Milford chronicle., 1939-07-21
KENT-SUSSEX FAIR
OPENS ON TUESDAY
NEXT AT HARRINGTON
Continued from first ~sss,


for the opening date. Due to circum-
stances beyond the control of the fail
directors, they are forced to an
nounce that cash awards paid to ex-
hibitors will be reduced one-third on
all awards from $1.50 to $500, and
fifty per cent ON awards over $500
However, this announcement is made
on the present status of the annual
appropriation usually made by the
State Legislature for prize awards.
The officials sincerely regret this
necessary action and are hoping the
Legislature will pass the measure
soon after they reconvene so that the
full amount of the awards can be
made.
Another feature for Tuesday will
be running races, the class will in
clude any horse not eligible to enter
the running races on Wednesday or
Friday. On these days the card will
include thoroughbreds and half thor
oughbreds. Two one mile heats will
be raced each day, the award being
$50 per heat-money divided into
four purses. Ponies exhibited at the
fair will also be entered in a pony
race.
Besides the exhibits which cover
several acres of space, horse racing
will be the top feature from Tuesday
afternoon through Friday afternoon.
Then on Saturday, the closing date,
thrilling auto races will be held,
sanctioned by the American AutOmo-
bile Association and under the per-
sonal direction of Ralph A. Hankin-
s.k, l,wr .aff Do
tween the races each day vaudeville
acts will be produced on the stage
opposite the grandstand. The acts
will include: Fantasies of 1899, COM
edy acts, daring trapeze performers,
an elephant act, spell-binding act
high in the air, novelty entertainers
and disappearing water ballet.
For Wednesday the officials plan to
introduce a feature never before
tried on a race track in this section
of the country. They are going to
try a fox hound race in which 200 fox
hounds are expected to enter. Prizes
will be awarded to the winners.
Thursday will be Governors Day
and soon after his arrival at the fair
grounds cattle parade will be held
ON the race track.
The exhibit space has all been dis
posed of, the concessions were sold
at auction about two weeks ago and
according to those attending the sale
brought very good prices.
The advertising has been distribut-
ed to every nook and corner of the
State and the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula,
under the personal direction of Will
n hn ic fnt do,
of the poultry department at the fair
Music lovers attending the fair al
ways get thrilled with the quality of
music dispensed by Joe Basile and
his Madison Square Garden Band
Joe" has been playing the fair for
so many seasons he is almost con-
sidered a permanent fixture. The
Devil Dodgers will also appear in
their act on the race track Friday
night. A dazzling display of fire
works will be a nightly feature to
hold the attention OF the visitors and
after that many will visit the carni- |
val grounds where dozens of rides |
and shows will be in operation.
Already the advance sale of tick |
cts is underway. For several years |
the fair association has been distri- |
buting among the All clubs what are !
known as calf tickets. These tickets /
when first issued received their name |
from the fact that the best statesmen |
among the boys and girls of the club |
were awarded thoroughbred calves;
then every year following the win
ners proudly exhibited their animals
at the fair and entered them in the
cattle parade. The practice of a three
admission ticket, good on a single
day or three days of the fair is now
being sold. The fair association
abandoned the calf idea a few years
ago but continued to give valuable
prizes to the winners and commits
sions to the ones only making a few
sales. The youngsters are hustling
and seldom can one pass down the
street in the nearby communities but
what some child will request the pur-
chase of calf ticket Fair tickets
sold in this manner for one dollar not
only saves the patron money but at
the same time aid the child TO win
prize.
This year the fair will be under
the capable direction of the following
officers and directors: President. B.
|. Shaw; vice president. Warren r.
Moore; secretary. Ernest Raughley;
treasurer. Horace f. Quillen: direc-
tors, Paul Adams, Norman Collision, {
Clayton Elliott. Z. ]. Elliott, Warren !
G. Newton and William j. Swain. of
Bridgeville; Asa Bennett, Frank
ford; Roy Cannon, l.. C. Longfellow 6
and Frank C. Hurley, Seaford: L. d. {
Caulk WOOdSide. William Chamhers
Viola; J. NJ Harrington, and J. Har- \
old Schabinger, FELTON,; Harry B. /
Johnson, Wyoming; C. L. Keyes, d
Pennington; Dewey Sapp, Houston; e
Henry Stafford, Burrsville; NJ. C.
Vaughn. Lewes; ]. o. Williams, Fed q
eralsburg; State Representative T
Fred S. Bailey, George H. Brown, ]. \
A. Cahall. w. H. Cahall. DR.. w. T. q
Chapman, a. c. Creadick, C. ~ Ca
hall, Frank Graham, c. Tharp Har- e
rington. G. S. Harrington, L. B. Har- n
ringtOn, John II. Holloway, w. E.
Jacobs, Lorenzo T. Jones, w. B. Lay It
ton, Howard Martin, j. A. Masten, 4
Charles d. Murphy, Jr., ]. c. Mess I
ner, Warren 4. Moore, Clarence Nor b
ris, Harry F. Murphy, A. B. Parsons, S
w. J. Paskey, Fred c. Powell, H. E. j
CULLEN. Ernest Raughley, S. L. Sapp. n
W. D. Scott, B. 1. Shaw, State Senator v
Earl Sylvester, John w. Sheldrake,
Lewis Slaughter, Jr., Joshua Smith. n
w. A. Smith, w. S. Smith, William I
w. Sharp, J. Gordon Smith and C. v
Fred WILSON,, alil of Harrington. The 6
executive committee is composed of v
Mr.. Shaw, Mr.. Holloway, C. Elliott, 1