UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 1, Page 2                                
September 3, 1992                                              
Racing during County Fair to benefit Carpenter arena           
                                                               
     University of Delaware Day at Delaware Park, a festive day of   
racing to benefit the Bob Carpenter Center, will begin at 3 p.m.,    
Friday, Sept. 18, and no admission will be charged.                  
     A special area has been reserved on the second floor concourse of        
the Delaware Park clubhouse for alumni and friends of the University.
For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at      
831-2341.                                                            
     The day will add to the festivities at the park from Sept. 17-20,        
when this year's New Castle County Fair will offer live entertainment,        
events and activities designed for the entire family.                
     The University has been given 6,000 discount tickets for the    
fair, which provide a $2 discount to the regular admission of $4.    
Tickets are available for pick up at the main desk of the Student    
Center and from the Office of the Vice President for Government and  
Public Relations at 126 Hullihen Hall, telephone 831-2931.           
     On Thursday, Sept. 17, "News Journal Crossroads Day," the fair     
will open at noon with a children's festival and midway. Several     
performances will be offered by the German National Circus and the   
Backyard Circus.                                                     
     A National Wrestling Federation card offering six matches will  
begin at 8 p.m. The featured attraction will include a title match   
between the Honky Tonk Man and Col. DeBeers.                         
     "Nick Live" Day is set for Friday, Sept. 18, when the fair,     
children's festival and midway open at 11 a.m. In addition to the    
German National Circus, other acts will include the Sin City Band,   
Backyard Circus, "Nick Live"and Pam Pipe & Puppets. The fair will    
close at 9 p.m.                                                      
     Saturday, Sept. 19, is "Wild and Crazy Kids" Day, which will    
begin at 10 a.m. and end at 9 p.m. A Children's Minstrel Show,       
Wilmington Drama League performance, Fiddlin & Foolin and the "Wild  
and Crazy Kids" will join the two circuses.                          
     New Castle County Handicap Day is the theme on Sunday, Sept. 20,   
the final day of the annual event. Gates will open at noon and the   
fair will close at dusk. "Wild and Crazy Kids" will make a repeat    
performance, along with the two circuses. In addition, Ralph         
McKinney's Kiddie Disco and the New Castle County Handicap will be   
featured during the day.                                             
     There will be special exhibits, rides and games, refreshments and        
special foods throughout the four-day event, sponsored by Delaware   
Park, the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce and County Pride and 
co-sponsored by Allen Insurance Group, the Healy Group Inc, Heritage 
Cablevision and WDEL/WSTW Radio. Tickets for Nickelodeon Live and Wild        
& Crazy Kids at $10 per person and tickets for NWF Wrestling at $15  
each are on sale at Ticketmaster, telephone 984-2000, and will not be
sold at the door.  Individuals with a ticket to one of the three     
events listed above will be admitted free to the fair for that day.  
     For information, call 737-4343 or 798-8460.