Daily Republican., 1884-09-03
|THE STATE FAIR,
|-,,.1s OF HPEED YEsTER'
|..gTERSOON-AG coon
ATTENDANCE.

h Was quite iAiso "eso
|s,sts Fair yesterday Afternoon,
|o.s,r s~,eatest interest Was taken In
~ p,s n speed. The exhibits Of aeri,
1, ',mpiements il very good. and
!. onite o fine display OF other
I N The large hall, but which,
is not as large a. 1t should be.
..n be attributed TO the fact that
% ~as something new and novel
city. and AZ the projectors were
I,s' many persons were AFRAID
~,uld - NOT be n success, and re-
,yom making any attempt to
lsir goods or stock on the ground.
ohable. however, that the mana
III return next year, and IL they
there Is no doubt but the mat
ne taken hold Of in earnest by
iness men, manu- factnrers and
(urists Of the State, and q fine
be made.
mber Of articles were added to
ibI,s in the large hall yesterday.
re Is now fine display offruiis,
lea. preserves, canned goods,
ork. and other things Of . like
The Colby Wringer Company
excellent display Of clothes
n and washing machines, while
the entire south end ofthe build
bccupied by the Novelty Car
|Orks and Hudson & Cahill, each
m have a fine display OF car
buppies and other vehicles.
r. Colquhoun, druggist, makes
kisplay OF drugs and medicines,
|jpg a full line Of Warner & Com
,aaar.coated pills and granules,
|oliet and other articles generally
hsfrsi class drug store, that at
considerable attention. A
N feature os Mr.. Colqulioun's
n Is the delicious cups OF hot CO.
5hich are furnished to the visitors
! charge.
princlpal attractions yesterday
SoOn we're the trials Of speed, and
the bel sounded on the judges
calling the horses for the first
| % the track, everything else
d to be !oggotten, and the course
bon lined with spectators, among
being a number OF ladies'.
". S. Hitch and John w. Reeve,
Bclty, with Alexander Maxwell,
ldle,own, acted az judges. The
was a mining race, half mile
best two in three for q purse OF
divided A. follows S75, to the
h, siO'l Tho second horse, $40 10
bird, aud sl5 TO the fourth, for
the following enteries were
es Hillehurn, West Chester, br,
sl NJ. w. Hayes, West Chester,
Rtformation ; N. G. Haney,
elphis, b, &. Bouquet Roberts
yson, wood, Puisine ; w
paroug, Russellville, 4. g. John
riders were ordered by tn,
be ready for the word, and
usua, scoring, and calls to re
were given the word 60
o'clock, and started with
y the pole and the otheri
tim hard. On the first quar-
neck and neck between Bou
John H., but on the hom'
puqnet made a sudden spur
d under the wire few inchel
4 was given the heat, the TIM
seconds John l.. was second
on third, and Puisine fourth
home stretch Jewell boltet
be track, and was ruled ou
rges, but the decision was af
fe'cOnsidered, and the hors
contest in tho remaining
lses came promptly to time o.
beat, aud some little dis
u was shown by the owner O
Pm account Of the owner O
eng allowed to change hi
The judges decided that as h
l,ered his protest until afte
decided 1t could be done
nave to abide by the de
ln2 In the second heat wa
: he first, and the horse
eslart, but from the first
PIT that the contest was be
quet and John L. ,andta. the
The track neck and neck
xcitement prevailed. The
ler ne wire with John L.
inches ahead of the pluck
lorse. and the judges award
heat, the time being d
b'rluet was second, Puisin
orma'ion fourth, and JaweI
g heat was repetition Of til
~ was won by John L. in 0
.lth Bouquet second, Puisin
'ofination fourth, and Jewe
nmary was as follows