Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-09-05
THIRD EDITION
the THIRD nay OF tho FAIR.

Tne THIRD Day OF the Fair.
Shortly after IL O'Clock on Thursday
crowds o people commenced to weDd
their way towards the State Fair at The
Scheutzen Park, and by o'clock every
street car and hack going out was filled
10 its utmost capacity. Many persons
rode on the Front and Union street
cars, and walked from the depot to the
grounds.
By 2 o'clock there were not less than
5000 persons on the ground and over 10t
carriages on the green around the track
Previous to the commencement of the
races, the large hall was filled with
visitors examining the various exhibits
and there was constant crowd around
the fine display of W. G. r. Colquhoun,
druggist at Delaware Avenue and Du.
Pont street.
The ladies especially seemed greatly
interested in his cleansing liquid, and
Mr.. Colqahoun was kept busy in hand.
ing out sample bottles, and explaining
that it would remove all kinds of dirt,
grease or stains from cl othing and car.
pets, and that 1t would not injure the
finest fabrics.
The furniture display of L. l.. Mes.
sick is very fine and greatly admired
and Bsylie's floral exhibit attracted
considerable attention. The First Reg
tment Band gave an excellent concert
previous to the races and between the
heats, which had the effect of drawing
large crowd around them.
Shortly after o'clock the bell on tn,
judges stand sounded the sig aal for
the horses to make their appearance,
on the track, and prepare for the trot
ting race of the $50 class, for the purse
of $500.
In few minutes after the bell rang
every place where a view of the track
could be obtained was n dense mass o!
human beings. The grass plot around
the judges stand and nearly all around
the track was crowded, and the special
policemen had all they could do to keeI
the crowd OFT the track, and give the
horses room 10 start.
The purse of 500 was div ided as fol
lows: 500 10 the W inning horse S5t
to the second $50 TO the third and S2(
to the tour3s, and the following horse,
were entered
Lizzie r., b. m, A. Baumgrover
Philadelphia !; Lille S.. T. m, L. Pos
ten, Ph iladelphia ;JohnW., =. e., ID. Bull
ger, Wilmington Miner, b. g., w. A
Deweese, Wilmington Fearnaught
b. g., p. Stetson, Philadelphia.
The horses started almost abreast but
before passing the quarter, Miners boat
strap gave away, and he made bad
break. which put him so far in the real
that he was withdrawn at the end of the
heat.
John w. kept the lead. until when
coming IN on the home stretch Fear.
naught came alongside aud passed under
the wire full foot ahead, with John w
second, Lille S. third, and Lizzie r
fourth, the time being 2.42l..
There was considerable scoring before
tie horses got started on The second
heat, but when the word was given,
Fearnaught aud Lizzie K. were side
and side, keeping the same position
until the second quarter was rea ched
when Fearnaught. made a bad break,
and before his driver could bring him
down, he had lost ground that could
not be regained. Lizzie r. passed under
the wire length ahead and won theheat
in 2.4415, with Lille S. second, Fear
naught third, and John w, fourth. The
third and fourth heats were also won by
Lizzie K with Fearnaught and Lille
& nuahipy her rlaaa1y