Daily Republican., 1882-09-20
OPENING OF THE FAIR.
A FAIR ATTENDANCE YEBTER
DAY-HOME Il GOOD TROTTING
AND FAIR EXHLBITH.
spscial Correspondents Of the Republican.

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The annual fair Of tKg Peninsuli
( Agricultural and Pathological Associa
8 tion opened this morning under favor
8 able auspices. The weather was cleal
! aud very warm, while the dust lose II
. clusters along the roads leading to th'
> fair grounds. The attendance was con.
. sidered good for the first day, about 4O(
persons being on the grounds. Many
. of the exhibits had not been placed in
position, but by tomorrow everything
will be in working order and it is ex.
pected that large number of persons
will be in attendance. The exhibits as
far AZ seen are very good and embrace
many handsome articles. The fancy
tables are loaded down with various
articles worked by the dainty fingers
of the ladies. In this department we
noticed some tasty as we'll as difficult
fancy work, made by Mrs. Harry d.
Holt, OF your city. The articles exhib.
tied by this lady consist of beautiful
hat band, black silk neck.tie with o
large sun flower worked on it and q
large number of button holes worked in
cloth, leather, morocco, linen,
muslin, swiss, bobinette, etc,
all of which are worked with
different colored silks anu are much ad.
mired by the ladies' as it is considered
a difficult task to perform it. The
vegetable exhibits are very large and
attract considerable attention.
Messrs. McLear 81 Kendall and Gar
rett q Furry of your city have a mum.
Der Of carriages on exhibition, which
were examined by nearly all who visit.
ed the fair. The animal exhibits en-
brace ssme very fine stock, such as
colts, horses, cows, pigs, etc, all of
which are looked upon with much in
terest by raisers of stock and others in
terested. The most attractive in this
department is the COW owned by Mr.,
Stoops. who resides near your city,
which recently gave birth to three
calves at one time, the circumstances
of which have already appeared in your
columns. Many who viewed the COW
with her three offspring were 10th to
believe that they were from the one
COW. While the case was truly re-
markable, the circumstance was
nevertheless true. The calves are doing
well and are of ordinary size.
THE RACES.
The most attractive part of the exhi-
bltlon were the trials of speed, which
are always looked upon with more in
terest than anything else by the major
lty Of the spectators.
The first race called was free for all
horses owned on the Peninsula that
have no record better than $50. Pre-.
MUM $3.50, First, $75 Second, S35 :;
Third, S25 ; Fourth, Sl5.
There were tour entries and four
starters. Il. B. Roberts, Mericktown,
Md, entered br. IN. Lady Armstrong
Frank wilkins, ChestertOwn, Md, en-
tered r. u. Fan W.. James Spurry,
Frederick, Del, entered Z. IN. MOllie f.
and w. j. Vannort, OhessertOWn, Md,
entered &, .. Lankford Geo w. Church.
man Of Clay mont was the starter and
h. T. Cochran and James B. Cazier the |
judges.
Fan w. was given the pole. Four
unsuccessful starJs were made before (
the signal TO "go" was given, when |
Lady Armstrong took the lead, closely |
pressed by MOllie +. who took the lead |
just after passing tue quarter pole,
maintained first; place, and won the !
heat in 2.52 with Lady Armstrong
second. Fan W. and Lauktord were
distanced.
In the second and third heats Mol.ie |
+. took the lead and won the race in /
three straight heats. Time, 2.52 3,O6
and 308. The next race was for all
horses with no better record than 2.5O.
Premium, $3.50; First, $75; second $50;
third, ,S25; fourth, SIS. In this trial
there were sixteen entries and ten
started as follows: W. II. Merry field,
Baltimore, Md, b. m, Alice Oates
Alexander Maxwell, ,Middletown, b. NJ.
Kate; Geo. ScattergOod, Philadelphia,
G. m, Lulan; Samuel MalTalieu, Mil
lington, Md, s. g., John, M. Berger,
Philadelphia, b. m., Fannie R.; s. r.
Redmon, Same city, b. m, May s. W
pest j. M. Strrtt, Chestertown, Md,
b. O., Young snuggler; Charles II.
Smith, Hsddontield, N. j. b. g., Oliver
f; NJ. MCNAMARA, New York city, b.
m, Nancy Hall. Nancy Hall was
awarded the pole but was soon passed
by Alice Oates, who was closely pressed
by Oliver L. and Tempest, Which posi-.
tions they maintained until the close of
the heat, the former winning in 2.474.
! Tie other heats were won by Ahce1
Oates in similar manner, with Oliver
f., second; Tempest, miro; LuIau,
fourth. Time, 2.37H, 2 36H and 2. 80
The third and last race VAS ho 233
class for premium OF $3.50, Firsr, Sl2j;
Second, $50; Third, $40 and kOdrth, go.
There were five entries in this race but,
owing to Idlewild, who was entered by
BaIly, of Canterbury, Del,
being d. sable before start vas made
SIZE was with drawn and only four
started as follows:
John Sands, Camden, N. j., b. z.
J i'm Harp; Geo. ScatterKood, Phlladel-
phia, b. M, Lady Richmond; G. T. ;
Mallory, Philadelphia, b. m., Addie G
W. II. Brown, Philadelphia, r. G. Soc
rates. This was the most interesting
and closely contested race of the day, {
and at times the audience were wild
with excitement. {
In the first heat Addie G. was given
the pole but was cut out by Jim Harp j
on the first turn, closely pressed By
Socrates who passed Jim Harp on the {
uuarter stretch maintained the lead and
won the heat in 1861, although Jim {
Harp pushed him close and came under {
wire about neck behind, with Lady {
Richmond third. {
In the second heat Socrates took the I
lead followed close by Lady Richmond
who showed him hard for first place, 1 t
but owing to several bad breaks was
unable to get the lead and Socrates ]
won the heat in 234, with Lady Rich {
mond second and Jim Hart third.
The third heat was very exciting. {
Socrates took the lead at the start, with '
Lady Richmond close behind. On the t
quarter stretch Socrates made bad
break, causing her to loose first place,
but before completing the heat and
while on the last quarter, Socrates set '
led right down to hard work and {
would have won the heat, but made I
another ag9ravating break aud lost the ]
neat, Lady Richmond winning in 1854, II
Socrates second, Jim Harp third. c
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