The daily gazette., 1880-09-30
FIRST EDITION.
Field Day at FairView.
EIGHT THOUSAND PEOPLE
LOOKING AT THE RACES.

LOOKING AT THE RACES.
THE VARIED SPORTS OF THE TURF
BICYCLING, RUNNING AND
TRoTTING-DRIvER MAKES THE
BEST TIME (2:23) EVER MADE IN
THIS STATE.
Specially reported for the GAZETTE.
DOVER, DEL, Sept. 29.-The fair
grounds at Fairview Park were live
ly at an early hour this morning.
The morning programme, and gen.
eral desire to witness all the attrac-
tions of the day brought out full
and seasonable attendance.
At IL O'Clock the special train
from Wilmington arrived, bringing
about five hundred persons from the
various stations along the road
Clayton turned out the biggest crowd
about one hundred persons getting
on al this station.
BY noon there were six hundred
people on the grounds and still they
kept coming. By two O'Clock the
number was placed at eight thous-
and ON a fair estimate, though some
enthusiasts went as high as ten. A
special train of ten well-filled cars
came from the lower end Of the road,
an there must have been 1000 vehi-
cles on the grounds.
The town of Dover was lively all
day. Many people went in at noon
for dinner, and did not return 10 the
fair. The fair managers allow no
strong liquors to be sold on the
grounds, but barrels of strong stuff
were guzzled in Dover to-day. The
effect was an unusual degree Of hill
arity, and one unduly elated chap
VIM. Thompson, of Wilmington, was
arrested and fined $3.50 for kicking
up a row at the Bayard House.
The weather was all that could be
desired, but the dust was awful. II
was whirled by the stiff breeze thai
prevailed in such dense clouds thai
at times it was impossible to se'
across the track. 1t found its way
into eyes, nose, ears and mouth, ant
people who never ate the inevitable
@peck of Dirt" made long stride il
that direction to-day.
THE EXHIBITS.
/ In point OF exhibits, the fair thi
year exceeds thing ever know
in this State. In variety, excellence
and extent, the fair Of last year i
completely surpassed, and The man
agement look with pride upon al
the well-filled departments and sigl
for more room. The ladies buildin,
is replete with articles of household
use and ornament among which som
of the most beautiful specimens G
fancy needlework are conspicuous
To describe all the exhibits in tn
GAZETTE would be an impossibility
without sacrificing everything els
| to the task. There are nearly
thousand exhibitors in all the depart
ments, and every article possesse
decided merit. Some Of the exhibit
are unique-decidedly so being
miniature house, cleverly construc
ed of the pith of corn-stalks, by
ifteen-year-old colored boy OF d.
yer.
The stock display is the pride Of th
fair. That of Middletown was SOM
thing very nice, but this exceeds 1t bot
in variety and extent. Never befor
was such splendid assortment of hig
grade cattle seen IN Delaware, an
Harry Cannon says the sheep exhibit
: cannot be excelled anywhere. There
/ an unusually fine display ofhorses, null
a and swine, while large and varied di
play of fancy poultry is also made.
Just here It may not be amlss to mai
especial mention OF one stock exhibit
, | viz, old Morgan Black Hawk, thirt
eight years old. He was brought he
; by p. j. Hart, OF Milton. His col
number over one thousand, and thoul
| past the usual age of horses, old Morga
il sill in excellent health and stengt
He was imported from Canada, in 1856
: by Cotton Hat, and has been in tn
e State ever since, with one brief exec
: tion.
State Senator j. Frank Denney,
proud of an exhibit of four fine ft
Il hound pups, which took first premium
q A splendid pair Of mules, some I'll
cattle and a lot of big apples weighiI
from fifteen to twenty ounces are al
d Included in his exhibits. :.
n OF agricultural implements the di
a play is very large, but in nowise diffe
ent from that made at Middletown al
o fully described IN the GAZETTE. 81
}. farm engines are ON hand, and at TIM
during the day the whistles OF all a
blown at once making din that frlg
tens the horses and sets the people
most crazy.
among the visitors, to-day, were Go
ernor Hall, Secretary Of State Wolcol
Congressman Martin, Senator Saul
bury, Speaker Harrington, Of the sta
Senate, and State treasurer Reynolc
n An innovation upon an old and g2t
custom is the awarding to the State Fa
j. Record, the publication of the scores !
each days races, instead of printil
"a them in pamphlet form for free dist
button. BY this plan people who desl
to keen a score are compelled to b'
y Record, and, judging by to-day's issr
10 get an unhandy, meanly arranged a
incorrect score.
It A rich Sussex countian, last nigl
g lost $500 and his horse and wagon,
undertaking TO "buck the tiger" w
n professional sharpers. He was notice
m this afternoon, riding around on q nj
horse.
THE RACES.
as The DAVIS races opened at 10. 80 o'cle
and we're proceeded with as follows: