Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-15
cEcLL cOrNrY ElLI;.
Fifteen Thousand People Present on Fri
day--Thn Most Successful iair Eve

Held in Elktnn.
Special Correspondence nj Gazette md journal
ELkrON, sept. S,--Thc attendance Of the
second day of The Cecil County Agrcul.
tural Fair was much largcr than on the
opening day, heing about 500. The racing
was good. tlnudan, owned by the Ashby
stock Farm of Easlun, Md, dropped dead
after finishing second in the threc-minpte
class. lie was valued III 5000. The sum
mary:
year-olds, purse sion, I'M 3.
W. q. GrArry's h Happy Minuie...2 /
II NJ. Fri .es br Maud aforementioned 9 >
j. y. Dolls b Miss iAHts ................3 dis
Time, BIS, 3.l5. 30j,
800 class; purse 500.
II. krnglaa CHI M Susie ,,..,,.,, /
Frank Phillips hg frrl .t..........5 go .
q, Srattergnuis sm Taylor Jesse... . 4 8 3
$ u. Nelson's BIN llla.,............. : 1 3
Joseph W lloopcr's BIZ Ntrk,...,,...T Il > (
Ashby Sock Farm hlEs Glnnlinn... & dr.
I, q. Farioxsre ,Iohu L........... dis
=. MaNpns brig Cecil " ....,,.,...... dis
James H.. llardcu's ~ E4ppran2n e. dis
James a. Deli, SO Ben iiur.....,... dis
| II. W. CUmptOn's brig Bcverly,....... dis
Time, 2.HT, LBS, a3D
2.35 class, pacing purse $3.50:
| ". \. llarriotrs Garrett ...........l ] /
| H. hunters b e Stone cutter, ........i .
| Frank lOhnsln's br Belle Guhwin.....,2 Ills
| d, II. hcllry's Billy hckeIsUn. ......3 ydis
| Time 2.33, 2.33, 23'
Some good racing is expected on Friday,
| the fourth day.
Trotting free for all
TeG1EElf9- staGes. LANCASTER, Tony Klock.
| ~ u. Kelly, Salem, ". j., blk Victor Is.
d. u. Kelly, Nalum, blk south Jersey Patchen,
$. ,. foari Wilmington. blk Louise H.,
$. 4: Rice, Baltimore Maurice 5.
| y v. HURT, NyanIott",Nn,, br IN Miss lhDmp-
y. 4. u. Achun, rhila., l. Tom Murray.
u. Ii, McCrcu, Chestor Pa, b N Sadie NJ.
ELHToN Mp, Sept. N.--lhis was the
third day Of the Cecil County fair. The
attendance was much larger than on any
| previous day, being estimated at about
| l2UD. The gate receipts were larger than
| on the Thursday of 1880 Tile racing
| commenced at ! o'clock, with William
| Van ustcn Of Philadelphia as starting
| judge. summary:
Colt race, 3ycarulds; purse Sl00i two in
three,
| Happy Minnie, i III W. $. Gracey. /
| Opdyke, q Elkton stock farm ..........l J
Fleet, N u. {. anderson. ,....,..,...$. aIl4
utrnhan BOY, hg ;. !. Calwoll,.
Time, =. Il, 2.i4. 2,i2.
237 class, purse $500
Redworth, Il. Il. mory
| Harriet, Z j. M.Mr amaEt. ........l : =
| celebrity, b IN 5. A. ltire..,s....,.,....2 3 4
HHlsar, erE l.. l. GrH,sgnmad,,,; ..,... 4, 3
idlehoy RI Harvey !. Fofd......"..d is
| Mack, h W. Is, bsgs .............dis
Time, =, 3jS, 3.ij'l ), 2.3jl., 2.3a
| 30 class purse $500.
| Calhoun, b Z, = A Rice.........,..l Q /
| II. clay, <, l.. Il. Redmond. ......s..4 9 z
Christine. 2 m, George Scaftrrgoyd.. 8
Time, S'ij .jS7t, : 3d. a.3l.
ELKToN, Mp, Sept. 1O.-The twelfth
annual fair Of the Cecil County Agricul-
tural Society closed Yesterday and
proved one of the most successful in
points Of attendance and finances ever
held in Elkton. The crowd yesterday
numbered fully $4,000 persons, who
came from Delaware, Pennsylvania and
all sections Of Maryland.
The fair proved 10 be a grand success
| financially. The managers are very
much encouraged, and decided to hold
the next annual fair the second week in
| September, 1898,
SUMMARY.
Trotting-2.50 class; premium, 5000.
Susie H., CHI IN II. kengla Wash
| lNHtDn, u. G....... L
Harry blk y, Il, Brandt, York,
| Ia ..........,.......... -. . 3 Q
Jesse Taylor 5 IN George Scatter
,good, PIi!adelphia,,,;,...;.....s 9 >
| Meteor, c S Winrbrnw Dale a. DOna-
way Whalcyyillr Pst.,........ s s d.
Lady scott, blk III 4. II. tcenwald,
York, Pa....;,,....:,:,........,..d dis.
Hd Rs'asr'N II. "a !. 4Pdr,v.:: 3 !
May y, br NJ W. T. Harriott, st.
Augustine, Md...............G 4 4
| Beverly, brE w. NJ. Compton 49,. . o
Eureka, blk ilk.ou stock Farm. 10 4 &
Neriine, y m Jnnius IL. Harden,
dpiE ans, ~; S..,; ''''''....... s