Evening journal., 1889-09-04
THE FAIR AND PEOPLE.
What One Goes to See at the
Other.
YESTERDAYS RACING EVENTS.

People-Fakirss of the Fair-Descrtr- |
tions OF First-class Racing Events-To-
morrow's Entries.
The second day of the great Whining
ton Fair was continuation OF the first
dav i'm weather, with an enlarged attend
ance The amusement program con
tanned the novelty of the tournament,
and the races were close and in good
time. There was very little dis
order on the grounds and any ten
dency to disorder was checked promptly.
A great many visitors came in carriages
and by o'clock about 500 carriages had
entered the grounds The Wilmington
g. Northern railroad carried big crowds
and the grand stand was well patronized.
There were nearly 5000 persons on the
grounds /. 900 of these were in the grand
stand; 500 were standing along the
fence and track and the remainder wan
dered through the buildings seeing the
sights.
Fruits and Vegetables.
The most interesting part Of the fruit
and vegetable exhibit is the entire alb
sence of peaches
Piles Of fruit were everywhere
But not a single peach.
The fruit exhibit is very large for this
season and comprises 1870 plates Of apples,
sixty seven plates of pears, fifteen plates
of grapes. The vegetables are numerous
and in good training. Two dozen
baskets Of sweet and white
potatoes; nine plates of pre-
| serving tomatoes: twenty-five plates
of beefsteak tomatoes, three large water
melons, half-a dozen squashes, several
long gourd plants two baskets canta
| loupes, specimens of string and lima
beans and cabbage help make this de-
partment full. One of the gourd plants
is forty seven inches long. A peculiar
vegetable is the Chinese egg, which con-
tains two eggs as white as chickens.
Three vegetable peaches or mango melon
are rare variety. The vegetable Judge
has not vet judged. The fruit premiums
have been awarded.
In the grain department. Dr. r. p.
Greenleaf has a sample Of his new Hin
doostan wheat which he introduced into
this country two years ago II is noted
for stiffness of straw and length of head.
The card accompanying the sample says
that it was raised on lime stone land
and put into the ground later than other
varieties, and it ripened several days
earlier than its companions.
been completed. Wagons are shown by
of this city has a tent near the annex,
where he displays a number of fine car
riages. The Office for the distribution Of
copies of the Pennsylvania Home Journal
is in the rear.
Farm Machinery.
The exhibit of agricultural implement:
exceeds that of last year 1t is in the
open space to the north of the
main building. Many of the exhibitor!
have their own tents, on which theii
advertisement is painted. The exhibi
tion comprises everything needful fol
the farm or dairy, except threshinl
machine 1t includes plows, hay cutters
wind mills, reapers, binders, churns
grain drills, patent ladders, road engines
harrows, rakes, rollers. ETC., etc.
Away out in the middle of the field is
little stove six foot pipe extends from
it and furnishes the draft that assists il
heating a large pot Of water. 1t look:
. like the heating apparatus of Robinson
Crusoe or a farmer. In the implement
exhibit j. 4. & L. E. Eliason of New
Castle show Walter A. Wood self bind
, ing harvester A lightning artists paints
souvenirs for the visitors who gather
This artist is flyer. In three minute!
he finishes landscape painting in half Z
dozen colors. The scenes are generally
of the sea, and although some what OF
the impressionist style are passable anC
unique
The main building did not lack for visi
! tors yesterday, and naturally thel
swarmed directly to whese good thing
were being given away. The William
Lea and Sons Company, Hecker's and tn
Queen Syrup people were kept busy dis
tributing their products.
Intelligent Birds.
! The exhibit Of H. w, Vahle in the ives
. | tern end of the building, where it wa
t placed for lack of room elsewhere draw
0 most every body who comes in. The col
= lection comprises eleven parrots, includ
, ing birds from Mexico, Africa
{ South America, Cuba and Jamaica
t One Of them has been taught fifty words
t such as chow are your ''Polly wants
n orackerr and the like. Another cal
whistle "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me.
Two Abysinian guinea pigs with peculia
fur are rare variety. One Englisl
it nightingale. which is said to have tn
n finest tone of any bird in the world, occu
b pies cage by itself. In the line 0
|
6 France. Norwich, England and Germany
All but those from Germany are more 70
# show, the German birds are the songster:
II A little bird known as the frican weave
's bird is Just what his name implies Civ
o him piece of silk and when he get
/. through with it you cannot undo it.
pretty, piping bullfnch that can whistl
a tune from the opera Fatinitza is liv
ing example Of what training will do.
b The judging of dogs will take place K
st day and James Watson, sporting editc
y of the Philadelphia Press, will be tn
,r Judge. There are a great many pri2
" winning dogs on exhibition and it is
le real dog show The show will last ii
= Friday inclusive as that will be lon
'e enough for the dogs On each mornin
n at 8 o'clock there will be parade of II
prize winning dogs in the ring at I'll
foot of the stairs in the main building
8 In the poultry end of the basement IL
coops have been coming in rapidly an
}. now all are in place. j. l.. Harris
1t New Jersey has the largest exhibit
chickens; H. w. Vahle, the most pi
5 cons. Cats have been entered by Samu
ID Blackson, John Fisher, Harry Cobb an
e. Mrs. Brown.
Farm Stock.
All the departments of the farm stoC
were well filed yesterday. Several hero
y of swine arrived since Monday and Il
~ sheep pens were all full. The catt
I. sheds are about all full. The exhibits
(. cattle consist mostly of Holsteins, Jerse,