Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-08
George A. Millington; Yorkshire pigs, v

! O6OfBo n. WlliinBtuhI AokAnude pigs, w
J. Wiletts; and fat hog, II. O. Cooper.
The awards ON cattle.-The Holsteinf
present nearly all belong to JOSEPH
Waugh Of near Camden In Kent county
Premium first, on bull 3 years and over
bull under year; cow,3 years and over
cow 2 years ; heifer under year COW
calf under I year.
In unregistered cattle premiums -Shori
Horns, d. M. Wilson, first, COW over
years John Dennis, first, Hereford bull
over years; James Davis, second, one
bull under year; John Dennis, second
cow over years. Unregistered Jerseys,
]. Colby Smith, first, ,heifer under years
and A. M. Brown, second. Miscellany.
Lewis Speal, first, on fat OK and w. j.
Wilouts, second, on oxen. A Welsh
mooley COW with extremely short legs and
a big udder attracts much deserved
attention. Minus Conaway took several
premiums on registered Holstein heifei
under one year and on cow calf.
The town tonight is filled with strangers
and dust. The former are distributed
among the various hotels which have
| quadrupled their capacity by lining the
halls with cots and even such accommo-
dations are much less than the demand.
The dust is everywhere, and despite the
authorities and sprinkling carts it rises
with every passing team and settles upon
everything.
The yearly ball is the event of To
morrow evening, and il promises TO be
quite success. ~
The daily concerts by the First Regi.
| ment Band are enjoyable features of the
| fair. Its music is excellent and selections
timely. For rather pointed hits it made
big strike to-day. 1t played "Climb-
ing up the Golden Stair" as the specta-
tors were surging up the steps to the
grand stand, for which privilege they paid
the customary quarter. After a horse
had been jockeyed To his disadvantage in
a heat which he lost the band gave selec-
ton from tThe Pirates."
Dover, Oct. 1.-The third day of the
| State fair has been closed and the tinan-
| cial results have fully verified the pre-
diction that this is the browning success
Of the association. There were 10000
paid admissions TO the grounds to-day,
and for the three days quite 10000, so
the exhibition is already source of
profit to the society. The stockholders
are assured of dividend, their first,
which will probably be snug one inas-
much as the receipts are large and
the expenses comparatively small. The
premiums are light and the trotting
purses not heavy while the revenue pours
in from admissions to park grand stand,
falxirs licenses to hacks, side shows,
wheels of fortune and other gaming
booths. For the exclusive right TO sell
peanuts alone nearly 800 is turned in
and the ready cash in considerable sums
comes from the various sources aggre-
eating much. The success is not at
tributable to any one thing perhaps more
| than the weather which ia Just about as
| fine as could be desired.
The exhibits are probably not better
than previous years, even though more
numerous, and the racing is not especially
exciting. In the crowd of visitors the
colored population was conspicuous in
large numbers, and many amusing Incl
| dents of the day was noted in connection
with their presence. A long excursion
train from Wilmington brought several
hundred New CASTLE countians, and the
number was further supplemented by the
| regular trains south. From tho lower
part of the Peninsula there were several
long excursion trains bringing hundreds
/ of passengers, and it ia estimated that
over four Thousand came to the fair over
/ the railroads. The. number of private
conveyances on the ground seemed in
Vulnerable, and the horses were corralled
/ in herds over the grounds. Every build
4 ing was crowded all morning, and at
/ times the jam was SO dense about the points
of attraction that it was impossible to
move about. The day was a big one for
Dover, and the carriages have passed
| through the town to and fro in m almost
unbroken line all day. The clouds of
dust that have arisen and settled upon the
houses and trees and everything gives the
place strange appearance.
Owing to the excellence of the police
arrangements there was no disorder and
thus far no losses from picked pockets
have been reported. There were but a
| few cases where undue exhilaration was
noticeable and these personages were
quiet and peaceable. The only incident
| in connection with intoxication however,
was rather annoying inasmuch as the
person fell from the judges stand, but
was too much under the influence to be
hurt. The affair was exasperating inasmuch
as fussy, consequential, little parsonage
one Burton, has repeatedly notified the
press correspondents that new rule of
the trotting association excluded all but
| the Judges from the stand. After the
| tumble il was admitted that the rule hnd
been violated in the disclaimer to the
| effect that the unbalanced individual was
not judge of the races. His mishap
was most probably due to the effect of
the stand being overcrowded and his un-
balanced condition.
In the bazaar the exhibit of clothing by
A. @. Yates q Co., Philadelphia, in care
of j. w. Canary, attracts much attention,
from the fine quality of the garments dis.
played and the excellent workmanship
shown in their manufacture. w. Iawton
of Wilmington has u fine display of china
and glassware, and is doing alarge trade.
F. Wagner L. Co., exhibit fine line OF
pianos. There are few Wilmington ex.
hibitors except McLear & Kendall and
the Novelty Carriage Company.
The following awards of premiums, ].
F. Denney, superintendent, were made on
horses: Roadsters-4 years old and over
A. 8. Small, silver medal, and G.. A. Mill
ington, bronze. Stallions-2 years and
under 4, E. II. Cochran, silver medal; w
s. Masten, bronze, and b. F. CLARK, silver
medal colt year and over, G.. A. Mill
ington, first, and p. Wilcutts, second
colts under year, g. II. Swain, first ,and
E. Stout second; gelding mare years
and over, O. M. Smith, first, and M
w. Jester, second; 8 years old
Eli Robbins, first 2 years old
Eli Robbins, first brood mare with foal
R.V. Clark, first and J. L. Bonsal second
| o4aIlsau A x,aoro nid II T.. 2nanl o;Ixn
medal q years old, e. Il. Cochran, silve
medal, William Knots, bronze broot
marc with foal, Minus Conawny first; gen
tlemen's driving horses, ]. P. s Brown
first, J. G. Lohand, second; single drivers
z. p. Comegys, first and P.IS. Brown
second dfaught horses, james M. MALTA
lieu, silver medal. Committee of awards
David Rees, Henry Slaughter and jane
Sapp. , -4.,
The races, this afternoon, as in othe
days were the feature Of the fair. Tn
! grand stand was literally packed witt
people, including Governor Stockley, OK
Governor Hull and other well-known stat
oificinls and. numerous Wilmingtonians
The races were scarcely exciting and di,
, not possess muny fentures of interest.
The first ruce was for $50 horses,
purse of 5000, brought out five starter
and resulted as follows;
J. (. Turner, Phlla, Mstchless. .........l
p. Reese, Phila., Royal. al...................2
+. G. II. Smith, Woodstown, N. j., AndyC..4 9
I j. Henderson, Phlla., Luciene.
Frank Rector, Phla., ked Cloud. ....5 3
Time, 2s7A, e.3Sk, 2.3a
, There were three starters in the 2.3
I class, purse $3.50. Summary:
: s II. Tanner, Phita-, verneite. .......i 1 3
I A. Barngro .es, Phila., Kate " .......g 2 9