Smyrna times., 1884-10-08

Jersey cattle in one building being a
sight not presented often, and all of
Ihem OF the best strains. In scDarote
buildings cattle of other herds were OK.
hlbited. The display of hogs and sheen
was large, and showed steady improve
| menU.
In no department are the results nj
the fair shown more than in the Horse
Department. There has been n steady
Improvement in both road and farm
horses since the fair has been estob-
lished, and the Improvement will he
greater every year.
The Art Gallery was full ofcontribu-
Slohs by local talent, which seems to
nave Deen greatly encouraged by such
exhibitions. The exhibits were much
more numerous and perfect than they
were at the first exhibits, showing that
the competition for excellency in art is
developing talent, as is that of farm
! produce developing our agricultural
products. The premiums in this de-
partment as in the others have not
Deen officially announced, but the fol-
loving, from report in the Erery Ere
| "tRg, VIII give some idea of the stvle
OF the exhibits:
FIRST premium to Miss Lvdia Harring-
| ton, and to Mrs. L. II. Gribb. Wilmin,,-
ton, Tor original paintings in oil and water
coIoiS First premium to Mrs. L, IT
Grubb, Wilmington and Miss Sue CowgilI
! Dover, for painted animals. First premium
to Miss Lydia Harrington. Wilmington
for copy from Sir Joshua REYNOLDS First
premium to VI - Minnie Clement. Smvr-
ma, Tor fruit in water volors.: Miss c. Den
ney, SmYrnat"r painted table cover; Mrs
l.. II. Grubb, Wilmington for rnirtei
towerS; Miss sue X. Colt SMYRNA marina
painting IN oil; Mrs l.. H. Grubh. VIII
mington, cluster of shells; Mi, Lvdjn Iar-
fihgton, Wilmington. cub.urt sized head
IN olli Miss May Audersor Dover. snow
scene; Mi>,~ur r. Colt Smyru1. dpcora-
ted china; Miss Alice Gibson. Dover
Water-color palette; Mis- INdn Tavlor
Dover, plaque; Miss sue r Ciolt SMYRNA
plaque Mis- Alice Walker. Dover. panel.
Mrs. Jennie Mcdaniel, Dover. panel: Miss
y. Il; Potter, Dover, crayou drawing;
Miss n: j. storm: Smyrna. cray0n draw
ing; Miss =. &. Whitaker. Dover flowers.
Miss Minnie Clement. SMYRNA. drawin,,3
IN pencil; Mis-, Lydia Harrington. vii
mlngtQn, pen drawing; VI. Z. Downs. Ha-
HieJVllle, ornamental pcnmanship; Miss j
EhamOers, Dover painting on silk: Miss
>. /. Todd. painted belt; Mis-. LYDIA Tay-
i,or Dover, painted fan; Mrs. Jennie Nc
DANIEL, Dover, velvet panel painted in oil.
VI lss que Cowgirl, Dover nest of owls i'm
NJ Il; ~ ltoIme>, Dover, photographs;
Miss Belle Appleton, Odessa. brass bust
The articles on exhibition in the sev-
eral departments attracted but few Wis.
ltors after one o'clock in the dav. when
the races began. These were unusual
ly well contested, and elected much
enthusiasm among the spectators. We
gave in our last issue the winnino
horses of the first dav.
On Wednesday, in the colt race. there
were five on the course out of seven
entries. Carrie :. coming in first. and
236}. '''''''
}. II. Phillips Cora Bell won first.
Lizzie K. second, and Bervl third |
money in he 2.3G race.
The threc-quartcr mile running race |
was won by j. Cornell's Electra. Annie |
=. second. Huntington third. Time |
l.25!. 125.
On Thursday the road wagon race
was Won by Geo. II. Coles Planet. of
this town, navy coming in second. and
Fanny Fern ;hird. Best time. 2.42.
In the 2.25 race, J. +. Turner's Dick
Organ won first money. Molie Mac.
second, Orange Boy third. Best time,
2.29 The mile running race was won
by Annie G..
On Friday, in therdce for horses that
had never beaten 2.40, Lizzie r. came
N first, and Harry r., both Of PhiIa-
ielphia, second Best time 2.39J
The second race was for PAGERS with
10 better record than 2.25. 1t took
i've heats to settle it, Don Cameron
winning, Pronto coming in second.
Best time 2.295. The three contestino
lorses were from Philadelphia. and
we're after the $500 purse.
The third was a running race for
purse Of 5000, and was won by Annie
In the intervals, between heats. Mile
a French woman. and Prof
1ck rode exhibition miles ON bicycles.
hd although no fast time was made.
.elped to keep the crowd amused.
Atter the races Mile. Armaindo rode q
lalt mile, carrying a boy weighing
% pounds on her shoulders. making
he half in just three minutes. :
Thus ended the fair with the an c
ouncement that it would commence
ext year on the last Monday in Sep s.
ember. =
There were very natural objections
some sidc-shoW exhibitions. such AS
company circuses rs catch-ppnnv
umbugs, that have no place in an a
exhibition. There was a s.
iore serious objection to the apparent
Encouragement Of betting by the Asso-
alton, 10 having "Quartcr-stretch - :
apartment, to enter which by the paw
-ent OF an extra twenty-five cents, in
iditon to that required to 90 on the
rand stand, our youths were initiated
Ito all the arts and influences of the
lmbting fraternity. to
Thursday is the big dav the dav
lat those choose who like the excite "
ent of a crowd-but there is danger
it. There is always danger in lone
aims, and when there are several eX-
Irsion trains ON the same road. esDe-
ally when there ar more people than SC
e cars can scat, a. was the case on CO
at day. The trains were not run as an
inouncci from the grand stand bv Sn
policeman, which announcement
ould have been authoritative. and Mt =
g fair ground depot all was confusion -
ID there seemed no meana of giving h
EN- Information, as could have been BA
ne. The first train whitfield on bv. "'
wing hundreds ON the platform who
're standing ready to take it, and the
ople who were in two cars of the Lo
ecial train by direction of the con m
ctors, were ordered out BY a higher Dn
thority, and there was no voice to Re,
| them what to do or where to 90. Bil
icy boarded the trains headed north. Spe
owing that was in the direction of Les
me, and per consequence, the cars
re all packed beyond their seating
Dacity. A word Of explanation would
ubtless have cqualized the travel on
trains, gratified the people and sSSSII
rt nobody. We state this to saw to Uu,
lJors to the fair hereafter, that thew Nat
d better go on Tuesday or Wednes- Du' IS1D
Y, if they wish to avoid the confti-
n and danger Of the Thursday
,wd. On the subject of moving the STA
ins, the BreakWater Liqh saws THE do /,
y tedious or out of place feature at to Il
ding the Delaware State Fair. was
delaV in the arrival ond ,1ouort,,vo ST