New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-01
QUEENS COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR.

Over $4,000 persons visited the Fair Grounds
OF the Queens County Agricultural Society at Mneoa
Yesterday During the entire day the crowd In the ex
hbton hall was so great that 1t almost impossible
to obtain view of many Of the articles on exhibition
Since the opening the vegetable and fruit departments
have been greatly increased both in the quality and
quantity OF articles exhibited, and 1t is generally adj
mtted by who understand these productions that
1t the collection before seen In the country
The Glen Cove Farmers Club take many premiums Tor
potatoes onions cabbages, &c, all OF which are OF
mammoth size In the fruit department Francis mcCaoe
of South oyster Bay. exhibits several nne vareues OF
grapes, nectarnes and peaches Isaac Hicks s9ps OF
SatnnecocE exhibits fine truit, including % Of
are the s principal Exhibitors in the floral department
The collection cut Ss p Sa. s Ssns tSs
attraction to thousands Of hOrsemen The horses
S ssSe.a sne Old
owned by Mr.. c. !. Jacks Of jamaica ecited general
owned BY Mr.. Timothy Jackson o. Flushing
was also exhibited together with nine OF 6s colts,
Of his shown at the Du,ehsss County FAIL to-
With the soHSe Hamlet S sd % 81 the scee
and awarded speGa, sner Gl has p pot 9
pG %c in 'S e has trctted
half milo In los, and twoyearod an l:So Sr0zer oi
S SSr e ever seen in the county He also
several fine Aderney, Ayrshire aud Devon pulls COVE
nd fS al Ts Of Gre es Neck and Hga
nam OF Homestead also exhibit fine Alderney stock
SWarner OF Great Neck and Jno Gloss OF Jamaica exhibit
some very fine ShortHorns; C. H. Jones OF Cold spring
a very fine short Horn bull, pure white which ELECTS
general admiration The show OF sheep Is very large,
especially South Downs and Hampshire Downs. T.
Crozier from his Beacon Stock Farm Is the largest
exhibitor OF STOCK The poultry exhibition has probably
never before been equaed In this country Clay Gar
rift OF Jamaica "a the largest exhibitor having over
50 varieties Of imported fowl. some OF which cost
over $4,000 to import. p. e. Barnum OF Hemp.
stead, Willetts OF Flushing and James Curran OF
Glen Cove, are also large exhibitors OK poultry.
The Agricultural Departments presents nothing new 40
exhibited by Henry W. Rowland OF Queens In the Car
riage Department be all manner OF vehicles
from the yeooipede the coal CART mostly from manu-
facturers OF Kings and Queens Counties The Ladies
Department ia especially fine and well filled with needle
work wax work, and paintings. The homemade laces
deserve especial mention Yesterday afternoon steam
carriage was exhibited the grounds. and was moved
about with apparent the engineer stacking ana ln
creasing the speed at will, and taking the carriage
Through the great crowd without trouble. AZ noon yes
terday Mr. A. L. Stewart, accompanied by Judge Hon
and several OF the officers Of the Long Island Railroad
and great number passengers arrived at the grounds
i'm special train Mr. Stewart was center OF attraction
while he remained Among others Of note present we're the
Hon Judge Armstrong, Collector Hawkins, Assessor
Cummings Sheriff Durland, and Mr.. l.. b. Prince Not
wthsandng the large attendance the best OF order was
mainta.e ed by squad OF Metropolitan policemen under
command OF Sergeant Casslar OF the IRE
cinct The Fair Will close to-day