Smyrna times., 1954-07-08
STATE RECORDS
SET OVER 18th
Records Set at Delaware
Park and Memorial Bridge
Over Weekend
SUMMER SCHEDULE


weekend during which an atten-
dance record was established on
the closing day of the Delaware
Park race meet and a new high
single days traffic was recorded
at Delaware Memorial Bridge
the summer season goes into full
swing IN the First State. The new
high attendance mark on July 5,
at Delaware Park was 35,473,
while on July 8, for the second
day in a row, a new crossing
m a k was established at the
bridge linking the states of New
Jersey and Delaware. On July 2
there were 39,261 crossings, but
this promptly went by the boards
on July 8 when the figure was
42,710. The midnight shift of July
8 also established a record, when
II, 1856 crossings were recorded in
that eight hour period. More than
100000 vehicles used the bridge
July 1 through 5 and the 20 mil
lionth vehicle is expected early
next week. The span opened to
traffic on August 16, 1851. Reho-
both Beach Delaware's principal
Atlantic Ocean resort is also find
ing thousands of p a irons this
year. An annual event looked for
ward to with anticipation is the
Artists Costume Ball scheduled for
July 16, at the Rehoboth Country
Club. This is Delaware's interpre-
tation of the Mhrdi Gras and
brings hosts of famous and near
famous visitors. On Saturday and
Sunday, July 24-25, the South
eastern States Lightning Cla 8 $
Yacht races are scheduled over
the Indian River course at Oak
Orchard. This broad, placid body
of water, which caters to fisher
men, clammers and crabbers, will
be decked out in its best bib and
tucker for the eight-state event.
The winner later competes in the
National Lightning Glass finals.
Kent and Sussex Fair
Then the annual Kent and Sus-
Sex Fair at Harrington-Dela-
wares only country fair, which
opens the eastern season for this
type of events, goes on from July
26 through 81. Featured will be
daily matinee horse races; great
midway with its variety of enter
tainment, but first and foremost
the display of prize farm crops
and animals-the preserves and
the homemade quilts which catch
the eye of thousands during the
week. Thursday, July 29 will be
Governors Day at the Fair, when
Governor ]. Caleb Boggs, his cab
met members and friends win be
guests. This generally heraIds the
opening of fall political cam
paigns in an election year. Dela-
ware is not devoid of summer
theatres this year. There are four
, t o p quality "straw-hat" produc-
tions now in full swing. The Ar
den Players are back. a first
season group, New Amstel Play
ers" under the guidance of Larry
Perron are performing nightly in
New Castle; the New S rand
Players got their season u n d e r
way this week in Wilmington and
Lew Pierce's Showboat is in
nightly session with musical COM
edies in-the-round at Rehoboth
Beach. Plans are also under
way for Rehoboth's annual Flow
er Arrangement Show on August
As and its famous Cottage Tour
of Art, sponsored by the Art Lea
que on August 1919. This brings
an exhibit of some of the latest
works of well known east coast
artists, exhibited in individual
cottages of prominent S u m m e
residents. Then August 19, 20 and
81, the tenth annual International
Ocean Swim Meet, under spon-
sorship of the South Atlantic
Division of the Amateur Athletic
Union will attract top clubs to a
three-day meet. Featured event is
a mile ocean swim with classes
for both men and women. Har-
ness racing will get underway at
the Brandywine Raceway for 80
d avs beginning on August 20.
Here top trotters and PAGERS will
compete nightly for stakes and
the pari-mutuels will be in opera
ton. This oval, which opened its
first season on Labor Day 1858,
is one of the finest plants of its
kind in the east