Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-04
HORSE SHOW GIVES
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Yesterday was Sussex County Day at
the booth of the Youg Womens Chris
tian Association ard Miss Elizai. eth
Hazard. of iewes was in charge, he
booth is very prettily decorated IN blue
and white, the colors Of the \ " I. A.
One of the most attractive Of the in
d,istrial cxhii its il that of the Park
Pollard Company, Of Boston, Mnss.,
dealers in poultry feeds. Two very ro-
b,ist Massachusetts "farmerettes IN
their natty illuc overalls are on hand to
speak we'll fer the poultry feed The booth
IL attrnctivelv trimmed in blue and yell
low J. Franklin Murphy is the local
agent for the company.
Two pretty stenopraphers from Mil
ford are demonstrating the Boyd systeml
of shorthand nj the booth of the Boyd
business Colleges The booth is trimmed
in white. with an American flag back.
ground. The Boyd Business College, oil
which DIR. L.. L. Cross ~ president, has
headanartcrs here, with branches in
Dover and Milford. and hopes TO open
more soon.
Other attractive booths at the fair are
the Capital City Dairy, Co, OF Columbus,
Ohio: the Pennsylvania development
Co, managers of ClayInont Addition;
the Wihon Hardware Co, Hiram Yerger.
Bnmberger h Robbins. the Wilmington
Il Philadelphia Traction Co, the Hance
Motor Truck Co, with three Vim and
Brockwav trucks on exhibition. Juda0n
G Burns Sales Co. j l.. Perkins, Caloric
mpclcss furnaces White Brothers, with
four international motor trucks ON cx-
hibition. and the Electric Contracting Go.
PINE LIVE sTuCK Exnrntrs
The livcato cxhi its are commanding
their attention ON tie part oi all iair
pntrons. as are tho harness races and horse
show
The Judges Yesterday announced sorne
of the awards IN the cattle rlasses. aud
Alfred du Punt e entries won nil oi the
honorv IN tie, Jersey cattle clnaFes The
entries Of Mir DIN Punt for ycars have been
one of the interesting features OF the ivc-
stock department
Rivaing the display of fireworks OF the
opening night. last nights display was
lavish mud much enioyed. following the
chariot races which were the chief cvcil-
ing attraction on the track Despite the
threatening weather IN the early part ot
the evening. the grand stand was well
filled to witness tho races which we're more
plcturceulc than any of the races So far
The poultry awards, more numerous
than those Of the previous year viii be
made TODAY
WnNEN'a = DEPARTMENT
Tho women q department " 8 n popll-
lar section where women went II tearil,
cnvy md compare, and men 20 wonder
and cxclaim The emhroideries WIRE ex-
oulsltc and the crochet and knitted
articles n wonderful example OF the handl-
work of th, far Rrx zinc Of the most
beautiful pieces was knitted rcd spread
which won first pti7r IN its class II was
made hv Mrs James Thompson aud
through some mistake her nnme 0ns not
mentioned IN the list Of awards published
Yesterday
Tho catahlcs. too. attracted attention
and thcv were we'll guarded and could only
lc eazcd At through glass Or wire. which
was fortunate considering their tempting
| lure
Il was question as 70 winch drew
| the largest crowd of children. tic SIDE
shows or the stables and animal exhibits
/ MANY Interested Youngsters gathered
around the pens where pigs rolsed by he
| Bows Pig lnb were On view Ntliiam
! Hill. a lad al ahou twelve Years has raised
/ the best plv IN Sussex county according 10
| the judges There Is nlso y i'oy's Corn
| club and splendid stalks showing full
| Rlrrau tent The kiddics vcrr also trc-
mcndouslv interested IN the operation Of
/ shaving the COWS tails IN some OF the dairy
! exhibits A little machine like a lawn
| mower IS used and Mrs Cow seems TO
enjoy II Glossy coats and slim smooth
/ tails are the result Of much interesting
! comblng and brushing
INIT LOCATION CRITICIZED
/ a L. ri
| ING the method # entering and leaving
| the fair grounds, and the suggestion has
/ been made that the present plan should be
! reversed. that i, have the trolley cars un-
/ load where they now load and the entrance
/ gates 10 the grounds should be moved 10
accommodate this change When the
/ crowds leave the grounds II Is very
! natural thing for them To walk out IN the
/ direction Of the city, and under the
/ present arrangement many arrive at the
/ entrance gates only to be turned back and
/ he Obliged to walk quite a distance Ia
| take the trollcvs further up the line. The
] change would easily be made, and at a
small expense II would separate the
! crowds gong and coming and Would facil-
! tate matters not only for the trolley com
! panv, but the fair management as well.
! The management OF the traction TO. Is
! not pleased with the present arrangement
| but time was short this year 10 make any
| better plan Ii is believed that sonnet hing
will be doue to improve tins situation be
| fore another season,
| AWARDS ny THE JUDGES
The following premium awards are
announced IN the horse class.
| standard and Registered Weanling
| either sex First. entry by Miss Amy
DUPONT.
standard and Registered Mare anC
Foal either sex-Ffrst, entry by Mis-
! Amy dupont
General Purpose Mare or Gelding
/ two years old and over-First. entry
! by Miss Amy DUPONT; second. entry
! by Ben jamin w. Johnson; third, entry
| by Sedgley Farms.
Geenral Purpose Mare or Gelding
! two years old and under three-First
/ entry by j. II. Samworth and Brother
General Purpose Mare and Foal
either sex First. entry by Miss Amy
! DUPONT. second. entry by Walter
sheldon. third Sedgeley Farms
Registered Percheron Stallion one
| year old and under three. Delchestel
Farms (Quanton. grey stallionl Sc
| cond Winterthur Farms (Etudiant'!
/ Dragon): third Winterthur Farms
| CWinterthur Aid.
| Registered Percheron mare one
| year old and under three. Delches
! ter Farms (Queen of Quality. blk
gray M second, Delchester Farms