Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-05


wilm,nston's big fair opened ausplclously
on MoldIy with the most delightful
weather,
Al. the morning exhibitors and their
goods wore pouring In through the gate.
wsys. Thoroughbred horses and cattle,
many OF them blanketed. big fOur.horse
wagons laden with pens OF valuable sheep.
and Carte laden with all manner " crates
and boxes OF wares, continued arriving.
stroll around the fair grounds indicates
the entries to be all very well hlfd. A
score OF carpenters were putting additional
horse boxes. The large new building afford
very substantial and attractive apoear-
Rncs. Numerous tents With bunting Il sing
add TO the ilveiiness OF the sceue. The
interior o. the lHrgs buildings shows excel.
lent arrangements for visitors, there will
BIS no ct0wding, the eisles are wide, giving
plenty OF room for easy promenadlng and
comfortable view OF Inc exhibits, On enter
ing the uew main building the visitor ia
agseeahiy struck With Its tine proportions
and airiness. Pagodas, nrbors aud every
KIDD Of bizarre architecture in all colors OF
tIa ralnbow, rapga themselves along each
side OF the wide alsles. In the flower and
art ana also the agricultural departments
tA9 sane good Impression Is tslt OF more
ambislcu9 IEOrt In the way of an exhibition
ever yet attempted In this State.
Al the various heads Of departments ara
II tho best OF spirits over the tn5 prospects
CT he fair.
Tne dog aud fancy fowl exhibit is located
In tie large, cool basement underneath the
E...n building. AZ ths entrance is little
Pc ceet IL u paddock. L "a the properly
Ui Miss May Migsles Gorih Of this city.
There Is & very large exhibit Of agrl-
cultural machinery at the rear OF the main
bGtl,.!ug. Some OF 1t will be run by steam
poner.
fh.A fatsFi 10 NJ IN
iUnense brood SOW OF the Poland Chester
breed, the property Of David Mccoy Of
hpre's Corner, weighing 400 pounds was
varg much admired, also a litter OF pretty
little pigs caly three or four DAYS cid jegl.
cusy cuaper0ned by ssiata old porcine
n.aluma Of pondetous proportions who
watched Der Youngsters and The crowd OF
human beings with anxious glaneas from
her Wicked looking Little twtnkllng eyes
A stray box q little shepherd puppies close
by kept up ar tLcessant bartinE
Close at hand WAS most attractive array
OF splendid HJlsts.n cattle. An immense
bull Weighing 2l0O pounds stood quietly
by white = baby bull not six months Old
champed at IT. bit and roared Justify for its
mother who Ut present is many miles away
a. L4esawaDna, Pa.
Nay OF the cattle were being curry.
comhiu6d, groomed and washed Just us
carefully rs the most valuable trotting
stock. There Is u great variety OF fancy
cattle, most of them pri29 winners TO be
eeen-D"retor1s itGm OSlor Holeteius from
Pennsylvania, Guerascys from New
Jersey. AyrshiIes from the same
Pennsylvania. Oae beautiful animal Il
handsome st!s-sGinpsd Ayrshire COW,
Mary old, which has taken the first prizs at
the New Jersey and Pennsylvania state
talrs, ard a bull OF the same breed which
took first prizes OF New YORK, Pennsylvania
and Nsw Jersey state fairs. There are
gentls deer-like Jerseys, whose beauty and
mildness attracts every one. Close TO the
mild Jerseys is monstrons, shaggy, ringlet-
hrowaa hereford bul. with the surly, grim
expression Of d buffalo. The Inevitable yoKe
Of oxen, Bob aud Dime, showed up as
usual, standing Ia the sun.
Tbs exhibits Of sheao consists of South
downs, hlerinoes, Cotsurl4s, Hampshire
and Shropshire breeds.
Double rows OF horse stalls nave been
eFactei for the standard breeds OF Clydes-
deles and PeEcherous. Qaere are several
beautiful Shetland 4nd Jhincoteague
ponies, the latter .Eueh more civilized look
ing ANIMALS than those ssen on the sands OF
Cbtncoteacue az the annual rount-ups.
The general arrangement Of tne horse
exhibit gives the dEAnght horses the west
era sEi Of tire horse stalls and hs other
extreme OF thu line to the tTotteGs, :G2ners
End polo ponies.
There ara s0Ie splendid Kentucky mules
to be seen. 4 zee black Clyde station,
raIned Duke, weighing ! .625 pound hva
years old, tue properly ~ j9 ter 4 Nc.
DANIEL, Is one Of Ehs hanis9mes. among
tho drauGht horses.
The;e arc ngrsGs from OA1c. faansyl.
vauia, NaTylaRd, New YORK, sew jersey
Connecticut, Virginia aud Sgr.n CGrgiinG
+, II. Cochran vi Nil 'slat0wh "a7 az *
Llblt Of nine standard bred horses from hi.
stecE arm; they include Ir3.tIrs "a GOD