Daily Republican., 1880-09-25

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Special Correspondence Of the Republican.
MIDDLETUwN, Sept. "a - The crowd
which thronged the narrow limits Of the
exhibition grounds to-day was larger
even than that of the closing day Of
last year, and surpassed by many hun
drsd the attendance OF four thousand,
anticipated in my dispatch to the lsts
edition of the REPUBLICAN, to-day. II
was pleasant kind of surprise to the
Association, for they had not taken in as
much gate money in the three previous
days as they had expected, and the fair
would have barely paid expenses had
the rush not taken place. As it is Mid
dletowD Fair is still success, and will
prosper even though there he a large
and attractive rival in the State Fair at
Dover.
Things ara not conducted at Middle
town fair 80 we'll now as in years pre-
vious--this the friends Of tho exhibi.
tors will admit. Not less than eight
side shows of various kinds were in
full blast during the four days, kicking
up q terrible dim, while in number
OF instances, swindlers under the guiss
Of magicians or petty dealers in small
articles, unlicensed by the Association,
piled their trade to the depletion of
many a picketbOOk. The judges OF the
races have not been altogether fsir, and
people during the last two days have
been wont to remark that a new set of
iadges would be gratifying next year.
Their discrimination in favor of horses
from Middletown and vicinity has been
really amusing, and in many instances
have had more to do with the unfair ter
mination OF races than the occasional
jockying, These things and few
more which need not be pointed out
should be borne in mind by the P. A. 4
p. association next year when their
fair opens.
PERSONAL.
Hon. Eli Salisbury walking around
in his usual way with his head often
held down, his hands in his bresshss
pockets and his cane under his srm, was
familiar figure on the fair grounds
to-day. The long coat the Senator
wore made him look taller than he
really is, and when you took a rear
view Of the tall figure you could not
help but think that he was getting 10
be an old man. He looks as bent and
aged, thus, as his semi-invalid brother
Cove, the doctor The Saulsburies are
not great people just now as they We're
week ago. Although some Whining
ton papers, in reporting the late con-
vsntion OF the Kent County Democrats,
said the family retained their suprem-
acy and dictated the nominations it ap-
pears that suoh was not the case. The
family didn't control the convention.
The family didn't dictate 8 single nom-
ination. In fact the family were never
before sat down upon so smphatically
as on that occasion.
1t looked TO people not aware of in
side workings for all the world like 3
salisbury victory, and the fact that s.
B. Cooper was nominated for Senator
led to this supposition. Cooper, you
know, in the Legislature when Eli
Salisbury was elected to the Senate
after that hard fight, said each time he
cast his ballot, "Eli first, last and all
the time" He made him Senator they
say. But not long afterwards Cooper |
came out for Register of Wills and the
Senator threw his influence in John |
Pennewil.'s favor. This secured Cooper's |
enmity and he wasn't Salisbury can
didate in the convention.
Other people here to day were Hon.
James Williams, State treasurer Rey-
nolds and Levy Courtnen Bright, Sill
yer, Polk and Morrison.
THE RACES
The speed contest to-day consisted
of three races. The first was the As
class and good field of horses started:
ood, Alice Addison, Clara Nor.
gan, Mitz, Rlwood r., and Sleepy Dave.
1t was the closest contested race Of the
day. Lsncswood trottsd the first
heat, after being passed by both
Clara Morgan and Alice Addison,
both of whom in turn had to yield him
first position on the home stretch. In
the second heat Lspcewoed was afflict
ed with fit Of dancing Just after the
start and his chances for the heat went
up the spout, while Alice Addison and
Clara Morgan str0ve ali around almost
neck and neck, tho latter getting in by
q handsome spurt when almost to the
wire. The third heat went to Alice
Addison after an exciting brush with
Clara Morgan who broke on the first
half mile, fell far back and could not
Alice also took the next heat
and both Lsncswood and Clara Morgan
behaved so badly that she became the
favorite. The sorrel gelding, however,
surprised every body by taking the
fourth add fifth heat, leaving Alice and
Clara Morgan second and their respec
lively both times. Wetz came in fourth /:
every time, Blwood R. was fifth for five
heats and drawn, and Sleepy Dave was
dis tanoed in the second heat. For the
race the time, about 2.37 was good Ia
for the horses which took part 1t was
not.
The second race, for the 2.35 class, ,
brought out three Philadelphia hor es Z
= Phillips Rocket, Ladd's Rob Roy and
5allaghsr's spunkey. 1t was virtually
settled after the second heat, Phillips !
being an easy first and Rob Roy and c
Spunkey second and third respectively. '
In the next heat Phillips jockeyed Rob
Roy and held in his own horse, thus q
giving the heat and second money to {
3punkey in the slow time Of 2.4lk. In
he next heat Rocket took his old post i
ion without struggle. \
The horses for the 2.24 race were !
,alled at the conclusion Of the 2 IS and
.be intereat at once iucraased Jack y