Daily Republican., 1884-09-04
The STATE FAIR.
,.srn ATTENDANCE n'
pn.s~a AND WELL CON.
TESTED RACES.

,.saay was the secono uay " sho
tnDSt tnSsnt state Fair, and the atten-
ss much greater than on the
seT'Ors day, there being me hser,E ,Ss,o tMo
,.ud r. persons present. Tne e1niGi,s
t'asnu n,atn hall attract considerable
iae .u a" and were favorsbly COM
tkluSvp' anon There are several very
Dnau up nuilts, prominent among
aoIJu Ssiuu one made by Mrs. George
= r,'issqr % Of this city, which contains
~ l@I nisces Of silk, and Is certainly q
", W y naiiepce and handwork.
osa~ .s ara also some very fine speci-
y 'a " embroidery and other needle
Never Meyer has q very cred
III. II. a;,nlay Of ready made clothing;
s, ~ ,rpuld be hard to find an exhibit
,s.,,aud heating apparatnses that
al eclipse that of J. s. Bull
= T.. .,e also several cages Of fine
~, w. and some dishes ofvcry tempt
4, I NIX, near to very excellent dis.
I Y, II homemade preserves aud
~ ~ fruits and vegetables. The
=, 81 p,Oiment Band occupied q place
4, ian Yesterday afternoon and
,.~r,,ed excellent music. They will
.,rssut the remaining days OF the
n ,pd will give a concert each after
,r Although there was such a
-. @ crowd present yesterday after.
~ h uas orderly and well behaved,
.I,O, single disturbance occurred,
,iAsr was there a drunken man op
k@unds' =,
M, police on the grounds, but thus
Ehsir services have not been re-
.,jsl except to prevent mon and
Imiicm jumping the fence, and keep
GpOpe off the track during the
N noes. 1t is the determine.
!, Of the managers to preserve
Il crd.r, and zee that everything is
Ia iCr the comfort and convenience OF
ts attending.
Bn,bsy met with sufficient encourage.
kEt from the first, they would have
rMtd large stand near the judges
ri, that would have furnished seats
silvbo wished TO see the horses AZ
NJ sped around the track.
H. first trial of speed yesterday af'
InoOn was running race, one mile
lnt best two in three, for q purse Of
No. divided as follows S75 To the
vnripg horse, $40 to the second, $40 to
khird, and sl5 to the fourth, for
EtGh the following entries were made:
EasmatiOn, b. g., by Morris w.
lgs, wes; Chester, Pa. ;:Bouquet, b.
"a. G. Hsuey, Philadelphia Hun.
hgM, tr. g., Harry Gutenberg,
tshiOn Beach Puisine, Roberts &
lma, Llnwool, Pa
ItsOwner Of Bouquet had a different
ERdto the one that managed the horse
tday, and the result was no doubt
Gt! satisfactory to him.
hs bell sounded, and the horses
ssi aled shortly after 2 o'clock, but
Mlu,ly half past that hour before
NJ vae brought on the track. DIR.
hlet, John W. Reeve and Curtis CLARK
p@@t Judges.
Ate tie usual amount of scoring
hSN.Ns given, and the horses few
ins,ilbe track, with Bouquet OIL
kai Az they passed the quarter
slnlsal forged up along side, and
llsed the second quarter almost
Iats- On the third quarter Bouque,
pl took the lead, which he kept on
siane stretch, and passed under the
sisary q length ahead, with Hunt
u secoud, Puisine third, and
hxna'ion so far in the rear that II
sftFst thought he was distanced.
raie was made in 1857.
~ second heat was il possible more
.ia'ls than the first, and the horses
AAgN0d start, hut before the first
sas' passed Bouquet fairly seem
ssly and again took the lead, pass
ius lali mile a full length ahead
Elg under the wire at least Two
El' ahead of Huntington, wbt
sasl him hard. Puisine came In thirt
..., sI,slcFmation again acted as rea'
Ant .af une on this heat was 1.5sX, ant
r.s' was declared the winner of tn
liz srmnox -,