Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-09-30
THE STATE FAIR.
The Opening Yesterday-A Lnrgo .
Attendance aud q Great Number
OF Ex Fine Races.


The Agricultural Society of Della war
opened its eighth ANIMAL fair at Dovs
yesterday, and large crowd was II
attendance.
The school children were admitted
free Of charge, and bright and early
the grounds were almost overrun with
the youngsters. who made full day o
1t. The exhibits were not all in piac,
until late in the day, and 1t is said tha
they numbered nearly ne thousa nd
more than last year.
In the cattle department, presided
over by j. Colby Smith, the awards
were made by the time the races were
ready. Eilwood Havey, of Delaware
County, Pa, acted as judge. The reg
istered Jerseys we're passed upon first.
ISuperinten lent Smith stated that the
Dover fair nsver had better collection
lof cattle than this year and he estimated
the value of the forty animals at S20,.
900. The awards are as follows:
Registered Jersey stock /; Bulls over
9 years old, e. FL. Bancroft first and E.
G. Knight second bulls under years
Iold, j. Colby Smith frst and e. II.
Bancroft second bull calf under year,
L. G, Knight first and C. Frear q Son
second cows over years old, e, II.
Bancroft first and E. G. Knight
second COWS under 3 years, f. G.
Knight first and q. Frear 81 Son second
heifers under 2 years, K. Fl. Bancroft
first and f. G. knight second cow
calf under year, E. G. knight first
and g. Fresr q Son second ; sweep
stakes for milk and butter, Z. C.
Knight first and G, Frear & Son second.
Unregistered Jersey stock Bull calf
under year, z. g. Knight first cows
over years, j. Colby Smith first and
K. @. Knight second.
| Other awards were made as follows
Art Department, w. p. s. St~wsrt,
superintendent; Traverse Jones of
Wilmington, judge Landscape in oil,
Shellpot Bridge" Mrs. Laura II.
Grubb, first premium, and Mrs. l.. b.
Grubb, Braudywine Landscape -
second premium. Animal paintings:
Mrs. Clara Rldgway, Horses Heads, -
fret, and Miss Laura Bell, second.
Fruit piece in oil: Miss Lizzie Reese,
first. Flower in oil: Miss Minnie
Burton, Roses" first, and Mrs. John
p. Salisbury, Cherry Blossoms, -
second. Marines in oil; Mrs. Lizzie
Reese, first, and Mrs. l.. II. Grubb,
second, Heads in oil: Miss Regina
lShockley, first and second. Heads in
oil, full size: Miss Lizzie Reese, King
Lear" first, aud Miss Annie Watson
second, Miss Belle Levi received first
and second for oil paintings by those
under 1G years of age. Tile paintings:
Miss Clara Denny, Pansies," first;
Painting in water colors: Miss M. j.
Harrigan, landscape, first, and Mrs. G.
Home, second.
! Best piacque; Mrs. l.. B. Harrington
grape piece, first .and Mrs. Emma Jump
second, for a barbatine. Crayon draw
jings-Animals Miss Laura A. Bell,
first, and Miss Lucy Gibson, portrait,
second. Pencil drawings Miss Polly
Gibson, " lilies" first, and second for
Gladiolus," by the same. Ornamen.
tai penmanship : II. G. Malone, first.
Photography-Colors in Oil: Miss Lizzie
Reese, first, and s. r. Colt second in
water colors Mrs S. c. Homes, first,
and the same second. Figure and
genre painting Miss Sue c. Paris,
first, and Mrs. l.. I'll. Grubb, second.
Special work in industrial art received
the following awards Julia Lord, pen
and ink screen Miss Josie Cochran.
kensington scarf Miss Josie Cochran,
water color banner Mrs. ii. Mcdaniel,
china and fire screen Miss Minnie
Burton, oil painted satin banner Miss
Annie Watson, lamp screen Mrs.
Josephine Cham bers, Eastern banner ;
S. r. Colt, flowers in satin frame ; Mrs.
A. Walter, lace tidy with flower paint
ing Miss May Anderson, painted lace
tidy Miss Ida Crew painted fan Miss
Clara Denny, pair of glass flower pam
els. and Miss V. b. Causey, head"
hammered brass.
| In the poultry department. first pre-.
miums were as follows Ii. M. TT omas.
| light Brahma, dark Brahma, partridge,
cochin, black Spanish, silver -spangled
| Polish, Houdan, golden spangled ban
tam, white bantam, black and brown
/ red game, Embden geese, Toulouse
geese +. E. Marsb, buff Cochin, white
Cochin. white Leghorn, golden. pencil
ed Hamburg, silver. spansled Hamburg,
golden Polish, Plymouth Rock, Wyan.
dotte, ginger red game, silver duck
wing game; j. T. Slemmsr, brow wn
Leghorn; j. S. Bull, brown-red game;
II. Culbretb, sea-bright bantam; John
IB. Wharton, Pecan ducks; Mrs.
IJ. 7. Yorke, bronze turkeys; j.
r. Whitaker, white Guinea. Second
premiums: E. Z. Marsh, light Brahma,
dark Rrahma, white Leghorn, golden-
spangled Hamburg; IL. N. Thomas,
buff cochin, partridge cochin, white
cochin, black cochin, black Spanish,
golden Polish, Houdan Fl. Culbretb,
Plymouth Rock; j. I. Slemmer,
Pecan ducks; j. Il. Whitaker, white
Guniea. Special mention Thomas j.
Rogers, Canadian ducks. Iacubators
s. FL. Thomas, first; j. T. Slemmer,
second. In several classes there was no
Ioompetition.
The display of carriages is very fl ae,
aud some of the best manufacturers In
the State have samples OF their work on
exhibition. There are about 1900 ex-
hibits in the ladies' department, and the
department for machinery farm wagons
and agricultural implements is very
full ,aud attracts considerable attention.
The races, which always seem TO be
the great feature of each day, were call.
ed at one o'clock, and the grand stand
was about half filled with spectators.
There were four races, and they resulted
as follows.
| 20 class, Peninsula horses. Purse $3.50.
Billy K, a. Gillespie, Dover........ l
FELTON,, Thomas Hill. Sudlersville.
Lady Bishop. CHARLES bishop, Bisn. :
opville. Nd. ...................... .
Matte Morgan, s, A. Brown, Frede-
solitaire, ". d. Armstrong, Fair .
| Time, 2.461a. 2.4616, 2l5I6
2 81 class. Purse $500.
Jack Splan, J. H. Phillips,
Louisa, hntie; 6. ii. i;iii.'i:4 Smith, wood 2
town, N. J................5 2 3 .
Pnaroas, j. Z Turner, Phila q.
Happy Maid. Wm. Runyan,
Phila. ila.................,....3 3 Il l
]. W, Gould, James Even,
Phila .....................l 6 S j 8
Time 2 "a, 3.3i, 2 3416. 33llas, 2.351S, 2S7.
2.l0 class. Purse $500.
Peach Blow, J M. PAUL, Phila. l
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