Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-28

The great Wilmington Fair will open
on Monday next. AT this date, August
2Sth, the entries are far ahead Of expect
cancl's In all classes. All the large
breeders that exhibited last year, have
herds entered this year, and Ia addition
there are four very important breeders OF
high class stock from different sections OF
the country. The entries of horses !ndi-
cate that this is going to be the greatest
horse show ever given In the Eastern states.
Under standard bred horses, there are
already entered the finest stock Ia Jersey,
Penrey lvanla, Delaware anil Maryland,
and as for fowls, they run in'o the thou
sands. Dogs-Ihc finest kopnels will
have representatives in the bench show.
The building for this is handsomely fitted
up, benches arc all new, pens and kennels
In good shape; a regular training pen Is
bu 1t, and visitors to this fair will see
what has never been shown at a country
fair before, and that is regular bench
ell ow OF dogs under kennel rules.
The success OF this Fair and the en-
thusiasm that seems to follow 1t In all
sections, is In reality beyond the expecta-
t!on OF the management; at the same
time II is no more than should be ex-
pected, on account of the amount OF
money the association have spent In ad-
vertising, and the very liberal offer OF
premiums and accommodations 10 their
exhibitors and visitors.
The Art Show, In the Ladies' Building,
will, without question, be one OF the
handsomest things that our pc pie have
eyer had the chance of seeing in this line.
Tho building is new one, designed ex-
pressly to properly show art, howers and
the articlss Of ladies' hsndlwork. Ia this,
the Ladies' Building, they will lnd every
accommodation required for their com.
fort. They can bring their luuch aud
have It checked 10 this building; in fact,
| strangers visiting our Fair will have just
the same rights and privileges as our own
people. We want them to come and
feel at home and enjoy Themselves.
The entries In the speed department
| will average nine or ten starters to each
race, and there will be from five to seven
races every day In trottiDg and running.
On Monday there are two great races,
not mentioning the 2-yfaf-old race, which
| will be great one to breeders and lovers
of good stock. There Is the 3-minute
county race; twelve starters will be In
that. There Is the 2.22 class, eight START
ers, Yorktown Belle, Orange Bud, Maggie
B., Billy Beverly, sc. These horses rep
resent the North, East, South and West.
And so you can go through the list from
Monday morning to Saturday night, and
every day there will be these evenly
matched up races that no man can tell
the winner.
There will be no big day at this meet
ing, because there Is no day for which the
attractions are greater than another.
The Great Diamond City stake Race
for purse OF $1,000 with tyn entries, al
of which have paid S100 to come in, viii
be on Thursday; now, these people ait
going for the money, and you may excep
to see horse race sure.
On Wednesday, Children's Day, wher
all children under fourteen are ADMITTED
free, the association has one OF the mos
novel and pleasing entertainments II
store that has ever been shown. Thei
speciality for that day will be In tn
shape OF Fantastique Balloon ascenslons
that is, there will be twenty-five figures
representing men, animals, etc, mad
about four times life-size In gay and isnc,
, colore; these will be filled with gas, NJ
hot air, aud Will be started on their eria
voyage about 10 o'clock on Wednesda
: morning. Imagine, If you please, th
, novelty of the sight; when they get to th
height of 1000 feet or more, they will bay
the appearance OF ordinary llfe-slZe d.
ures; being filled with gas, II there Is ro
strong current they will probabl,
hov over the Fair Grounds during III
whole day. 1t is novel features OF thi
kind that the association have striven +
provide. Simply, they want no chestnuts
Another feature Of their entertainment
is match running races between horses
that will take place over the steepl
course; these will! be given between hea t
ON the track, which will reliye the ted
ious waiting that always occurs in Al
afternoons sport at race track. Anothe
novel feature of this ASS ociation.
Arrangements bave been made with al
the raj road companies to run Their car
direct to the grounds. Ample provision
has been made for the reception of par
ties coming in carriages, and the cnl.
thing that troubles the Association now
is not how to get the people, but how t.
IN Ike the great numbers that will visl
them during the exhibition comfortable
The matter of their entertainment in tn
way OF amusement and profit does no
worry them. Their grounds are large
but when you Ina ine hundred tEous
and people visiting Fair Ground in on
day, it becomes u problem how to pro
vide for those people
The management think they are pre-
pared to feed them, and tsed them com
fortably. Their large restaurant, II
which there Is every culinary conven
ience, ranges, hot water, refrigerators an,
everything necessary, and 1t will sea
nearly one thousand people at q time,
in charge OF ono of the best caterers Il
this city, who is taking pride in showing
the people that they can get just as goo,
accommodations on the fair grounds a
they can at the best hotels In the cities
He proposes giving meal for 20 cents
consisting of three eoursts. There ar
three reireshment booths on the ground
that will sell everything except ho
dish s;lhey have no facilities for cooking
but will be well provided with col
lunches.
Excursion tickets from all points. Ser
temter 2, 3, 4, o, &, z. The great holida
week. You VIII be well repaid for
visit and holiday to this big meet. EyerJ
body will be there.