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

DtHtu, Tue NlbthuhiiftI Wtb tHNlulhttl W.
S ZOO. The managers were elated, as this
is emphaticnIly the first day of the exhi-
bition. A great many persons who came
from the county around, however,
thought it was the second. The managers
want the fact well. known that the fair
will be held on Saturday and that the
races advertised for Friday will take
place on that day. One reason for the
large attendance was that all pupils of
schools, public or private, were admitted
free.
The following are the principal exhib-
itors in the poultry department. IL. NJ.
Thomas, Camden, Del, 10 pairs, Hen
dons, Polands, Asiatics and other choice
breeds; DIR. J. g. Mapole, Trenton,N N. j.,
40 pairs of high-bred bantams, Wyan-
dotes and other choice varieties; Il. g..
Marsh, Warwick, Cecil county, 80 pairs |;
Asiaties, Leghorns, Hamburgs, Plymouth
Rocks, games and Asiaties; Il. q. Chan
dler, Kennett Square, Pa. ,Asiutics, Amer-
lean Dominiques, and turkeys; Il. Il.
Dorsey, Eliot City, Md, game fowls and
game bantams j. q. Fisher, Stanton,
Delaware, Asiatie and Leghorns j. Nj.
Hogan Strausburg, Pa, 20 pairs choice
pigeons. The boys of Elkton exhibit
some pigeons of the best varieties.
Numerous others have from one to a
dozen coops of chickens and pigeons.
The exhibit of turkeys, heavy weight
especially, is very fine, rs is also tile
exhibit of geese and ducks. Canary birds,
parrots, and other fancy cage birds are to
be seen in exhibition building.
d. Scott a. Brother make II display Of
A. - Ul,a flrahill.l
guano is exhibited by Il. A. woodbridge
Il Co. Lester Bros. also show fertilizers
The Standard Fence Company make M
exhibit of patent fence, partly of wire
and partly of wood.
The carriage exhibit is large. O. w.
Horn, Wilmington, shows one phaeton
and two roekaway family carriages; q.
w. Coyle, New Castle county, has two
buegys and one phaeton McLear X
Kendall, Wilmington, show three buggys,
two doctors phaetons, two jump sent car
riages, one Mccall carriage; The Novelty
@ rriage Works, Wilmington, exhibit one
| Jump seat, one pony phaeton, one Mccall
| carriage, one no top buggy, one top
buggy; 7. J. Ector, kaolln, Chester
county, Pa, one four-spring jaeger !;
Hudson Il Cahill, three Brewster bnggys ;
John A. Wilson, Wilmington, two side-bar
hnggys, one phaeton, two sleighs; L. q.
| Strickland, Elktou, exhibits four Webster
wagons.
The farming machinery is about up to
the average and is m interesting exhibit
| to agriculturists. The following are IL
| few of the exhibitors: G. A. Aultman ~
Co, harvesting machinery, the Baltimore
Pillow Company, exhibit Roland ploNs
| z. 2. Mast & Co., Philadelphia; the
Champion Company w. IL. Hong IL Son
Philadelphia Marseillcs Manufacturing
| Company. The fine art department
exhibit is far in advance of any forme
display. A portrait of Victor Hugo il
crayon and two studies Of idsnl heads b,
Miss Ida NJ. Crawford of Washington
is the best crayon work ever shown here
The fancy work department., the ladie
say, contains finer work aud is better al
ranged than in previous years. III
household and fruit departments are we
filled.
A Delaware editor who attended Dove
fair in conversation with your corr,
spondent said that the exhibits at Dow,
fair were rs nothing in comparison wit
those ut Elkton. There are four tint
the number of cattle exhibited here thu
there, and in other departments the col
parison was even more marked. III
Elliton fair, which lie has attended sin
its commencement, has more eXhibi
than ever before.
The races We're called Mt 1.30. L
Judges were William Van Osten of Phil
, delphia, and William II. inlay and Villa
= z. Howard. The former acted as start
!, in his usual satisfactory way.
The first race was for 3-ycar old Ce
\ county colts and brought out four stnrtt
y from the five entries. Lewis Boulder
= Hop won in straight heats. H. 9. He
), Edwin II. took second place in each
!, two heats, and Harry Towards Rundu
= Maid third. w. W. Burkley's Ida
!, was distanced in the first heat. Tin
- 3.05 and 3.Ol
~ OF nine to enter i'll the $50 class III
~ five started Wedding Day ut tin
- !. pushed Matchless hard, and once or tw
"a showed in front. Summary:
4, 40 class, premium 5000; TO nrst, s1O0 scco
, S5i: third, 81: fourth. $50.
j, H. Turner, Phlla, MNtthless. .....,..1
s. W. f. Helm, Phila,, Wedding phy....,2 (
he John Sands, Camden, N. D., Mary SOB
ii = Crulhers, ihla, Top; .....;...;;...s
10 Time, 2.iO, 2.i2, 2il.
2, Tho third and fourth moneys W
NJ divided between Mary S., Snowden
y and Top.
US The next race was the 2.3t class fC
premium of $500. First, $3.50; seco
a S75; third, Sl5; fourth, $40. The 1
IL heats trotted did not decide it. III
y. were all of y very interesting charact
IL | rHl,y, 4 all ,In h.
was trotted at dusk. The race will
VI called Mt ii O'Clock tomorrow for CO
~, " pletion. The summary
If $ A. Tanner, yeructte. .........l0 /
- VIM. RunyaIt, Happy Maid...... 3
~ j. NJ. PAUL, Peach Blow. .......... 4
,ur larry Hunter, Q ampion Wilkes $
lly | w. X. Merrylleld, GiOstpr. ........ Il
~ u. Posters, BILLY K................ 8 II S
~, ne 4 Rarneroyes, Bay George. ......
cy u. u. Darlington, sandy. ......9 3 .
ia 7. g. Collins, Gray Morrell. 10 10 10
~ ~ 4, Stubs, Ida llinkson. ....... T dr
OF Time, a.35, 2.3516, a.32&, 2,3i, 2H.
NE In the running race, one mile dash
m 800, out of 30 entries eight started.
me horses kept well punched and the
lef was very interesting. Summary
- Harris Is o., shcopshead Lay, oxford. ~.
Mammoth Park Stables, sample.
Y. Manning, Virginia, Essex ................
rrter W. Baltimore county, l.uc0foro;
Collins, Elhton, Edison; u Cooper, Ballin
mi. Anansta; huston, Gulpepper, Va,
~, tilennen, and }. Cpplehy, Gulpepper
Gus shamrock, were not entered. Time, l.5O.
can
ed,
on ELKroN, Oct -NotGithstandin
ing light rain the attendance ut the ia
an large. Nearly thousand came by
zee, and there are many more carriages
: ~ ~ yesterday. The attendance is estim
ely ~ ~, rI"in o'U"V 10 ''uuV.