Evening journal., 1892-09-08

Grounds Many New Attractions We're
Enjoyed Today Even Politicians From
All Parts of the state Gathered az Hazel
Dell and Enjoyed a Reunion as Wen as
Fine Exhibition.
This is "big Thursday on the grounds /
OF the Wilmington Fair association. /
Thousands of persons were on the
grounds at ~ o'clock, and every train
brought hundreds more TO swell the big !
crowd. by precedent, long established, |
Thursday is regarded as "the' day Of
days during fair week. Hundreds of
persons have deferred attending until
today, because they were sangune that
it would be the big day, many of them
little dreaming that 10 was q similar
action ON behalf of others that made the
day such a big one in point of numbers.
The first train on the Wilmington G
Northern railroad was composed of thir-
teen coaches. and they were well-hlled
When an EVENING JOURNAL reporter
l-stopped upon the grounds at 93O hun
dreds of carriages of country folk were
drawn i'm a regular line along the fence
surrounding the race track. and it may
be truly said that l,0O0 persons came
/ here la them.
Cloudy weather ANA Bright Faces.
There is no doubt but that the threat
ening clouds prevented many persons
from coming but those who did come
wore bright faces, and brighter gar
ments. Tho observer missed the sun
drawn faces of the mon and women chat
are so noticeable and depressing
on dav of sunshine and heat.
The city girls and their country cousins
did not go around with one eve drawn
down and one corner OF the mouth drawn
up until the extremes met and congratu-
lated themselves upon being able To- do it.
Every face wore pheasant ana natural
expression. The only thing that worried
the womon was that the damp air took
the curl out of their frizzcs Both men
and women came for a good time; every
thing went, and they thoroughly enjoyed
themselves
During the morning Professor Brown
gave an organ recital ir Che women
building The numbers were choice and
We're listened TO with much pleasure 10y
q large number of persons.
Faldrs DO flushing business.
The faldrs did a rushing business from
the start and their persuasive and dis.
cordant cries could be heard In every di-
rectiOn and 40 all times. The mewy.go.
round organ and two italian organ.
grinders engaged in o. harmless rivalry
which became monotOnous after Rick.
etts' reel and the Devils Dream had
been played over twenty-five or thirty
times. They did not even have Com
I rarna A" ttrfnnH D.. Z .t-a N ttfNa. Movnss O. ,rn.
Back, or "Old Madrid TO break the
monotony.
This was reserved for the negro min
strels who sang the praises of Florida OF
Wheels, and sundry other attractions
The double-headed pig lay in his glas.
Jar and sucked alcohol and embalmml
fluid 20 his heart content. with but
few observers the Flower Queen cam,
TO the conclusion that she wa.
born TO blush unseen th,
Z eight-legged horse was Stunned
nearly an day, and a Newport COW witt
the anthrax would have proved mucl
greater attraction the mammoth heifel
hid her bceluess within the dirty conva.
tent and the man who sold ice water
] will doubtless have tc make am assign
ment TO some leading ice company tomor
row.
The business was done by the vender
/ of pinchbeck jewelry, the wheel of for
, tune man, the cane and disk tables th
card sharp. merry go-round. Very few
, persons were razzle dazzlcd at cents f0
! the razzle with the dazzle thrown in
= Those who had come in the hacks knew
the sensation and had paid 40 cents 70
st.; while the patrons of the W. & N
railroad had a merry go-round in order g
get to the fair grounds.
j. Crowds at the Calf Exhibit.
j. The number Of bald-headed man VIII
hung around the merry go-round wa
shameful They evidently Thought the
!. were I'm the live stock department Man
of them stared as If they had never sec
n a calf before
Just whether Manager Baylis an
pointed this bald-headed committee q
. the calf exhibit Is not known: H. ma
have been self-c0nstituted. but the chair
IS man informally announced that y pair q
II red aud-white- belted calves from Brandy
e wine hundred took the first premium
'e while New Castle hundred girl too
l. second premium for single Durham ei
10 hiOit These were special premiums, @
p there was no provision for the exhibit j
? the prcmirm hook
IL The corncake turner's connected wit
the exhibit Of William Lea's Sons in IN
main building were very busy all da,
They fed all classes of mankind on corr
cakes until their voices became husk,
ST and then stopped.
Registrar Morrison on Hand.
Fl Registrar Robert r. Morrison, of Ne
N Castle hundred, was noticeable fgu
m on the grounds today. His tall, Ian
ne figure and bushy red whiskers contraste
d. strangely with the short. thick set fgu
be of United States Marshal Mahan
IS the man who arrested him &
alleged violation Of the state registrati,
laws. These two men did not look
the races through the same field glosse
nor did they use the same score-car
el The subject Of the Federal outrage, ho'
.v ever, could be seen taking mental obse
= vation OF the marshal while h3 tim
horses In the grand stand.
of Eaynard's Positive Denial.
or One OF the interested spectators on q
Id ground today, is President Samuel
IN Baynard of tho North Side improvemel
company The EVENING JOURN.