Evening journal., 1904-08-30
BEST EXHIBIT SEEN
IN THIS SECTION
FOR 4 NUMBER OF
YEARS NOW BEING
SHOWN IN THE
PARK
BIG DISPLAY OF
LIVESTOCK IN THE
NEW STOCKADE
ON HILL--ARRAY OF
FRUIT AND VEGE-
TABLES

What Dover fair was to Southern Della
ware some years ago, the Brandywine
Springs Fair. which opens today, under
the auspices Of Pomona Grange. viii be
to this section and if Dover fair ever
had better exhibits than those at the
Springs, 1t is indeed too bad it was dis
continued.
All was activity there this morning pre-
pairing for the opening this afternoon and
by / O'Clock all the exhibits were in
place and the Judging began.
Although this was TO be known as Will
mington day, early this morning people
from the surrounding country began to
gather there and by 10 o'clock there was
a large crowd. Many took this opportun-
ity Of seeing the exhibits at their leisure,
before the big crowd, which is sure to be
there tomorrow and Thursday.
Interest will be centered upon the hill
above the park. II is here that the big
permanent enclosure for the displaying OF
live stock has been erected. Inside this
are ouartered the cattle. sheep, swine
horses, dogs and poultry.
Big Poultry Show.
The poultry show is not only the larg-
est and best ever exhibited I'm Delaware
but the manner in which they are shown
in the Spratts patent cages. the same
as the ones used at the Madison Square
Gardens. New York. and Crystal Palac,
London shows add to the attractivenes,
OF the exhibit.
Many 5looded Dogs.
IN charge of this department were sur
prlsej at the number and quality of tn
entries. The long row reminds one Of
big bench show. with the many breeds
varying from the tiny French and Rus
sian poodies to immense mastiffs. Tnerl
are also Scotch collies, French bull dogs
fox terriers, black pomeranians and priz'
white toy poodies, besides large collec
tion of sportsmen's dogs and others.
Barred rocks and white Wyandottei
predominate in the chicken display. whicl
is augmented by ducks, turkeys pigeon
and Belgian hares in the same department
Gatti's band will give its afternoon con
cert in the enclosure.
Outside the enclosure implement manu-
facturers from the principal Eastern con
Germs have their exhibit extending alonl
the hill top for great distance. Thes
firms have fitted out their exhibits wit
canvass tents and the scene along thi
section is a pretty one.
Fruit and Vegetable Exhibit.
In the dancing pavilion is shown tn
fruit. vegetable and needlework display
The centre of the building IS taken u
with pyramid on which the best frui
produced in Delaware is attractively dis
played on Plates. Surmounting this is
peach basket covered with flowers to rep
resent a bell, the clapper being of Ameri
can beauty roses. Around the sides tn
vegetables are arranged as is also the VIC
mans display, making the place an in
teresting one for both the male and fe
male visitors:
Entries and Exhibits.
The following are the departments, thel
superintendents and those who have en-
4 tered in them:
Horses. William Eastburn, superin
4 tendent; John b. Eastburn, Newton L
Grubb, Noah Higgins, James 1. Arm
strong. James Dallett, Joseph c. East
burn, Herbert s. Eastburn, Clarence
Eastburn, A. c. Mearns, Norris G
Temple, w. w. Daniels, G. w. Burri
and Frank E. Walker.
Cattle. sheep and swine, ]. H. Walk
er, superintendent; A. w. Armstrong
James II. Walker, Thomas S. Baily
Arnold Naudain, A. Sharpless.
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