Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-04
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Rooms sor All the Exhibits 9hc
Programme of tho Five Days, oct.
o, 10, IL, 10, Is.
Interest 10 the new Wilmington fair AZ
Hazel Dell Park increases as the date for
the opening approaches. The exhibits
offered have been go numerous that the
management has been required to scamper
around pretty lively to find accommodations
for all tho things offered. The exhibit
will not only be Instructive to visitors bu'
many OF them will be novel enough to war
rant special attention. The Florida exhibit
ton car containing samples OF all th
products OF this land OF flowers is q notable
example.
Ten aaaln, the wheat exhibit OF DR.. II
p. Greenleaf OF this city will undoubtedl
attract unusual attention. The doc or I.
an expert wheat cnlturst and au enthusiast
on tho subjsct. Every farmer will be- In
tereated In his exhibit of wheat which
will comprise 90 different varieties.
One OF these, the Hindnostan wheat, was
discovered In peculiar manner. The
original grower of this wheat found few
grains Of II accidentally thrown 10 between
some goat skins whlch had ueep imported
from Hindoostan In 1885 These few grains
were planted and by tender care ana care
| full nurturing enough OF the grain had been
grown last year, that tha original grove
| tlsposei OF some to DIR. Gr4enleat and
these two nre now believed 10 b. the only
ones In possession OF II. Although II wal
| soft at first, II has developed Into n vsry
hardy grain, almost entirely composed ( I
| gluten. and makes No. roller process
wheat.
There are numerous other things that will
| interest the visitor, especially the farmer
| not the least OF which Will he the cattle and
| poultry exhibit. Fine blood ID herds Of cattle,
| Holsteins, Jerseys, h., will compete for thu
| On Inn a hRrSa
ises to be fine. The fat swine will be there.
| while the poultry exhibit Will be- a novel
| feature TO Wllmingtonians at least, as such
a show has not been seen here In years
Among the lntest exhibits secured "a lo'
Of Dorset horned sheep from New Jerfey
| Only one snch other herd exists In thu
country and only one IL known to be u
Canada.
There will be much to see which cam =
be mentioned, aud when you bsaome TIED
| OF vlswlng the exhibits soma div'rti' emert
| gill alwa, be IN progress TO amu-e YOU
| Either Hyatt's Military Band or Tho FIttr
R,gtment Blnd will be- in attendance each
| hay OF the fair exenpt Thursday, when The
Rinoeold Band will discourse tho music.
The full programme Of sports and amuee.
ments provided is a. follows
| Tuesday, October 9th-Hyatt's Military
| Band will be In attendance throughout the
| day. In tho morning game Of baseball
uill be played between the famous Cuban
| q ants and plcke loaal team with flrs--
elaas battery. There will be n grand tour
| nAment OF gallant knights for the honor OF
croWning the Queen OF Love aud Beauty
| rs In days Of clu. The horse races, begiu
| Mug at O'clock, will inclrda tho 8 ilf
minute class, with IA entries. 81 class, wiz
10 eptries, and $50 class, paeers, with IA
entries.
wednesday, October io.-.In the morning
there will be race between local milkmen,
| hAlf-mile heats, 60 their milk wagons.
| during which they must load ord unload
their cans. This will he followed by mule
race, half MIA heats to cad 10. go'gs-yo1
please. RldrrS can usa neither whip no.
fpurs. The HOSES races vii. include a 2 az
class, with 10 az tries; . "a class, with Ave
entries; . 40 class, with II entrtes, aud
| breeders race, with three entries.
ThuraiRy, October llth--IhlR will be the
biggest day of the fair First will be thu sing
las by 1000 voices made up from the Glr-
man singing societlesof Reading Lancaster,
Philadelphia aud this city They will be
accompanied by the famous Riuggold Band
of Reading which will furnish the must"
for tue day. AT noon will begin the bicycle
races which include one.mlle novice n
half mile dash for the championship OF ia
Peninsula, q one.mle race for Rover tyDe
machines, one.miie $50 class and Ave.
mtla race for tho Peninsula championship
| iut nUfob TdCth wall Dt lLlb q OJ titoS WIFI
IL entries, the ~ class with IL entries. tbe
2 20 class for PAGERS, with entries and the
race between, New Castle county horses
driven TO ~agons by their owners.
Friday, October l2.-The bicycle races al
noon will comprise a one mile open race
which will include lumber Of flyers; Il
500 minute class, three mile lap race, hail
mile dash, open to all amateurs two mill
6 ~ class, tandem bicycle race, aud con
ISOLATION race OF one mile for those VIII
hAvs NOT won T. ptIas. iiinwi.B t4's-t
viii be- tDree 6zcellenr ,rottine Faeae, afies.
To- ~ class Hnd double team race
Tor d hanusvuiu cup valued al 51j0.
Saturday, October 13.--This Ia military
day. The militia will drill on the gteen
and be reviewed by Governor Biggs and hi.
staff OF noon. Iu tho afternoon there will
be running fiat race, mile heats aud q
steeple chase race ever fences, hurdles ind
bitches. This will conclude the week sport
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