Evening journal., 1888-10-15
WILMINGTON EAlR.
Nearly 100000 Taken IN for Admission
Ticlseta-The New nrudin=s proposed
fnr ilazel non.

FOR Hazel Dell.
The first annual exhibition of the PENN
sula Agricultural and Pathological Asso-
citation is over. and despite the wretched
weather, it was a success in every re-
spect In the first place il was a good
exhibit. The display of fine horses has
not been exceeded this year by any fair
this side of st. Louis. There were never
before SO many valuable horses in the
state as last week TIE exhibit of cattle
covered every registered breed in the
world, and the specimens at the fair are
among the best in America The display
Of poultry was superb. H. j.
Sehantz, of Allentown, Pa, veteran
fair goer. who was Judge of cereals
last week, said that he had not seen q
finer collection Of grain for many, many
years. The flowers We're as tastefully
and charmingly arranged as at the horti
cultural exhibition itself The art de-
partment was unexpectedly full. The
household department was too full
There Were not fewer than ~ eco per
sons on the ground on Saturday, not
withstanding that spiteful little rain
sputtered over everything just about the
hour when men llr themselves TO horse
races. The races were concluded at 4 30
.p M. and the signal Of it was
a sigh Of regret from Thousand
throats that lad just a minute before
cheered again and again the dark and
strong limbed Poet for winning in two
straight heats The visitors were not
ready to go and Hazel Dell could have
been filled this afternoon again il the
horses had been there. The Wilmington
fair obviously fills long-felt want II
has come to stay.
The managers know this fact and arc
preparing for the future. They will com
pletc their subscription list at once. Their
charter provides for q capital of sos, 0OC
and this il is proposed to have
| subscribed and paid in at
once. A great deal Of money was nd
vanced to the corporation by the mana
gers They had faith in the undertak
ing. But they discovered great lack Of
accommodations They must have bet.
ter and larger buildings. In the first
place a dwelling house must be erected
and a tenant put therein who is to take
care Of the property. That will
be done at once Then viii follow thu
removal of the old car truck building
standing on Christiana avenue. not fai
from Hazel Dell, 10 the ground and til
conversion into machinery hall, with al
the necessary appurtenances Of pulleys
shafts and belts. The main building vii
have to be enlarged or new structur,
erected that will hold all the mercan
tile and industrial exhibits. tn,
! carriages want house o.
their own. Wilmington is Spoken
of in the school books as a place that is
noted for it's carriages The managers OF
the fair intend to give the carriage manu-
facturers a magnificent opportunity
The poultry was not worthily provided
for this year Next year the featheret
visitors will have a house Of their own,
especially adapted for them Ii will prob
ably be shared by the dogs and cats. The
grains, fruits and vegetables are to havl
special accommodations In addition L
these structural improvements. the tract
is to be widened to sixty feet all around
The enclosure of the track viii be levele,
and the dirt put upon the track wheT
it il still defective The track itself is I
be surrounded by a high picket fence
and hereafter no person, not having bus
ness, will be admitted to the tracl
or its enclosure The crow
was SO great on Saturday morning tina
il had to be cleared BY the special officer
to make room for the military ma
nmuyres, and again during the afternoo
the men and boys crowded recklessly u
to the course of the hurdle riders. On
thing more: The reporters will hay
] accommodations of their own next yeaI
The place for these is by the side Of tn
Judges stand, so that they can hea
every decision at once.
The Wilmington fair took in nearl
$4,000 at the four gates. Eve
more than this was taken in at til
{ railroad stations which sold admissio
Z tickets. The total admissions viii nc
fall very much short Of 500, 600. The il
! come from all other sources will probabl
reach 10000 The total receipts wi
reach $2s, 900, OF which $l5, 600 has bee
paid cut for premiums. The fair W,
1 managed on business principles and 4
= investments were spared to bring Wis
tors and exhibits to it, Hence the outls
n was very heavy The managers are M
I willing to say how much money tht
made. or even that they made any. It
popularity believed that they made
fair premium on their investments.
= is to be hoped that they did
The Wilmington Fair has come to sta
4 The exhibition week for 1889 has not Y
{ been chosen. The second week in Oct
Der is too late Killing frosts are t.
+ common. Elllton has the first week
! October Dover has the last week in Sc
tember, and Easton has the week befo
that This is the week the third Of SepteI
& Der. that would suit Wilmington ~
d week is still to be selected.
is impossible to hold a fair a.
!. not interfere with some other fair. La
Il week fair interfered with that at N
] Holly. It was believed that nothing b
an act Of Providence could prevent n
4 Holly from having the fullest measure
success but its managers complained Ia
I week that the Wilmington fair Ike
!. people away. This exhibition was in eve
respect as big a success as the mt. Ho
exhibition. 1t will be a bigger succt
next year, weather permitting. Indet
the weather cannot be worse than it v
II last week.
q The races drew to the track and gra
4. stand over two thirds the crowd. 4
grand stand was packed and the crow
lined the track The trotting races -
y not as exciting as the early part Of
8 week, but they were as good as m,
\, races are. The mud had in laI
measure been scraped off the track and
st was in a much better condition than
a. Friday. The track, however. was $
A. and made the time somewhat slow.
he The first race called shortly after
o'clock was the free for all race 10
purse Of 300 There were three entT
but only two starters, the ever popu
/. Yorktown Belle, J. H. Phillips, Philad
n, phia and Orange Bud, John Z. Philli