Telegram-herald., 1891-09-16
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Ihc auhpunccmrut OF chiurens Gay
~ the heat ooanty Fair ground
brought out every youngster that
could possibly COAX his mother ca let
him stay out OF school. aud every one
wAo seit brave enough 20 endure the
probable whippang IRON his father.
ssnd tts certain wrath OF hls teacher
u he s,aid without permission. They
begged all the advertising cards aud
circulars they saw, Just for the fnn al
teartng them into pieces and throwing
them up in the alr bo come down IN
showers vi blue. green. yellow aud
red. They took possession Of the
grand stand and shouted as Justify
aov.ng fathers could possibly have
Gone. They put their pennies to-
seuher and invested in watermelons,
and then retired TO the grateful shade
oi the grove to enioy themselves.
Inc day was iauitless;
Aud not a cloud MAS IN all the SKY,
Save a lew stsnt fieeces.
Which here and there.
Hall mist. nail air.
Like ioam ON The ocean went sailing By. ;"
A delightful breeze modified the heat
OF the sun, and every thing in the shape
of weather was just wnat il should
oe.
A large crowd was in attendance.
On every hand congratulations were
heard upon the good fortune OF Kent
County Society in securing such beauti-
fui grounds. Sidewalks are laid in
every direction, so that it would be
easy to go from one end OF the place
TO the other even m the wettest kind
OF weather. Horssmen prophcsy that
the track will he very fast. and are
looking forward with much pleasure
80 the races every day this week. AL
cryon will trot today against his own
time. and TO lower the record OF the
track; and Alcryon and Ripple will
race Friday.
Beautiful are the Displays.
The buildings are gaily decked with
flags outside, and lavish abundance
OF flags and bunting inside give them
q very gay appearance. In some
places large clusters cf asparagus
make very effective decoration. In
art hall immense pictures OF Grant
and Lincoln occupy prominent places,
and American eagles and stars and
stripes are plentiful enough to stir
all the patriotism in ones blood.
Many of the booths are separated by
lace curtains, handsome portieres, and
rugs. Considerable new fancy work
ts seen, as well as the usual number
of ''crazy q,li1ts.''
In every department the display Is
immense. and yet the buildings are
so large that nothing seems crowded.
The managers say IT would never
have been possible TO make the DIS
play OF vegetables alone in the old
buildings.
The exhibit in horticultural hall.
under the direction OF Charles Gar
field, is a departure from the time
honored arrangement. AS one enters
from the north. large beds OF flowers
are seen. The China aster Is there in
oil its glory and variety, and the
ferns, golden rod. geraniums and
6J,iage plants make n very beautiful
sight. The G. r. & 1. premiums for
the best exhibit OF horticultural pro-
ducts that can be placed on tables
6 feet by 6. have called forth the best
exertions OF several ladies. Celery
tied with white ribbon. and corn with
lavender, appear all the more beauti-
ful. Mr.. Garfield wishes some pne
world offer premiums for the most
ag.tistically arranged table Of apples.
pears. and so on. The old fashion of
p:ling them up on big white plates
reems a little crude in these days OF
aesthetic culture.
There are sunflowers on exhibit that
would make Oscar Wilde little tired
TO carry around; and II some of the
great grain States conld make bet
Ger exhibit of wheat and corn they
would have TO try hard.
little delay has been experienced
hy the management in getting just
the articles intended for them. This
Difficulty has grown out of having
two fairs at the same time. Much
that was intended for the north fair
found Its way to the south. and the
south received many exhibits that
should have gone to the opposite point
OF the compass. But now every thing
" TtdttN. anu an immense CEoWu u
expected to attend the remaining
days.
Zen Hur wins the Race.
The special 1888 trotting race, the
only one of the day, had three entries;
George Gildersleeve's Edison, VIM. O..
Foote's Ben Hur. and Luke Seeley's
Ipse Dixit. The race was for the best
two heats in three. The purse was for
500, and Ben Hur won first money IN
two straight heats; time. 1851 and
2:36{. The second and tbird money was
divided between Ipse Dixit and Edison.
George Ward acted as starter. and the
Judges were DIR. Penwarden, Aaron
Clark and J. Q. Cressy.
The word "go" was given in both
heats after very little scoring. AZ the
horses came down the home stretch IN
the first heat, a COW in the enclosure
undertook to be ''in il" and started Tor
the judges stand with an evident de-
sire 20 win. thereby causing mucn
amusement among the juvenile part OF
the spectators.
summary-2:3sr race, trotting. Purse
800. Best z in 3.