Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-07
THE STATE FAIR AT DOVER
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State FAIR.


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Dover, Sept. ~, The attendance a
the State fair, to-day, was scarcely M I,
the average, aud VIVA rather disappointing
considering the fine weather that pre
vailed.
The exhibits, this year, are varied and
interesting aud attract unusual attention
from visitors The cattle department /,
very extensive and includes many ex
hibits OF grade stock. The space pre-
pared is entirely filled and number oi
applicants had to be refused.
The display of agricultural implements
is about the usual size, but includes some
new features. One OF these is the Cham.
pion light reaper and binder, machine
wonderfully perfect 10 its action, and d
new reaper which has the most ingenious
construction and complete operation OF
any yet seen. Both are exhibited by
McWhorter Il Co. Of Wilmington, and are
much admired by visitors. Three huge
road engines snort and pun around, run.
Ing over gulliea and up and down hills
with the utmost ease and remarkable
speed.
The racrs opened at O'Clock, and by
reason of this prompt start were finished
by Ave. The graud stand was filled dur
ing their continuance.
The first race was the SO class. with
six starters and Ave at tho finish II was
specially noticeable only for the iino man.
ner in which the winner, owned by w.
IL. Dutton of lincoln, Sussex county,
took three straight heats. The ioekey
Wns Sussex county negro who handled
the lines in hrst class style, despite his
compstition with higher toned drivers.
In the fourth heat, George Elicit, u
Jersey horse, was driven by the we'll
known jockey and Dover favorite, Buck
Gillespie, some sports with cash invested
having entered protest against the first
driver. The change, however, was not
beneficial, for though the Jersey horse
did we'll for the first half mile, ha broke
badly on the finish and fell behind.
Summary
Thomas IL Anderson, g, Scissors. 4 8
w. J. Savage. b 9, Montezuma, dr.
". u. Dutton, IN, Lilian.......... ...st L i
u. y. Thompson, b g, Delaware Dude. 20 0 3
4. .ancoast, 8 g, d'orge Eili0tt.........,s 9 4
Hush Hodge, b M, Fannie E....,......,.5 3 Y
Time. a.37,t, 2ss, 2.sd
In the 2.22 class, for PAGERS, there we're
only three starters, and one OF these, Don
Cameron, gray gelding entered by
Frank Rector of Philadelphia, was dis
tanced in the first heat. Late Rose, a
Baltimore mare, won in three straight
heats, Ms follows;
j A. Wolf, m Late RNse.. ............l /
w. A. Oguon, b & Eddie q ..,.........,.R 2 .
r. Frank kng,Dr. n n don q .inrrf,n. dtA
tiine, ~, 81, 9 ao5S.
The event of the day however, WA.
tho colt race, By reason of the youth OF
the trotters, the fast time and the cxcit.
ing contests. There were four heats, OF
which Clay, a bay gelding from Accomack
county, VIZ took the third and fourth.
He also came in ahead in the second heat,
but was set bnrk to fourth place for rum
ming, and the heat given TO Almont The
colts kept their feet admirably, and the
time WIS surprising for 3.year- -olds Sum
mary:
r. Wahiy, b I Mollle Morrel .,........l 3 ?
q. II rmlth, h 4 Jer. Almout. ......,..3 3 9
W. H. Floyd, 6 tlay.........t....."4 |
{. -. taEfrny, b M Yorkown Belic...,2 Z 4 ds
y. j. Norridn, q nj Ida Mh,...,....,. ds
" Nv. Emory, BIS yuress......,..... dis
T'mo. 2.S6%, sSiA, . Sih asth.
Tho dog races wrre simply amusing.
There were IL entries. all from Philadel-
phia, and four heats wore run with three
dogs in each heat, Then nine were let
Iuoyo nt orce, and the mannor in which
tlhry hew over the 300-yard stretch was
quite funny. Roys with hondkerchiefs
in their hands stood at the ond Of the
course, and on reaching tue end the dogs
sprnng up and caught the handkerchiefs
in their mouths. The Roat race was q
disgusting burlesque There wefc only
two contestants, aud they bsGamo fright
ened and would not run, while their
drivers, two small boys, beat them nm
inercifully with whips from the start to
tho finish. 1t can be safely put down
that goat race is no attraction as n con-
test Of speed.
An interesting feature was an exhibi-
tion heat, half mile, by Happy Russell. q
two-year old colt, owned by Edward
Emory of Chestertown, Md. The young
ster kept down to his work without tho
slightest break, and went over the course
in fine style and the remarkably good
time of 1.154.
A largo attendance is expected TO NOR
row, as Thursday is always "big day"
at the fair. The town is full of visitors
tonight and the hotels arc all strained for
accommodations. George Millington's
popular hostolrie, the Capitol Hotel,
being crowded to lis utmost capacity.
A good feature of the races is the pro-
grammes. They have the drivers colors
opposite each eutry, and US, thus far, the
drivers have adhered 10 the colors dis
played Oh the card, the result is very sat
isfactory TO those who do not know the
horses, and have to depend upon the jockey
colors shown.
Dover, Sept. 30 To-day was the greGi
day Of the State fair, the attendance
boing estimated AT fully 900 people
Nearly 5000 were brought by the regular
and special trains on the Delaware rail-
road, over which so car loads were drawn
from both ends of the State to the fail
grounds. Despite the great strain upon
the resources Of the road the people were
all landed safely and returned to theii
homes without accident.
The town of Dover WAS lively during
the morning. From all the roads tic
vehicles kept pouring in, until it seeinec
as though the entire population of Kent
county would he concentrated around
Dover. Between 8 and 10 o'clock the
stream of visitors was constant and unre'
hitting.
The fair grounds we're n sight. Vehicles
numbering into the thousands were scat
tered around, while the people were
everywhere. The grand stand and gen
tlemen's stand were filled TO oyerflowing
All the buildings were crowded Will
sight-ssers, and the exhibits were in
hpeotod by more people thaii lad io''he,
at them the two previous days eonimped
But while the attendance wus 80 large
and no gratifying in n financial point o
yiew, the programme was the most exc
CRADLE ever given at Dover or any othel
fair in this neighborhood. There wii
but one race of any interest, and this
combined with the dog races, which ar,
both exciting and amusing, alone re-
deemed the attractions from proving tota
failures. As it was many people htca'n'
,liat,usted at the tame exercises Of th'
track, and the fakirs with the "side'
games and clAp.trap side show
rsnped the benefit of largely
Increased attendance and patronage lb'
disgusting and brutal goat race was 10
peated, though the tame mallnor in whlcl
it was received yesterday should haN'
warned the management that 1t was
feature the people would be pleased t
see dispensed with. 1t comprised tvs
goats harnessed TO small wagons ant
driven by two boys, who, from th'
beginning o the ond beabored the poo
'brutes ,iumerciiully with whips plie'
with ull tue yigor of their young arms
The s. p. q. A. should stop this miser
able exhibition if il is attempted to
morrow.
Over half m hour was also wasted il