Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-06
GOOD OPENING AT ELKT0N
First Day of the Cecil Fair a
Good One.
SOME LIVELY RACING CONTESTS
Intelligent Exhibits of Pros
porous Industry.


ELKToN, ND, Sept. 4.-The Cecil
County Fair commenced this morning
under the most favorable auspices. The
attendance was good, and being Chill
dren's Day, the public school scholars
from all parts OF the county were present.
Each train brought crowds, and vehicles
of every description were put in use for
the conveyance of the farmers and their
children.
The exhibits do not consist of abnor-
NAL growths of squashes and pumpkins,
the jumbo ear of corn with the big stalk,
the four-headed cabbage and the potato
with thousand sprouts, but instead the
exhibits, neatly arranged, are intelligent
examples of the prosperous industry
and of what the products should be.
The display of grain and vegetables in
Mitchell's Hall is unusually large, while
all the departments are well filed, nota-
bly, the department of art and paintings.
The cattle, sheep and horse exhibit is
up to the standard. Several fine herds
of Holstein cattle, the Jersey and
Guernsey and graded stock are to be
found, A fine herd Of the former is on
exhibition from Wilmington, belonging
TO tine well-known firm of Jester &
Mcdaniel, while Charles Walton Of
Iron Hill, this county, has curiosity in
the way of COW, grade Jersey, which
has record Of rs pounds Of butter in
n week.
Among the main attractions in the
Mitchell Building is the exhibit of
President Sylvester of the Maryland
Agricultural College. This is one Of the
best exhibits that could have been
secured
President George Woolley received
telegram this afternoon announcing that
Governor Frank Brown, Mayor Latrobe
and Congressman Rayner would be at
the fair Wednesday.
THE RACING.
In the first race, for Cecil county
horses, the contest between Christmas
Chimes and Nancy c. was very close.
In the 2.37 class trot II horses came
to the wire. In the second heat of the
race Plea Of Rivli fell on the first
quarter, throwing his driver, who es-
capped injury. The horse was slightly
cut The drivers of Wilder Boy, Pequa
Princess, Josephine and Maud Massey
were each fined So for scoring improp-
erly. Summaries:
Cecil county horses, without record or
bar to cart or wagon, two in three; purse.
Christmas Chimes, blk 6, NJ. Drennen,
Nancy O, d IN, /. B. Mcdaniel, Banks. ! i
lulle H., b III, Hood Blake. Sngerly... Q i
Daisy Belle,b IN, Thomas harlan, UheSa-
peake City. ....5.-,..a ..........54 4
sweet Alice m, q. $. woolley, chesa-
peake ilty. -....,..- .,..t........f.. 3
Woodlock., 3 $, Eugene CLARK, Cecllton. DIS.
Time, Rag, 2.ioh, 2i5.
237 class, trotting; purse 5000.
Pequa prlncesF t, /, b. Butter, Lam
Wilder boy, b 5, c. smith, Norfolk, Va. !
John Pancost. $, D. II. Hellz, Salem,
Cecil Duroc, blk s. O. 5. Woolley, Che.a-
,peake CITY,. s-..t.........l2 1
Headllt hi, W, j. L. Dickinson, Town
Noph &, shreve i Bro, Nit Holly, Nj il dis,
Phea OF hivli oh Sd. d. McElroy,Ander
josephine. N, Moore s vandason, . af'
Maud Massey, s IN. ". ii. Deshane, US
Jhn q, b g, ]. j. Ryan, Chester....... D
Gnrten, b L, q. II. Seager Thurlow u. dis
Ellen Tara, b m, Excelsior Stock Farm,
lancaster Fa ..,..t..-.,.,.,.........5
Time, 2.S2, 2EH, a2H
2.37 class, pace; purse, 5000.
simon Bollyar,cg, I. Hutchinson, Phila-
delphia ....s..... accommodation. /
Mont. b 8. e. smith, Norfolk, Va.2 !
Polka Bolton, M William Lane, Ken
nedysyile. ............ ,........s
| Midnight, blk &, VIM. Leber, kphrata. 4
| Rocket. bg, L. q. Spear, 81. Augustine . 8
| Queen Garrett, W. j. Marriott, 81. Au-
gn"tne.,.,..,...,.,,.lt. ......... ..... dis
Time, g25a, 2.2I 3, 22sb.
Running race, three-quarters of .
| mile heats
| Cheddcr, b 6, 7. +, Doone, Washington. /
| Tomahawk, j. II. Lewis, Media ......
Maid Of Screen, b IN. }. j. Roche, Mount
Washington ,.,.e,.............. 3
Jasper, q. J. Pierce $ stat BILE, Cleveland, o, 4
Pardon, b h, j. 4. Merritt, Baltimore. ~. d
Smokes en-; Frank Grace, Gloucester 80. dis
| Time, AN. l.20