The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-09-10
THE FAIR THIS FORENOON.
Tho Big Day of the Fair-Fifteon
Thousand People Present.

Thousand People Present.
The delightful weather is having Its
Meet on the great Wilmington Fair.
NOBODY can complain of a slacknesS Of
attendance to-day.
The Wilmington and Northern Rail-
road alone up to noon to-day landed
;, wv at the entrance gates. besides
:, GOO more that landed from the Della
ware river boats at tho W. Il N. wharyes.
Two special trains on the Delaware
rom the north landed l 1000 more, be-
sides all that came by the regular
trains.
Around the race enclosures hun
areus OF country carriages stood with
our or nve occupants in each. eating
lunch Mt noon. moderate estimate
placed the total number In attendance
up to noon to-day, at $4,000, and this
number IL was expected would be in
creased to $4,000 this afternoon. This
mas been u great day for the faklrs and
lunch table keepers.
Ihe races for the day commence at
l2,30 p. m. The track is In a capital
condition and some fine races are
promised.
The judges OF the different depart
ments were busy making their awards.
John Browns big organ holds the fort
yet and crowd filed the ladies' build
ing long before the hour of eleven,
anxious to hear it pour forth it's mel
low notes.
Mr. Brown Is in an ecstacy OF delight
~ Inc grand success of his organ.
Several parties have been In negotia-
tlon with him for the purchase of the
organ as soon as tho fair Is over, but
a party from Bridgeton, N. j., Is SO
captlvated with it that they seem de-
terinined to have it,
amongst the premiums awarded
TINS forenoon are the following for
sheep and swine:
Z. r. Carnthers, Pa, list and Cd pre-
mniums on Cotswald sheep. entries,
thnre being no other entries.
W. q. Snooks, Utica Mills, Nd, LIST
ana second premiums on Leicester
Duck years old or over.
William Lore, MI. Pleasant, Del, lat
premium on Leicester buck between
ana 2 years Old; LIST under year old;
~ on ewes years old or over; LIST
on owes between and years old /;
Isl on ewes under | year old and LIST
on pen OF years.
A. ID. Barnes, Smithville, N. Y. LIST
premium on Shropshire buck, 9 years
ODD lht between and Q years old; LIST
under year old; LIST on . ewes years
Old LIST between and 2years old; 1st
under year old: lat on pen of 3 ewes,
also End premium on three entries of
ewes.
William G. Shocks, Utlca.Mills, Nd,
LIST anu I'd premiums on Lincoln buck
between ! and 9 years old.
MIXED breeds-BuclS over 2 years old
II, h. Reigle * Sons, HoustunvilIe, Pa,
ISL premium; I'd, j. +. Henderson, same
place.
bucks between and . years old; LIST
Y. I, henderson, I'd, II. L. Reigle Il
Sons.
Bucks under year old. H. E. Reigle
~ Sons I'd, j. p. Henderson.
= ewes, over years old, list, J. p.
Henderson; I'd, II. L, Reigle g. Sons.
ewes, under years old, LIST Ii. L.
heigle Sons Cd, J. p. Henderson.
Sons.
Southdowns-Buck, Q years old or
over, lsG, A. u. Barnes, Smithileld
Md; under year, lat, w, q. Sn0oks.
%, A. y. Rarnes; = ewes, 9 years old or
over, W. q. SHOCKS; I'd. A. ID. Barnes.
2 ewes between / and . wears old. lsf
A. ID. Barnes; I'd, w. G. Snooks: . ewes
under year old, LIST, W. G. Snooks;
I'd, A. ID. Barnes.
Hampshire Downs: Buck 9 years old
and over. A. ID. Barnes.
oxford Downs A. ID. Barnes, LIST and
"a premiums on nil seven of the entries
Mernios. j. q. Paxton 4 Sons, Hous-
tonvllie. Pa, LIST and I'd premiums on
all seven of the entries.
Fat hogs: g L. tarothers. Houston
vile. Pa. LIST premium on pen of 4 fat
hoBs underS months old list on pen OF
any age. and list on heaviest and fat.
test hog.
Essex hogs: William Lindsay. West
held, N. j., LIST and second premiums
on boar over year old; LIST on boar
5etween 8 months and / year; LIST on
boar under q months old; LIST on brood
SOW over year cid; LIST on brood SOW
1etween months and year old, and
old.
Yorlishires: William Lindsay. first
and second premium ON boar over
i y ar old; first and second on brood
SOW between . months and year old,
BerkshiIes: VIII am q. Snooks. Utica
lls. Md. first and second premium
on Berkshire boar oger year old.
Oland hina: j. +. Carothers, PA.
81 and End premium on boar over l
year old, aud all lsl and I'd premiums
on all other entries.
Jersey lteds, John G. Fisher, Faulk-
ana, del, LIST premium ON pen OF s
pigs between SAINT months old.
IL WIS reported all around the fair
grounds this forenoon that PhiIip
lllougherty, the man hurt In the rases
yesterday had died of his Injuries. Ar
Eer considerable trouble he was located
ut the homeopathic Hospital. Word
rom that institution at noon to-day
VAS to the effect that he was brought
there last night, but this morning he
VAS nble to go home to Chester. Pa