Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-09
oolorsi in oil R. G. Holmes, Dover,
photographs Miss P. Appleton, odessA,
braga bust

greenhouse plants Miss Lydia Taylor
Dover, table bouquets Mrs. G. W.
Whitaker, Dover. lotus lily /; Miss L p.
Cowgirl, Dover, xeniss s. 4. Hitch,
Salisbury, geraniums and floral design in
wild grasses Mias l.. r CoWRill,
Dover, bouquet OF wild f,wers and design
in wild grasses; Miss X. Whitaker. Dover,
bouquet of wild grasses; Miss v. Draper,
Dover, design from wild grasses Hsrry
Stewart and II. W. Cannon, Dover, pot
flowers Miss L. P. Cowgirl, Dover, roses
and nasturtiums.
PouLTRY-DIvIsIoN H.
Class 1-Chickens-Light Brahmas :
lst, Il. M. Thomas, Camden. Dark
Brshmas LIST, Fl. M. Thomas, Camden.
Bull Cochins LIST, Il. N. Thomas, Cam
den I'd, Il. NJ. Thomas, Camden. White
Dorkings LIST, Il. NJ. Thomas, Camden.
Black Spanish lst, Il. NJ. Thomas,
Camden I'd, Il. N. Thomas, Camden.
White Leghorns LIST, Il. N. Thomas,
Camden I'd, George Brown, Dover.
Golden Spangled Polish : 1st, H. M.
Thomas, Camden. Silver Spsngled
Polish 1st, H. M. Thomas, Camden
I'd, II. M. Thomas, Camden. White
breasted Black Polish 1st, II. NJ.
Thomas, Camden. Houdans 1st, II. NJ.
Thomas, Camden /; I'd, II. N. Thomas,
Camden. Black-bressted Red Game |:
LIST, H. M. Thomas, Camden. Red Game |:
LIST, Charles Moore, Dover. Partridge
Cochin LIST II. N. Thomas. Camden !;
I'd, e. G. Psrdee, Dover. White Cochin:
lst, Il. ". Thomas, Camden. Plymouth
Rock lst, Howard Culbreth, Dover.
Seabright Bsntams LIST, Il. NJ. Thomas,
Camden. White Bsntams I'd, q. NJ.
Thomas, Camden. Black BantGms I'd,
Howard Culbreth, Dover.
Glass 2-Duoks-Pekins LIST, Mrs.
Mary Wharton, Dover; 81, Rose Lodge,
Magnolia. Mixed Ducks: LIST, B. g.
Pardse, Dover.
Class 3-Turkeys-Bronxe: LIST, Mrs.
A. 8. Meyers, Dover; I'd, Mrs. James
York, Dover.
Glass 4-Guiness-White 1st, Mrs.
r Fl. Taylor, Little Creek; 81, J. R..
Whitaker, Dover.
Glass 5-Gsese Brown china: lat, e.
g. psrdee, Dover, Toulouse: lat, Il. NJ.
Thomas, Camden. Rmbden: 1st, q. M.
Thomas, Camden. Canada (wild): I'd,
J. L. Smith, Leipsic. Pesoocks: lst, N.
N. Taylor, Little Creek.
DOGS.
Shepherds: LIST, Joseph Poreakers,
Dover. Fox hounds I'd, C. B Wharton,
Dover. Besgles: LIST, Il. M. Thomas,
Camden.
THE RACING.
The afternoon was slightly misty,
though not cold, and the wind not
strong CROUCH to interfere much with the
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rather soft track the conditions were not
unfavorable to good trotting. About 1000
people were In the grand stand and on
the quarter stretch, and all seemed to be
satisfied with the afternoons entertain
ment.
The first race to be started was the
rsoe for horses that had never beaten
2.40 purse, 5000. Though the race was
won in straight heats, it was an interest
ing exhibition of game and steady
/ trOttinR.
The folio ~ing is the summary:
Lizzie r., m, A. Barngroves, PhiIa. Il l ]
Harry R., b g, John Ridley, Jr., thila. .5
Beryi, m, W. r. Merriheid, Baltimore.2 4 Q
Paddy Collins.b b G, Harry Hunter.P Phila.4 8
Lille =, rm. M z. Po4tens, Phila :........S 8 4
Randolph.b e, Garrett, Village Green.8
Time-2.391f, 2S41z, 2351.
In the first heat Beryl, with the pole,
took the lead on the turn, but was col
Jared and passed by Lille 8. ON the back
stretch, falling back to third place. In
| this order they came into the home
stretch, where Lizzie R. spurted and
came to the front, taking the heat in
2,39t.
In the second heat Lizzie R., with the
pole, took the lead at the turn and was
never headed, though Harry R. pushed
her all the way round, winning the heat
in 2.34t.
In the third heat Lizzie B., the pole
horse, took the lead from the start, and
was never headed, although Harry R..
laid on her wheel all the way, winning
the heat and race in 2 354.
The second race TO be started was the
race for PAGERS with no better record than
2.25: purse, $500. This was a splendid
race, being hard fought throughout, five
heats being required to settle IL.
In the first heat Don Cameron with the
pole took the lead on the turn which he
held pushed by Riddle C, down the first
half, when on the turn, on the second
round, Eddie C broke, and on the back
stretch, Pronto laid his nose on Cameron's .
wheel. In this order they came into the
stretch, when Pronto pulled for the
leader, and gaining slowly, the two
horses came under the wire nose and
nose, making dead heat in 2 294.
In the second heat Don Cameron with
the pole took the lead on the turn, Eddie
G. second, in this order they went to the
half, but on the turn Propto passed
Eddie c., taking second place. The
leaders went down the back stretch side
by side, but on the turn Pronto drew
away and swung into the home eiretoh a
length ahead and was mot again headed,
winning the heat in 80.
In the third heat, Pronto, the pole
horse, had the worst Of the start and
Rddie C. took the pole at the turn, with
Don Cameron at his wheel, but on the
back stretch Eddie G. broke and Don
Cameron took the lead, which he held,
winning the heat by length from Eddie
C. in 800.
In the fourth heat, Don Cameron with
the pole took the lead on the turn and
was never headed during the heat, win
ming by half length from Riddle c. in
2.30.
In the fifth heat Don Cameron took the
lead from the start, and although Eddi,
| Ss iaiu VI hib Wuool htt tuo way hfUuut
he could get no further, Don Cameron
winning the heat and race in 35t.
The following is the summary:
Don Cameron.g g, Frank Restor: Phila9
Pronto b g, j T: Strickland, Phila.. o ! S3:
E Idle c.. b g. Willis Ogden, Phila.. ..3 . Q.
Time, q 2S54, 2.SO, 2.SOhk, 2.SO, 285Iz.
The third race was running race
two mile dash, for purse of 5000. Bu
three horses started, and but one o
these, Annie G was capable Of runninI
two miles at any rate OF speed, the oihe
horses evidently not being capable o
i more than mile. Annie G.. won tn
} race with all ease, and might easily hav
beaten the other borses half q mile ha
she been pushed.
10 the intervals between heats, Mile
Armsindo and Professor Rex rode ex
hibition miles on bicycles, and altboug
: no fast time was made, helped - kee
the crowd amused. After the races Mile
ArmAindO role half mile, carrying be
4 weighing l07 pounds on her shoulders
+ making the half in just minutes.
/: This ended the fair and with the al
: nounoement that the next fair would /
held during the week commencing wit
3 the last Monday Of September Of mex
r year, the curtain dropped on the sevent
4 annual fair Of the Delaware State Agricu
r tural Society. The meeting has bee
). fairly successful from all points of view
+. The fair is deficient in some thinI
4 however. The society does nothing Il
!. the accommodation Of representative
j, the press. There is no place from whic
4 g reporter can see race, and at the san
A | time have 9 chance TO write in any sort