Evening journal., 1889-08-31
FIRST DAY OF THE FAIR.
oGciaI Entries for Mondays Races -Ex-
lhibits Arriving in Large Quantities.

OniciaI Entries for Mondays fkaces--Ex-
lhibits Arriving In Large Quantities.
The great wilmington Fair will open
ON next Monday and will continue for
one week. Exhibits are arriving at the
ground in large numbers and the park is
a busy scene. The office of the associa-
tion in the Smith Building Is crowded
with work. Clerks are busy classifying
and registering the entries and number
ing the exhibits
The Wilmington and Northern Rail
road will run special trains to Hazel
Dell Park during the week and hacks will
run from Market street bridge.
The greater part of Monday will be
taken up in getting the exhibits in order.
The races will begin at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon and contest between the 3 90
class New Castle county trotters will
open the program. This will be for a
purse of 5000 The entries are as fol-
lows
Glass /, 800 class trotters purse 1900
Nv. T. Hickman, Wilmington. br z,
Billy Lambert; r. j. Morrison, Ogletown,
dn s. Mayflower w. Greenway, Viii
mington, br m, Flossie; Maple Valley
Stock Farm, Kirkwood, b s. Red Cedar /;
Oorkran Park Stock Farm Middletown
ch <, Harry Morgan; +. b. Ell
lott, Wilmington, b m, Lady +;
NJ A. J. Springer, Wilmington, ch &,
Frank S; J. b. Toman, New Castle,
b &, Harry G.; w. B. Biggs, Middletown,
b m, Flirt; j. w. Reeve. Wilmington,
b m, Daisy; @ f. Crockett, Middletown,
ch m, Flossy; G. H. Salmon, Summit
Bridge, b G, Dixie.
The second race will be the breeders
race for two yearolds, trotting or pa,-
ing, which will alternate with the first
race. The entries are as follows:
Class 3, breeders stake, foals Of 1887
Thomas G. Wilcox, Ivy Mills, Pa, b filly,
Esme; George W. Sneck, Philadelphia,
Pa, Indiaman Boy; Bohemia Stud Farm,
St. Augustine b G, Bohemia Morall c.
,. Emory, Centreville, Md, br flly
Cochran Park Stock Farm, Middletown,
Del. bl flly, Grace Medium.
The third race is the 2 % class, entries
for which are as follows: Glass 2 %
dlass trotters. Purse S400 w, Wood
1uff, Academy, P. o., Pa, bl m, Maggie
p G. Smith, Philadelphia, Pa, Big, d. C.
5. Lyman Redmond, Baltimore, Md, b
6, Orange Bud; Avondale stock
farm, Avondale, Pa. m, Sisal /;
]. H. Philips, Philadelphia, Pa. b m,
Yorketown Belle; h. d. Ernest, Erie,
Pa, br. s, St. Elmo; E. L. Dunham, Erie,
Pa, b G, Violin; A. NJ. Rothburn, Grand
Rapids, Mich, bl G, Billy Beverly.
There has been ninety entries of dogs
made. Many Of them champions, noted
prize winners and show dogs They will
be on exhibition on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday The entries include
mastiffs, rough and .smooth-costed
St. Rernards, great Danes deer
hounds, English, Irish and black
and tan settlers, fox hounds, rough
and smooth-costed collies, fox terriers,
bull terriers, Irish terriers, tay terriers,
Yorkshire terriers, skye terriers, bull
dogs, pugs, poodlss, English and Ameri-
can beagles.
Piano recitals will be given every day
by Mrs. John Brown.
The w. & N. r. r. special schedule is
Rs follows: Leave French fstreet for fair
grounds at $50, 7.3O, $50, $50, 0.4O,
l125 a. m. - M, LOO, 2.15, 3.15,
400, 445, 5.35 p. m. Returning
leave fairgrounds at ZOO, 800, 100, $50,
1000, 11.00 g. m, 1890, 130, 2 As, $40.
425, 515, 6.15 p. m. All trains will
stop at Madison street, leaving there two
minutes later. Single fare will be 10
cents and round trip, Is cents Round
trip including admission to the grounds,
90 cents.