Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-02

hibit two jump seat carriages, tive
pt selens, one end spring buggy, and D .
Brewster sids-bar buggles Williatl h.
Cahoon & Son, Dover, who exhibit three
Brewster side bar buggies, enc end spring
buggy, two extension-top carriages, two
jump seat carriages, one DOCTORS pt acton,
three Wilson's patent spring side
bar tuggies, and one fac srd
spring buggy Beckett & Maokty,
Smyrna, who exhibit one Corning Brews.
ter spring buggy, one full Brewster piano
box buggy, one two. seated Surrey wagon,
one Berthe jump seat, and two Tinkin
spring side bar bugRies; and James G.
LasssIl & Co., Smyrna, who exhibit one
Dexter Queen phaeton, one Surrey aide
bar buggy, one end spring piano box
buggy, one end spring phseton, and one
side bar piano box buggy. l.. &. Cot
tingham & Co. OF Seaford, have also on
exhibition four side bar buggies and one
phastop, manufactured by the Columbus
Buggy Company Of Columbus, Ohio.
The machinery department is mot yet
fully in order, but promises to be large
and choice.
Ihe department known as the ladies
department, which has, this year, the
building known ss the ladies' build.
ing TO itself, Ia the nearest In order
order Of any CT the various departments
Of the fsir. 1t Ia now perfect museum,
being filled throughout with almost
everything from toothsome cakes, pies,
bread, preserves, &c., to every fancy
article that fertile brains can conceive
and skilled hands can execute. The art
department, which may be considered as
an annex to this department, Is we'll
filed with admirable specimens Of
amateur art work.
One thing will strike the visitor at this
fair, viz The plsntitude Of side shows.
These, which were conspicuous by their
absence at the first fairs Of the assoeia.
ton, are now ont in full force, and every
device TO turn penny, from the swings
and flying Jenny to the side show with
the fat woman and strong man, are ont
In full force.
THE RAGING.
This very prominent feature Of the fair
was begun under the rather adverse aus.
picss OF slowering sky and little spurts Of
rain, but not enough rain fell to hurt the
track, and the state Of the sky didn't
make any difference.
The hrst race on the programme for the
day was the three-minute class, open
only TO Peninsular horses. This race is
one Of the fixtures Of the association, and
usually brings ont large field Of horses,
but this year was an exception, only nine
entering, Of which only four started, and
even this thin field was quickly narrowed
down to three, and finally to two horses,
which made the race rather fiat, though
we'll and closely fought by the two lead
ing horses.
In the first heat Daisy, the pole horse,
held the lead all the first half, but OF the
| first turn on the third quarter Madge B.
pushed her off her feet and took the lead,
winning as she pleased In 2.413 MACK
| distanoed
10 the second heat Daisy forced MAdge
| B. off her feet and took the pole at the
first turn, holding the lead all the lead
all the way around, winning the heat by
four lengths, from Madge B., 2.47.
In the third heat Daisy the pole mare
led from wire to wire, holding q lead o.
about two lengths all the way round
winning the race by that distance from
Madge B Time, 2.404. Susie S.distsnoed
1 III hhb tuuAth ho1h DAtpy WIG PoAo hca ns
held the lead until the quarter pole wal
reached when Madge B. took the lead
which she held until on the back stretch
when she broke and Daisy took the lead
which she held, winning the hsat and
race in 240. The following Ia a summary
W. F.. Lane, Kennedyvi'le, Md, m,
T. Il. Cooper, Ghestertc1n. Md, b m
j. q. Lewis, Dover. m Susie s......s di
e. T. clayton, Smyrna. g Mack......dis
Time-24lH, 247, 2.40I5, 24O.
The second race, $50 class, was tn,
race Of the day, and really fine exhi
bition Of speed and skillful driving
Both PAGERS and trotters took part, which
added variety which WAS not unpleas
ing to the race. The field was large AND
the horses pretty we'll matched, coming
In tolerably we'll punched In each heat
making very pretty and Aterestini
spectacle.
In the first heat Rife G.. got the pol,
and the lead at the turn, which she helt
all the way around to the home stretch
when Orange Boy pushed ahead Of her
winning the" heat, Rife G. second ii
2.3Ot.
The second heat was most exciting
one, although Orange Boy, the poll
horse, held the lead from wire to wire, h
was constantly Tapped by one horse o.
another, slmost every horse In the rae
having try at him, whist the oonstan
changing Of the second and third horse
was most bewildering. Pronto, by
magnificent burst OF speed on the hom
stretch, pushed up to second place, forc
ing the leader to the very wire, annie
much applause. Time, 800.
The third heat was somewhat OF sur
prise. Orange Boy the pole horse tool
the lead at the start, Ike Medium AM
Jay Bird laying right on his wheels. Thi
continued until the three quarter pol
when the side wheelers Pronto and Gossi
Jr., came up, and, swinging into tn
stretch, Pronto oollared Ike Medium an
passed him, taking second place, an,
forced Orange Boy off his feet at the wire
winning the heat In 2.29l.
The fourth and last heat was won b.
Orange Boy who took the lead from tn
start and was never headed, winning tn
heat and race in 2 304.
Some dissatisfaction was expressed a
the manner in which Pronto Was drive
in the race, It being claimed that tn
horse was probably held In, and was DC
sent to win. One thing is very cersai
that his driver more than once, notabl
the last heat, nodded for the word whe
the horse WAS way behind the others, an
was sent of In that position, but as hi
driver seemed to know what he wa
about, and as Orange Boy could beat an
other horse In the race, no fuss was mad
sbouti 1t.
The following Ia the summary
Orange Boy, b e ]. II. Phillips. Phila.l !
Pi0nto. ( j. +. Strickland, Phila. 2 |
Ellie G.. b m p. F. Gallsger, rhila. q 3
Ike Medium, & w. K Mortified. Balto7 4 4
Frank Patchen, g ]. W.Day, Water :
Jay VI Bird, ! m m i b. s. Emory, Centre;
Moliie Mae, b M g. NJ. Irwin. ihiiia. 4 dis
Time, 2.30IS, 23U54, 229lz, 23ON.
The third race was u running race, NIL
heats. The track is not first-olass for
running track, being rather hard and th
truns rather sharp, but the running I
the one horse that was in the race, wa
very pretty and we'll worth looking at.
Three horses only started in the fri
hest after scoring mp couple OF time
the horses get off and in 10 seconds
was seen that Annie q. was too much Il
both the other horses, the fact OF the cas-
being that Nellie Gray gave out befol
she had run quarter mile and Ami
g. had to be held in Gas far as runpin
horse can be heidi to keep from di
tsnoing Huntington. Annie @. won ,
i abe pleased in 1,52.
The second heat was q little more Il
terssting, Huntington getting q bett
start, and the two horses ran pretty we
, together for the first half, but after tn
, Huntington commenced trailing, Ann