Smyrna times., 1898-09-21
THE STATE FAIR.
DOver's Twenty-First Annual Exhibition

DOVers Iwenty-First Annual Exhibition.
The Fair held at Dover last week was
not success, and as q paper of that
town puts 1t, "The Association has
mad genuine hard luck this wear. In
the bad luck" was probably included
the failure to get $4,000 from the extra
session of the Legislature last SprinG
Secretary Brown did his best to make q
go" of it throughout the wear. and
says he would have succeeded but tbe
Rates were against him-the only rain
that had fallen for some six weeks com
ing on Thursday, the ''Big dav" of the
Far, and the day of all others that the
Association needed to be good and at
tractive. The rain was a BLESSING 10
the country at large, but bad for tbe
FAIR. The attendance was slim and
because Of the rain there was no trot-
ting on Thursday, but very good Fri
day afternoon.
feature of Wednesday was the SER
!ous accident on the track, by which a
Jockey, W. I. Moore, of Sudlersville.
lost his life. There was also a rupa-
way, caused by a team taking fright at
the blowing of machine whistles. in
which i've vehicles were demolished
Inc track accident happened during
the 2.3O class. There were but three
starters. w. B. Bigg drove his own
morse, Breeze; Henry Dutton was
driving Sheely, and Mr.. Moore was
driving his horse Topsy Russell. Two
meats had been won by Breeze, and the
third was on. Breeze and Sheely were
fighting hard for first place. and Tonsv
Russell was Just in the rear. AS tbey
turned the curve coming into the home
stretch, MOore's sulky appeared to
strike something. Moore was seen to
turn complete somersault over the
head of the horse and she fell upon
him. The other horses continued and
breeze won the race.
Very naturally there was a good deal |
OF excitement on the ground and in |
Dover, the unfortunate man not DIVING |
until midnight.
1t IS said for the Fair that the exhib- |
its were about up to those for several
years past.
The agricultural machinery depart
ment was pretty well filled and very in
teresting to the farmers.
The carriage department was not as
full as in former years, but the speci-
mems exhibited were fine. The Nov
city Carriage Works of Wilmington
was the largest exhibitor. The ladies'
department. showed a decline from
EARLIER fairs, but the household dain-
ties claimed the attention of the epi-
cures.
The fancy work department exhibi-
ed many fine specimens. The fruit
md cereal departments were well-filled
IN d the expibition good.
Much of the live stock was very fine.
lmong which horses, cattle, sheep and
hogs figured creditably.
The controlling feature of the expo
iition was the races, in which the bicy-
lie held very prominent place and
claimed large share of the popular at
entiOn.
Half-mile bicycle race, won by Cove
}. Wright; Harry Vane second, III. E.
Jox third, Walter b. Dill fourth,
NAPLES Burton fifth. Time 1.2O.
One mile bicycle race won by the
.bove parties in same order. Time,
,.53.
In the bicycle races the prizes dia-
nOnd ring to first, a gold ring to Sec
md gold cuff buttons to third, and gold
carf pin to fourth: same in all bicycle
aces.
In Wednesdays races, Lady Duroc,
elonging to DIR. Il. G. Moore, of this
own, easily won the 800 prize in the
so class.
On Thursday while Secretary A. N.
'rown was attending q meeting of the
oard of directors of the association,
everal persons who had paid their {
rivilege fee for innocent games, took
ne advantage of Mr.. Browns absence
nd put before the visitors at the fair
ames such as the shell game and
thers equally as bad in the way of
Ieecing people. As soon as the direc-
1rs' meeting was over Mr.. Brown was S
old of what had been done, and he c
-ent there and captured one of the
len, and after a good talking to" he :
as given fifteen minutes to leave the Y
rounds and get out of Dover. Mr.. Il
rown then went back to capture more
the fakirs, but they had made their
scape, having taken hack for O town
Maryland, where they took the boat
n Baltimore 1t is said that the
kris secured about 5000 out of the
eople by playing the trick on the as
,ciation.
Among the special premiums were:
RS. Herman G. Taylor, Of Dover, q
100 organ for best canned tomatoes.
Mrs. j. b. Wharton, silver cake bas-
b, for the best two pounds of but
r.
Miss Annie Brown, mandolin, for
sst glass of jelly.
Miss Lena Anderson, kodak, for best
reserved pears.
Alfred G. Massey, $50 for best herd
cattle.
Thomas Slay, 800 carriage for best
lshel of wheat. :.
J. W. Killen, graphaphone for best Il
.sket of white potatoes; also c
90 for best basket of peaches, and II
8. 90 for best display of vegetables. =
Nathan Moore, ton of phosphate for =
st bushel of wheat. G
There were some fifty of these spec 81
premiums. fl
The announcement is made this week 81
at the Association will pay dollar "
, dollar. and hold the Fair again