Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-07

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renon. Three others were distanced th,
hfst heat by trotting too fast and get ins
100 tar ahead. Time, 790, sos, $40.
Special race:
n'H smith, Haddonneld, N. J.,bg
wR Merriaeid, B4ltimo' q Franz
! Mhtlngnr, Raiincr, peaci, i,low Blow q
u ,,dM SM'thi' u D I'm, Mass., b 4 Ri H.
W; Dillman, Phlladelplia, re- WI.
rim., sssS, as5, asi, asG.f ,.,.,,,s :
This was the only really interesting
race OF the afternoon, as with the exceo
tion Of Frank Patchen the horses bunch q
Wen together and made the heats excit
ing. With the last heat the days race,
ended, the running race not being held
much to the disappointment of a larg,
number Of people.
NOTES.
Forawhile during the afternoon the sdr
was intensely hot, while the dust was in
tolerable all the time.
Major Biggs, Hon. John B. Pennington
Governor Stockley, ex Governor Ponder
State Treasurer Houston, Hon. ). Turpir
Moore, ex-Congressman Edward L.
Martin and many other prominent State
| the day.
| Paynter Frame of Sussex county, cui
his champion melon, weighing 90 pounds
in the carriage house this afternoon.
Governor Stockley and about 80 othei
invited guests deYoured The monster.
Que good feature Of the fair is the pro
grnmne OF races. II bears opposite each
entry an exat fac simile of the colors
to be worn by the driver, ana as the
drivers are required to follow this card,
spectators are enabled TO follow the heats
with considerable degree Of intelligence
md satisfaction.
Dover, Oct. 1.-The State fair closed to.
day, after one of the poorest exhibitions
as lar ~ the track events were concerned
ever given In Dover or on the Peninsula
The attendance was light, barely reaching
5000.
Thursdays programme was poor enough
but to-daya almost dagenerated into q
farce. The dog race, which had proved
quite an attraction on previous days, was
on the programme. but people who waited
FOR II waited III vain, ms tho dogs had teen
sent to Wilmington early In the morning. A
on the list, but it did not come off, the gen,
orally credited reason being that nl the
other entries were afraid of signet, q
hustler from Cherrystone, Va, who was
supposed to be able to clean them up In
good style. A patched up race wis substi
tuted for this event. In the colt race out oi
10 entries there were but two starters, and
thus this contest was robbed OF the Interest
and excitement that attended tho colt race
Wptnagtn4y tba paaulf % tybtnb mo- Fnf n
In EVERY EVENING, surpassed anything ol
the Kind ever seen on the Peninsula.
The first rlce OF the day was between
PAGERS, 2.3O class, for pure OF $500, and
wnsqlite interesting. ltresnlted us follows
II v. ClhrH, b. &. e. q. C...........3, 8 .
W, u fi,r-on, b, Z. Sylvester $500. - |
d. a, Noit; .. m, lAtt Rose. .............. .
Time, 2.3OS, f5l, 23iE.
The stallion rnce being of by reason oi
the refusal of the entries TO trot, a special
race was hastily patched up between II. ]
Morri7on's Ida May; Sisnet, owned 10y b
7. Scott Of Gherrystone, Va. Mattio Nor,
gan, owned by $. L. Ranghley OF Green.
wood, Del, and Avermore, handsome
animal, owned by Ed. Emory of Centro.
| vile, Mi. hyermore won easily In throt
straight heats. Time, 2.51b, 2.37, 2.43l.
During IN internission MIR. Emory's
famous 2-year colt, Happy Russell, trotted
Tie coli rane hronoht o,,t ~ TOO startore
| ont of tcr antries CIsy n hay "eIJing on,
tored by W. L. Floyd OF Locustville, Va, and
Yorktown Belle, q bay mare entered ty q.
4 Cnffrey Of Oa,nden MI Clay wan In
tyo strai,ht heais Time moi . AZ "o'' -
Tha runninr roce hnIf-nils he"ts was
participated III BY l.leniaiis, entered BY W
| r. Hartnett OF Dover, aud Boston, entered
byJ L, David Of Downs Chapel, Delaware
| Clematis tpck the first hent hut Boston tool
the other two with ease. Time, /. .53l. l 1.j5l
| | 5gl.
Tie dog race, which everybody wisbel tC
| SEQ, could not he run, On i.cc5uut OF tht
absence OF the dogs. ihe goat race, low.
ever, which nobody but the boy drivers
wanted to see, was put through as nsunl
it wns a repetition OF The previous d,ty's
disgusting SCENES. the bows furiousy lash.
iug the poor brlites all over the course, and
tho suffering animals vaiuly yendeayorin:, tC
escape their cruel punishment.
Among the visitors during the day were
H. Tan,a. ID T,.a ,,.,,. :, :, a