Evening journal., 1909-09-04
COUNTY FAIR
IS AT AN END
All Records Broken by the
-Four Days Exhibition
Just Closed
ALREADY START ON
NEXT YEARS PLANS

With an attendance for the four days
OF about $4,000 the New Castle County
Fair OF 1909 ended last evening as the
best In the history Of tho fair associa-
tion. Officers OF the fair declare that
It met their greatest expectations and
are jubiiant They will prepare imme-
diately for the fair OF next year on a
greater scale than ever
The greatest attendance Of the fair
was on Thursday when II went as high
as 20.OO0 On Tuesday. the opening day.
1900 were admitted, and on Wednesday
there were about 5000. The attendance
yesterday was 6OO0 Statistics OF tho
fair show the one just ended to have far
surpassed all other fairs in Delaware.
This year there were more than 45o0 ex-
hibts. The purses for the races at this
fair amounted to $500. while last year
they amounted 10 s27Oo.
The order on the grounds during the
four days was remarkable The pres
ence Of large force OF Wilmington pa
trolmen. watchmen and pinkcrton men
probably forestalled any pocket-pickng.
for no losses were reported. There we're
no serious accidents, and the few ar
rests made were FOR minor offenses.
Immediately after 6 o'clock last night
exhibitors began moving out. Before
midnight most OF the exhibits had been
removed
Although the fair association is not pre-
pared to give a definite estimate Of the
receipts and expenses Of tho fair. It n
evident that the fair has been as sue
cessful. financially as It was as a diver
sion for Wilmington and the big crowds
of other Delawareans. The next meet
ing Of the fair directors will be held on
Tuesday. September q. when the finances
OF the fair will be considered.
Preparations for next years fair will
be begun at once. and the fair assoc
ciations office at Fifth and Shiplcy
streets. will remain open in charge or
Miss Emma Kcim permanently.
Officers Of the association were at the
fair grounds this morning assisting ex-
hibitors 70 get away with the last of their
property Among the most enthusiastic
was L. Scott Townsend, secretary Of the
association.
I'VE arc all highly pleased at the sue
cess of the fair" he said. ''and desire to
express our greatest thanks for the won-
derful interest shown in II BY the peo-
pie OF Delaware. We also desire 10 thank
the Police Department for the uniform
courtesy with which VIC were treated and
to the press for the excellent assistance
IL gave US in arousing interest in the
display.
1--WE will begin at once arrangements
for the fair OF next year We hope TO
have even more elaborate arrangements
than for the fair just end d. We win
work to increase the number OF ex-
hibits in every department and will 0,fer
more premiums than ever. We are satis-
fed that the fair will be a big financial
success. but nothing definite will be known
until after the next meeting Of the d.
rectors."
J. Writ willis bay marc Mary r.. won
tho blue ribbon in the llght driving horse
class Mary r. is by Esmere. and she
won first honors IN a large field OF en-
tries. She is a classy mare and was
greatly admired. Mary r. is entered in
the same class at West Chester next week. /
A horse entered by Joseph II. Gould won
second prize in the runabout class.
Views Of the fair printed in THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL the past week and dis
played at the Rest Tent were taken by
the Royal Studio, of No. 4O7 Market street.
The studio has many choice pictures Of
the fair.
Hugh Fitzpatrick. OF Philadelphia. was
in charge Of the squad OF Pinkerton de-
tectives at the fair. Mr. Fitzpatrick IS a
detective Of recognized ability and many
years experience Yesterday afternoon he
stopped at the gate a Philadelphia negro
who has served time as a plckpocket. hav-
ing been arrested in that city by Mr..
He sent the negro back to
yesterday afternoon under a
threat OF turning him over to the Will
mington police il he did not go.