Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST
DEATH OF a PROMINENT P0BK
AND PROKasF0N DNALEH.
Cecil County Fafr-EihtOn's seventh
Annual AutmmnHi Exhibition-'
TrinIs OF Speeds


The seventh annanl fair of the Cecil
County Agricultural Society will be held
Mt Elkton, October 9th and 9Th, inclusive.
Tho officers OF the society are President.
Adam II. Magraw; Viee-president, DIR.
Charles M. Ellis; Managers, Adam Il.
Magraw, 1. d. Davis, DIR. @. NJ. Ellis,
John Gilpin, D. Bratton, George Ricketts,,
III. Dunbar, Jesse A. Kirk, William s.
Potter, Clinton Mccullough, William
Armstrong and Henry s. Ooudon; Seore-
tary, John Partridge; Treasurer, George
A. Blake; Executive Committee, DIR. O.
M. Ellis, John Giipin and Daniel Bratton.
The several departments will be in
charge of the following persons: Sheep
and swine, George Ricketts,; horses,
Morris Dunbar; poultry, pigeons and
pets, John Gilpin; farm products, l. ID.
Davis; farm implements and machinery,
Jesse A. Kirk fruits, Daniel Bratton |;
household and ladies' fancy goods, O.
Mccullough horal, Daniel Bratton.
The trials Of speed will be as follows !:
First day--Oolt race, 3 years old and
under, premium $50, free for oil colts,
best q in 8, first $25, second $15, third
$40. $50 class, premium 5000, free for
all horses with 70 beiter record than 2.50,
first 800, second $50, third $50, fourth
$50. asa class, premium $500, free for
all horses with no better record than 2.34;
fret $150, second $75, third $45, fourth
$50. Glass running, premium $l25, free
for all ages, one mile dash, first 300,
second $15, third $40.
Second day-Colt race, years old and
under, premium $50, free for all colts,
best q in 8, first $25, second SIS, third
$40. 800 class, premium $150, free for
ali horses with no better record than 8
minutes, first $75, second 1886, third $25,
fourth, S15. 2.26 class, premium $40O,
free for all horses with no better record
than 2.26, first 5000, second $1OO, third
$50, fourth $40. Glass running, premium
$3.50, free for oil ages, II mile dash, first
$125, second $15, third $40, winner Of
class to carry 8 pounds additional
Glass running, premium $3.50, free fol
all ages, half mile heats, best in 3, frs
$125, second $15, third $40.
Third day-Wagon race, premium $75
free for oil horses without record owned
in Cecil county for six months prior X
October 9Th, 1886, best 2 in 8, first $40
second 1876, third $40, 2.40 class, pre-
MUM 5000, free for all horses with NJ
better record than 2.40, first $100, secont
$50, third $50, fourth 800. 2.30 class
premium $500, free for alihorses with nj
better record than 2.30, first S150, secon'
| $75, third $45, fourth $50. Glass run
ming, premium $3.50, free for all ages, on
mile dash, light welter weights, first $1lO
second 1916, third $15. Glass running
premium $3.50, free for all ages, three
| quarter mile heats, best 2 in 8, first $lOC
second $50, third 800.
Fourth day-Class pacing, premium
$500; free for all PAGERS with no bette
record than 2.20; first $3.50, second $7t
third $45, fourth $50. Wago
race, premium $75; free for al
horses owned in Cecil count
six months prior to October 9th, 1886
with or without record best 2 ir =
first $40, second $25, third $40. AZ
class, premium $500; free for all h>rse
with no better record than 2.2O frs
5000, second 800, third $50, fourth $4o
Glass running, premium 5000 free TO
all ages, one mile heats, best 2 in 8 tirf
$3.50, second $50, third 800 winner i
class IA to carry three pounds additional
Glass running, premium Sl75 one mil
over four hurdles, free for all ages mrs
1926, second $50, third $40.