Evening journal., 1891-09-12
THE FAIRS LAST Day.
Eight Thousand People See
The Last Performance.
A BUSY AFTERNOON, YESTERDAY.

Fully 5000 people saw the racing at
the Wilmington Fair Yesterday after
noon. 1t was decidedly the most inter
esting that has been seen on the grounds
| this year, and the enthusiasm and APP
| plsuse was almost unbounded at time
The difficulty Ia getting the racers
started had the effect of deadeuing the
enthusiasm several times. but the fine
exhibitions of trotring and pacing that
we're given repaid the spectators for
their long waits
M F. Hayden's bay gelding Carton
trotted sple didly in the 90 class, won
the last three heats and the race by good
lengths, and received great applause
This race occupied the longest time of
all La every heat the horsemen would
not hold their horses to the pole horse,
and finally Harry @ Is driver Peter A
Pagan, and Princes driver. w. q Grant
we're each fined 500
Four horses started In the 9 25 pacing
race, but only three flushed They
were Msdge Miller, Ned Gears aud Jim
ME Patterson. This was a fine race.
Madgs Miller winning two heats, Ned
Gears one, and Jimmie Patterson three
and the race. Madge Miller became a
fRyorite at once and paced around the
course in beautiful style. winning the
first two heats BY several feet She
then weakened, aud, although, she shot
ahead Mt every start. would soon fall to
third place. Jimmie Patterson seemed
to become stronger and young Tyson
drove him around the course In the last
three heats in excellent style.
Lovers of fast trotting were given an
opportunity to see fine exhibition of It
n the 26 class Kitty Bayard. fine
looking little mare from Ohio won this
race after several exciting contests Sew
eral times the horses came down the
home stretch four abreast and trotting
for all they were worth. In the last heat
Riehsrd Wilkes's sulky collided with
kitty's and smashed several spokes.
The plucky driver never haulted for a
moment, however, and amid deafening
applause won the race When the driver
and hostlers led the mare and shattered
sulky past the grand stand, the crowd
swarmed on the track and shewered
congratulations upon the successful man
while HYstt's Military Band PLAYED
Hail TO the Chief
I summary follows
3 90 class trotters, purse $500, IA en-.
tries, 8 starters;
Carton. q, M. F. Hayden, viii
Fay / Wilkes, b. $. J. livingston
verona Wilkes. j.. m 5. and couin-
Prince, b =, VI H. Grant. Trenton.
HaFryc X. James B.Toman. New
Lady Hartford, z. M +, George ncFar
lane, Philadelphia. ...... .........-.6 %
! Chester Sare Ps 5, ;;,,+.,...,..'s .
Time, s,85j4, 80, 40, ASA. 1909
2-25 class PAGERS, purse $500; Eve en-
entries. four starters.
Jimmie Patterson, b ga. H.
Tyson, Chester. Pa .2 22 L
Madge Mil er,b m, w. Green-
way, hRTre de Grace. Midi / 3 2
Mead Gears; &, John Kahn.
Philadelphia. anna z
Mac O'DOnnell, CHI z, Charles
-cattergood, Philadelphle 3
= lime sSs14, 2.5lS4, 80, 2.5l1e, 232l4, 2.SJ.
2,26 class trotters, purse S4OO, eleven
entries and seven starters
KITTY Bayard, m. W. smith. De-
Richard Wiikes, b &. ". il Evans Evans
Louie r, 5 Z. Is 5 ". Metcaif. Phil i.@
Mentor 3 W. W. Robins, Bridge
Fl1w99ssttei + :, William Nicholson :
La SIS, m, D. NJ. Ulrich, Newark :
H99keIsnd, b W. Gresnway, Havre
Time 2.2s. 2.2sl4, 2.255s, 2.3O.
Politicians on the Grounds.
Several wsll-known political leaders
ano any number Of politicians were on
the fair grounds yesterday.
Ia front of the grand stand Senator
George tray, who has Just returned from
Europe. held an informal reception for
several hours, and hundreds of friends
and acquaintance shook hands with
him. THE hanasomest man in the Sen
ate, as he is Familiarity known. did not
look any the better or any the worse for
his three months abroad. he has such a
remarkably good physique that il would
be hard matter to improve It. Heck
pressed himself very much pleased With
his trip Congressman John w. Causey
Of Milford was constantly surrounded by
small crowd OF friends He is as ioliy
and as oft handed as ever, and looked as
II he had everything pertaining to
national legislation at his fuger tips.
State Treasurer Burnite, who Is prob
ably one of the most popular men hold
ing once under the present administra-
tlon, was very much interested ia all be
saw, and met many friends.
On Big Thursday" Speaker sirman
nad his innings. Yesterday Colonel
william 4, Stevens, his rival for guber-
material honors, was on the grounds
Nben asked by an EVENING JOURNAL.
reporter If he was still in the race for the
nomination he said Yes, ana ia the
neid until after the nomination il made
IL 10 too far of to make any surmises
even; but am in the race" Saving This
the geAial ex-chairman Of the Damecratic
State Central Committee moved awav
Judge BAH wss in the grand stand
much Of the time and watched the races
closely. The ciickety -clsck of the horses
hoofs reminded him Of the sound made
by the convicts on the stone pile at Tire
Chateau de Simmons In New Castle.
He Caught a Tartar.
Detective Mcvey and small bow out
witted fal1ir during the afternoon This |
fakir was conducting small lottery with /
watches as prizes. No. 80, a handsome |
gold watch, was the capital prize. A
small boy paid 25 cents and drew the |
lucky number. He was delighted. The |
fakir said the watch was IN there by |
mistake and handed the % cents back to /
the boy. The boy and the crowd became |
indignant. and Detective Mcvey was /
summoned He told the fakir that If he |
did not give the watch up he would |
arrest him. This had the desired effect |
Tha how went awav NTH biQ UnId vUateh Il