Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-11

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Yesterday weeks 15 900 visitors to
the fair grounds enjoyed themselves to
repletton. Tho thousands OF children
tasted the pleasures OF the finest summer
holiday OF the year. Their youthful
faces, smiles and chatter aud tue bright
white summer costumes were met on
every hand.
The brilliant sunshine tempered during
the greater part OF tue afternoon by
cool breeza increased the general enjoy
ment.
The extrayAgant fun innocently enough
occasioned on every hand offer in itself
eniaymentto TO be tho sober-inclined elderly
lookers.on. Numbers of the ,attor
watched their young charges flying in
the air seated in the ridiculous 'k2zzlo-
dazzle" The novel piece of mechanism
with it's cargo of 100 screaming girls and
boys was an increasing source OF amuse-
ment
'Ah-nh-Ah :" two and half score
OF girls soreeohs1 in the most ear -piero-
ing crescendo as they f4w upwards with
linked arms and the most alarming femi-
ninO fucial expression, aud "oh-oh- on
oh ~ the boys cried from the opposite
depth to which they bad toen whirled, in
turn, in the strange dish-rim device.
Nov, now, give go1d hollern the
mon with the swing ropes called out to
his charges "nnd III give you half n
minute more ride" The girls led with
Ru a,tissimo squeal that would have put
to shame tho best record of any nocturnal
cat convention. II wRs hoard In the
judges stand on the race track when an
explanation was necessary for Judge
smith befers he could announce the next
race.
At any os sation of the rszzls dazzle
some fair would call out in stontor tones
or tho lemonade man "lt's oold-lt's
Gold; il make ms mad it's 40 cold,n Ia a
frantic effort to sell the lukewatm lemon
dilutiOn NJ the bnttom OF his pail. Or
the peddier of fair medaia, "a nickel's
oil We want, hurry mp, hurry up my dear
Nttle sisters"
crowd OF children was gathered
around an organ grinder aud q monkey.
The latter was reapipE a big harvest OF
pennies and shook hands all around with
the children, Tho bruta was very de-
monstrativs. Oae little eirl sad to her
neighDor, "Whe don't you Kiss him"
Crowds wsrA in iGcshsant attendance
Hgound the 'Kiii the coon" tent whsro q
pertain well-snown negro of the city
E1owod visitors the privilege OF throw
.nR baseball III h,s haAd at i've cents FOR
half-a-dczGu attempts.
During the whole afternoon the ladies'
and tbs nain buildings wsfe thF9aged.
Tho bnnutiful evading kept tnouiEnd5 OF
people on the grounds unit! quite a lAts
hour.
FANCY PIGEON AWARDS
B. A. Fox, ENmmoatca. N. j., judge
in tho fGi cy pgaon dopsYt@uat, has
made tue following award; For tbs
largest and best display Of pigeons, lat
premium, W. 4. Vnhle, Philadelphia;
the latter also takes 14A lYt prsminms ii
various classes and ~ 2is; Fellss Il Bro,
OhEistiana, PG., takeI md place in
above elass. He also carries OF Al lat
premiums in various GLASSES and % 2ds.
w. Baily, Ardmore, Pa, comes third in
general collection or plgeons. He captures
Rlso 81 Ist premiums in various Glasses
And l5 ads.
DR.. James n. Morgan of Wilmington,
has lat plaza for iiuost aud hast collection
OF White FAn.ails. hlsD 1st for plain
White Fantais and "a in Boo 81 White
Fans. g. T. Prentiss of Wilmington,
gais lst for the largest and best cullec-
tion OF Bald rumblers.
Six thousand people aaa the races.
Thres thousand were in tho grand stand
and about 8 900 more wera in the tield
and distributed along tho isaaN outside of
the track. The track wRa N good condi
tion, though tr fl dusty aud all of the
contests wsre sn'!icautiy olase to be in.
tere3ting and somewhat exciting. The
30 class, unfinished from Tuelday and
tue 45 class were hotly contested, but
the winners in the others carried oil the
bonors without flicusty.
The one acSident was tho bursting of
b'ood vessel by John Gray, in the last
quarter of the running race.
Madam llarantstte also ran hor daring
and exciting tandem race. She rcds one
horse and drove three others tandem, a
gray lesding, followed by two sorrels.
while the madam rodo bay. She sat 10
her saddle with perfect command aud
ease, and rode half mile at full speed in
splendid style, jumping thres hurdles
and making the half milo in LOS. Il
was intended that she should ride full
mile but as the horses had Just bsen
taken from the cara they were not IN con.
dition.
$50 GLASS TRoTFERs
Four heats wsre trotted in this race.
took three additional hesla to decide the
race and it was awarded to Tom
Murray. Ali three heats were very oloae
Tom Murray won the th aud seventh
heats by neob; Volney tbs aiEth by half
leugtA. At lhe end OF tine fifth heat
Yeronn, Trixie and Gipsy Girl were ruled
cut for not winning heat in FIVE, aud
but threa hors9s tro.tei in the sixth and
Heventh heats. In announcing the result
JniQe Smith stated that although tine
judges differed regarding tho award OF
money they agreed TO give the race to
Tom Murray, on the ground that his
driver complied with tho rules. Volney
was giysn srcond money, Rokelaed third
and Gipsy Girl fourth. vi
The summary OF the heats lo.tei.
Tom Murray, b &, W. II. II. Achuii,.
Nolney, i 4, John Rcnmcr, phlladelpla.a .
lokelund ., Wilton ureenway, iiayre
verona IN m, 4. S :. A. Eorner, Egypt
rrisi, br q Ia,o3 Elliott. Thiiadclrhia. out out
Gypsy Girl br IN, Hplo Valley Stock
FARM. ...........,t,,...........5 out
Time, aa9js, a,9O a.3.l..
2,45 GLASS sTALLIoNs.
The race for do class stations, trot-
ters and PAGERS, purse $3.50, had Blk
starters out of seven horses ente1ed. In
the second heat Fayette West finished
first, but had broken badly, so the heat
was given to Oakley b, who finished
second, for trotting without o break or
skip. The third neal was procession
and Oakley B won by half dozen
lengths. The driver OF Fayette West
(daryey) was warned by the judges they
euspecting that he held the horse in. The