Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-09-30
THE STATE FAIR.
Opening Day at Dover-Farmers Day
Not a snccess-A List of awards
The rrotting aud Other sports To-

Fair was announced as open Yesterday,
the park did not present the appearance
of life usually witnessed even on the first
day here. Less than 600 people were on
the grounds, and the day passed slug.
Rishly. There was no trotting, no games
or sports of any kind, and everybody
| thought that il was very dull day
1 The day bad been set apart by the
| directors, as farmers day" in which no
amusrmeuts should be permitted to
stfract affection from the agricultural pro.
ducts On exhibition. Some people had
SAID thHt this was Just what was wanted to
make the fair popular among the farmers,
but the farmers waited until to-day, when
they could sea trotting and other enter.
tanning things in the way of races and fox
chAseA and "farmers day" was fiat
failure The City Cornet Band, of Will
mingtcn blew away to an empty grand
stfell, aud would not have known that
aoybody was about had they not been
able 10 see few clusters of people
gathered about the peanut stand, near the
Record office.
THE JUDGES OF AWARDS
Division A-Nathan Cook, James Kirk
ley, W. X. Allaband.
Division Glass l and 9, j. j. Ross,
Kew j. y. Willis. From to 6. j. IL.
Evsns, j. W. Cooper. W. II. Burniie.
From . to ., Henry Moore, Thomas p.
Hanson. From 10 to IA, l.. j. HUM,
Mrs. DR.. Massey, Miss Minnie Cowgirl.
Division D.--Class to 6, Mrs. Il. G.
Walker, Mrs. John Taylor, Mrs. j. W.
Collins. From to IA, Mrs. Daniel
Cowgirl, Mrs. L. II. Wilson, Mrs. @. @.
Coolbaugh. From Ii TO 81, Mrs. J. T.
Manoha, Mrs. Lizzie Draper, Mrs. James
MCDANIEL Mrs. N. y. Underwood, Mrs.
w. I. Cannon, Mrs. Carrie Eccles. From
~ to 2s, T. o. Culbreth, O. q. Coolbaugh.
Division Ed. Colby Smith, Jabez
Jenkins, W. l.. Garter, William M
Shakespeare.
DIVISION Edward o. Eccles, f. B..
Clark, Ernest Wharton.
Division G.-Daniel Cowgirl, Thomas
Pickering, John Hum, DR., z. II. Kent.
THE HORSE AND CATTLE AWARDS.
Yesterday the following awards were
made in the Stock Department
Thoroughbred stations, Edmund Il.
Hatton, Johu Bright, Easton, Md, first
premium j, Williams, Clematis, Kenton,
Del, second best mare, years old,
James Il. Earl, Uentreville,. Md, first
premium; Luther Reynolds, Eastlake,
Baltimore, Md, second best FLY over .
and under years, Luther Reynolds, Bait
imore, Md, first and second premiums ;
best stallion over and under . years, DR..
Hitch, Laurel, Del, first premium; best
stations, years or over-roHdsterB, james
L. Earl, Oentreville, Md, second best 9
years old, John Green second,
fourth and fifth premiums; j.
r. George, Wyoming, third
Il. J. Morrison, Christina, iirtt premiums
best geldiug Or more over years and
under, Rev. j. s. Willis, Magnolia, first
premium; $. T. Shallcross, Odessa second
brood mare, O.. Saxton, Magnolia, frs
premium j. Oanlk, Dover, second bes
colt under year, Il. Cowgirl, Woodside
first premium, q. Saxton, Woodside
second best colt year and under, q. u
CoolbauRn, NiOll first premium; Pete
Wilson, smyrna, second gelding year
cid, A >, SmNl Lincoln, first premium
= S. $, Eichon, Wyoming, second,
,, Cllss , Best stallion, years and over
III. NJ Ihomes, of Camden, first premium
Ii. o Levin, of Laurel, second. Best col
under . years, j. b. Wharton, of Dover
first premium. Best ge!dng or mare owe
? , and under 4, T. g. Fields, of Oah
! Grove, first premium.
Glass 5-l3ert double team to road, G
IL. Ralph, Of Cambridge, Ed, frs
premium; I. Salisbury of Dover, second
Best matches for carrinee, j. +. Deunt y
OF Smyrna, first premium; A. $. Small, o
Lincoln, second. Best to drive III singl,
T. harness, T. Salisbury, of Dover, frs
premium; A. S. Small, of Lincoln. second
Glass G-Draft horses, Ii. NJ Thomas
of Camden, first premium.
Glass Mules, J. Frank Denney, o
Smyrna, first premium. Jacks, NJ. b
T. Sweeney, OF Smyrna, first premium.
CARRIAGES.
r W. A. Reilly, Dover-Omnibus coach
w. H. Uahoon ~ Son, Dover Two
L seat family carriage Dexter q leen toi
Il buggy three boS Brewster buggy, Gu
down Brewster buggy, three bow Gu
down end spring buggy, four bow en-
spring drop perch buggy coal box buggy
McI4ear ~ Kendall Wilmington Della
ware-Phaeton family carriage, jump ssa
extension carriage, jump seat carriage
Brewster buggy, Elliptic spring buggy,
W. A. Bacon, Wilmington, Deiaware-
Columbia bicycle.
: W. =. Seward, Dover, Del Rldin
bride.
TIE LADIES DEPARTMENT..
: Premiums we're awarded as follows:
n Original Paintings in Oh or Waite
i First, Miss Sue Colt, SMYRNA
- second, Miss Florence Murphey, Dover.
Animals-Flrst, Miss Kate BIZ
= Smyrna; second, Miss Florence Murphey
y Dover.
Flowers First, Miss Hose Virdeu
Philadelphia; second, Mrs. DR.. Clcakt
, Smyrn
Marine Views First, Miss Jenni
knight, Dover; second, Miss Sue Colt
: Smyrna. ......
= Any person under Ii years--Mi4s Laur
=, Bell, Smy rna.
= Water Colors- FIRST Niles Ella Mur
= phfy, Dover second. Miss f Ia Murphey
: Dover.
i, screens--Mis' florence Murphey
= Dover.
Il Drawings in PastiIe-M Miss Ella Massey
Il Canterbury.
"a "a Dragons First, IL. q. Holiness Dover
= second, Miss Rose Nlrdeu, Philadelphia
" Drawings Miss Kate Bell, Smyrna
- Architectural Drawing Frank Bel
. Smyrna.
: Ornamental Pepmsnship- Di
= Clohke, Smyrna,
+ photographs calorod in ol-Fifst, Mr.,
4 Draper, Dover; second, j. A. Consterdint
=, 33 Reed street, Philadelphia
I; PhotOgraphs-R Q. Holmes, Dover.
Miss Rose Nrdep, special for flowers.
Tiles-Mtsee Hayes
Plaques First, Ms Wood second
Miss jennie knight.
SWINE.
q Best boar year old ard over, job
j. Moore, Muureton first premium. uuut
! year und over months, j. Q. Swee
e Willow Grove, first premium
Best breeding sow years old and ovei
,, John Moore, Moor ton, FIRST premium
n Ii. @. Cooper, Camden, secoud
Best five pigs, = months Old and ovei
~ J. 9, Smith, Willow Grove, fir.
~ premium. B'st five pigs under tire
. months, John Moore, hiooretou, fir.
- premium.
Chester Whites - Best boar ! year oil
= aud over W,isun Seward, Cowgirl
Il Corners, first premium; w. q Gonder
~ Dover, second.
N Best sew over & months and under
II year Old, W. q. Gooden, Dover, hu
, premium.
- Jersey lteds-l}est boar year old an
"A over, Z. Barnard, Lebanon, fir
:. premium.
a hAe2ie or Poland-Best boar year oil
N AID over, j W. Grier, Frederick, fir,
N premium p, Loose, Middletown, secunt
~ Best breeding sows years old au
!, over, II. q. Lewis, Laurel, first premium
IA Best five pigs ; months old and over,
l., 4 =