Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-09-23

various breeds; two coops OF cunning
little white bantums two coops of pretty
white ducks; pair of very large geese
one cage containing. in separate compart-
mehts, II pairs of differently marked
pigeons, and a coop containing 8 other
pigeons. This collection of pigeons is
particularly fine. Hardly anything more
graceful in the bird line can be
imagined than two of them snowy white
male pigeons with fan tails, which they
spread after the similitude of diminutive
turkey gobblers
Other parties exhibit FIVE pairs Of geese,
two pairs of ducks aud brace of white
setter pups.
LIVE STICK.
The display of live stock, particularly
some cattle of Durham descent is very
credtabls, and well worth looking at. The
exhibitors art as follows:
Edward Emory, Centreyille, Md, IA
head of thoroughbred short horn cattle.
William Deshane, of lower Cecil
graded short horn bull calf
Richard Price, short horn bull calf,
three months old
/ Henry Walker. Middotown, line
graded yeerIing.
/ William Il. Cochran, 10 head OF short
horn cattle.
Thomas Budd, Guernsey COW.
William ,ireen, Middietown, four
Attorneys,
James Mitchell, Middletown, two bulls
and two better calves, Alderuey stock.
Joshua Clayton, thoroughbred
Alderney bull.
Mr. Emory, thoroughbred Durham
bull. four leads of cows and heifers of
high grade.
Within L. Walker, Mdiletown, two
graded Durham cows.
Benjamin Green, of New Castle county,
six high grade short horn COWS, and
thoroughbred Durham bull aud heifer.
l.. p. Mcdowell, of Middetown, makes
much the most notable display, however.
He exhibits 30 head of cattle in all, high
grade and thoroughbred Durhans, CLASH
fed as, 10 yearlngs, 10 head of spring
calves, aud seven two-ysar. old calves
Everybody stops to look at comi2al
little Welsh cow, less than three feet high,
owned by ar. Ladd now of Middletown,
but formerly of West Chester.
Congressman Williams has sent
Golddust mare colt IL months old, and
two mares with young colts sired by
Clematis.
stallion Clematis, fogled on Long Island in
1873 and bred by Augustus Belmont.
q erk of the Peace Cochran has sent his
stallion Herminius.
Other horses present are: j. @.
Traynor's stallion Scathelock Il. Morri-
sons 2-year- old stallion, half brother
to May, and Swear old mare Alice, sired
by Long Island Chief Daniel Cochran,
mare colt. 1G months old; A. G. Hopkins.
B year-old Patchen colt; John Temple
man, Patchen mare and Hambletonian
colt four months old; Thomas Il.
Hopkins, . year old Patchea mare and
mare with HambleLouan colt five mouths
old
The exhibit of sheep and pigs is small
10 sheep white pigs, 10 black pigs and
black maternal pig surrounded by s
equally black young offspring.
THE RACES. .....".
Two races were trotted in the afternoon
beginning shortly after 2 o'clock. The
first, the 3 30 class, Peninsular horses only;
premium $3.50 first, S75 second, $35;
third, S2j; fourth, SIS. Eight horses
started as follows:
John Q. McCoy's Little Mac of Kirk
wood, Del; G. II. Adair's Gray Morgan,
of Bell Haven, Va; William j. Marshal's
Potato Bug of Easton, Md; II. j. Morri-
sons Honest Fred, of Chrisiians Del;
John d. Purdue's White Stocking, of
Salisbury, Md; l.. h. Leverings Lady
Morris, of Easton, Nd; James A. Wilson'S
: Napoleon, of Newark, Del, and Joseph
BiRgs Tribe of Ceciton, Md
The contest lay between Gray Morgan,
Little Mac aud Potato Bug but the only
thing Of special interest about the race
was the close of the fourth heat, when
Little Mac forged quickly anead of Gray
Morgan al the very last moment and won
i the heat 10y half a length. In the first
heat Little Mac came in ahead, but was
set back to second for running, and the
first place given to Potato Bug. 10 the
second heat Tribe ard Lady Norris were
distanced and Napoleon declared dis
( tauced for running. ..-. -..