Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-28
Us USUAL FINE RAGE BxrK1ns.
A List OF Horses Unsurpassed in
This Vicinity.

This Vicinity.
Entries in tie departments still open
OF the Wilmington fair are coming in
rapidly and a large force OF clerks In the
Office Of the secretary are kept busy re-
ceiyinR them, and the exhibits that are
beginning TO come in.
rhe entries of cattle are 80 large that
100 additional stalls are being built to
accommodate them and about 400 will BIS
on exhibition. Among the cattle will be
| two herds Of Dutch Bslted, herd each
of aberdeen and Angus and part OF
herd Of Swiss. These breeds have never
been shown in this section before. In
the vegetable and fruit department ID
varieties OF tomatoes are to be shown by
one exhibitor and large exhibit of
grapes by another. Mrs. II. u. McIul-
len, wife OF tho superintendent Of this
department, is going to exhibit some
fruit that has kept perfect and good for
three years. 1t has been treated by q
certain presses and is not alright.
In addition to the nmusements already
announced-those OF Madam Marantette
ard her performing horse Woodlawn,
! Prof. Parker'H CIRCUS OF trained dogs and
oats and the champion jumping horse
File Maker-there will be a game OF la
crosse and two baseball games. The la
crosse games will be between the tearns
of the Young mems Christian Association
of Chester and the Athletic Club OF the
Schuylkill Navy of Philadelphia, and the
base. ball games will be between clubs OF
the City League.
The comfort Of visitors has been pro-
vided for by the building OF large
tent covered enclosure, for 9 resting
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vided In plenty and parties who bring
their luncheons can eat them there.
Ladies will fud toilet room in the
ladies' building, where every comfort
and convenience ID provided.
| The entries for the races closed last
Thursday night. Every race but one, the
1928 class, was filled. 1t will have to be
Withdrawn and a special race will be
made up during the week to take its
place. The entries are unusually large
and the horses speedy. The ID races con-
tain 1853 entries. The running races are
on Wednesday and Friday and the
steeplechase on Saturday. Charles Nj.
Smith, the popular and clarion voiced
starter and judge of last year, will be in
the Judged stand, and his presence will
be o guarantee of fairness and order.
The Wilmington IL Northern railroad
will run trains every hour or less during
the week from tue French street and
Madison street stations to the fair
grounds and return. The rate for tine
FOUND trip will be 15 cents. Excursion
trains will be run on tho Delaware di-
vision and there will probably be excur-
sion rates on all railroad and steamboat
lines running to the citv. TIL steamer
Bridgeton will make daily trips from
Bridseton, N. j., to the w. d. N. Pier on
the Delaware river.
The first races take place on Tuesday,
September I'd. The races on each day
begin at o'clock.
The first race on Tuesday will be the
800 class for New CASTLE county trotters,
purse $3.50. Ten horses have been en-
tered In this race and there ia every pos
sibility OF all starting. The second race
on Tuesday will be the 81 class trot-
tiers, purse $500. Twelve horses have
been entered, oeyeral from Philadelphia.
In the 2 80 class trotters, purse 80 y,
nine horses have been entered, nearly all
from out of the State.
The first race on Wednesday, Ssptem-
Der, Sd, will be the 2,45 class stations,
trotting and pacing, purse $3.50. Blk
well-known stations have been entered.
The second race on Wednesday will be
the Wilmington fair stakes, trottiug and
pacing for Swear olds, purse, $500.
splendid field OF IA horses have been
entered, one-third of which are from
Delaware and the remainder from Penn
sylvania and Maryland. The race for
2,35 class PAGERS, purse $500, has seven
horses entered and will be an interesting
contest. The first running race Of the
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for running horses, to carry less than 100
pounds, purse $3.50, thrse-qusrter mile
heaH. a field Of 10 horses has been en-
tered, nearly all from Pennsylvania.
Thursday, September 4th, Is tue great
racing day. The first contest will be the
race for the Bgandywine stakes, B. 0
trotters, purse $500. Nine New Jersey,
Pennsylysnia, Maryland and Delaware
horses have been entered. The great race
OF the fair will probably be the Diamond
city stakes, ass class trotters, purse
81, 600. Nine well-known speedy horses
are entered. A field of seven horses are
entered TO start In the race for 2.l7 class
PAGERS, purse 5000. All hit two are from
PHILADELPHIA. The 2.23 GLASS trotterB,
purse $500 has but three horses entered,
so far as received.
The frst race on Friday ia the breeders
stake Tor 2'year- trotting and pacing
foals of 1883; purse 5000. -Four horses
have been entered. Then comes the 1927
class trotters, purse 5000, in which IL
horses, all out of the State, have been
entered. II is splendid field of speedy
horses. The Peninsula stakes for 2.45
GLASS trotteYs, to be owned on the PENN
sula, purse $3.50, has eight horses en-
tered The last coDtest of Friday will
ha a running race of one mile heats,
purse $3.50, in which six swift horses
have been entered.
Although Saturday is the las. day of
the fair, tine racing card is one OF the
best of the week, Fifteen horses are en-
tered in the 2.45 class trotters, purse,
$40. This big field is divided between
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and
Delaware. Saturdays second race is the
Oity of Ohetter stakes for 2.2O class
trotters, purse, $500. Six horses have
been entered, none from Delaware, audit
will be o speedy race. Seven horses
have been listed to start in the 25
class PAGERS race. Four are from Phils.
dephia, one from Chester and one from
Baltimore. The closing race of the fair
will be steeple chase forhorses carrying
less than las pounds, over two.mile
ooursS, With four hurdles and two water
Jumps, purse, $3.50. Four horses have
been entered from Media and one from
Ltsgburg, Va.