Evening journal., 1913-09-06
FAIR
OF 1913 The
BIGGEST YET
Bench Show, BIOOded Stock
Exhibit and Daily Horse
Races Some Features
CUPS AS SPECIAL
AWARDS TO CHILDREN

Following months of preparation
during which time the executive com
mittee of the Delaware State Fair
and other officers have worked zeal
ously for a greater State Fair, the
grounds Of the State Fair Associa-
ton at Ninth and Woodlawn streets
are ready for the big exhibit
which will begin there on Tuesday
and conclude on Friday next Al
ready the grounds have assumed
holiday aspect and for several days
carloads Of exhibits and animals,
which viii be shown there have been
arriving. On Monday the offices o.
the association will be removed from
No. s West Fifth street to the fair
grounds. Miss Emma Keim. assist
ant secretary, will be stationed there
with a corps OF assistants and by
Tuesday morning everything will be
I in readiness for the opening OF the
big fair
This years Fair will be the fifteenth
annual one Of the association aud
/ from present indications, weather per-
hitting, IL will be the greatest ever
! held in this State. That this city viii
receive thousands OF dollars worth Of
business from the FAR goes without
saying and when the Chamber Of
Commerce members march 10 the
| grounds on Tuesday carrying unl-
brellas labeled DO it for Whining
ton" It will mark in a way the formal
opening of the show.
Just what feature Of this years
Fair will attract the greatest atten-
tion is unknown, but those in charge
of the various departments have Wed
with each other in securing the larg-
est list Of exhibitors in all This
alone shows that the Delaware State
Fair has come TO be looked upon as
one OF the attraction OF this section
OF the country.
The prices this year are more valu-
liable than those offered before This
morning three handsome silver cups
! were placed on exhibition in the win
dows OF the Millard f. Davis store
at Tenth and Market streets. These
cups will be awarded the winners IN
the Wilmington school exhibit, to the
hest report on vs-d conditions pre-
sented by the civic class OF the Will
mington High School and the other
cup, the Hotel duCont prize for the
sweepstakes. In addition medal is
displayed there which was donated by
Mrs Alfred l. DUPONT, and will be
given the girl winning the most blue
ribbons in the children's sewing sec
ltion.
Lovers Of horse racing will be am
ply provided for, there being racins
each day beginning Tuesday Th'
, purses total S4,700 and horses from
many states have been entered. Sew
. eral Of the fast steppers arrived lat
! yesterday.
One Of this years attractions vii
r be the Midway and in order 10 pro
vide amusement for all, twent
amusement enterprises will be locat
' ed there. other attractions will b
! the horse shows, dog shows, poultr.
+ exhibitions 10 say nothing OF tn
fancy work department The exhib
its Of the various county school
/ will be larger than ever and al
school children in those schools hav
been provided with tickets
; The department superintendent
! and their assistants are:
Women, Mrs. ]. Leslie Eastburr
v Miss Emeline Derickson. Miss Eliza
! beth Peach.
' Children, Mrs. Frederick c. Snyder
$ Miss Emily Leech.
: Fruits, R. G. Buckingham.
Vegetables. Frank F. Yearsley,
Frank Ewart.
Grain and forage crops. Alexande
p Corbit, Frederick c. Snyder.
Horses and mules, Joseph H. Hos
singer, Joseph Davidson, John +
Peoples.
Horse show, Edmund P. Moody
: Joseph H. Hossinger, Joseph David
! son.
> Cattle, Biderman dupont. Arnol
Naudain.
Sheep and swine, Charles Meggin
: son.
y Carriages and farm machinery
n William P. Peach.
i At the request of the Fair Associatio
e directors. the Wilmington and Philade
G phia Traction Company has extended il
p lines from Eighth and Union streets I
e the fair grounds. and beginning Nlonda
d morning The traction company will ru
y cars direct from the Pennsylvania raj
s, road station to the fair grounds. Th
+ cars win be operated on that day wit
e a seven and one.half minute headwa,
q On Tuesday and each other day Of tn
a fair the cars viii move on a five-minut
IT headway and less if necessary.
To accommodate those who hay
'e dogs entered in the dog show the traC
+ tion company will operate a close
e car from the Pennsylvania station I
& the fair grounds on Tuesday. Dos
e bound for the fair will be carried fire
g when accompanied by the attendant
and packages will also be carried
r - 1.
tag. This arrangement will also
{p narration of Wednesday