Daily Republican., 1889-09-05


herd are "Polly," "Minnis" and VOL
VERNE" End.
William Appleby, of christIana, ex-
hib.ts head OF Jerseys: Jorsey grades,
tboroughbreds and grade Jersey.
Lady Baroness is q 2d prize winner, with
her calf, Lady Christiara (uuder a year
old) captures LIST prize in tborougEbreds.
Mr.. Appleby has seve,sl other lst prizes
in Jerseys.
NJ. A. Rogers, OF Dunleith New Castle
County, exhibits fine herd of Jerseys,
many OF them prize winners.
| There are also some very Ine displays
OF wheat, but II Is o matter Of regret that
Dr. Green'eaf, who made such q fine dis
play last year, did not have the time to
attend to it this season. He only shows
doostan variety. II. j. Schsntz, Of Le-
high county, Pa, shows some fine speci-
mems of Hindoo wheat. Prizes in this
department have be n awarded to the fol-
lowing exhibitors:
William Mayne, Henry Clay, best re-
liable wheat, Longb- -rIy variety, surprise.
Longberry No. !, white Hindcostsn,
golden prolific, shelled- p, yellow corn,
Lehish; j. L.. Stewart, Newark, De-;
Tulchestcr fnltz; q. II. McMullen, State
Road, old Mediterranean white oats,
sheaf cas-; J. +T.t Pearson, best sheaf
bearded and beardless wheat, popcorn;
A. Kelly, New Ca,tlc. yelldw gourd teed
corn, sugar corn; v. Lawbacker, Will
miDgton, stalk corn; J. Kelly, New Cas-
tie, white corn.
| A first premium was also awarded in
this department 10 an Incubator aud
brooder exhibited by the New Jersey H.
cubator aud Brooder Company.
| PrkNaluma In the Farm and Garden
Department have been AWARDED as fol-
lows:
II. II. McMullen, State Road, best
early rose potatoes, trophy tomato es,
Livingstone, perfection, Brsndywine to-
matces; w, z. Bruce, Wilmington,
white star and peerless potatoes; w. P.
Hollingswortb, Falkland, Del, Chilla
whites, Burbank's Empire State peta-
toes; A. Kelly, New Castle, sweet pota-
toes, pumpkins, table beets, Bell potatoes,
cantaloupes; John Kelly, Centrevlle,
monitor 70 atoes; John Diver. penns-
grove, N. j., sweet potatoesi J. Thomas,
Wilmington, celery; j. 9. Vansant.
stricksrsville. Pa, vegetable orange
hybud, pie pumpkins; Mary Drake
ElktoD, peach tomatoes; Valentine Lau.
backer, Wilmington, largssl field pump
Grabam's perfection, !B. 4. DerrIckson
Siaaton, cabbage, L!ylngstone's early
toms.oas, butter beans hufitd. Essex hub
! bard; T. r. Hcndrioksonj NYilmingt u
aomo tomatoes, ciirons melons, limi
b beans in pods, onions, groFn from ssts
matchless tomatoes, squashes, Inns
bel ms, hulled; J. r. Helcomb, New
Q Castle, onion sets; II. @. Richardson
!, Wilmington, Chinese egg plants,
! About o'clock yesterday afternoon
several newspaper men and others wer,
!. invited to take dinner in the room con
tanning Lawton's china exhibits. Au
!. brey Vandever, who. has on exhibition
n heeHammond typewriter, secured sew
eral dozen of fine reed birds, which wer
l. prepared under the supervision Of Mrs
Rofer on the Cause patent stove. Deli
J. cions corn bread. coffee and biscuit wer
!. served by o corps OF attentive colore,
walters employed by The William lie
,f and Sons Company. IL Ii needless
Is cay that the feast WAS de,opred with re-
l. ish. Mrs. Borer acted as hostess. A
abundance Of excellent buckwheat cake
t, made from Hecker's prepare puckwhea
!, wab served, and all present voted It
lirst-class set out
re THE RACES.
'' The greatest interest was shown In tn
races ye,terdav afternoon, which wer
witnessed by fully $1,000 persons. Tn
>. track was In excellent condition, aud th
o grand stand was packed With people
Il while the fence around the track wa
l. lined with spectltors. There were fou
races on the program, one beingthe un
i finished 2.40 class from the previou
day. The second race was for the q
r. class and proved very interesting, bu
anoI1a1 In ha Ia aot haa Hu
Il dent which happened Lightning, Jr.
who, had 1t not been for this m'shap
would have won the race. In THIS hea
he had taken the lead, and when til
Is three.quarter pole was reached he wa
fully thirty lengths In the lead Of Cimar
: ron, who was second horse aud had tw,
heats to his credit In rounding the las
IL turn, coming Into the home stretch, h
was going at terrific gait. One of hi
: toe weights, whic weighed eight ounces
came of and completely overbalauce,
him. He fel, against the insice fence
breaking II down and throwing hi
:. driver into the middle of the track. Til
" horse jumped to his feet, got through th
fence and ran wildly about the field
breaking the sulky into hundred piece
:. and severely iniurlng his legs. He wa
finally caught by some attendants an,
taken to the stables. Cimarron cam
J. OH and won tho heat and race.
The frs. race, for $40 class trotters
unfinished from the previous day, wa
won by Jewell, who won the first heat
y making a pretty and exciting rae
:. throughout, winning from Peter Whet
~ stone by neck.
The following is o summary OF tn
- races:
!. FIRST RACE, Gao CLASS TRoTrrRs
> PURSE S400.
4. Unfinished from Tuesday.
Jewel, chg, l.C. Manly, smithyiile,.
Peter MILESTONE. b 4, G. A. Alrich,
NorfoR ifiaRatf a, 5l m, W. ii. waiiS.
lims"s.io sgio Il i-a, 2..iiS-i, a.isii.i, aa.
. SECOND RACE, 2,60 CLASS TRorrERs
n PURSE $500.
CImmarrou, ch s. d. W. ulrlch, New
: saaScrn, S ; $, Xlday Glcaents;.' jrump:;.
S lsEiainr, Lii I'M y, Ii. E. lidman, Cen;
Ne1s6oy, Ny s. small & Dolly. Lin: u
e Time time "a IA 1. 25s ii. a.aoi-i. All T.
Il THIRD RACE, FoALs OF 1885, $50 EN-
0 TRANCE AND 800 ADDED DY THE
. ASSOCIATION.
! soto, b IN William Hops, Baltimore.
psni onear, b Plea:an: Valley sio3k
S Al"ntewn, : Z, Thomas e. Wilcox,
: Ne!lt, NGltt ',' bs, fi;tcns'o K Farm, i'iGiiSn,
g. Dcil man. br 5, CiarS Pei, / salem,
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