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

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1t has been held under most pro
pitious skies. When one considers how
dependent such exhibitions ..4re upon
fine weather, and how great difference
even one stormy day might have made in
the attendance and recsipts, we cannot
too heartily congratulate the manage.
ment, the exhibitors and the visitors
over their good fortune III th respect.
The fair Of 1890 mas been 4 success in
most respects. The attendance, taking
the whole week through, has been per-
haps larger than that Of last year; the
tremendous outpouring of Thursday
making up for the simmer crowds OF
other days. The trsck events have been
admirably handled and the waits be-
tween heats HAYS been filled in to the
general sstist elton OF tho spectators by
other attractions which have taken we'll,
feature in which the management has
done we'll. In tbs very important de-
psrtment of live stock exhibits, the fair
of this year has bsen grand success.
The thousands Of farmers who have in
spected this exhibit, the best ever
brought together on the Peninsula, have
been well repaid for their time and
money Il they have taken to heart the
lesson TO be learned therefrom . that IN
he raising Of iiue stock and the advances
nent Of dairy farming there ia promise of
much material good to the agri uitutal
interests OF New Castle county. Upon
this subject the GAzErrE said last year
This Il department Ia which the edu-
eating influence Of the fair, under CON
tinued iudtci us management, will prove
u increasing aud solid value. To foster,
Ncourage aud promote an Agricultural in-
ustry which has In II euoh possibilities fer
storing the condition OF tina farmers OF
'siaWare, aud particularly OF New Castle
ounty, may we'll be considered by the
managers OF the Wilmington fair rs second
Importance 10 no suhiact claiming their
lttention. Here IL 4 department III wIien
liberal premiums can bH placed with the
assurance that they will be- money we'll *.
pended. II is well to realize more fully
than we do that the progressive men Who
were represented by exhibits OF fine horses,
cattle had other live stock TT the fair are
entitled to be regarded as occupying yety
agricultural helds as Is held by sucn cor
porattons as the Harlan 4 HolllnRsworth
Company, the Pusey & Jones Company
and others In the local misunderstanding
field. This latter have made Wilmington
famous for Its workshops; the former are
Going the same thing for the farms oil Nav
Castle county.
We may trnthtully indulge in similar
words OF praise over the fullness Of ex.
hisits in the poultry, pigeon and kennel
shows, in agricultural machinery and in
she specimens Of ladies' hsudjwork, cul.
mary and decorative. The fl9ral display
has also been very creditable to the ex
hibitors. The public schools exhibit,
with its manual training features, was. .
new attraction and one that deseryedly
attracted special attention. We thing
It would be safe TO say that this feature
possessed for many wiimtugtonians more
real interest than anything else on the
grounds, since il appealed to their per-
sonal feelings as an exhibition to which
their own boys and girls had contributed.
Il would be well to make this department
a permanent feature and to give our
schools whole year in which to prepare
for the exhibition Of 1891.
In the Line ot distiuotiyely Wilmington
exhibits the fair new closing has been
iamentaoly weak and this has been a
matter Of general remark. Instaad 81
being mp 70 the promise Of last wear il
this line, the fair has fallen muon behind