Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-05
STATE FAIR OPENS.
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waiting to he led out or driven, to dis
play their fine breeding and training
before the eyes of judges. The horst
show this year will equal IL not eclipse
any similar event round about Phil
adclphia and Its suburbs, which takes
just pride in its fine horses. The
program Is so heavy. il will require
from six to eight. possibly ten hours
some days, to complete within the
ftve days.
The speed horses comprise the
finest and fastest bunch of horses
ever gathered for meet here. More
than 100 trotters. PAGERS and running
specimens of mans skill In traininS
are being carefully groomed for the
events that will add prize money to
their owners and jockies, or eau Sc
them to realize that its bad thing
10 be beaten at a Delaware State Fair
meet.
The entry list of "show" horses anil
speed kings and queens was so larga,
that not until this morning did
carpenters complete the work of
building an extra barn accommodating
so horses. more than the accomoda-
tons at the Fair provided.
BUSY Nceues ISstttuast
Scenes about the Fair grounds were
busy ones yesterday afternoon AMI
early this morning. owners o.
exhibits and live stock We're hard at
IL, opening boxes and arranging thesr
displays. The racing track was
soraped and rolled this morning and
is in excellent shape for the opening
day races. Streets about the grounds
were cleared today of debris that had
collected from the assembling of dis
plays. Jockies and grooms We're hard
At work curry-combing and polishing
steeds. Policemen were engaged al
most every minute directing belated
exhibitors where they We're assigned.
Concessionaires We're not missing a
second in arranging their wares and
cooking-provided il was restaurant,
preparatory for the crowds.
One of the exhibits in the auto show
that no one should miss viewing IS
that of the Delaware Safety Council.
A completely wrecked Nelie car is
displayed on a platform, showing the
result of carelessness. There are three
placards on the wrecked car. but these
are hardly needed, because the mute
evidence of thoughtlessness is sur
ficient. Another display in the same
show which is staged under the
grandstand, is that of the State High
way department. 1t lis one that ap-
peals particularly to motorists and
farmers who realize the value and
present-day necessity for good roads
Cattle Display An Immense One.
The cattle display of Herefords.
Cuernseys, Holstein-Friesian AMI
Jerseys is the largest and most in
tcresting ever staged at the Fair The
meek cud-chewing mothers and the
yirile militant papas, the latter secure
IN chained, are all there in great
numbers. But don't fail to see the
"eetle weaney" baby, which is one OF
the attractive features of the calf end
of the show.
Chickens-never in such number
and so many varieties of cockerels
and pullets. They are not without
their freaks, too. For instance there
u a guinea cockerel and barred rock
mother hen with a brood of chicks
that are the funniest looking things
Fancy Work by the Thousand.
Thousands upon thousands OF
serving, knitting and croeheting are
too exhaustive to attempt a descrip-
ton. Only those skilled in woman's
handiwork can truly appreciate them.
The big feature this year is that the
competitions are not confined TO the
work of Delaware women alone. but
a half dozen states in the middle
west show the craft of their women
1ar4n
a man who exhibited patchwork
Quilt that. was a marvellous piece OF
work. He was from Ohio and he has
another quilt on display this year.
The vegetable show presents
stupendous display of the skill of the
Delaware farmer. In such profuslcn
and size. the task before the judges s
one that would embarrass only those
who are accustomed to viewing the
wonderful things that can pe ac-
co,,plish~d by man through nature
aid and scientific fertilization and the
uss Of machinery about the farm
Three davs-Tuesday, "Wednesday and
Thursdav-during the Fair week, VIII
he devoted 10 demonstrations by the
children of the three counties of the
..ata The Bows Calf Clubs and the
Girls Sewing and Preserving Clubs
viii each be given an equal oppor-
tunitv to show how Delaware chill |
dren are on the way to making IL
dustrious housewives and prosperous
citizens.
The stories that the fruit crop was
a complete failure would not De
reconcilable with the exhibit at the /
Fair. True. there may not be so much |
~ a crop of some articles of fruit /
b,,t with others the crop has been ex-
traordiuarily large. and there are
samples of everything growahie in
the state 10 make UP one of the finest
exhibits.
Then there are the booths, wnern
she Red Cross displays its work, the /
Child Welfare display where the
babies are weighed and measured, /
,onsils and adenoids examined ana
ribbons given, proud mothers whose /
babies are normal in weight and size
The University of Delaware display
- worth spending day in inyestlga-
,lon. showing the plant diseases which /
wreck farmers hopes for a good year,
and the remedies that can be taken %
avoid disaster in growing such thlnSs
as pofatoes corn, beans, etc
The agricultural implement display |
with its scores of tractors and ma