Evening journal., 1910-08-27
COUNTY FAIR
BIGGEST EVER
Large Entry List in Every
Department Indicates
Success Of Show
MANY FREE ATTRACTIONS
TO ENTERTAIN VISITORS


At the opening Of the gates of the
New Castle County Fair at Wawaset
Park, beginning n Tuesday, for four
DAYS, Delaware wnl witness the larg-
est fair ever held in the state. The
management has endeavored TO pro
vide plenty of free attractions for the
visitors. among which will be the ex-
hibition by SureIlo, tn guideless Won
der: the exhib ition of the famous
Dewey colt Harry J., and owned by
Mr.. Stoeckle; the vaudeville acts by
the Marriott Twins, and the Onri-
Ogelthorpe Company, in front Of the
grand stand, and the showing on
Wednesday of a, string of Dalmations
to be shown with one of Miss Amy
duPont's traps in front of the grand
stand. Miss DUPONT is giving the pa
irons of the Esir an opportunity to
see the pair OF. horses which has TAX
en- the blue ribbon In all the classes
at all the horse shows in which she
has shown During the present sea-
son, beginning with Atlantic City in
the winter.
Patrons of the fair will have an OPP
portunity to biry lunch on the grounds
at moderate cost. The association
guarantees it. to be satisfactory in
every way
The rumor throughout the PENN
sula that the fair has been postpon-
ed is entirely unfounded. and the
management takes this opportunity
TO assure the public that the gates
will open on Tuesday morning and
close on Friday evening, on the big
gest and best fair the state has ever
held.
Most of the tents for agricultural
exhibits have already been erected,
and advertia ing booths and tents will
be erected within the next few days.
The exhibits will begin to arrive
day or two before the opening of the
fair and tbss big show will be ready
in every de tail when the ticket man
gets on tho job on Tuesday.
Department. Managers.
A complete list of the Department
superintendent and Assistants fol-
lows:
Women's Department. Mrs. J. Leslie
Eastburn, mrs. S. Frank Stirling, Miss
Emeline Derickson, Mrs. Isaac
Hopes.
Childre5 S Department. Mrs. Freder-
lex c. Snyder, Miss Leech.
Fruits, r.. G. buckingham.
Vegetables, Frank f. Yearsley.
Grain and Forage Crops, Alexander
p Corbit and Frederick c. Snyder
Horses and Mules, William East
burn, Joseph Davidson and Robert p.
Robinson.
Cattle, Biderman DUPONT and Ar
mold NaMdain.
Sheep and Swine, Charles Meggin-
son.
Poultry, William r. Kirk
William p. Peach.
The executive committee having
direct charge of the fair comprises
J. Atwood Weldin. president Fred
crick Brady. vice-president, and l.
Scott townsend, secretary and treas
urer.
The number of exhibitors this year
exceeds that of any other year
Especially interesting will be the dis
play of Delaware College, which will
show horses, sheep, hogs, grain, vege-
tables, in sects, plant diseases and
many other things. The premiums
have been such as to encourage all
turner's.
First Day Race Entries.
Th8 race entries are larger than
ever. Following are those for the
first day:
First Race, $50 Pace. Purse, $500
Wagner. br g.. sire unknown, w. II
Wallace, Wilmington, Del; Ruddy
Corr, b. g., by Directum Kelly. viii
liam Mulligan, Philadelphia, Pa. Bill
William, oh. g., by Prince March
T. F. Lynch, Wilmington, Del
Monte. Jr.. b. h., by Monte, W P
ShIockley, Greenville, Del; Choptank
b. h., by Admiral Dewey. Harry w
BUckson. st. Georges, Del; Rachel
b. b. m. by Bolton, Henry Dutton
Wilmington, Del; Daruma. oh. m, b.
Nobel. Thos. Harkins Salem, ~ j.
Albert c., b. e., by Edgar Dudley, A
RI. Entwistle, Philadelphia, Pa
Bohemia Roy, Jr.. b. g.. by Bohemi,
Boy. A, n. Entwistle. Philadelphia
Pa. Calchas, b. g. by Constantine
Biggs and Peacock. Middletown. Del.
Torena Wilkes, b. G., by Bohemia Boy
n. r. Tyson, Newark, Del: Fanny H
CHI m. sire unknown, Hampton Ash
by, Oxford, Pa. Lady Hilton. b. m
by Magic Flute. D. c. Armstrong
Princess, Anne. Nd; Belle c., oh. m
by Eagleman. D. c. Armstrong
Princess Anne Md.
Second Race. 2.14 Pace. Purse 500
Bell Orator. b. g., by Oratorio. vii
liam Mulligan, Philadelphia. Pa: s.
Patrick, r g., by Mockie Wood, Wi
liam L. Rhodes, Guttenburg, n ].
Lillian W. oh. m, by 0ndale, J. {
Ctel1a Newark, N 7 MAXINE pavnt