Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-08
THE STATE FAIR AT DOVER
TWENTF TEOUsAND PEOPLE ON
THE GROUNDS.
The PresmIums Awarded = Sum-
msaries of the Ksaces--rhe Dates
for Next Year

msarics of the Races--rhe Dates
for Next Year
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal.
Down, Sept. 30.-The attendance at
the State Fair to-day far exceeded the an
ticipations Of the most sanguine man.
ayers, and reaching nearly 5000 people,
was several hundred In excess TO any
corresponding day Of previous years. The
visitors were mostly from the surrounding
country and Sussex county, with several
from the lower part of New Castle
county, but very few from Whining
ton. BY sunrise this morning Dover
was teeming with vehicles of all
kinds, bringing the farmers and their
families to Fairview Park. From all
directions the stream Of people poured in
and IL was nearly noon before any break
was noticed In the steady pro-
cession of travel. Some of the
vehicles with their loads were quite
picturesque, though characteristic of
every fair time. Each wagon seemed
Allied TO bursting with passengers and
immense baskets OF luncheon, and un-
derneath hung huge bundles of corn
blades for the horses. The excursion train
north brought a large number of visitors
70 the fair while the south-bound cars
added not little TO the size Of the
. assemblage. The very few Whining
tonians observed among the crowds Is fire.
quently commented upon, but IL cannot
be explained, unless It be that the resi-
dents of Delaware's metropolis have never
been stimulatedto take any interest in the
annual events. Among the visitors this
afternoon were Governor Stockley, Score
A. rsNQC n
CLERK Of the Peace of New Castle county.
The trio are ardent admirers of the horse
and viewed the races with much interest.
Fairview Park this morning, with its
innumerable fakirs and booths, lunch
bells, shooting galleries, merry-go-
arounds, wheels Of fortune, ring g-toss,
side shows and devices of every kind
with half hundred Jehu's calling
''hack" In ones ears, seemed like a
Coney Island scene on small scale and
somewhat modified. Everything CON-
tributes to make the affair ivelier
than its predecessors, and 30 the
crowd Is satisfied. A comely young
lady with saucy expression de-
clared it to be "the jolliest fair we've
had" and, tugging at her Norfolk jacket,
expressed great admiration for the side
shows, for which hor mother gently
chided her. Every building in the park
seemed filled all the morning with nd-
miring spectators, especially the ladies'
department, which was packed up until
noon.
The RACES In the afternoon attracted
almost undivided attention and filled the
grand stand. Quite noticeable was the
gathering from the number Of young and
pretty ladies who graced the grand stand
and talked horse with the air and under
standing of IN old turfinan.
Tho first race called brought five horses
to the score and was warmly contested,
requiring six heats to decide it. Royal
and Andy O. made stubborn fight for
first place, but Matchless wrested the
purse away when both seemingly had won
1t. The summary:
w. +. Helm, ,Phiia,, Wedding Day. .4448a Dir
q. Bishop, Bishopville, Md, Lady
p. , Reese, Pniiadciphis, Royai.....ssii4s
j. X. Turner, Phiia., Matchless. ....1 23211
C.H.SInlti. Wood town, MI, Andy C.2 2422
Time-2ssx, 2.3s9, 2s61, 2-s7, ASK, a.s7h.
The pacing event called out four
starters and was won with ease in three
straight heats by Bessie j. In the second
heat Ponto broke badly on the first half,
and was almost unmanageable. While
in his ungovernable mood he plunged his
foot into Screwdriver's sulky wheel
breaking to IL pieces. The mishap threw
the driver and Screwdriver dashed over
the course at o terrific rate but was
turned into his stable before colliding
with any vehicles. The driver was un-
hurt. Summary of the race;
For PAGERS with record of aai or iest-Purse,
$500
W.T.. Lane, Kennedyyille, Nd, BsrsieJ 4 1 ]
w. ii. sharp, Phila.. Lady Fashion. n......4 2
George scattergood, Phila, Ponto: ;....s
Time, 236x, 24l, 9 80.
Great interest was centred in the race
10 road wagons from the fact that the
favoritea were Dover horses, while all
belonged on the Peninsula. When the
Jockey caps were placed on the heads of
the drivers, who were also the owners,
the transformation was rather noticeable
and the crowd expressed quite a good
deal of amusement. The first heat was
the most exciting and was won by Clark'B
Underwood, who did the mile in beautiful
form, but in each of the other heats
broke badly, leaving Annie G. to contest
first place with Daisy, who showed splen-
did foot and good staying qualities, doing
he work with scracely break, and win
ming the successive heats. Summary:
To road wagons-Purse, 800.
Benz Speal, Camden, Butcher Boy.,.6 0
Ed Sptusnce, smyrna, Palmer Girl. % 3
H. ScottAn, FELTON,, FELTON, Girl.