Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-10-06

|oomfostsbls and oommcdIous sail.
Henry Austen, Of Woodsto IN, 6Alem
County, n. j exhibits . Holstein bull
weighing $500 pounds. IL was bred
By r q. Perron, Of Erie County, N.
Y, and 10 mnRnif ,ent animal. The
display Of Holstein cattle made BY
Nelson Warren g Son, OF White. Clay
Crssk Hundred, u one Of the finest on
| the grounds. -. - = -
MsssEs. warren arc the owners of the
full-bred bull Sir Howard, which,
although but Is months old, and NOT fat
| by any means, II ~ large ~ the ma
jority OF cattle twice ~ old. They also
show two heifers and several COWS, all
OF which are full blood, and direct de.
scendants Of the famous Holsteins
OF Germany. Some of them belong to
the noted Assgie family, which for
years have enjoyed the reputation of
being the finest cattle in the world. 1t
is the intention OF the Messrs. Warren
TO engage largely In the dairy and stock
raising business, consequently they ex
eroise the greatest care to have none
but the best breed Of cattle. Other ex-
hibitors also made very fine displays,
and on Tuesday the greater mum ber
were busy washing and preparing their
cattle for the inspection OF the large
number Of visitors thAt are expected
during the continuance Of the fair.
The display OF sheep IL also fne, and
some Of them are very large and have
immense feeces. The stables devoted
TO horses II filled with Q fine lot of AMI
mails, comprising stallions, geldings,
brood mares and colts, suitable for
work, driving horses or trotters.
BY noon there were from 1000 70 3. 900
persons on the grounds, the greater
number Of which were NO doubt at-
tracted by the races, which were to
have been called 1t O'Clock. William
Van Osten, Of Philadelphia, was se-
lected as the starting judge, and was
expected to arrive on the train due at
IL "a but the train was behind time
and did not reach Elkton until about
20, and when 1t did come, IL was found
that Mr.. Van Osten WAS not on board.
he, however, sent Mr.. Oromley Jeukine
In bis place, and he, with Mr.. William
Il. May and Mr.. William B. Howard,
constituted the judges.
The races were called at l. 40 o'clock,
and there we're probably about 400 per.
sons on the grand stand, while small
Ter stand to the left was occupied By
the Elkton Cornet Band, OF fifteen
pieces, which discoursed excellent
music.
The FIRST was colt race for purse Of
$50, best two In three, for which there
were ak enteries. From some cause
there were but two starters, as follows:
D. A. Mackie'ss. 9. Alhambra, of Cecil
County, Md and Wilton Green ways
q. N. Nellie Gray, Of Havre de Grace,
Md. The race Was won by the latter In
two straight heats, In 3.40X and 3.22,
and was very tame affair throughout !.
The next race was In the Q 30 class,
best three in Eve, for purse of 5000.
There were six entries, but ouly the fol-
lowing four started. Floyd Brothers oh
g Stranger; Wilton Grsenwsy's b z
Tom Marshall Of Havre de Grace, Md. :;
A. 8. Hensley's blk 8 Prince Allen OF
West Chester, Pa, and Anus Oowden's
br m Lady Mascot of WillIamsport, Pa.
The horses made fair start, and at the
word "Ro" were almost head and head,
but Stranger broke badly and was dis
tanced. Lady Mascot won the race In
three straight heats in 2.45, 2 AK and
2:6o, with Prince A en second and Tom
The third race Was the most exciting
and closely contested Of any. 1t was
In the 2 "a class, best three In FIVE, for
. purse Of $500, and there were ton
horses entered but only the following
seven started: George Seniors Alice
Medium, Of Chester, Pa; W. r. Merri-
fields blk. g. Frank Patchen, Of Balti-
more, Nd; Frank Rector's T. G W. j.
Woerner, OF Dover, Del; G. M. Mat
lacks b. m. Rosie Pease, of West
Chester, Pa; William Nicholson's 8. &.
Royal, Of Philadelphis; Frank STAIRS
blk. m. Bessie g.. Of Baltimore, and A.
lCummin's Jake, of Carlisle, Pa. Alice
Medium was distanced in the hrst heat
md ruled out. Four heats were trotted,
the first, tt ird and fourth, and the race
being won By Jake in 236K, 2.36 and
2 4O%. At the conclusion OF the second
heat there was some trouble about
Bessie G.'s driver, and 1t was claimed
that he was not driving fair. After
some controversy the driver was
changed, and at the close Of the race
her owner entered his protest and
stated his intention OF appealing u the
National Association.
The last was q running race, one mile
dash, for q purse OF $125, for which
1
started. 1t was olosely contested and
very exciting, and was won by A. R.
Redsecker's b b. Boutwell,, OF Balti-
more, in 48H with B. Crossin's b. m.
Maggie A., OF Philadelphia, second,
and @. Garter Halls b. m. Rosette, OF
Baltimore, third. During the greater
part Of the race the horses were neck
and neck, but on the home stretch
Both wells rider, by the use of whip
and spur, caused him to make slight
gain, and he passed under the wire q
few inches ahead OF his competitors.
As soon as the races closed the people
started for the gates, just outside OF
which special trains " ere waiting, both
north and south bound. Mr.. Palmer
Sharkley is one Of the special officers in
charge Of the grounds, and to him, as
we'll az to the other officers Of the IS.
scot alton, and the judges Of the races,
the reporter of the REPUBLICAN is In
debted for many courtesies and the as
sistsnce rendered him in obtaining bis
points" The fair js we'll worth . visit,
AND every facility is afforded by the P.
W. & w. Railroad Company to those
who wish to attend. Special trains will
leave here each day at9 so o'clock, and
start on the return at the close OF the
races.
"There's such divinity doth hedge q
king that treason" fears to touch him.
But rheum atism Is NO respeoter Of per-
sons, and Royalty would do well to pa
tronize Salvation Oil, the great pair