Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-08

SAhNbAhb iiohaho.
Thomas S, Robinson, superintendent
of tic departments comprising all the
standard breed horses, cattle and sheep,
is authority for tho statement that the
exhibits in this line exceed those Of
former years. The exhibit of standard
bred horses is exceedingly fine. Besides
the local exhibitors there are the usual
number OF entries from points outside
the State,
A new feature noticed about the track
this morning was the introduction at
Hazel Dell for the first time of the now
famous pneumatic tired sulkies, such as
used BY Nancy Hanks in shaving two
seconds off her own record and that Of
the world.
FAIR GROUNDS, HAZEL DELL, Sept.
THE first day of the Wilmington
Fair has passed over and Its record Is
one of success in every respect. There
was good attendance for first day,
estimated at 5000. The racing was eS-
cellent, A. Wilmington & Northern II.
X. official talking on tho transportation
question last night remarked; at was
better than any first day have known"
II was Ghlldren's Day it is true, and
probably ono.fourth of those present
were public school pupils. But they
enjoyed themselves hugely. There was
no discounting that fact, What the
youngsters don't know about such Will
ninglon flyers as Linkwood, Saladin
and Fascination, Is not worth knowing.
The boys were pcrlhed along the track
fence In all unbroken black line all the
way from the grand stand to beyond
the main building,
To-day tho big train loads of visitors
commence coming to the fair grounds.
In addition there will be the cargoes of
passengers by tho steamer Delaware
from Pennsgrovc, while the Reyhold
will bring its contributions from Salem,
Delaware City, New Castle and Pcnns-
yillc.
If to-day's weather continues any
thing like yesterday the fair will be an
assured success,
Tho Elkton fair at any rate has not
done much harm TO Wilmington, Rail
road tickets were collected here in mum.
hers yesterday from Elkton, Stanton
Newark, Iockessin, Baltimore and other
points that ono would suppose would
naturally drift towards f,lkton for the
fair there.
Judge Smith, the starter in the judges
stand, remarked yesterday in regard &c
our track, that's as fine half-mllt
track as ever saw !"
During yesterday large crowds o.
visitors patronized the ladies' building
and the main building and an unusua
interest was betrayed in all the exhibits
Those In charge of the ladies' build
are: Miss Neosha Collins and assis
tants, Mrs. A. G., McCausland, Mrs
Franklin g. Stidham, Mrs. George H
Ash, Mrs. Thomas Talley, Miss BETTE
Solomon, Mrs. l. Bullock, Miss Ami.
Jones, Mrs. Il. D. Brown, Mrs, Jamel
Crosby, Mrs. @. s. Middleton and Mis-
Maggie Jones. --
THE ART AWARDS.
The following awards have beer
made in the art department; Figure O.
portrait painting, first, =. l., Seeds, city
animal painting, Miss Lizzie Bacon
first; landscape, Mrs, A. G. Fogg, sec
ond; marine, Mrs. Il. G. Wilson, Iron
ton, second; still life, Frances s. Ely
Beverly, N. j., first; Miss Reba Hol
comb, New Castle, second; flowers, M
Z. Williams, first; copies, figure or por
trait, M. L. Moran, first; animal, Mis-
T. ]. Bower, city, second; landscape, i
l.. Seeds, first marine, Miss T, J
Bower, tirst still life, ]. +. Raineal
second; flowers, w. N. Eaton, second
studies from nature, in water color
figure or portrait, Mrs. f, G. Ely, first
animal, Miss Stella Chamberlain, Phila
delphia, first; landscape, Mrs. A. G
Fogg, still life, first, and Miss Chamber
lin second; flowers, same first and sec
ond copies, figure or portrait, Mrs. J.
G, Wilson, second; landscape, same
first; original figure or animal paste
same, first; erayon original design, Mis-
Chamberlin, first; charcoal, also penci
drawing, original, Miss Chamberlin, tw
tirsts; copies, animal in pastel, Mrs. G
w. Sparks, city; landscape, marine &t
pastel, Houston Harlan, city, first an
second, black and white, from copy, /
G. Ely, second pencil drawing, copy
@. Bronback, Philadelphia; pen an
ink drawing, F, G. Ely, first; architet
tural display, +. Rowley, diploma; pei
spective, Miss Chamberlin wood cary
ing, Harry Hewitt, Pennsgrove; pain
ing on satin, M. Z. Moran, first; Mis-
Bacon, second; on silk, NJ. h, Moral
on lace twithout name), first; nj.
Williams, second; velvet or plush, Nil
l., Bacon, first; L. L. Pentony, second
on boiling cloth, M. d. Williams, first
Miss G. B. McAllester, second; chamo
leather, Miss 4. j. Bower, second tan
BOURNE, Mrs. II, A. Miller, second
, PLAGUE, Mrs. G. b. Scudder, first; Q
shell, NJ. b. Moran, first; slate, 9.
. Soudder, first; NJ Il. Moran, second; q
brass, Miss Il. j. Weaver, second; lustr
L. L. Pentony, Cd; etching on linen,
indelible ink, i. G. Wilson, first; A. v
Hopes, second; same, colored, Il.
! Wilson, first.
! THE MAIN BUILDING.
Additional displays in the ma
building include the colored scho
o manual training department, where d
!, James II. Morgan is giving supervisio
, A large blackboard, with the chalk pictu
of beeve, explains, by numbers, Il
: different portions OF the animal as G.
. up by the butcher.
!. The high school exhibit of manu-
! training results is one OF the most in
!, portant at the fair grounds and calls 4
) the attention of every visitor, 1t is
Q most creditable demonstration OF th
new departure in Wilmington publ
a school education. The iron work, woo
i work, pattern making, the forge al
G blaeksmithing exhibits prove what got
!. the teachers in the various department
a are accomplishing.
In the elegant display of Villa
i Lawton, just within the entrance doc
e way, is seen every variety of electr
G appliance for household and sma
/ manufacturing purposes, Delicate We
i cester ware in cabinets, onyx table
! umbrella stands, lamps, French and C
n glass, Japanese ware and all varieties
r elegant ceramics are seen.