Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-07
THE CECIL COUNTY FAIR.
Largest First Day Crowd Ever Seen
on the Grounds.
School Children's Day--Exceptionally
Good Exhibit of Horses s--Attractive
Shetland Poniex--Tho Races.

turned out went through the gates into
the arena of rutabagas and fast horses,
side shows and peanut tafy.
II was school children's day, too, and
several hundred lads and lassies, with
rosy cheeks and sturdy bodies--good-
ness what young ones Cecil county pro
duces es-were looking around and having
the highest old time imaginable; all ex-
cept one little lady OF seven sweet sum
mers, who cried because she expected to
see an elephant and the elephant was
not there, for while Cecil corntyis great
on bulls and horses, the elephant in
dustry has thus far failed to obtain o
foothold. The society had invited sill the
public school pupils and they saw all
the sights, including Professor Jsckson
and wife, with their famous thorough.
bred horse races, Professor Lyons and
his trick oxen and professor somebody
else, who makes balloon ascension
and parachute jump, only the balloon
had to postpone its ascension until to-
day, for it could not be made ready in
time.
This year the fair has the largest ex-
hibit of horses ever made at Elkton.
Stock breeding in Cecil and the neigh.
boring counties OF Pennsylvania and
Delaware is shown to be on the rise, and
the farmers propose to put their feed
products to the best use at home. A
new interest is the breeding of mules.
A gray mare, with black pony mule
at her side, the property of Mr. Jerry
| Price, is constant source of interest, as
| is a lack owned In the neighborhood for
breeding purposes. But what catches
the BOYS and girls and sets them wild
| with delight is Shetland pony six
months old besides its mamma, a stall
with dad looking peek-a-boo through
tina stats at ma and the baby. The little
one Is nearly as tall as its elders. The
Shetlands are owned by Jester q Nc
Daniel of Wilmington.
Referring to mules breeder said: A
good Western mule costs from $3.50 tc
S4O0. The farmers are finding that it i:
economy to breed mules which are
ready for work when two years old, AMI
can then be bought for 500.
Registered Jersey and Holstein cattl'
are shown in good numbers. The low
ering of certain premiums on this stool
was at first looked upon with dubious
ness, as it was believed that persons Wit
had fine cattle and kept them in tip-t
show form, mainly for exhibition, woul'
remain away. SO they did, but tn
neighboring stocknan took bulls AM
mich COWS right out of their dair,
farms for the show pens, and the resul
is not only good exhibition, but
proof that the breeding industry ha
taken a firm hold. Messrs. H. {
Mcdowell and Amos Reed are the mos
extensive exhibitors.
woMAN's WORK.
, The ladies' department Is bright an
, replete with pretty designs. The sill
embroideries are. especially fine. On
silk handkerchief is sworked in tracer,
of pink and green; and a table cover {
white silk has semi-outline roses an
delicately shaded leaves, the design 6
, the sides being completed with en-
, broidered bows in gold. The displa
of needlework on white linen is n
! markable, and of drawn thteadwol
exquisite samples are shown. Man
T ladies have admired one painting I
i sweet peas and another of pansies Q
: bolting cloth. General work in draw
! ing, painting and crayon, both amor
4 adult amateurs and children, form
E large part of what is seen in the b
g hall. -rst
THE RACES. D
h The turf events of the aftern0o
4 while not devoid of interest, were n
exciting. Five events were on the car
but the last, running race In thre
e quarter mile heats, was postponed uni
this morning owing to the lateness, aft
: a mile had been run unauthorized, b
4 cause the flag had not been dropp'
q for a start. To-day the track event
n the day, and in fact, of the meetin
q will be the pacing of the great stallil
d Saladin, 2.05f, against his own rccoi
Il He is to break the record of the trac
2.24, made by Wedgewood. The sta
If ing Judge yesterday was William VI
n Osten. George Bennett and George A
II were associates, with A. g, ColliI
d clerk. The summaries follow:
n First race-For Cecil county horses
cart or wagon; premium $75i three
10 i've heats.
n Harry, g. Wilmer J. Falls, North
,f East. L
:, 4 Lottie Temple, m, Il. s. Temple.
=, man, Chesapeake City. 2
4, William A. Weidner's g Babe and
a ]. Arrants bl Midnight were distanc
VI lime, Z.4o, 2.OO anu osois
De Second-Stake, best two heats
three, for 2-year-olds; trotting or pacii
premium 500.
ie Angelus, C 6, North Bend Stock Farm,
~ Va, .........'..'... ,...,.l
ne Queen Garrett, b {, w. I. Harriott, St.
Augustine. .;'.'.;,,,:. :.'.'..z
Daisy b., If, A. q. Bartlett, Worton,
Md. Md..................... ID
Happiness, $, W. S. Gracey, Lewis
Ir. vile, Pa. ........'..'...'.'.4
1T Time, 2.471, 2.4S.
he Third-2.40 class, trotting; three he
Y, in five; premium 5000;
10 Nellie D., In, S. b. Nelson.
IS. Richmond, Va.........,......l !
a Anna NJ, bl III. Thomas s. Kerr,
as PiJtsburg.. ....."............-.S
he Grover s., s, l.. X. Redmond,
ro- Arlington, Md................2 A
,rt Forrest Boy, b g, Emory scotten,,
he Dover, Del. ...,.....: .:....:...:..4 .
en- Whalebone, b S, I. VIM. Hewitt,
ID. North Bend, Va. g
ID Joe Beck, S G, P. 0osgrove, Phil.
adelphia. .,....o 4
sre Rookwood, hr S. w. q. Arm
lc- strong, Oxford. dis
Edna NJ, b m, VIM. S. Marshall,
West Chester. er.................. dis
Minnie B., M, NJ. A. J.
,es Springer, Wilmington. ........ dis
Az Ellen Tara, b nj, H. l.. Sheaffer,
VI. FarmviIle, Pa. a................. dis
a. Time, 2.32, 2.3l4, 2.3S, 2.3S.
lue Annie NJ was given first place in
rd, third heat without mark, the otl
=. being set back for running.
ut. Fourth-Three-minu class, trotti
te- three heats in five; premium, $3.50.
Zilla b., br M, s. B. Nelson, Rich
mnnd .-l
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