Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-11

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Tlme-l.55 80
The Indians gave an uxhihtinn alter
the races.
To-day the AZ, . 81 aud 2 "a classes
will be trotted; there will sl40 he \ rnn
| ming race.
First premiums were awarded IA iol
lows For bAsi light drsuSht stallion,
Dallas Moore, Mt Pleasant Del +; beet
year old flIy, Is. w. noVry, Cecil
county (; best thoroughbred stud colt,
year old, Jo4u O'Niei, Phiiadelphia
best pair driving mares, J. I. MeCul-
Tough, Rising Sun, Md. best brood mare
with foal by her side, w. IL.
Armstrong, Cecil county best thor
onghbred mare with colt by her side,
II. H. Steele, Calvert; best bay stallion, j.
G. Cramer, Warwick, Md. best gray
stallion, ]. X. Lewis, Newark, Del. hest
young bay stallion, Joseph Graoy, Louis
Vile, Pa. best yesr-old stallion, IL q.
Mcdowell, Calvert, Md. j; best bay stud
colt, John p. Wilson best black stud
colt, years old, C. Il. Clayton, Louis
Vile, Pa. best 3-year-old filly, Fair Hill,
Md. best draft fiily, 3 years old, John
Fenton, Elkton best sorrel illy, years
old, Hyland Marcus, Elkton best draft
hlly, years old, Mat. c. Pierson, Elk
ton BEST yearling tlIy, f. H. penning-
ton, Elkton; best bay gelding, years
old, Joseph Gracy, Louisville, Pa. best
2-year- old gelding, ]. Frank Blake. Elk
ton best black colt, Q years old, Burohel
Johnson, Elkton best gelding colt, i
year old, l.. Il. Pennington, Elkton best
stud colt, months old, Walter Beaston,
Mt. Pleasant.
Cattle-Best native COW, John Mckane,
Newark, Del; best native COW, between
l and years old, Jasper Scott, Louis
Vile, Pa; best native heifer, Charles
| Walton, Iron Hill; best thoroughbred
| Ayrshire bull, John Il. Fisher, Stanton,
Del. best thoroughbred Ayrshire COW, 7.
s. Thomas, North East; best Ayrshire
heifer, 7. s. Thomas best Jersey COW,
| best Jersey COW, 2 years old, best Jersey
COW, year old, best Jersey heifer calf,
/ Robt Moore, Baltimore; best thoroughbred
| Holsten COW, J. w. Harriott, Chesapeake
City best grade Holstein COW, 3 years
old, John McKane, Cecil county best
grade Holstein calf, George Rickstts,
| Elkton; best registered short-h bull,
| +. Stump, Cecil county; best registered
| short. horn bull under one year, +.
| Stump; best 3.year- registered short
horn COW, best 2-year old short-horn calf,
best 4-months calf, same grade, F. stump.
Judge Stump also took first prizs for
best registered ahort-horn heifer, years
old, aud registered short-horn bulls, COWS
and heifers OF various ages.
| William Homewood of Newark, Del,
and Walter Armstrong of Cecil county,
took number of prizes.
In the poultry class, George Cotton OF
Annapolis; L. J.. Chandler of Kennel.
Square, Pa. II. M. Thomas of Camden,
Del, and E. 4. Marsh of Warwick, Cecil
county, carried off the largest number of
pr!zes Mr.. Cotton was awarded 81
premiums.
BLKToN, Oct. 8.-Saturday was the
closing day of the fair. About 3, 900 peo-
pls were in attendance. The cloudy and
disagreeable weather doubtless kept
many away. A great many exhibits wsrs
taken ont during the day Gnd by evening
there we're but few remaining. l'ght
drizzling rain fell part of the afternoon.
The races were called at / O'Clock. lu
the 2 40 class on. Of Is entries only six
started. Mamie Herman driven by
McNamara had things pretty much her
own way, winning in straight bests,
Charley L. receiving second money aud
Gil. Edge third. Summary:
Mamie Kiernan.. "....'--.....''''...''d
Charley ..-.........--...........S 3
Gilt Edge. .---'-..--'2 4
Maud ......,..---...........o !
| Lady Aitktn, -. -...-......-...-..ss.s..1
| Manbrino Druid. ....,..................7
Time, 1861, 2.3i16, 2S556
There were five starters In the 2 81
class. The contest in this race was he
tween Ike Shultz aud Frank Pstcher and
several of the heats were very close, the
deciding heat in particular. Summary
Ike Shultz.: ........................-
Frank Palchen...... ---...-.......-. 1 |
Juno. o........................ ........ Z
| May Fl0Wer. .............. :
Orange Boy....-......
Maud .....-................' ..'.'....' D
Time. 23i, 2.3614, 233155, 2.3ih
Tha 2 "a race WAS the ost teresiipe
of the day. The contest lay betweer
Stonswall, a Baltimore horse, and Lizzi.
M, owned by George Scattergoed oi
Philadelphia. Lizzie Nj beat Stonewal
in this class at the last fair. In the first
heat Stonewall led at start but soon broke
badly and was passed by Lizzie, who led
to tie finish. Lizzie NJ, took the leai in
the second heat, but WAS passed coming
down the home stretch on the first round
! ! by Stonewall. The horses came down the
stretch at the finish neck and neck
Stonewal winning by about two feet
The fourth sat was very hotly conteste
Stonewall winning by neck. Summary
StoneWal. ..''''''''..'...'..'2 q
, Lizzie M.......... .....................l
Tin TimeT2'si, 1851, . ssX, 2sl1G
The fair has been a success in every
J respect.
4 A colored base ball club OF Wilmington
) visited Elkton on Saturday and allowed
the Elkton colored nine to- defeat it BY
q score of 10 to s.