Evening journal., 1913-09-12
10000 SEE
STATEFAIR ON
The BIG DAY
Record Attendance, With Wis.,
itOrS From Many States
in the ThrOng
HORSES AND OTHER
FEATURES HOLD INTEREST


Yesterday will go down in the an
nails of the State Fair Association as
the biggest day in its history, there
being an attendance estimated at
from 10000 to $4,000. 1t was the big
gest crowd to attend a Fair given by
the association. The out of town vis-
itors we're estimated at 10000 at least.
The grounds we're thronged with
automobiles and farmers teams, The
grounds in the rear of the grandstand
being packed with the vehicles. Each
one carried two or more persons. The
teams numbered fully 1000.
Just what feature came in for the
greatest share of patronage would be
hard to say, but the horse racing and
the horse show we're probably the
main attractions. The dog show was
also admired by thousands and the
Judging of the cla~ses was concluded
early. All the other judging was
completed and while the awards in
the vegetable and poultry depart
ments have not been published, they
will be as soon as the executive
comm mttee OF the Association COM
piles the books.
Interest appears to grow as the fair
continues and despite the fact that
this is the closing day for the big ex-
hibit, the attendance is good. Many
Of those who had attended the horse
shows and racing earlier in the week
paid another visit to the grounds to-
day, where they spent the time view
ing the various departments. That
Of Delaware College came in for a
goodly amount of attention today and
the fruit and vegetable departments
we're also we'll attended.
The total number of people in the
grounds at noon was more than a
thousand. and the indications pointed
10 a large crowd later in the after
noon judging from the way people
focked there on the street cars.
The demonstration in the canning
departments under Mrs. Fred G.
Snyder's direction we're resumed this
morning and members of the New
port and Elsmere Canning Clubs
we're at the tent assisting in the
demonstration. This feature attract
cd a number Of housewives from this
city.
The poultry exhibit suffered loss
yesterday when il was discovered
that a valuable Rhode Island Red
hen, prize winner owned by NJ. X
Branch of the Atokad Farm, had died
Mr.. Branch refused an offer of SAC
for the bird on Wednesday. The dead
bird was sent to the Department OF
Agriculture at Washington where INC
cause OF death will be ascertained.
The Atokad Farm made a clean
sweep in Rhode Island Reds and had
the second largest general exhibit ol
poultry. Ten frsts, four seconds and
one third we're the list of winnings
of the farm. Each of the entries
Of the farm received a prize. Be-
sides Rhode Island Reds they had on
exhibition Black Minorca, Buff
Cochin Bantams, English Indian Run
ner and Pekin ducks. Mr.. Branch
viii exhibit his birds next week al
the West Chester Fair and at the AL
lentown exhibit later.
other exhibitors were L. 3. Wilson
whose Rhode Island single comb cockere
and pullet and rose comb cock won first
in their classes; Hope Farm, white leg
horns and Rhode Island reds; w. EvaI
Smith. of Dover, barred rocks and but
ter cups; Greenbank Poultry Yards, O
Marshallton, with fine exhibit; Della
ware Poultry Yards, of Delaware City
Rhode Island reds; L. S. Mason. o
Boothwyn. white rocks J. d. Carvilo
Houdans; NJ. II. Shearman, white rocks
which were too late for entry; Mrs
Robert Betty, Guyencourt; Loveless
white wyandottes; T.. \. Buckalew
Chester. Pa. wyandottes George
Rigby. Chsdds Ford: Mr.. and Mrs vii
liam u. Moore .orpingtons and lang
shangs; Miss Healy and others. All tn
entrants won one Of more prizes.
The Babies Contest continues Z
be popular, and yesterday As young
sters we're examined by Doctors Nc
Atee. Lenderman, Pendleton, Robin
McElfatrick, Ostro and Seward. Tn
nurses were Miss Duncan, superin
tendent OF the Delaware Hospital
Miss Lola Murphin, Mrs. Worthing
ton. Miss Whitewater, Miss Geiger.
Up to this morning, 119 childre
were examined. and so close has bee
the scoring that IL will be necessar
to have twenty of the finest spec
mensof childhood re-examined by tn
physicians before the awards can b
made. This will be done early mex
week and thep rizes will be award
ed by Mayor Howell.
Having ridden his bicycle to the Ia
grounds yesterday, William Nane
man, Jr., Of Brandywine hundred wa
taken i'll. He went to the tent Of II
Delaware tuberculosis Comnissis
where Miss Sumner, the nurse, cared f
him for some time. Late in the ,lte
ron word was sent to the Boy Scoa
and they took him to a stable in th
city where a relative met him with
team and took him to his home ,
the Foulk road The Boy Scouts al
ministered first aid attention to tv
hostlers who had been injured by
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