The New York herald., 1871-10-22
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
LAST TWO DAYS OF THE FAIR.
A SHOW OF BEAUTIFUL BABIES.
THE FINALE OF THE TkOTTING

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Friday was the last regular day OF the Kings
County Fair at Prospect Park; but the business
being unfinished. Yesterday was also devoted to the
term. The attendance which rom the beginning
has been unusually large, eliminated N the assem-
bling OF
AN IMMENSE rHRONG
which, during all the ho1rs between morning and
night seemed continually to grow larger and denscr.
The club house was so thronged Friday that
there was little breathing room. anu Still
less space for moving about Still. it seemed 10 be
the positive determination OF the unrortunaes who
were on foot to lose no moments In idleness but in
cessanty to wander about, ana to gaze again and
again at all the wondrous things exhibitea, from
the remark aoly plethora pumpkins glowing IN
their warm 1nts like
MoNARcHs OF THE HARVEST
10 the puZZling machines for saving labor and
squandering money which did nor fail TO DC there
in charge OF their ingenious nvcE.ors whose cute
tongues ran glibly on In the enumeration
OF their merits. This economy OF oppor.
tunity how tirelessy haDit Overridcs the In.
1uence Of circumstances, even In the midst Oh
channg crowd, whose restless weight makes isa
torture to exist, In this case IL may have been
merely the passion Of curiosity and the eervescence
OF good nature which was the motor, but we are q
little more than convinced that 1t was the force Of
frugal habit Of making the most OF everything.
We omitted to give full report OF
FRIDAYS TROrTING
in Yesterdays paper, because the races were not
completed, and the interest In them would be
stronger when II could be given Q climax by the
trOttng began Oh Friday there was one other exhi-
bition which Is worthy of especial notice. THIS was
tue showing OF candidates FOR the baby PRIZE. II
was
BRAVE SPECTACLE.
No attemp; to count the inrantle darlngs who
were presented was made, but we feel justified In
saying In Biblical phrase .their name was legion"
All admlrer OF baDynood would have been fully
satisfied. The specimens" were IN the most
royal OF moods, either screaming and plungine
ike bad-tempered paus who are inclined to kick
Justify with kingy assurance. in the ways OF for
tune, or engaged in that most natural occupation
known to all our Orefathers-Ol lmDlbnX
THE MILK OF HUMAN KINDNESS
from womanly founts or sleeping happily In obliv.
ION OF all that was happening around me u. HOW
many kindly glance5 they attracted Ladies
showed all the lrrepressibe CURIOSITY OF the sex
and seemed more at home In the contemplation Of
these singular little creatures than in that OF any
other sights OF the fair, and fell into
ecstasy of kisses ana caresses they were OF course
making the acquaintance Of the tiny fairy rivals
arrayed together. But the latter soon followed In
their wake alter their own fashion.
But the baby show endeu at last, like all things
earthly, and Its termination ushered III the more
important event Of tne laym ,
Damsels very dcmurely accepted the arms Of their
swalns ana walked or ran towarus the Spectators
stands, while the older couples ana the detached
individuals, who were happy COR unhappvl
In their freedom IRON encumberment, hur.
ried ahead. all dragging and pushing each osner,
being dragged anu pushed, moe or less iran,
tically. 1t was an anlmaiing sight-the great crOwd
breaking away from It's moorings and rushing along
with one common object. In the comparative calm
which followed the second pealngs OF the bell and
while all were waiting with something of breaLhless
suspense for the start, we had time 70 note
THE NOTABLE PERSONS VINO WERE rEEsENr; Els,,,
Their names are as follows HI NJ. Whitehead
l.. A.
Powers Or. 8. VAIN and wife, Alexander Jerrin
inond and lady Charles BacKman, iiawley Brown,
Judge Stephen j. VOORHEES,, Charles A. MURRAY.
| Robert Rooinson and family u. r. Gardner
! and family Wiliam Il. ilowland William tensen
and lady, the Misses jackson, Jonn Ashton, Il. ".
! Nichols, II. v. W. S,cklen. A. 7. Stryker. J. u
! Neinpe ana family, 1r. Luxe Daily Guy Miller
SlcKlen and family New Lois; jacob Van sickien
and family, New Lots: James Van Sickien ana lam
Iy, New Lots; Henry Wyckor. New Lots
! Henry Suydam. Flatlands, Henry Lott ana family,
| FlatIands; Cornell Suydan, Flatousn Neck; Martin
| Bennett, Bay Ridge; Edward Bennett Bay Kidge
JonnJ. BENNETT Bay Ridge; Daniel Van iirnnt and
A. Il. Scetell and family, Gravesend; J.
). Wheeler and family Gravcsend; David
Stwel and family, Gravesend James Van SickleD
and family, Coney Island: Courtland J. Van sicken,
Coney is!ana; Evan M Johnson Comptroller o.
BrOoklyn: James Campbell, Thomas Irving, Z. p.
Cnapen, Frank W. Brode.
Tne following are the details Of the trottng as II
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS. October 20 and
2l-Purse NO. I, $1,000, for horses that have never
beaten 22S 5000 tU the irst $500 to he second and
slOU 10 the third; mile heats, best three In ve, IN
harness.
Charley Green. ............
s. Patterson entered Gu. Y.
Dreadnaught. ..............