New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-09
CONNECTICUT STATE FAIR.
C.uyespc s,ispe.) TIE ~ y. TnsoDe
EIw-HlyIs, "Wednesday, Oct. 9, ie'o'

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Nyw.HlvIs, Wednesday, Oct. g. 1890
The rhi,d Annual Fair of the Connecticut sta'e
Agricultural Society opened 70 Sshors TINS morn
;, r,dsr the most favorable auspices. The day
I.-,.S c,.., and beautiful after refre-hug shower
durng the night People pouring IN from 81 sec-
fiona Of the State and the hoei- are already nAed, ou'
.,rnI. provisions have been made 10 accommodate All
Who NAV come, in private houses. The undesirable
,.sid.nts Of New.York-the professional gentIemen-
an, moi so extensively represented here as at the New
~ STAT Fair at week; they probably anticipate
,na,er success a. the United Ststee FAIR.
Ths receipts to-day reached siVn ana tne huuoer
of reasons on the grounds about IL oco
1be Grounds embrace about thirty acres, ana are
toa.,sd in Fair Haven. about mile and hali IN al
.s,.,Iv direction from tie New Haven Depot win an
en,rance on Grand street About one tousA'u s'al'
have been erected around the ncosure ior uie a'oo
mediation of horses cattle. sheep ana swine. - =.
o. tho Grounds il a large hall 10 ieet oy ~ of
-, SisnIsy of manufactured and mechsnics articles
one far motive power and machinery; anu Que V Wv,
exhibition of works of art five large eh'S ne'o
49,. srec,sd for the horticultural show; DAIRY gram
snd vegetables: farm and garden implehlepIsi
carri,r,s ard two tents for refreshments iuy9c
70 several small tents tor the use ~ VI.
President officers, committees AMI reporters. To- To-
frrm the main entrance is 3 splendid track, nan
milo around for trO,ting aud the exhioit'oh
NJ stock At one side of il raised seats capaoe OF
accommodating 5000 persons. with eomuanu"7
y.w of the cOurse and entire GROUNDS =
The ptre arrangements far superior 10 tnose "
last wear and there is every reason to suppose a' e
exhibition will be- in every way successful Inc ioi-
lowing entries have been made: Cattle, 81; horses
$50 sheep, swine and poultry, ISL pIo%lng llnPe
mep,s and machinery, ~ dairy produSe' 'o', maud maud
featured goods other than household 10 h0u'snoiu
goods l9l works of art 22 horticultural ot' io'a'
nun Der of entries, = AIS. -.
The entries of horses Is much lees than las' !ear'
from the fact that those who merely enter iof 'he p
nos. Of driving on the grounds have been excluded d.
far a. possible and consequently those on ehhlD'on
are 80 m and in most instances very ne he entres o'
te j. not 40 large as those of last year but the stock
i choice and credltabe TO old Connecticut.
AT O'Clock this morning cavacade OF horses ana
cs,,le wa. formed and marched sro1nd the track,
,rst;,g v,ry attractive exhibition. The remainder
of the day was devoted 10 the exhib ton OF stock under
their respective classes. On Thursday the trotung
horses will be tested and the blowing match WI 'ahe
Mace within the race course. On Friday he ihtnliy
horses will be bruu sht out after which the annual ad.
dress will be delivered by the Hon. 1. b. Butler OF
Norwolk, and the premiums viii be announced ny 'ne
Secretary, Henry A. Dyer.
The outside elbows, feeding booths and aiikee-no-
ton pedders are very numerous, and apparently IN
thriving condition. -. !.
Al the entrance of various tents, strong lunged ndl-
yduas baw out their curiosites which come along IN
about the following order: TSolegged hog; hye,
legged double bodied living cali, and three-legyed
CT mere CATS living curiosiiles consisting oil the
MANN 9th fat woman weighing less than 900 pounds;
Mild CatTre boys; the mammoth infant; the three
legged horse: specimen of humanity called the
snake man; the Connecticut cali with TWO heads,
eight legs and two tails; DC.
Thursday and FRIDAY will be the two beet days, and
should the weather continue fine, It Is believed the
visitors will exceed 100 COZ during the Fair. II. W. c