction
of the Secretary of the Fair Association
was to o pleasing extent fulfilled, for the
attendance was larger to-day than 1t has
been at any time during the whole six
years of the exhibiton's existence.
This large attendance has been very
gratifying 10 the managers OF the fair, as
It shows to them that the opposition OF
its larger rival, the State Fair at Dover,
will not in any way injure their pros
poets. The attendance was about seven
thousand. During the day there was
the best of order aud no pOcket-picking
nor any thing Of that kind. All seemed
to enjoy themselves.
THE RACES.
The racing in the afternoon was ex-
cellent, and was witnessed by enthusas-
tic thousands from packed stand and
crowded quarter stretch. The fist race
for the three minute class and purse of
| $50 had four rstarters-Black CHIEF, Mis-
chief, Palmer Boy, Modoc. Palmer Boy
had the pole in the start Of the first heat
and led for half around when Mischief
passed. Palmer Boy hotly pressed Mis-
chief Modoc being at the heels Of Pal
mer Boy and at times Black Chief fol-
lowed Modoc closely. Mischief managed
| to get in ahead, though followed closely
under the wire by Palmer Boy and won
the heat In 2:46. In the second heat
Black Chief surprised every one and de-
moralized the betters by crawling up to
the front with the rapid pace for which
he is famous and came under the wire
neck and neck with Mischief. As Black
Chief was q little behind in coming in
and had q bad start and as both he and
Mischief run on the home stretch, it was
declared a dead heat. No time was hung
out, but 1t was said to have been 2.4O.
The third heat was hot contest between
Palmer Boy and Mischief, the former
leading until on the home stre' ch, when
Mischief passed and won in 2.41. Pal
mer Boy got good start in the next heat
but was passed by Mischief on the second
quarter. She held the lead to the close
and won in 2.41. Mischief W on the race
by taking the fifth heat, having led
throughout, but being pressed toward the
close BY Modoc. Time, 241t.
The summary is as follows:
j. G. Gracy, Lewisville, Pa,
Black Chief - 4 A A
F. ii. Pinkerton, Dover, Pal
mer Boy 3 | 3 3
B Pratt, Canterbury, Modoc 4 4 3 2 2
J. c. Mccoy, Kirkwood, Mis-
chief - /
Time, 2.46 2.4O; 2.41; PAL 2.414.
Dead heat for first place.
The two-forty race had three starters
OF the six horses entered, the participants
being Tom Bayard, Brown Tom and
Stonewall. All were favorites and there
was much interest manifested. The race
was almost neck and neck contest be-
tween Stonewall and Tom Bayard dur
ing the four heats trotted. Brown Tom
came in third with as much ease and
regularity as be has heretofore played
second fiddle in all the races here. Stone
wall won the first third and fourth heats
and Tom Bay ard took the second. The
time was rather good. The following is
the summary:
j. johnson, Sudlersyille,
Nd, Slonewall l
W. F. Lane, Chestertown,
Md, Brown Tom y 3 j
j. NJ. Ford, Dover Tom
Bayard 2 l
Time, 2.3ss; asst; 2.34s; 2.34.
The last race for the 2.27 class, and
purse of $500; winner to receive $500
second horse, 500, third, $50, and fourth,
$40, was the great event Of the day and
of the fair for that matter. The starters
were r. j. MO-rison's chestnut mare
MAY, John b. WhortoD's bay stallion
Sherman Morgan and VIM. II. Grants
sorrel gelding Star. Frank P. although
entered did not start. The audience in
the grand stand were OH the tiptOe OF
expectation, when the tell tapped and
the "fyers," when they came out, were
greeted with round after round of ap
plause. 1t was evident that May was
the favorite of the applauders but the
others received fair share as they pass
ed and lepassed.
Star had the pole in the first heat but
was rant and dashed away in scoring
at such mad pace that it took a great
number of trials to get start. Soon
after getting away Star broke and Sher-
man Morgan, who had the best start OF
the trio, took the lead and May gradu-
ally got close to his sulky wheel and
passed. Down the quarter stretch OF the
last heat the horses all punched, after
alternately passing each other and one
of the prettiest races ever seen in the
Middletown course was the result. The
noses of Sherman Morgan and May went
under the wire at the same time and |
Star was only a half length behind.
The Time was 2.31a.
The starting judge gave the word in
the second heat with Star away ahead
and neither Sherman Morgan nor May
under full pressure. The consequence
was that the sorrel got well toward the
end of the second quarter before the
others were ready for work. His unfor-
tunate breaking put him off his feet bad
ly, however, and in the close of the first
round May and Sherman both got ahead
of him. There was another struggle be-