Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-09-29
AWARE STATE FAIR.
CLOyuNG DAY-LARGE AT.
TENDANCE AAD sOvD
RACIAG.

hvER. Del, S0pt. 20, looh- Av-uuy
I ,be most successful Uxhiblti0n
t.te Agricultural society ever held
PSs @ managers are jubilsut over the
The attendance to-day, although
,sar \, AZ large rs that OF yesterday,
I hetween 5000 aud 5000 people.
weather has been all that could be
Fsd. and everything seemed to work
he success OF the exhibition.
q fair has been conducted in an ad-
HE manner, and its success il
Iv due to the untiring etforts of d.
Barnard, the Secretary, who has
ever dlligent and has worked hard
he success OF the enterprise. Much
il also due superintendent l. N.
of the Delaware Railroad, to-
n with his assistant, Bradford
INV for the Railroad facilities
~ The fair, which has added much
success. -,
IA fair opened this morning with a
of base ball between the Smyrna
and Mosquito nine OF ST. Jones
which was witnessed by several
red persons. The smyrna boys
off victorious by q score Of u to Z.
THE RACES,
,,ual, attracted considerable At
lon and were witnessed by almost
" one in attendance.
y lirst race called was the 2.33
for a purse Of $500. There were
|ptries and three starters vii.
A. Cleaver, Philadelphia, entered
Alice Addison /; Robert Jack,
adephia, b. LII. MOllie Mack,
N. Day, Waterloo, N. y, c. &.
* Patcnen.
e first heat was won by Alice Ad-
in 235A, closely pressed by
TX Putchen, who won the second
in 2.35. The third heat was dead
between Mollie Mac and Alice Ad.
Time 2.34h. The fourth and
heats together with the race, were
by Alice Addison. Time 1851,
2.34k, 2.34]E. Frank Patchen,
ID money MolIie Mack third.
the .. 40 race for PAGERS and trotters
purse Of $500, there were nine On.
and five starters George Johnson,
more, br. 4. Frank g. Geb; Megin-
Baltimore. b. Z. charley L.; Mr..
amara, New York, Mamie Kier.
e. ii. Smith, WoOdslown, N. D.,
Oliver F.; K. Harper, Philade,-
Z. Z. Jack Rapid.
the rrst hea Frank had the pole
was cut ont by Mamie K!ernah,
was closely pressed by Jack Rapid,
broke and fell behind and Mamie
nan won the hea', Jack Rapid
Frank both distanCGd.
the second heat Mamie Herman
the lead, but broke badly, and was
fd by Charley L., who kept :he
and won the heat. The same horse
won the third heat ana trUCtou
|utulIy until coming down The
stretch on the last quarter, when
jade skip but recovered and pass
ndcr the wire a half neck ahead Of
bic Herman, and Oliver l.. was dis
ed. Charley l.. won second money.
2A14 2,Ak, 235H, 2,NH,
e running race for q purse OF 200
the main feature of the races, but
were only three starters out of six
entries William West, Trenton,
MoIIie Bond /; Harry Luzenberg,
hdelphia, +. &. Huntington w. j.
bis, Baltimore, b. g. Sam Cum.
billie Bond won in two hea $; Hunt
pn, second ; Sam Cummins, third.
l.5lk l.53H.
the conclusion of the races the
I'd proceeded to vacate the grand
d, when they we're requested to bt
lTl, and 1t was announced that the
bng horse Fearless, owned by Mr..
Mara, New York, would run amile
|n>t time to beat l.5O. At the first
the jockey failed to get good
of, but on the second trial received
word "go," aid started otf at
gait, his front and hind hnof'
meeting at every bound. The
(rhce checled Justify as he bounded
NJ the track, but a. the three
Ter pole he appeared to slack his
sh'n i, was feared that he wonlG
ou', hut on the last half and down
home stretch, he burst INFO II tre-
oous ru h at the smart from the
ey whip and spurs, and CANE
tr he wirc ike a bolt Of lightning,
bcaliug The hest mile on q hal
track by one and quarter sec
lime iS%
liSwound upthe races, and Richart
rine''n, Ed, announced from tn,
III siand rn,t the fair was at an end
thanked tine audience for their lib
p,'rona-". The people then vaca
me stand, and after walking
hV The grounds for time, tool
departure and by seven o'clocl
grounds we're cleared and the mos
cS'i91 exhibition yet held brough
'ul.
calnot yet he estimated how mucl
ty has been realized from the re
INT one thing is assured, tht
" has been very satisfactory, am
association will be placed Oh a soli'
ing The hotel proprietors, mer
Us and other business men are tax
more interest in the exhibition, ant
Iheir assistance, the fair next yea
DC even better than the one Jus
ADDITIONAL PREMIUMS.
addition to the premiums put
en Yesterday, the following bav
awarded since:
lock Departmentment-sheep an
ne John Moore, superintendent
S' !, sheep-Thomas w. Wi
n'r, first premium on buck j
Denney, on buck and best lamb
les W Starting, first, pen of ewes j
wilson, fist, pen of four lambs
- Henry Slaughter, pen Of fou
psi William Dyer, first, best eve
,rSt best buck Class 4-W. H
hers, first, best buck; william
"., nrst, buck first, buck lamb
pen OF four lambs.
lass &c. Paradee, first, best buck
u. Wood, first, buck lamb j. I
lhey' second; N. M. Slaughter, first
ewes ~. +. Denney, first, pen
'os, Class 7-Hogs-Edmond Ba
flrst. best boar first best SOW
~ @ ~ W. Wilson, Jr., first, tw
> ~ >. Moore, second, lot of pigs
', best boar. Glass ll-Wiiliai
trlngton, first, brood SOW, and til
Pigs T. W. Wilson, Jr., bes
" " and best SOW, fatbogs. Glass II
PdC LOtland hrut Honrv Gonna