Daily Republican., 1882-09-29
FOURTHEDITION
the STATE FAAR.
Tho Third Day q Grand Success
Thousands 1n Attendance Tn Q
RANAa.

Tho Third Day q Grand Success
Thousands i'm Attendance The
Races.
Special Correspondence Of the Republican.
DOVER, DEL, Sept. 28th.
This morning opened with a crispy
atmosphere, the sky being overcast
with hazy Rrayish looking clouds, de.
noting that the storm was over but that
the weather was taking Its own time in
clearing up. Hope spraDg up afresh 10
the bosoms of the managers and ex.
hibitors whose minds had been kept In
constant stateof unpleasant apprehen-
sion during the two first days of the
tair.
Hardly had the morning fairly opeGSu
before vigorous, strong lunged Jehu's
were slashing theiI slnowy but flesh 'ess
steeds through tie muddy streets of
Dover calling to oN cry pedestrian with
in reach of their stentorious voices to
come and take hack for the fair,
only ten cents"
Soon the tide of travel set lively in
towards Fairview Park and by eight
O'Clock the exhibition grounds present.
ed livelier scene than since the OPEN
ing. A special train from Wilmington
about 8 O'Clock dumped out some 1900
people and another from the lower part
of the State added some 1900 to the
number. Regular trains we're as much
crowded. The country peasantry also
fiocked in, some in carriages, some In
road wagons drawn by horses that
would have made a sorry appearance
on the race course, and others came on
horseback and afoot. BY eleven
o'clock there we're fully 1000 people on
the ground and this number was in
creased 5000 more by the noon and
afternoon arrivals.
The forenoon and part of the after
noon was spent in visiting tho well
stocked agricultural department, the
ladies' department, the gallery of fine
art :, the coach department, and the big
pumpkins, squashes, heets, cabbage
and other vegetables Aai their admir-.
ers, while the incessanv barking of tne
kenneled mastiffS aud poodles ami
cackling of monster chickens and ban
tums attracted their full share of at
tedtion. The flying horseman was In
his glory and the sword swallower af.
ter letting that weapon drop down his
throat about two feet into the regions
of his lungs amused q large crowd
by making Punch and Judy perform
some wonderful tricks.
By 1,30 o'clock the Grand stand was
completely filled with an anxious audi
ance awaiting the commencement of
the races, while Oglehy's band called
forth vigorous applause by its excel
lent music.
The first race of the afternoon was for
the purse of $3.50 for which five horses
took the track. The race was won by
Jim" Harp, belonging TO John Sand
of Camden, New Jersey, comin2 in first
on the first, second and fifth heat. Time
241, 239H, 1861, 2,38.
Lady Richmond, belonging to Ed
mund Bailey, Canterury, Del, took
second money and Addie q belonging
to G. S. johnson, Woodbury., N. j.,
took third money.
The second race for purse of $3.50
had but four contestants. The first
money was taken by Lady Lightfoot,
belonging to "Gus" Wilson, Belmont
Park, in three straight heats, the sec
ond by Estella, belonging to ID. W.
Bennett, Neptune City, N. j., and the
third by Sherman Morgan, belonging to
J. B. Wharton, Dover, Delaware.
Time, 1888, 1881 and 2.3O54.
The third race was for purse of $1.50
for which there were four racers The
first heat was won by "Alice Oates" ;"
belonging to W. X. Merryfeld, Balti-
more, Md, in three straight heats.
"Katie Medium" belonging to Hugh
McAmany, Philadelphia, came In
second and "Fannie R." belonging to,
M. Bergen Philadelphia came in third.
Time, 2.40, 2 401< and go.
The evening was illuminated by a
grand pyrotechnical display of fire.
works under the charge of Professor
Jackson of Philadelphia. Rockets
spit and hissed as they took their fiery
flight into the aerial regions. The illu.
mination closed with number of SO.
l0ct pieces which lit up the whole fair
grounds and brought them out in bold
relief from the surrounding darkness.
Not less than two thousand people |
we're present to witness this grand dis
play which gave the greatest satisfac. !
ton.
During the races this afternoon
Katie Medium's," sulky broke down
and the driver was thrown to the |
ground and was bruised considerably, |
while the mare uninjured ran on around |
TO her stable where she stopped. The
Judges OF the fair that have the award. |
ing of the premiums were busy going
the rounds to day and already many Of |
5he exhibitors know where they stand.
The awards thus far however only
apply to the ladies department princi-
pally and tomorrow they will go |
the carriages, agricultural |
Implements, stock, cereals and vegeta-
'ow will be a good day and the mana
gers are yet in hopes that they will |
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