Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-17
THE CECIL COUNTY FAIR
EHE F8VORITES WIN ALL THE
RACING CONTESTS.
Twist, Friday, Sisat and kOsette tho
Vicsors- some of tbe Exhibitors e
Athieaic en,nes Pr.zes on Exhibi-
tion-.The Day in Detail.


tion-Fhe Day in Detail.
Bpecinl Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
ELKToN, Md, Oct. 10. Yesterday was
children's day at the Elkton Fair. All
school children were admitted free. The
attendance is estimated OF about fve
Thousand. The judges Of exhibits began
She work OF awarding preminmg yesterday
morning. Experts from Philadelphia
Judge in the various departments of
ladies' work. Mrs. Roref, the author Of
several cook books judged in the house.
hold departments. The exhibits by
yesterday morning had all been tastsfully
arranged.
The Elkton and Pennington base ball
clubs began game of bail which was
broken up before being finished by o
general rush OF players and spectators to
seo tho racing. -Four innings and half
were played. On even innings the score
was Pennington z, Elkton 6. The Elkton
club made four more runs, however, be-
fore play was stopped. Good older pre-
I vailed on tho grounds only one or two
intoxicated persons being seen. The
grand stand was we'll filed during the
racing. The prizes to be awarded to the
winners in the athletic sports today were
not unlikely that there will be some
breaking. The record on pole
vaulting was broken here two years ago.
A running rece of 100 yards for Cecil
countians will attract much interest.
The exhibitors of poultry ore Mrs. O.
Norris, Wilmington, Del; W. II. Cook,
Newark, Del; e. j.. Chandler, Kennett
Square, Pa; Mrs. James Fl. Foard,
George W. Williams, Mrs. Jesse Bedwell,
#. f. Whitney, II. M. Thomas, Camden,
Del; j. q. Maple, Chester county, Pa;
Mrs. 81. P. Fowler, John X. Mote, Della
ware; Schum & Lippold, Lancaster
county, Pa; William Drake, David Gil.
pin, Allen Oliver, Newark, DEL; Susan
B Keithley, Charles McOabe, Charles
Blsckson, Mrs. w. d. Dunbar, II. O.
Mcdowell, q. J.I Arbuole, Mrs. Lizzie
Bell, j. p. Collins, Miss Isabel Shinery,
Clara Gallaher, Mrs e. aeatzig, James
dcKsne, Miss Annie Stephens, Mrs.
.mma McGoldrick, Gertrude Denny,
diss Ella Harvey, Mrs. Anna Wright,
hrs. A. 7. Laws. Ella Boyles, o. O.
6iddle and John E. jackson.
The following persona exhibited grains,
eeeds or hay: o. p. Campbell, w. Fl.
Van Pelt, j. Il. Gamble, A. B. Cameron,
g. j. Chandler, Mrs. Mary O. Dunbar,
disa Kate Reese, John Williams, John
A. Kline, s. W. Moore, John McOleary,
Mrs. Albanus 5axton, d. Il. Devlin, vii.
lam Drake, John Bryson, ]. T, Holt, j.
"A 9unter Mahoney, George E. Brown,
,cseph Il. Sweeney, Charles Walton, L.
4. Robeson, W. 8. Burnite, Thomas
~ FORD, L. \. Mills, William L. Cam,
edwin II. Gallaher, w. a. Mitchell, John
McKsue, Mrs. Morris Dunbar, Il. I.
MoVey, Thomas Cunningham, Samuel d.
Stewart, +. II. Thompson, j. O. Vaussnt,
A. r. McOreary, l.. I. Il. Ward, Peter
Miggett, John McKeown, William Ed
munson John +. Harvey, Henry II.
a Piumper. james NJ. Miller, w. O. Bro.
a gan, W. Rut,er, John W. Simpers and j..
T. Buchanan.
The exhibitors In the vegetable depart.
ment include Dr. s. W. Morrison, Mrs.
Henry Rsss, G. w. Williams, Mrs. VIM.
e IL. Gilpln, William Ritchie, s. w. Moore,
Mrs. ID. t. Devlin, William Oreswsil,
Charles Bowser. John Queen, W. H.
Reeder Charles Walton, Miss Ida Wood
Mary Drake, Janes A. Nowland, George
Money, J. Il. Ward, William h. Caau, j
tlf W. Hambeton, Allen H. Grosh, Charles
Walton, F. E. Pennington, JOSEPH
Swayne, John Racine, O. O. Biddle, j.
Il. Buchanen, William Fl. Reeder.
3 The raceB began at ] O'Clock. William
Van 0!sten OF Philadelphia was starting
Judge and W. z. howard and g. W
Crnikshank associate judges; Csptair
William q. Purnell, secretary of tn,
Maryland senate. was clerk of the course
There we're three starters i'll the trot
ting race for four-Year- and under
The premium was $l5D.
Twist was the favorite in the pools ant
With the bookmskars Wick q was secon,
hoice and Merit third. Merit harei,
escaped the distance fiGg in the tirst heat
put best Wick Q. fos second place In til
iecond. The race was two DBst in three
Summary:
&gl 81, NJ. Mar4l, hnlPttsburr, Twist. st..........l
Elkion Stock Farm, Ekton, VI 'rit. ............ 3
Harry Hunter, Philadelphia, Pa, Wick C....a
N II inns a.i6, 2.A9.
The second and third money wa
divided between Merit and Wick q.
gaA In the 40 class Friday were th
'avorite. Odds of about to was Iai
against Coronet, Mogul and Grey Chic
In the first hest. Friday won in straia b
heats. This race was for premium {
$500. Summary;
q. W. Smith, Warrpntown, ya......,..1 /
RI. n. Wilson, Geukcysyilc Md, Coronct = .
Avonlale stuci Farm Av0ndalp, MOgnl.. % 3
" u. inrion, i,hilh9elphta, Grey Ghlef..... ID
bore trottlus was done on the first he
of the 2.27 class than on any other tro
ting race during the fair. Siaal was Ii
favorite, but tho other two starters ho
bnokers. Sisal started OF odds OF to
against, but was afterwards changed /
the bookmakerH to s. The field sold /
the suction pools for about the san
amount es Sisal. The purge was $500
and the summary as follows:
tvondHlc Stock farm, Sisnl..
u. Ii. Phillips, Philadelphia, rrapezc ...2
Nt W. 5. Smith, fionlnsiOn y. d., Elisun..3
atI Time, 2.3i 4, 23i, 2.3i.
In the running race, mile dash, Il
ltette, the Elkton horse, was lnade the IN
orlte, selling in the auction pools from
TO IA, to 10 TO o on the field. Futurity hi
some oscksrs ct 8 10 2 on the book
Rosette stood on the Looks from 4 TO
TO 2 to 6. Odds of 15 to l were IL
against Bedouin, WHO led for the iii
three-qusTters OF milo, when Eoael
dassed and won cnsily. Futurity faisht
eecond. Time, 2 22i.
The mutual pools were played but lili
and paid poorly, as the fsyorites woa
all the races.
ELEroN, Mp, Oct. 1.-THE atlendan
1t the Ceeil County fair yesterday
estimated OF from seven to eight thu
sand. A number OF candidates for Off
were on the grounds.
Tine athletics were an interesti
feature Of the sport during the day,
which the large crowd present attest
with its generous applause. From
athletic standpoint the games were chic