Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-09-08
THE GREAT FAIR OPENS.
WlLMlNGToN's ANNUAL EXPOSITION
BEGUN AT HAZEL DELL PARK


win the Fakirs and Races. But Every
thing Else is Not Disturbed by the I'm
propitious " Gather.
On the fair grounds this morning all
was hustle and excitement Fakirs, ex-
hibitors and owners of restaurants had
been busy as Trojans during night and
morning, getting into readiness for the
great influx Of visitors. who will leave
the grounds minus a few cents. or It
will not be the fakir's fault. During ali
of yesterday afternoon there was a con
| tinual stream of wagons going to and
from the fair grounds, aud carrying
articles of all kinds for exhibition and
materials for constructive use. Among
the amusements to delight and enter
tain are the razzle-d dazzle 4 the
merry go.round. an elevated railroad. a
salt water tRffy man, and few others
that have made their debut Ia the grounds
this merning. and each manipulation
claims his speciality to be Something
new
The women managers of the Homeo
pathic Hospital hsve fitted up their
boot and corps Of dainty Mattresses
will serve up 20 the hungry an excellent
meal. Among the frest displays about
the grounds is the fruit exhibition which
occupies a site IN the rear Of the main
building and where is seen what could
not be shown last year, luscious peaches
in large quantity and excelien. quality.
George W. Sparks has charge Of Lea's
-four mill and Mrs Rorer will answer
all questions about cooking Among the
stock exhibitors are j. D Blunt of Goshen,
Md, whose head Of forty-sve Jersey
Swiss Brown cattle are objects OF sttrac-
tion and admiration John o. Magee of
Elizabeth, N j., exhibits twenty seven
Jersey and Ayrshire cattle Edward
Carpenter Of Lsckawanna Stock Farm,
Pa has twenty-five animals, and William
Shocks of Frederick, Md, fifteen head
OF Holstein cattle.
An Inaaspicfous Opening.
The fair could not had a more inaus-
picious opening The moment that the
gates we're thrown open TO the public,
the heavens opened their gates and shed
| down In torrents the pent up tears Of
months gathering, as II lamenting the
foolishness Of man Ia making ealcula-
tions without consulting the Creator
The drenching rain turned enthusiasm
into despair, and blasted the hopes Of the
most ardent for time.
Although no efforts were spared In th Q
attempt to have everything nearly in
readiness yet the result was satisfactory
only in some isolated cases, sud this
morning, despite the angry elements,
men worked with grim determination to
| consummate the work began In ardor
and pushed forward with zeal The main
building was the only place where preps-
rations neared completion, and even here,
order and regularity we're conspicuous by
| their absence.
Some Fine Dogs Exhibited.
In the coups beneath set apart for
/ dogs and fowls the visitors Invariably
copyrighted, toI here there was some
/ thing both to attract and admire. There
were in all forty-nine dogs Of many
! species from the fox hound to the st
Bernard, but the very small species wers
not well represented. A 6ne specimen o
the large and sagacious was a beautiful
81 Bernard exhibited by A. A. Cobb. ]
@. Ireland exhibited for sale two femaI
dogs with their young.
The supply of fowls was scarce, les
than half the coups being filed, but tn
quality compensated for the psusity il
quantity. Fifty FIVE carrier pigeons il
this house chafed in bondage whils
anxious to soar aloft for home Next {,
t he carriers was a large Maltese cat, snC
the spectator was gravely Informed that
his father and mother took prize at th'
Elkton fair six years ago. Strange u
say, he was not owned by an old maid
but was the property of Mrs, R A. Nc
Aulley, No. ITO East Second street. Sii
loug-eared French rabbits huddled to
gether in the adjoining holes, and scenes
TO laugh at the cat and say you can
get at me.
Exhibits In the Main Building.
In the main building proper, wher
the commercial exhibits are placed, al
was hustle and irregulsrity. The mos
perfectly arranged exhibit was the cloth
ing stand of A. c. Yates & Co. Philadel
phia, in charge of John w Canary o
this city The young women in chRrg
of the Homeopathic restaurant we're fas
bringing arrangements to a state Of per
lection, but the stand of tbs Sing er Sew
ing Machine Company. N @. Philips
Co, Harry G. Miller, Standard SEWN
Machine Company, Cleaver and Hear
Company and others were 10 a state as
be anything but pleasing to the as hetis
Carriers. Tumblers and FRn-TaiIs.
In the pigeon house proper, opposit
the centre entrance of the main buildin
in charge Of b. w. Vahle of Philadel
phia, there were ali kinds Of fancy pig
cons song and fancy birds The pigeon
included pouters. carriers, tumblers
b fan-tails, jacobins, turbits, trumpeters
nuns. ring doves and q dozen othe
species Among the song and fame
. birds were canSries, goldhnch, linnets
, skylarks, blackbirds, thrushes. blackcapi
parraquets and others. In all there AT
t 1888 pigeons as well as several of ornS
mental species There were two ordir
T airy monkeys, four Monczel monkeys. an
/ four Guinea pigs.
The D. M. Osbore Company of Ne'
! York were trying hard to arrange thei
machinery exhibit on the side space i
the rear.
In the central building as much pre-
gress had not even been made as in otht
portions Of the place. There was goo
collection of paintings and fair show
flowers and potted plants, but althoug
the women were working hard to get th
c school exhibits arranged, II will resc
$ the afternoon before their efforts al
crowned with success.
I At TO- 80 o'clock, when the rain ceased
t things took on more lively aspect Til
First Regiment Band arrived al
eheered the dropping spirits of the te