Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-09-17
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VIM. NJ. Force, the recording secretary,
and other prominent officials were early
on the ground and labored actively to
accommodate visitors and exhibitors.
The courtesy of the officers promises
good results for the society. During
the whole morning horses and cattle
might be seen entering the gates, and
as fast as they arrived were placed in
their proper departments.
The department for farm products,
cereals, seeds, fruits and vegetables,
Mr.. P. II. Quinn, superintendent, al
ready presents a very fine appearance.
The most interesting feature, SO far, is
a display of fruit from Kansas, consist
ing of three hundred plates of apples
and pears, co staining one hundred and
seventy-tive varieties of apples and
twenty-five varieties of pairs. The fruit
is exhibited by VIM. Howsley, president
of the Kansas State horticultural so.
ciety, and DR.. j. Stagman, delegate
from that society. Both of these gen.
tlemen will be present during the fair.
The Kansas fruit is really splendid in
appearance. The apples are remark
able for their perfect appearance, rich
color and beautiful tints. They appear
as though moulded from wax by the
hand of an accomplished artist. The
exhibitors state that the apple is great
success in their locality the crop hav.
ing been abundant for the past fourteen
years.
A fine collection of grain, vegetables,
minerals, ETC., from the line of the At
Gibson, Topeka and Kansas railroad, in
Kansas. attracts considerable attention.
These productions are of the first years
gathering OF sod crops from the Cotton
wood and Arkansas Valley. There is
also lot of crop and mineral specimens
from the line of the Northern Pacific
Railway.
The display in this tent is further en-
riched by three hundred and fifteen
varieties of pear, forty varieties Of apples
and twenty of plums, exhibited by Ell
wanger and Barry of Rochester, N. Y.
James H. Ricketts, OF Newburgh, N. Y,
exhibits thirty-six varieties of grapes,
including Longs new seedlings. Mon
mouth county has sent car load of
fruits and vegetables.
This tent is beautifully embellished
by hot house plants exhibited by Ohm
& Brothers of Waverly. In their collec.
ton, which almost covers the elevated
platform above the fruit tables, are
bananas, palms, etc., and also some
beautiful flowers.
The new poultry tent forms quite an
acquisition to this department. A large
number of fine specimens of choice
breeds are ON exhibition Among the
exhibitors are E. J. Day, Chas. W.
English, and Isaac Williamson, of Lyons
Farms and B. V. Hasbrouck, o,
South Orange.
There is fair show of agricultural
machinery. Walter Wood & Co., Of
Hoosic Falls, exhibit some fine mowers
and reapers, and B. Myer & Co., Of
Newark, have large lot of plows, and
various articles of farm machinery.
Eighty-three entries Of horses have
been made for special premiums for
speed. Seventeen purses have been Of
fered, under the head of special pre-
miums. Among the fine cattle that
have arrived are nine head belonging to
Andrew Holcombe, of Lambertville,
consisting of Durhams, Ayrshires and
Devons, very fine stock and creditable
to the fair and to the exhibitor. To
new cattle pens will accommodate fifty
head. There is large display of fine
sheep and swine coming in, but few OF
the pens were filled before twelve
o'clock.
There were four races in the after
noon the first for purse of one hun
dred dollars for three years old, mile
and repeat. Among the horses in this
race was George A. Whitefeld's s. M. +,
Blossom, of Newark. The second race
was for purse of one hundred and fifty
dollars, for gentlemen's roadstears own
ed in the State, owners driving in road
wagons. Four Newark horses were in
this race. The third race, for purse of
one hundred and fifty dollars had eight
entries, and the third, for two hundred
hundred dollars for horses that have not
beaten 2:45, Mr.. E. G. Dunham's sor-
rel colt Brandy was among the entries
for this race.
The first was class No. .. Purse 500,
for three-year olds, mile and repeat.
There were five entries in this class, but
only two horses started, namely : Peter
Jefferson and Mary Jefferson, both own
ed by Mr.. w. B. Smith, of Hartford,
Conn. Peter Jefferson won easily.
Time, 1927 and 3:16t.
The second race was class No. 9 for a
purse of $3.50 for gentlemen's roadsters
owned in the state that have not won
first, second or third money in race,
owners to drive to first, 1916 second,