Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-15


ing to T. Cooper, Baltimore, third e.
o. Collins Edison finished fourth.
The next race was running, free for ell
half-mile heats two best in three for q
premium of $125 divided as the other.
No less than nine came forward to COM
pete. Both heats were holly contested.
Much difficulty was had in starting, Font
entered by M. L. Arnold Carlisle, Penn
sylvania, won both heats the first in 81
seconds and the other in 534. Nellie
Glennen finished third in the first heat
and second in the other, taking second |
money. She is Virginia nag. Miss
Payne, owned by Medingerof Baltimore,
took third money. Flora entered by a |
Wilmingtonian, made very yoor show
ing. She was ridden by countryman |
in shirt sleeves without colors. Much |
merriment was made of this fellow who |
was always at the tail end of the tleeting |
rs.
The 2.26 class was postponed on nc
count of the rain. II will be called at II |
o'clock tomorrow morning. Thore are
five entries. Besides this there is pro-
gramme of races which promises rare
sport. The wagon race has four entries,
the 2, 40 class eleven entries, the $50
class, five entries A running race, one
mile dash, gentlemen riders. for $50
with twelve entries and running race,
three quarter-nlile heats, with about 10
entries Edwin Thorne who has record
away down in the teens will trot against
time on Friday and Saturday.
The Judges in nearly all of the depart
| ments finished to-day. The awards in the
horse department are as follows: Riding
horse first premium, Albert Constable
driving horse, first, Thomas Davidson;
second, Henry S. Cameron pair driving
horses, first, II. II. Duychink second,
j, b. Armstrong; pair farm horses, i. >.
Lepham first pair farm mules, first, H.
II. Duychink; second, James Brown;
stallion with progeny, first, Henry Hess
3-year-old stallion, John Il. Wilson first /;
Barney Moore, second hest 2-year-old
stallion, first Barney Moore second,
P. L. Peterson dranght 3year-
old stallion, first, William L. Lee:
best 2-year-old stallion, William Home
wood, Newark best yearling stud, first.
titles, first to j. G. Mackey second to
II. III. DuychinlS; 2-year old fillies, first to
James 4. Mccartney; draught 2-year-old
filly, first, George Ainscow; yearling FLIES,
first to Charles r. Clayton, second to IL.
II. Duychink year-old gelding, first,
John b. Dean; general utility, first to w.
A. Woodrow, second to j. L. Mcconnell;
yearling colt, first to James Mclntire,J r.;
general utility in mares, first to William
Armstrong dratIght horses, first, William
Armstrong, second to William Homewood.
9.lhe following awards have been an
nonnced in tho cattle department
Thoroughbred short horns, Judge Stump,
first for COW years old and over; Viii
| liam Homewood, second for same; 3-year-
old bull, first to William lIomewood
Judge Stump, first for 2 year old bull /;
second for snme to Wm. Homewood Il.
s. Stephens, first for 1-year-old bull
| John McKane, first for 3-year-old COW
Judge Stump, first for cow 2 years old,
| William Homewood, second for Same
heirer year old, first 90 William Home
wood: Judge Stump, first for calf grade
heiGer, first William Homewood, second
John McKnne; John Mckane, first and
second for heifer under year.
Glass No. A., lIolsteins or Fressians-
I. S. Stephens, Calvert, Md, first and
second premiums for 2.year-old COW.
John Mckane, first for 8 year-old COW;
John McKane, first for cow over three
years, second dtto John MeKano, first
for calf; Miss Mary Ricketts,, first for
heifer from TO years old; benjamin
Ricketts,, second same; Benjamin Ricketts,.
first for heifer l year old.
: Glass No. s. Herefords Sc. G.. Merry
man, Baltimore county, first for bull over
! | years, first for bull under year, nlst
S first and second for cow over 4 years, first
y and second for COWS between 2 and
+ wears, first and second for heifer between
9 and 2 years, and same for heifer yeal
g old.
IS Ayrshires: j. G. Fisher, Stanton, Del
first for bulls over 3 years, also for bul
e over years, and first and second 70
A. heifers between 2 and 3 years. j. g
N Fisher, first for COW years and heifer U
n years; first and second to same for
year.old heifer.
ii Cass 6, thoroughbred Devons-Joh
RS L. Jackson, first for bulls 2-years- old,
IS yeir-old aud under year.
IS Glass S--Nn,ive cattle John McKant
Of first for COW years and over; Charlie
ia Walton. first, for heifer over | year old
.. John Mckane, first, for heifer under
e, year; Charles Walton, second, for same
L. G.. Merryman, first, for best beef cattl
CO r. S. Stephens, first, for yoke of workil
es oxen second, for same II. III. Duychinl
ce first, for best working oxen; John
JackSOn, second.
p' ELKroN. Mp, Oct. g.-This is the thr
/ day of the Cecil fair. Notwithstanding II
9 threatening weather, carriages from a
3 parts OF Cecil county and New Cast
: county, Delaware, poured into the Srount
al morning. Excursion trains arrived lllt
with passengers and many of the rcguli
re trains were almost emptied mt the static
L., The most reliable estimates OF the atten
ance range from I 900 to 10000, The rilciI
. began at the early hour of II o'clock.
"A The 2.26 class race, which was postpone
~ from yesterday on account of rain, W
taken up. 1t was for II premium OF IN
ey 500 to the first, 500 to second, $50 to thi
or. and $40 to fourth. The starters were Fran
INT | Hull, Blanche, Npttie Ihorne, MohaV
be Kate and May. Morfison's May, which b
M been OIL the track for i've years until I'll
season, was u great fiivorite with the Gro "
who cheered her at every opportunity i
3 heats of this race were unusually
! tcresting. In the first May got t
pole, Kate getting away badl
AT the quarter May was two lengths in a
6 vance, NettiG Thorne second; ut the hi
May was four lengths ahead. AT the thr,
quarter shp broke badly and rhornG 4
I along side of her. The rane OF the {,
y horses to the finish wasa grand ono, NJ
winning amid cheers, Nettir second Blanc
third, Frank Hull fourth, Mohawk LIT
ior fifth. May won the second and finish
mt llrst in the third but was SET back TO Sccu
nee place, having broke and ran on the ho
stretch. blanche was given the heat.
the fourth heat Mohawk Kate got
~, worst of the start, the others bel
- well together. Blanche led at
. & quarter hut was being showed hi
ore, 6y May at quarter pole. May broke II
lille ran, and before her driver had got
Va, down, had passed Blanche. The race
tween the two down the home stretch v
exciting, May passing under the wire
a length ahead, Banch second and Net
!. l. 'lhorne third. Thejudges set May back
- third place Tor running. The horses 81
All llrst-class start in the fifth heat, May le
han ing slightly. May was Il length in adyal
ted ut the quarter, itndat the three-quarter p
May und Nettio 1horne We're neck I
} ~ neck and came down the stretch cl
o,,. together at IL lively pace May forging ah
-, ~. and winning the heat and race, with Ne
~ rhorno second. Summary:
Il. j. Morrison, May. !
=. Postrhs, hlnnchr. .,.,...,...,,.3
non John Il. Turner, Nuttiu lhorne, -.
ette " u Mtrriiled, Mohawk kate...5
nv, A. kaul, Frank llull..........,...i 4 8
~" Time, $50. a3l, a.alj9, I'm, ?.3i,
MI NJ The next race was to wagons for G
H''sh county horses, premium, $50. There "
he four starters. II was won by lady Nick
Tor entered by $. c. Rowland in straight he
Second and third money was divided
race tween Frank b., entered BY Frank How;
nev and Crazy jack, entered by Joseph Grin
a., james b. Warren's Star was distance
KIM, " the first heat.
'tetS The 2.i0 class race, In which there v
II ny II entries and nine starters, was for IL
par MUM of S20O--SIO 10 first, 800 to sGct
Rmb- | $50 to third and $50 to fourth, The rae
Is by all the heats lay between Orange Bud
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