Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-09
After leaving this building the next

and It certainly is an interesting fes. uroi
of the fair, for 1t is the finest display
ever seen in this part of the country
Nearly every available. stall, pen, and
other parts, devoted to this Departments
is taken up, not with ordinary exhibits,
b 1t composed principally Of the fiDess
specimens Of cattle, swine, sheep. horses,
Q G. Prominent among these exhibits
srs Q cal thorough brei Jersey bulls
aud calves; q thoroughbred Engli y
Jack; mule colts. 2 years old Re T.
shire, Chester whites and POLAND Chin
hogs, several of them with . batch OF
Among the horses there were many fipo
s?ecimens, Mr.. z. W. Jester. of st.
GEORGES, Red Lion, Hd., exhibitiaR .
very fine animal. For farmers y no
take an interest in stock, this part Of
the fair was the centre of attraction and
these who desire to witness the lsrg-
ct display ever made in Delaware or
Maryland, should by all means visit
Elkton fair.
THE RACES.
The first days races were very good,
while between the heats the crowd wero
kept in q good humor by music from tho
Rowlapdsville cornet band. In the alb
sence of Mr.. VapOsten, who Vas 10 acs
rs starting judge, j. X. Levitt, was
chosen to fili the position for the day,
assisted by w p. Howard and William
II. May. In the wagon race for Cecil
County horses for a premium OF SIS,
there were four starters, Ecp. owned by
L. Boulden, of Chesapeake City, w'n.
ming In two stl aiRht heats. Time, 2 81,
II 80.
In the mex {, are for horses with no
Ix<,tA
of $500, there we're eight starters. Car.
Philadelphia. was the favor,te and won
in three straight heats. Tommy Bird
second and Hastings third. Time 2,36.
70 "a, 2.39. Alice Addison, an old
favorite, won the 2.34 race in three
straight heats, with Cora Bell second
and Alien Almont third. Time, g. 33L,
2 33H 2.33a%. A colt race completed
the trials OF speed for the day and was
won by Cypress, owned by e B. Emory
OF Centreville. Half mile heats Time,
80, 1.39. The racing on Wednesday
(second day. was very interesting and
at times exciting. The first race wss
the. 800 minute class for purse Of
5000, which had fifteen entries and only
funr starters.
| Minnie Bird had the pole and took
| "'o eu oohhs hotu P-Fn6cu W O0Ais0
s who gained the lead on the first
quarter aud came under the wire about
two lengths ahead, winning the prizs
with apparent ease.
| In the second and third heats Carrie
s. led all the way around, although
Minnie Bird pressed her very hard,
many times the two horses being neck
and neck for some distance, but the
former never lost her feet and was thus
enabled to keep the lead and win the
race The following IL the summary
j. II. Phillips, Phila., Carrie s.. Il 1
T. Il Bird, RavenDa,O M innie Bird Q 22
DR.. T. j. Jackson, Perrymap's, Pat
| cn6n. .OlBt.
William May bin, Amber Park,
Time, 2 Az, 2.39, 2 4O5l.
! In the 9 80 class, for u premium Of
$3.50. there we're nine entries apd seven
starters, with Orange Bay the }avorife.
He WAS not wo, king good and after the
second heat was drawn. Ike Medium
took the lead in the first heat, but made
q bad break on the second quarter,
whereby he lost so much ground that It
was impossible to recover, and Mollie
Mac won the heat.
In the second heat Ike Medium soon
captured the pole, took the lead and
won the heat, although Effie g. pres sed
him closely. The third and fourth
heats were similar to the second, Ike
Medium; having it all his own way, and
did some fine trotting. The summary !:
w. X. Merriheld Bait. Ike M diun q I
Fred Kaufman, Phila ,MolIie Mac....1 8 s 4
Up. r Gailaher, ". Phila.. Ere f.....6 2 2 2
lsaac Pawling. .Phila. Little Mack. ...6 = y 8
J. II. Phillips. phila. Orange Boy......6 DR.
j. Ridley ,Jr., Phila. Brown Tom. .......7 dia.
Time =: 1924, ASS, 2s5, 2.ses4.
The most amusing face of the day
was the double team contest, with four
} entries and three starters. Wilton
, Greenway, If Havre de Grace, entered
Frolic ard Messenger G. r. Ash, Of
Elktcn, entered sleepy Dave and Sadie
, B. /; William Baylip, CHESTER County,
consisted of two country "plugs," one
t gray and the other black, unevenly
matched, and hitched up III rather .
3 rough style, as compared with the
4 teams belonging to his opponents,
I which fact caused the crowd to jeeE
him numerically He was given the
pole, but soon lost the lead, which was
I taken by Greenway's team, which did
Q some fiue irotting and would have dis
s tanced his competitors had he been &c
0 inclined, as the lattee were working
4 bad ly, but he took compassion on them
q and refined his steeds in to almost 9
p walk, until the other I. ans closed NJ
8 the wide gap between them, when al
b three came down the home stretch In
It fine style, the country team coming un
!, der the wire in second position amid
8 yells from the audience.
8 1t was then discovered that thu
s country team was no burlesQue, and
!. when he brought out his nags for thu
j. second heat he was greeted with cheerr
l. In rounding the first turn on the star
g in the second heat, Sleepy Dave an,
II Sadie BIS driver fouled with Green
II wAy's team, hereby gaining the lead
B. which he kept and came under tn
d wire first, with the country team
B. second and Greenway third, II . latter
hor.es breaking badly upon several oc
rs casions. He claimed the foul, how
O. ever, and was awarded the heat ant
1t race; Lucy and Bill second money AM
ID Sleepy Dave and Sadie B. cut oul
10 Time 3 20 and 3 OF.
ie The festivities closed with q runnin
l. race, free for all, IN lie dash, for purs
C. of $3.50. There were twelve entries an
al ven starters: Nellie gray, Bouque
RS Annie G., Reformation, Major Elliot
q Old Liz and Mineral. The dash wa
ne won by Old LIZ in 4934, Min.ral SCI
I'll ond Annio G third, and Nellie Ora
ry fourth The races for Thursday au
be Friday will be very interesting, whi
@ other attractions will be offered 10 thOI
~ who attend Reduced rates are otfere
K by the p, w. & B. Railroad and sp
ng cial train caves the tair grounds imm
&c. diateiy after the Races.