Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-10-04
|D0YER'S BIGGEST DAY.
ABOUT $1,000 PEOPLE WITNESSED
YESTERDAYS FINE TRoTTlNG.


Every Mothers Son Of Them Had His
Hand wrung by Some One OF the Nu-
merous Candidates on the Grounds.
The Purse and Premium winners.
DOVER. Del, Oct As predicted
yesterday was in every respect the big
gest day thus far at Fsirview Park
People began arriving early by vehicles
of every description from lower aud
upper Kent county and until noon il was
a perfect procession. The trains from
New Castle and Sussex came loaded, the
lower and upper trains both being com.
PEELED TO run in sections. The estimates
of the attendance were various. running
all the way from 1000 to 10000. 1t Is
safe to say that during
the day there were $4,000
or Is, 900 persons on the grounds. Among
those noticed were Governor Biggs, Sera-
tor Salisbury State Senators Donahoe.
Dorman, Crossan, Richardson, Lewis and
Moore, Representatives w. p Biggs. D..
5 Clark Sackett, ex Representatives John
H. Jones and Frank Temple Then there
we're II. G. Conrad, James L. Walcott, II.
r. Cochran, Frederick Causey, State
Auditor Boyce, j. F Denny, Chief Jus.
tice Comegys Chancellor Salisbury, ex-
Governor Stockley, Paynter Frame.
Mayor Harrington, Judge Ball, x.Collec
tors Neary and Dickey Il. r. Robinson, s.
L, Blanchard, Sheriff Allen and Treasurer
$. II. Davis, Ebe Tunnel, Alexander
johnson, Joseph Stoeckle, Lemuel Wa.
pies, DR., Pratt. Colonel w r. McCabe.
Hugh Martin, John Harrington, Colonel
w Burnite, f. T. Layton, w. K. ALA
band, r j. Reynolds. Clerk William A.
Gum, DR.. II. Ridgeley, S. d, Roe, Philip
Scotch, r. NJ. Cooper, Congressman Fen
ington, James n. Williams, Q. w. Edwards
and wife of the EVENING JOURNAL. J.
B. Cheney Of Every Evening, J. b. Bell
Of the Sunday Star G. B Taylor of the
Smyrna Record, Wilson T. Lavender, Rob
ert Hill, 9. s. Pennewill, General r. r..
kenney, Colonel George w. Marshall.
Colonel Records, Colonel Stevens, Henry
Wolcott, DR.. W. H. Cooper, Rev. J. S.
Willis, G. j. Harrington. | N Mills, In
surance Commissioner Fooks, and hosts
OF other notables from the true blue
Democrat to the local optionist. Every
body was in good humor and on his
best behavior and despite the immense
throng there was not occasion for
single arrest. Everybody came here for
pleasure and they had it, The country
youth took his girl on the merry go
round, into the side shows and spent the
interim chewing peanuts and both were as
happy as clans at high tide. The smart
youth tried to catch the falkirs mapping.
as he knew just what number was on
one side Of that black spot in the ring,
and was astounded to find that the 800
card had turned into a blank as soon as
he bet on it. The ladies' found plenty to
interest them in the ladies' and bazaar
buildings The farmers were enthusiasts
tic over the fruit, cereal. vegetable aud
horse and cattle displays And finally
everybody took in the races. In the poul
/ try awards H. S. Thomas carried off ths
bulk of the first premiums. Il. S. Law
tin Mrs. j NJ. Hellings, James N. Ker
bin, Nathan Moore, II. +. Goodwin and N
+. Richards were among those who tool
first premiums also in this department.
In the cereal department John T. Jake
Of Wyoming took the sweepstakes foi
fruit and vegetables and George w
Killen the second sweepstakes. O
| Lundy Brown was awarded special pre-.
MUM for fine display Of fruit. d. A
Howard, Frank Lodge, James H. Jester
H. s. Pratt, w. NJ Prouse, Philip Dono
van, Mrs. Jacob Sharp, J. e. Phillips
George w. Collins, E. r. Allaband. Frank
Robinson and William Mckee were
among the largest takers of first prem
iums in this department..
The races yesterday were all good. The
2. 10 pacing race especially So
The first race was the 2. As class, purse
/ $500 There were seven starters, but
Mayfower, S. ]. Morrison's dun stallion
was distanced in the second heat and w.
G Maxwells Garrison was ruled out in
this heat also for running. LinkwooC
Maid, entered by George Meginniss, Bal
timore, won the race, taking the third
| fourth and fifth heats. Rose Lee. So
Vippin, Easton, Nd, second, and rrixie
James Elliott. Philadelphia, third. Time
9 344, 23s, 2 SO, AL, 2.3s.
| The second race vas in the 227 class
purse $500, Richard Wilkes, entered BY
| w. H. Evans, Baltimore. won in thre,
straight heats closely pushed by Electra
| w. Spencer. Elizabeth. N. j., with
Edison, w. Scott Smith Pennington, N
j., third. Time, 2 8lf, 2 424, 2.294 tn,
race Of the day was the 2 10 pacing, purs
$500. There were but three entries
Jesse II. entered by H. G. Shoemaker
Philadelphia Onie D, Alexander David
son, Williamsport, Pa, and Black York
Charles II. Smith, Haddonsfeld, N. }
Onie d, won in three straight heats
Jesse H second and Black York third
Time, 2 p, 24a, 225 The entries fo
to-day, include 2 45 pacing, 224 trot
ting, 237 trotting and the Kent COUNTY
race
The annual fair ball at Hotel Richard
son last night was a success in every way
and representative young men and ladie
from all over the state were there il
numbers.
In the rotunda Of the Hotel Richard
son last night were TO be seen Senator
Higgins, Judge Fisher and Consu
Smithers.
New Castle Notes and Personals.