New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-20
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20 1866
QUEENS COUNTY PAlR.

The Nineteenth Arnusl Fair Of the Queens Coon'!
Agricultural 6 cie.y was held yes erdsy at Jandcs'
Tb. thow Rroard Uas little way ID of tbs village,
auo in all ag.m.nt reflected mech credit opoa
the responsible parties. The cay, which promised
foul proysd fair and before noon the seepy old village
wide awsie and al alive with the solid meo o.
QUEENS sid tbeJ equally solid wives sud lees solid but
n ore fair daughters The tendance @as better than
On spy previous similar occasion the representation
from tie brig ter side Of buusp natu being unusually
numerous. lnoeed, IL is seldom that haze had tho
III Of reoo5d fact 50 eoitable 10 the women
End eirls tf IL 10 section Of our country And this
presence assured, If any ss-uraoee were wanted the
excellent order end courtesy which characterized tue
whole afair-aways exc ping the Long i.land Rail-
road Compsy, who were as unaocomm dating as
uual.
OF the show we reed only sIeak in general terms
II WAS particularly rich in fruit and vegetables and
since these fairs ted has there been such
mon,trcus beets enormous turnips huge onions, nam
moth tomatoes elephaptiDe potatoes. Bro6jignagisa
soussh, 8, pot deIous pumpkins, and other "eiyhy
um ders Of the vegetable world gathered within ths
p,ecipc,s of Queens The horticultural portion was
equally good. Rich, large, lus us pears, spPios,
grsps and kindred fut tore noble testimony To the
skillfuI hustat dry Of this wellied country, under
The btpefceIt smiles Of season Of uausu4i favor.
The Animal Depsr ment was less gratifying, but
still very fair. NE towps-FloshnE for instance
did not ieLd aDytbi the right quota yet thsre
were some extra horses and DO ned cattle, and many
more of bigb grade Ssine were iu goOdly Numbers
and porily proportions OF sheep the show was not
large Poultry was better represented But Qdeens
is essentially ear6 eniug and fruit Iegion-n4ualy
So in consequence Of its proximity to the great city,
and any deficiency in fine aoimals-except Of the hu-
nan speciess not only pardonable, but even credt-
able when accounted for by such fine market garcen-
ing ss was shown yesterday.
Mai Patrick Of IL Agricultural College deli 'ered
the annual address before very large and attentive
au6spce Ex-Gov. King WAS, as ever, on hand aud
busy al the head of the Distinguished who take
p,eres, in the Society, and ably assisted By the
officers Of the asso iaon. During the afternoon there
was come good trottDg on the course within the
erourd4 but we believe important trials Of speed
PeeuniaIily and as TO attendance this the most
successful exhibition vet given by the Society AID on
The whole decided triumph in eve,y way. Late 10
TIE afternoon the premiums declared and before
urset The few cars few stages and itnumerabls pn
vate vehicles had conveyed away the Thousands OF
yiit,rs
A Ladies' Fair a short distance from the show
| grounds, was also well patronized.
With the cha acers ic watt of foresight, that s'-
polent corporation. the Long Island Railroad Company
failed to see the propriety of accommodating the pnb
lc and so, at A o'clock, when scores Of people were
vending to their deyot TO return ward they were
inf rmed by oligcg switcb-teDder that there Was
no train for Bro kyn that night. The proprietor Of
The Jamaica and East New-York stages, however, put
on several extra omnibuses and Brought in the visit BIS
for which he had their eigbteen-pences and their
| thanks,