Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16
GREAT CROWDS AT ELKT0N
LOGAN EAKss a NASTY LOOK AT
THE FAIR.
How the TrOtters sped Around the
rrAck-OId Liz Wins the Running
Race-BIg Pumpkins and other
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How the TrOtsers sped Around the
Track-OId Ltz Wins the Running
Race-BIg Pumpkins and other
/. Things.
| Sp ecial correspondence OF Gazette and journal.
ELKToN, Oct 9.-The attendance al
the fair yesterday numbered about 5000,
and the managers were very well satisfied
with IL, knowing that il the weather con-
tinusd favorable, their beat days were
yet 10 olms. Iu The iHrm produce depart
meat whica ID east If exhibition hall and
ruDs parallel with IL, are apeuimens OF ali
graira and vegetables raised III this
climate. linn, diately upon ntsring
large Collection uf mammoth punkiDs ID
| noticed Many gusasaJ and wa8ers nave
bet4l made as to whioh ia tine heaviest.
There are about 20 exhib ts Of wheat
and isrg4 displays of eats ard other
ersips Big po atose, ohhbages, &o , are
| preaent III 8bur dai.ee. Tie exhibition Of
dogs tina year is larger tkRn before In
| this dst AZ ment Ege twG Siberian blood.
Bounds, Itslisn grey nounds, beaI les,
shepherds and Bpgiish puca. Tbs last
are much admired b. tie ladies'. The
| by oovsts the rabbits ald the nero the
postum. DIR. Il W H1mphreys, Mary
and fsh commissioner, has large supply
Of diffsre breeds Of carp aud talks OF the
\ profits Of carp culture to lialenipg huss
| baidman.
One of the most interesting features Of
| the exhibition il the exhibit of bees by
Charles LAX Of Baltimore. a tent near
| Exhibition Hall is u Esd solely for this
| purpose. To all who wish it, Mr.. Lake
| will explain the doings Uf the little
| workers Over dozen different varieties
OF bess hard at work are shown in glass
| cases.
In the carriage building are, Adam
Meiael & Son, Elkton, show one Brewster
buggy and two St. Julian buggies DC
Lear & Kendall exhibit one extension top
carriage, two jump seat carriages, one
jootor's phatoa, two Brewster side. bar
buzgise; Novelty Carriage Works, vii,
mingt display one Day ton wagon, one
side bar buggy ,one end spring top buggy,
one Surrey extension lop carriage, one
jump seat carriage Roger Witworth,
Rlkton shows two farm wagons, two slsighs
aud two side bar Brewster buggiss
B&iiy & Wilson, Oxford, Pa, exhibit one
SIDE bar buggy and one extension top
carriage Hudson & Cshill, Wilmington,
exhibit two buggies.
There are no end Of catch penny
arrangements, side showa, flying horses,
SO, on the er uudB, certainly more than
at any previous year Of the fair. II the
managers had decided, as was announced,
that no games of chance were TO be
allowed on the grounds, they must have
changed their rule, as the games 60 on
openly. A patent medicine man holds
forth from a stand within a lew feet OF
Exhibition Hall, aud negro minstrel
troupe assists him iu making racket,
General Logan came out on the plat
f0rm Of his car when the trsin which
took him 10 Wilmington made its usual
stop at this placs ard took birds eye
view of fair which is wtthia d few yFrds
of the station. AS 1t WAS not koOwn on
which train hr would go throush town,
no demonstration Was made.
The judges in lnoss OF the departments
b.San thsiF labors shcftly alter Do1a.
THE RACING.
Tie grand stand was ercwdad il the
afternoon. Tie Taoiug began at c'clock.
Mr. Va1 05tsn OF PhilaIelphis acted as
starting juoge. Tae frat race Was slte 8
Minute oiass, premium 5000. There wers
15 starters Two of these, ss Lhe sum-
mary shows, wers Gis,aupsG i'll tho first
h ~. Summary !:
j. II PhllIirs, Pliladelphia. Carrie 4...l | |
Il, II 6ird, Ravenna, o., Minnie Bird ~ y 2
DR.. T ]. Jackson, Perrymans. Patchen dis
W. I. Lane, X nnetyville, Daisy; dis.
Time, 2.4S1z, 2 3d. Q 4O7z.
The second racs was for all horace with
no better record than 80, for premium
Of $685.. Ia Ehs frat heat after many
futile attempts st scoring, the horses got
off, Ike Medium led but was passed by
Moilie Mack who won the heat, Flushing
second, Efis G.. third. 10 ths second
heat lie took ths lead q. first aud held it
all tie way round. Summary:
w. r. Msrriheld, Balto. Ike Medium.2 | |
Fred Kaufman, Fhila., " ollie Mac..l
:. !. Gall aber, ". Phiia., kfie CD 2 z
Isaac Pawling, Phila., Little Mac. 3
A Mel tunxutawney, Tom Meckley 4dr
j H. PHILIPPE, Orange Boy......... dis
John Ridley, Jr, fhfl4., Brown Tom.7 DIR
Time, 2Ss1E, 2 S5, 2.Si, 2s6%.
Orange Boy was the i4vori.e in the bst-
ting OF the race.
The third race was double team trot
for premium OF $lU0. In the first heat
tue HsrfcId team led .ths others nearly
an eighth OF mile, having to pull down
almost TO walk to prevent distsncing
| them. Ia The second heat, by trick in
driving, Dave and Sadie got the inside
track from the Hsrford team, aud led,
, though hard pushed, until On the home
stretch, when Gfeenwgy forged ahead
, winLing by y foot. The Cecil team in
| stead Of having second plscs was ruled
diataneed by the judge for the drivers
} triokery. Summary:
! William Greenway, Hartford county, ,Frolic
CIR, Ash, E,kton, s. eepy Dave ard S 4die i Q dis
7 William Baylis, hester county, Pa Lucy
and .....s............s......8 - dls
, The last heat was the running race,
t fres for all, mile dash, premium $3.50.
This race was the most interesting Of the
. day with IL entries and starters. Follow
lug ia the summary:
Q. w. Medinger, Baltimore, Old Liz ....1
: G. Smith, Baltimore, Mineral. "..........2
Alex. Brown, Baltimore, Analasta..
/ M. McNamara, New York. Edison. ......u..4
I. ". Hauey, philadelphia. Annie G.,;
3 g. w, Stumph, Punxtawney, Msj0r Elliott. ~
o W. A. WeldneT, Ellkton, Alice... "....ss..d
Time. l.49M.
. A bicycle race on Friday will be con-
tested by two or three members OF the
Newark Bicycle Club.
= RLKroN, Oct. 10 esterdsy was the
a third day OF the Eikton fair and was the
greatest third day in the history
a OF the so,isty, the attendance
being va iously estimated Rt from 5000
TO 10000 Large crowds gos OF each
= train, and ihe seeCial brought large
], number.
The rain Of the evening before laid the
= dust, making the roads in frst.ol' ss con
. ditiou. The roads leading to town pre-
= sented almost continual stream Of con
2 yeyAncs5. All sorts and conditions o.
! mea poured into town in ali sorts and
conditions of vehicles. They came from
= the high hills OF Chester county, from
), the old manors Of lower Cecil, from Ions
= di- tanoes beyond Mason and Dixon's line
and from the other side Of the broad
waters Of the SusquehaDns.
The Elkton Cornst Band furnished
good music, being great relief after the
!, two days performance of an apology for a
I. bsnd from Rowlsndsville. The Chesa
peake City Band was also in attendance
= coming to the fair in peach wagon
:, This is new organisation and shows n
with better uniforms than music. Tn
7, air was rather cool and overooats came il
~ very we'll.
NJ Notwithstanding the large crowd in at
" tspdance, good order prevailed. A ooupl
IL OF sharpers who had taken advantage o
an ignorant oountryman, were Wake,
- up the ground on the double quick, an
II. threatened with arrest IL they returned
a. In the large crowd 1t was difficult to tel
n who was present but among others wer
- =. United States Senator Groome, Judg
as Stump, Henry Vandiver, editor Of tn
va Westminster Advocate, Hon. George Colto
ia and James A. Bucanan Of Baltimore, /