Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-13

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ELKToN, Nh, Sept. 7.-Tho Cecil
county fair closed to-day. The rain had
bad effect on the attendance. Instead
of 10000 people, as was expected, there
were not more than 5000 present Yet
this attendance was encouraging and
the success OF the fair is assured.
Special premiums were awarded as
follows: Ladies' saddle horse first
premium, Miss Airline Constable; second,
Miss Mollie Bremen. Colt, 1894, by
Dolly Dimple, John Fenton; colto of 1898,
by the same, Morris Lee. In the poul-
try department h. b. Frazer received
first premium for best pair of Buff
Cochin chicks; Warburton & Brothers
for same of Silver Wyandotte chicks;
Mrs. James I. Mccullough for Black
Minorca chicks; David Gilpin for COM
mon fowls; Allen Oliver of Newark,
Dol, for best display of poultry, and
II. i. Anderson for hest pair turkeys
Matched this year. In division Il, farm
products, J. A. Rowland received first
premium for Flat Dutch cabbage; G. w.
Williams for one quart of Lima beans;
G. A. Howard for sweet potato
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for table use; Amos McNeal for
basket turnips; John Mills for largest
pumpkin; W. IL. Van Pelt for bushel
Futz wheat; w. ID. Summers for basket
tomatoes ana olshel yellow corn; J. j.
McCauley for red and yellow sweet
potato; II. q. Mcdowell for bushel rye;
Il. L. Gallaher for bushel welcome oats.
In the fruit department J. II. Cnvngton
received first premium for the largest
watermelon; 4. 4. Walton for the best
Jenny Lind cantaloupes. In the house
hold department Mrs. S. Il. Kimble
received first premium for the best two
pounds of butter; Mrs. j. II. Covngton
for whole tomatoes in glass cans; Miss
NJ. Il. Pussy for best bread maie from
Piilsbury flour; Miss Lille Bennett for
loaf-bread made from Jones' Hungarian
flour; Mrs. G. A, Brown for best chow
chow.
The racing was called at 9 o'clock,
with William Van Osten of Philadel-
phia, as starting judge. The track was
cuppy and fast time was an impossi-
bility.
The $50 class trot, after the first heat
was carried over to Saturday, as was the
running race. The 240 class was very
close and exciting, it requiring five
heats to decide it. Summary:
County horses, record not better than
$50.
Gilt-Edge Prince, g, Thomas Harlon,
Chesapeake CITY. ...-...............2
Chimes, b Z, Manly Dronpen, Elkton.l 2 2 9
Deck, Z, Is. b. Dunbar, ElktOn .....3 8
Lille H., b IN, Hood Blake. Singer!y..l 8 4 A
Fusty Garrett, 6, W. n. HarrlOtt, st.
| augustine. So. ...... ...-..-........ ais
| Alabastor, b g, Wash Foster, Elkton. dis
Time, @.Ig 24Bx, s.43, 2,is.
$50 class, trotting; purse, $3.50.
| Belle Graham, b In, Moore and
NanduSen. Houtsdale. ..........2 9 /
Cecil Durock, bl =, Geo. 5. Wonlley.
Chesapeake City,. ..,,,..,..l 8 9 .
Tramby John, b 6, John Ridley,
Philadelphla ..':.........-.-.... ]
| Shawbert, br =, Excelsior stock
Farm, Farlnersvllle. ............ dis.
lime, 2.45, 9I5, 243h, 2ii, 2.4l.
go class, trotting purse $780, unfinished.
Nellie D.. I, S. Is. Nedson, Richmond...,l
| I.otto, b m, A. b. Cummings, Harrisburg .
Bon Butter, BIZ Cumberland Stables, Bridge
| Lyndon, s, II. r.. Tyson, West Chester. -.
| Forrest Boy, b &, Emory Section, Dover.,..5
| Dominion, b &, h, ID. PsndletOn, Towson,...
| Maud Nj, b M, Jacob Mengel, Bridgeton... &
| Bay Wilkes, b &, Henschel, Baltimore. .....8
| Lulu, b IN, w. II. IL. Achun, Philadelphia. .
Maud Massey, III, ". II. Deshone Cecilton, dis.
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| Running race; three-quarter mile heats;
| purse 100: unfinished.
Sea Bird, j. II. Lewis, Jr., Media. .......,.....l
Chedder, b =, +. 5 Dogne, Washington. ,... q
Jasper, c e, Plorce stables, Cleveland, o......3
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