Evening journal., 1889-10-03
SENATORS, EDITORS
AND OTHER DISTINGUISHED PEO-
PIE AT THE FAIR.

the grounds were noticed Luther M. |
Reynolds Of Baltimore, brother of Rob. |
ert P. Reynolds, ex Representatives
Temple Of Kent and Sackett of Sussex,
Thomas Parker and T.. L. Rice. Jr., of |
Wilmington Colonel w. II. Burnite, |
Robert H. Williams, Abe Vandegrift. the |
new editor of the Transcript, Hynson of
the News, Milford. Charles w Lord,
Charles Barker, W. j. Pearson, Judge
Fisher, First Auditor of the Treasury
w. r. Cochran, w. R. Spruance, James
S. Wolcott, Senator Richardson, Brad
Murphey, Samuel Roberts. Charles G.
Clipton, w H. Hardcastle, E. p Stacy,
superintendent of the Baltimore and
Delaware Bay Railroad Jonathan Ma
honey of Wilmington. w T. CauseY,
Colonel Robert Hill, J. Il. Tygert, John
Gordon of Queen Anne's, Md, who
had a close fight Of the senatorship in
this section William H. Walker, Gen
eral II. r. Kenney Colonel E. I. Cooper,
Thomas Green, ex-Member Maryland
House of Representatives; Thomas M.
Davis. Frank Barwick, Walter Berton,
David Pennewill, Oliver Hugh, ex-Mayor
Samuel Black OF New Castle and scores
of other men well known all over the
Peninsula.
Awarding Begun.
The award committees went to work in
earnest Yesterday and premiums were
awarded in the horse, cattle, sheep. hog
poultry and art departments. The horse
award was made on the track in front of
the grand stand at IL o'clock, and was
one of the prettiest sights imaginable
There were drawn up in line the very
cream of the horse flesh of this PENN
sula, some seventy head, running through
all the grades from George A. Milling
| tons standard breads down. First prs
miums were taken in this department by
/ George A. Millington, Dover, and r. b.
Emory, Centreville, for standard breds.
| The former having his three famous
brood mares, couple of colts and his no
less famous registered standard bred
stallion Benefactor, who was the
cynosure of all eyes. Mr.. Millington
took first premiums also on brood mares,
standard bred Kitty Munson, Beeswing
and Brittania, and on the standard bred
colt Ethel Almont. The fact that Bene-
factions is to permanently locate in Kent
county, is a guarantee that speedy ami
mails will be produced here, as he is from
Leland Stanfords famous California stock
farm, and is a son Of General Benton, ia.
nous in horse annals and on his mater
nal side direct descendont of Whipple's
famous Hambletonian One of Benefac
tion's daughters. Sallie Benton, at years
old, went under the wire in AHA. Uhas
Wharton. John b. Cooper, Charlie:
Bishop, w. Short, Philemon Dill. p. S
Brown, Thomas u. Davis, ]. Colby Smith
Nathan Cook, William Hurry n J.
Lodge A. E. Denney. R. II. Wilson. /
s. Lohand, A. S. Logan, Waltmal
Slaughter and George A Millington.
In the sheep department first premi
ums were taken by H r. Draper, Ray
mond Taylor, DR.. H. Ridgely and A. +
DenneY.
Cattle Premiums.
In the cattle department j. d. Blum
of Montgomery county, Md, and A. sgd
ney Logan of Kent county took the bull
of the first premiums, the latter taking
the herd sweep stakes Other first pre-
miums were taken in this department b,
P. A. Jolly, Herman Davis, Z. i. Pack
ard, Heverin Cotter, Frank Maloney Raw
mond Taylor, d. NJ. Wilson, A. Il
Denney and Frederick Friedell.
Carrots and Pumpkins.
In the cereal department G. Grundl
Brown took first premium on peppers
! dishcloth gourd, radishes, squash, garden
squash, cucumbers and turnips. George
} Killen first ON carrots, green peppers an,
second ON potatoes. F. T. Jakes first Of
sweet potato pumpkins, second on beets
first on oyster plant, green peppers
The were special exhibits in which eacl
exhibitor ccmpetes for the sweepstakes
and the premiums above noted are frs
in those special lines, of course all tn
vegetables have not yet been gone over
J Other premiums awarded in this depart
ment to day were Empire white potatoes
q W. 7. Mckee first, II. r. Draper second
S Champion white potatoes, w. T. McKe
first, Red Magnolia beet, w. NJ. Dickson
first; field pumpkins, Thomas Lodg
first; Turnips, w. T. Mckee
q second; carrots, John Draper sec
ond mammoth squash. w. 4
Mckee, 1st; pumpkins, Miss ]. w. Clark
lst, George Weat, 2nd; squashes, 5.
; Forsyter. LIST; potato pumpkins, Mi
n Ninson 2nd: pearl potatoes, Joseph I
n Wilt, LIST Burton Smith. 2nd Burbank.
, g. w. Collins, LIST, r. H. Wilson, End
+ Early Rose, Thomas Lodge, LIST; d N
o Wilson, 2nd; cherry pepper, Mrs. J. q
York, LIST; peas, Eleanor A. Ellis, Isl
!. dried blackberries, dried sweet potatoes
Z black raspberries, apples and peaches
4 Colonel Brown, 1st; dried green corr
v Mrs. John H. Fleming, list; SORGHUM
4 molasses, Burton Smith, 1st; Thoms
Z Lodge, end; honey, A. E. Denny, Isl
II Mrs. d. +. Barnad, End; extracted honey
A. f. Denny, list; Mrs. ID. P. Barna'
End; beeswax, Mrs Green, LIST; job
= Dagger, 1st; garden squash, Burtc
!, smith, 2nd; table beets. Mark E. Cha
j ham, list; Spanish radish, n. J. Lodg
i, . 2nd.
!, In the art department, Miss Floren'
= CaulS, Miss s. r. Colt, Mrs. M Clement
70 D. r. Holmes, Miss Rachel V. Masse
Miss Annie Willoughby, and Mrs. H.
n Snitcher. The awards in this depar
X ment are not yet all completed.
or Born at the Fair.
= There was an increase in the exhibi
a. last night not down on the entry list,
4 handsome white rabbit belonging to d
\, tie Miss Ethel Millington, contributed
y, family of rabbits at the cage of the ne
II Corners drew crowds of visitors all ds
AZ Miss Ethel was the proudest little dal
~ sci on the grounds and would not ha
an traded exhibits for the most valual
T. entry on the list.
A heavy beam in part of the gra
stand dropped to the ground just befC
,ol the races began and created little co
Nc motion, though none was hurt.
an The Races.
les The race track was in excellent con
he ton this afternoon and the races were
5 a well contested Little Twist, the Pit
nd burg year-old colt, won the 2. 33 RAJ