Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-27
LOCAL AND PENINSULAR
PEACH SHIPMENTS or GREENS
BOROUGH.


| Special Correspondence OF state journal
MIDDLETowN, Sept 19.-This has beeii
a glorious day for fair, and abont 1000
people took advantage of the opportunity
| and attended the p. A. and =. A. exhibit
tioD. As early as your correspondent
arose this morning teams were coming In
from all quarters In order to get good
positions. The trains brought many
from Wilmington and elsewhere.
Prominent upon the stand and about
the grounds were Senator Bayard, ex-
Representatives Biggs and Williams, ex-
Governor Cochran, Henry W. Cannon of
Dover, ex-Prothouotsry Bsasten, j. II.
Hotfecker, Jr., Esq, and scores of repre-
sentative men from the upper Peninsular
counties.
The grand stand was by no means
crowded being only about two-thirds
full. Considerable money changed hands
on the races. The heaviest stakes won by
a Maryland man, being 800 on Oliver +.
Tuis money was not put up on the
grounds but last evening In town.
The judges have finished their task of
trying to please everybody, and judging
from the number Of premiums awarded,
and supposing the usual large attendance
will come on the last day, the manage-
ment ought surely come out ahead this
year. OF course there is some complaints
made against the judges decisions, but
bthis is what one mus. look for at such
places. Some articles in the ladies' de-
partment have second premium awarded
them where there is no first premium.
Several ladies say they would much
rather no award had been made at all
when they have no contestants and are
allowed only second. In the agricultural
department the judges were more liberal
to their brother farmers and put first and
second premium often and where they
should have been. 1t is we'll to say that
no set of men could have done fairer work
than was done by the judges of cattle
and horses, hogs and sheep.
The raaing to-day was somewhat better
than yesterday, yet as a whole WAS not
up to the standard. The first race being
for Peninsula colts was regular show.
Sherman, the Galena (Md.) horse, is
decidedly better runner than trottur, and
the opinion WAS that his owner made
mistake by not entering him in the rum
ming race of yesterday. The following is
the result of the colt race
sherman. ......-.........-......:" dls
NOlOnla. q =
surprise. -.........t.............. 4
Tin Time, a'oii, 5G5I, 25iI.
Sherman being distanoed in second,
Anna j.. was left to run, and trOtted
alone, while Surprise and Vollonia con.
tested closely for first place, but Crouch
sent his Surprise in and captured the
first money, $50.
The next race WAS for horses with no
better record than 45. Premium 5000
first, 500 ; second $50; third, $50 fourth,
500. This race had more entries, but
five only started, and they were more
evenly matched than the horses in any
other race. Florence Mac hsd the pole,
but as Leo had the advantage on the
start he ran in and shut her out on
the first quarter. This position he held
during the heat. He could not do 1t fairly
but by running and then came in ahead
| by one length lead. He WAS set back for
running, and Minnie B., given drst place
for her honest work during the entire
heat. In the second heat Oliver f., did
beautiful trotting and came in first, and
Minnie fell back fourth place. The score
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