UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 2, Page 1
September 10, 1992
UD Day at Delaware Park benefits Carpenter Center
University of Delaware Day at Delaware Park-a festive day of
racing and fun-will be held on Friday, Sept. 18, with proceeds of the
day benefiting the Bob Carpenter Center. Admission is free.
An area of the second-floor clubhouse concourse has been reserved
for members of the campus community and alumni and friends of the
University and will be decorated in blue and gold-with balloons and
banners.
For convenience, individuals and groups can make arrangements in
advance to have Dining Services provide food for special gatherings at
the park, and free shuttle buses will leave the Student Center every
half hour, beginning at 1:30 p.m.
A buffet also will be available through Dining Services on the
concourse, from 4 to 7 p.m., at a cost of $7.50.
Racing experts will be on hand to assist with wagers.
For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at
831-2341.
The day will add to the festivities at the park in connection
with this year's New Castle County Fair, set for Sept. 17-20 and
offering rides, games and attractions for the whole 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.