Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-04
OPAsINa OF sLnaoa FAlR.


Races, Good Attendance and tsOod
Order.
peel Correspondence OF Every Evening.
ElKros Oct 8 The attendance ut the
e hton fair yesterday war fully as large
as is ususl on the fest day Of the exhibit
tion, A large number of those In attend.
ance brought exhibits with them and the
secretary and his assistants were busily
Engaged in making the entries long past
the time fixed for the closing OF the same,
which was at noon.
The grounds are fairly alive with vari-
ouB forms of amusement, but 1t ia notice.
able that no games of gambling nature
are permitted on the grounds. This rule
has been passed by the managers since
the last fair.
The dine museum show with it's sword
swsllower, glass eater, &C., Is on rand.
At another place is THE Monster Fish,"
and still another fellow ia trying to make
q fortune with two. headed calf. The
photograph galleries and the merry-Ro-
rounds are doing lucrative business.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union Of Ceoil county has an eating
saloon and a reception tent for ladies.
The display in the household and
fancy work department in Mitchell Hall
is fue. The carriage and machinery ex-
hibit ia not 80 large as formerly. The
exhibits Of cattle, sheep, horses and hugs
are very large.
Among the principal exhibits in the
cattle department axe the following: Will
liam FL. Oler, Baltimore, ~ Jerseys; l. d.
Blunt, Gaithersburg, Montgomery county,
Md, 8 Gnernseys and II Jerseys; r. W
Wilson, Chrome, Pa, 10 Guernseys: W.
Lindsay. EIizabeth, N. J 10 Ayreshires
and ID Gusrnseys; William 81. Jones,
Lyeoming county, Pa, 10 Devons and z
Herefords; the Lsckawana Breeders AS
ISOLATION, IA Hoisteins; r, b. HndRson,
New London, Pa, 10 Guernseys; William
r. Cochran, Middlefown, Del, z
Short Horns; William a. Mcdowell,
Calvert, Cecil county, 10 Jsrseys;
Amos McNesi, Ekton, Jerseys; John B.
Mackay, LewiBville, s Guernseys A. 3.
Rodgers, Cecil county, 10 Guernseys;
| Henry Wright, Elkton, Jerseys Jacob
Markee, e; kton, 8 Jerseys; Henry Straw.
| bridge, NV London, Guerpseys,
Holsteins; John Thackery, ElktOn, 2 Jer-
seys; Theodore Warren. Fair Hill, Jer-
seys William Homepood, Newark, Del ,
Short Horns; John Brown. CoWantown,
| Md s Jerseys; John Galisher, Fdurth
district. Cecil county, 2 Jerseys; Henry
Wood, Elkton, Holstsips and Jerseys
The cattle department ia in charee Of
Walter Armstrong and Henry Wood
There are about 260 head on exhibition.
The great feature OF the fair ia the fifty
saecial premiums. They are generally
offered for supple articles, and there is
great competition. There are nearly 300
competitors for the suit of plush parlor
furniture offered by Iyans Il Brother q
Philadelphia furniture house for the best
molasses tsfy. This premium and nearly
all ths other special premiums are on eI.
hibition. About $50 ladies have each
mad- glass of apple jelly with the OK
pectaiion of possessing fine large rug
offered by Philadelphia carpet house,
whileaabout $50 have made soft ginger
cake hoping to win plush rocker.
Among the other attractive special pre-
miums exhibited is an Estey organ valued
at 800 which goes to the best fancy tidy
maker. Several clothing houses offer
suits of co hing and overcoats. A Bslti-
more furniture house will give an oak
chamber suit, worth $40, and another
Baltimore firm Fl rs china tea set of A
pieces for the best home made comfort
able.
The grounds are we'll guarded by Q
police force of so men under Walter b,
johnson, who has held the position Of
chief before. Nineteen are on duty dur.
ing the day and IL at night.
tn ee skilled Italian musicians rem.
der. d excell MT music in the morning in
Mitchell Hall and in the afternoon in the
grand stand.
The Etktou Cornet Band was also in
attendance and rendered good music.
The band will have four additional men,
bers from Baltimore on the lest two days
The fao-s began shortiy at er O'Clock.
The Judges were William Van Ossen OF
Philadelphia starting judge, and f3envge
W. Cruikshank of the Cca Utm @ at,
associate ,dae Captain William u Pur-
nell was secretary, ex Shsfi6 William j..
smith Distance judge, Alexander Evans,
Jf., Weighing judge, ard GeorRa R.
Howard msyshal. Among the spectators
were ex-0ougrpssman Host B Holton Of
Baltimore, q former Oecil countian, who
ran for governor of the state aeverAl years
ago or The Republican ticket, and vii.
ham III tinserly, prdpri ter Of the Phil
adtlphia Reco d the owner OF IL horses
entered by the Ekton Stock Farm, Of
which he is proprietor.
OF the 10 entries ia the three. minute
GLASS the o~Eets Of fiye came up to the
captains ifi'a paid their entrance fec
and started They were: Ota,les Dick
ens, entered by George ScAttsrgood
Philadelphia; Rosa Lee entered by John
X @aulk, Eaaton, Md Phil Mcguire, en-.
tered by J II. Pawlipg, Philadelphia
Maud, entersd by Or. Siicer, Pennington,
Md Eoru, entered by tho Elkton stocA
farm. The Purse vas $500,
In the first heat E4iu led at the start
followed by Rosa Lee, Ohas Dickens and
Maud. Tho two latter passed Rosa Lss
ct thu quarter, md the last named was al
the rear at tho half. The race wss be.
tween Maud and Ecru and they were
neck and neck nj the three-qu1rters pole.
Maud Appeared afterwards 20 lead tui
Eeru recovered Lost groand on the home
stretch and took tho heas. Dickens,
third, Rosa fniehed fourth but was Gel
back place for running. In the second
heat tile race was h,tWesn ru end
Maud Erru led ell the way, hut Maud
kept very close 10 her. The judges bad
Maud'a driver in the stand after the race
: and wanted him TO understand that be
; must drive to win, which he sssufed
them he was doing. In the third heat
Ectu led OF the start followed by Dick-
ans and Maud. The latter went 10 tht
front and was ahead at the half mile post
Ecru broke hut recovered in time to win
notwithstanding Maud's driver whipped
his horse down the stretch. Summary
. Eeru.. .......................1 l
Maud. 2
,, Charles Dickens. ,.3