The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-09-11
THE ELKTON FAIR,
THE SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL EX-
HIBITION A SUCCESS.
Large Display in the Various Depart
ments==ExceIlent Racing-==Good
Music-.Pienty Oi Amusements,
rlade the Model Grounds
Full of Interest
and Life.

Four balmy bright days, an abundance OF
attractive exhibits. well arranged depart
ments, excellent trials ofspeed and good music
all went to make the Seventeenth Annual Elk
ton Fair success. The exhibition of Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, was
Il striking improvement over those OF the past
five years in every respect, and one decided
feature was the general appointments OF the
grounds which are in better condition today
than ever. All the handsome and freshly
painted buildings, and the other structures,
appeared to the best advantage and the Elk
ton Fair grounds were remarked by all to be
model in every respect. Every exhibition de-
partment was well filled and attractively ar
ranged, and the standard Of the exhibits has
never been eclipsed.
The attendance aggregated over fourteen
thousand people and visitors were seen from
every section of the county in Soodly num-
bers Tuesday saw two thousand people on
the grounds, Wednesday two thousand, Thurs
day.t,he Big day, six thousand, and Friday
forty-flve hundred.
Along the main avenue the people were
entertained by the side shows and the various
attractions, and the peanut and ''soft ice-cold
cooling drink men did their part. and all
bought ate and drank to their hearts content.
POLITICIANS IN CLOVER.
The grounds we're right big clover patch
for the political candidates, both Repub-
lican and Democratic alike. The old Jack
sonian hickory tree had sweet zephyrs blow
through its Cecil county political branches and
the Republicans the G. o. Pound ample
soil to SOW its good seeds of political reform.
MUSIC.
A stringed orchestra in the grand stand
disro1rsoa mrsiral strains every day to the
pleasure of the many in attendance. while
brass bands filed the otner enclosed stand to
over flowing with popular airs. Doiberts
Band, Of Elkton, played their best on Tues
day, the opening day. On Thursday Prot.
Isaac W. Coslett brought his crack X. Of z.
Band, of North East, while the music of Fri
day was furnished by the Deibert Band. The
X. of p. Band numbered fifteen pieces.
and their selections were up-to-date and well
rendered. Deibert's Band while smaller
organization, did itself credit and its selec-
tions We're tlp-top, o. k.-and filled the peo-
pies ears with pleasant sensations.
RACES
The lovers OF good racing had their full
quota of sport. The feature Of the race meet
was the breaking OF the track record ot2.2ll4
held by High Noon. the record breaker being
Bella T., owned by NJ. Reading OF Prospect.
Nd, who On Wednesday covered the mile
course in 2.16la also going half in 1.05l1
al gait. This not only beat the track rec
ord but the exhibition mile shown on the
track by Saladin, in PIT.
OF the Cecil county horses good showing
was made by Cecil Duroc, owned by Geo. s.
Woolley in winning the special race on Thurs
day for Cecil county horses, best time 2.2415.
The judges were:- George NJ. Bennett, OF
Chesapeake City, starter; Jos. Davidson. OF
Wilmington, and Harry Howard, Of Chesa-
peake City, associate judges.
The track was in good shape and the course
in every way was in the best condition. In the
running races a number OF horses owned by
Cecil Countians performed. Samuel Reed. of
Elliton was among the home owners and
although he did not capture prize his en-
thusiusm is still floating on n high tide. Gold
Spec. owned by Chas DevNlinger, ran second
on TGGrslay.
The various departments and premium
winners were
DIVISION A-CATTLE.
One passing through the cattle department
could not helm NOTICING the fins dianlav of
Jerseys, Guernseys, Devons, Ayrshire and
other breeds. 1t surpassed any OF those OF
nre"i"us rea-s
1nc largest Cecil couu.y exhlOltor was II.
c. Mcdowell, of Prinoipio.
Lindsay & Son of New Jersey, had partic-
ularly fine breed OF Guernsey, Jersey, and
Devons.
CLASS 1-sHoRTHoRNs OR DURuAMs
THOROUGHBRED
Best COW, 3 years old or over, lst
premium, Geo. E Dean; 2d, r II Emory
and Mrs Croswel; best COW or heifer, be
tween and years, 1st John Fenton; ed,
r II Emory and Mrs Creswell.
CLASS 2-GUERNsEYs (THoRoUGHBRED.)
Best bull, years old and over, ls,, } NJ
McCamant 3D. Lindsay & Son, Elizabeth,
D
NJ McCar1ant; bull calf under year lsl,
Lindsay & Sou; I'd, 3lrs Ellen Potts; COW,
years or over, 1st, David Gilpin; 81,
Lindsay & Son; COW or helfer between =
and 8 years, lst, Lindsay & Son; end,
same parties; COW or heifer, between and
9 years, lst, NJ McCsmant; %, same
party; heifer calf. under ! year, 1st, Lind.
say s. Son; herd of not less than 1 male
and fem :" ""'r year, lst, Lindsay &
Son.
CLASS 3-JERsEYs OR ALDERNEYs
(THoRoUGHBRKD.)
Best bull, years old and over lst pre-
MUM. 0 Magic s. Son, Elizabeth, N J;
I'd. H G Mcdowell; bull, between and 9
years. 1st, H G Mcdowell; calf, under /
year, lst. Amos G McNeal Cd, H c Nc
Dowell; COW, yrs old or over, lst, G
MoDowell I'd, same party; COW or hefer,
between and yrs, 1st. Amos G McNeaI;
I'd, 81 G Mcdowell; COW or heifer. be.
tween l and 2 yrs, 1st, Amos G McNeal:
ID, E o Walton; heifer calf, under | year,
1st, 81 G Mcdowell; I'd, T Fl Lodge; herd
of not less than l male and females over
l year, 1st. II C Mcdowell.