Daily Republican., 1888-10-15
THE GREAT FAIR Ovna.
a Grand 5uocsss-.-FIfty Thousand PsO-
pie Attend the Fnlr.s-The nIiitasy y
Pageant and the kAoss on the List
nay.


Auspices, is over. EgeFybody who a..
tended it ssy,well done, and the manA-
gers say we'll we are perfectly satisfie ed.
Well they may be, for II was the largest
fair OF the kind ever held In Delaware
and it was twice as large as IL WAS sx-
peoted to he By Its prozenIt0rs and stock.
holders. The week taken All through
was none Of the heat for weather, In
deed aome days were very dissgtesAble
and prevented thousands of pe0Dle from
astendlnR the fair who would otherwise
have been there. As 1t Was II 10 kno n
now that 90 900 people attended tbs fair
The largest attendance wAg On Thurs-
day, when the number reached 20. eco,
and had the day been anything like
agreeable, the number would have
reached $4,000. However, the fA!r is
over, and "suoesss'' is emblazonsd up
on it, banners. It Ia estimated that tbs
rscsipls will reach S26 COD. OF which it
taken SIS 900 TO pay the premiums Of
ferei, leaving So 900 to meet the other
incidental expenses and the prepsrins
Of the grounds And buildings o.
course there will cot be much ~ any
balance after these expenses are all
paid, but who ever heard Of Q fair OF
that magnitude paying of everything
II tuN uANb YUAlf GQ ADll UltkIu1U hEH IN e
managers with their success that they
are loI king ahead to next year, Wasn
they will have the main building en-
lArged to tWice Its present sizs, and will
also have erected carriage bazaar, q
poultry house, dog. kennel and q ma
chinery hail, There 1 no good reAso0
why this agricultural society shall no.
step TO the front and keep itself there.
Located Is 1t 10, At the corner OF four
States, ts will draw from them all, and
thereby encourage State pride by Aodve
sompetitlon in pIoduots
Notwithstanding the immenss mum.
bsr Of people fed At the Restaurant by
the ladies Of the Homeopathic Hos
pltel the profits are not 90 large for the
ladies as the general public wished thsy
wers. The number fed on Thursd ~, 1t
Is said, reached $500, and the uumbsr
of meals served during the fair was
about 5000. The profits, It is said, will
not oVerreAch s7O0 Bat even with this
much profit for . good cause the ladies
express themselves satisfied.
Saturday last was not the most
pleasant kind OF . day, and still O
crowd of not less than 10 900 people
had gathered In the afternoon to take a
parting glance at the fair, see the after.
noon'a racss and Delaware's National
GuATd in all Its glory. The REPUBLI-
Joan on Saturday had only time TO say
that the militia had arrived on the
around, bat gave no details. Governor
Bigas and the following, who composed
bis staff, were the hrst 70 arrive:
AdjutAnt General r r. Kenney, In.
Judge Advocate General Il. T. O0oper,
lSurRton General George W. Marshall,
Oolonsls John N. Newell, John T. Ley.
Geld, W. T. Richards, Eve erett Hickman
and BsnjAmIn Whiteley, Qaartermaster
Sergeant George ". Qainn and Oom-
missary Sergeant Weller.
The companies, preceded by HyRtpa
Military Band and the First Regiment
Drum Corps, arrived In the following
order:
Il Company 3 Of Wyoming, Captain
Carey; q, New CASTLE, Captain Eckles;
D, Dover, Captain Simmons; O, viii
minRton, Captain WickershRm; g.
! Georgetown, Captain Moore; I, Laurel
Captain WooterF; y, Wilmlngton, Cap
J tain Condor; B, Milford, Captain Wis
we'll; A, WILMINGTON, Captain Mitchell
Troop q, Wilmington, Captain e. L
Rioe, Jr, A OOmpany's gun guard, viii
Calling aun, under the command O
Colonel 8. NJ. Wood, with Lieutsnsn
Colonel G, W. Marshall, Q IRrtermAste
A. D. OhaytoF, OommissaFy Weller ant
A1jutant HarmAn OF his ttaR
The militia were Immediately maroh
ed within the race track enclosure ant
passed In review before the Governo
and his staff, who we're seated upoa III
grand stand. The pageant WAS 3 beau
tiful one, and made every loyal psla
4 1N kaH
the review the soldiers Btacksd arm
and proceeded to do up the fair.
The races, which were the chisi ct
: traction, commenced soon after
O'Clock. The hTsi Was the postponed
race Of the day before, free-fDr -sll
and for purse of $40. For this ther
were but three entries and two stsrtars
Yorktown Belle aud Orange Bad, III
frst owned by j. h. Phillips OF Phila
= delphis, and the latter by j. e. Philllp
of Baltimore. Yorktown Bella won il
!, thIea straight heats; time; 2.3l, 2.3
= and 3 SO.
The second contest was for the thres
minute GLASS and . puTss Of $780, an
for nons but New Castle County hoTsei
For this race there were seven enJrie
= and the following six started:
Frank Golddust. j. a G3ldsbo-I
= Clmarrop, D. NJ UirIch; Harry O., q
y U. MEhaffg; Frank 8, 8. j. Splngll
I Lady T., j. 7. Elliott, and Dom Psarc
% II. Bulleu.
Clmsrron took first placs OF the star
and held 1t in thTes straight heat, tai
ing lrBt money. Frank Golddust cam
4 in second aud Frank 8. third. TIME
I 2 631S. 2.5S11, 2 49H.
pi The double team race came next 70
y the Association cup valued a. 5000.
There were three entries, ali OF Whie
started. Thev were: Gideon NJ an
Tempest, d. P. 8. Nichols, PhtlHdsl
Iphia; May Belle and Annie v, N. u
" Hayden, Wilmington; Rubie 8 so
n King Rene, Jr., n J. Martin, Phllade
y Iphia. Nichols team won 10 tw
straight heats. Time, Q B85<, 2.53h
The running rAos wSs ros puni5 Q
1880, for which there W5rs thr5s Btars
:, Iers: Charm, franklin Mills SsAoles
S Poet, P. Gfe5u, Chester; FlDTE, John c
70 Luavery. Poet took tho lead Ard sSou !
1.-Two straight hsasa. Time, 1 50 i 6415
Tho etsepl0ohAee vas nn ex5tiaR ~
Interesting sight, for y purss OF 6ls(
p The only two horses that ttArtsd Wsl
a Delaware, J Il. snith, Jr., dolta, p
"a ana TallYNnd, John Smith, MsJir
Pa, Both anlmAls, With tIlir riiors
Ijumpe1 the hurdles and dttcksn 10 fa
tooneition, but Della RAr8 came IN q q
in 205. This was the lalt race Rad Ii
4 great fair was virtually At an cad.
the dusky evening shades numbers {
poople were vending their way homt
ward with their borbss ord cAt,!,
Though tle greater number raRains
'' uatil to-day.
o B!eep 10 absolutely nsressa,v 10
haalth, and nothing 90 s6SctuAlls rnN