The New York herald., 1873-09-17
NEW JERSEY STATE FAIR.

Fine Show--Track Sports.
The fifteenth annual exhibition OF the New
Jersey State Agricultural Society opened yester-
day at the very beautifully located and laid out
grounds of the society at Waverly, about equidls-
tant between Newark and Elizabeth. The
opening day was characterized by the
usual paucty OF members in the matter OF
visitors and the incompleteness OF department,
shows. The displays OF agricultural implements
OF fruits and Of poultry, though not complete,
was still, yesterday very fine. The poultry show
is especially fine, great Improvement on all pre-
ceding exhibitions. President Amos Clark, Jr.,
stated that the prospects TOR nne exhibition are
most cheering II is expected that complete order
IN the departments will be arrived at by this
ing and that to-day, tomorrow and Friday the
attendance will be large and brilliant. President
Grant and many other notabilities viii be present
on some day OF the fair, probably Thursday.
THE TRorTING YESTERDAY.
The track sport was poorly conducted and not
over and above interesting. The programme en-
braced four races, but only three were completed
The track was like the weather, in splendid con-
ditiOn. The hrst race was Tor three-y -olds,
mile and repeat, best two in three There
brother @ ' and siser Mary @ ana Peter & ae Jeierson
owned by W.. b. Smith, Hartford, Conn. Peter won
IN & two straight heats. This was rather pretty
Nutmeg State stock. The following is the sum-
mary
CLASS No. 2.--Purse s1Oo, for three year-olds; mile
and repeat; $50 to 1rst $50 to second, and $40 to
W; B. smith, Hartford, Ct, entered Peter
W: i. Smith. Hartford, Ct entered Mary Jci-
George Withheld, Newark, entered S. m.
B. H. Demorest, Paterson, entered BIKE blk c. '''
Colonel 9. ii. Hoashton, Metuchen, entered W.
Time, S:a7-a:ic.i N''
The next race was Tor purse OF $3.50, gentle
mems roadsters, owned In New Jersey. There
were eight entries and all ran. Troia, owned by
Howell Cobb, OF Morrstown, won the second and
fourth heats, but was dstanced In the fifth.
Aliens horse, bay, o. Newark, won the third and
l.th heats and the others being either distanced,
withdrawn or failing to WIN heat. the race was
given TO Mr. A. A. Aliens bay horse, OF Newark. Tue
following is q summary
CLASS No. e.-Purse $3.50. for gentcmen's road
sters owned In the state that have not won first,
second or third money in race; owners to drive
to road wagons; first, $751; second $50; third, Sz5
A., A. Allen, Newark, enters bay
DAVID t i; smith Newark, enters b. g.
Ezra j. Vormerly Billy)............ 4eea
George A. Whitfield, Newark, enters
blk. e. Edward Allen. ............. @ 342
Howell Cobb, Morristown, enters
coonel is CHI G. Il. Housnicn, Meiucicn DIS
J. n Chandler, Newark, enters sorrel
J. Y Ryerson, Passaic, enters b. g.
F. W. Pennington enters Nellie. DR..
Time, 25o-2 :52a[- 2:5Oal-2:51-2:51h
The next race was cut up considerably much
time being lost in starting two. 1t was lor flve-
year-oIds, Eight horses were entered and started.
One was distanced the first heat and three in the
second. j. Collins Asa, OF Morristown, won in
three straight heats
CLASS NO. 1a-Purse $50, for ive-year-olds;
first, SIS; second, $50; third, Saa.
j. Collins MOrrlstown, enters br. h., Asa... l
d, s. 9uinton, Trenton, enters p. g. Little
Mack. ..........................4 2
A, N. Howe, Jersey City, enters g. b. G.
F. Augustus Hart enters Pennington
Fhcker. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. -.
Robert Dempster, Pnillipsburg enters g. c.
+. r. Morse Painfield, enters b. e. Frank. dis.
7. kenney Sparta, enters Susie Clay. dis.
f. L. Allen, Somerville enters h. m. Dolly. dis.
Time, 2:54-2 :56-2:57Z.
The last race was not completed, but TIE heats
ran were well contested and a dead heat between
Skeptic and Waverly threw the till to-day.
The last heat was exceedingly exciting, especially
on the homestretch, the two horses running neck
and neck from the distance flag to the Judges
stand, going by IL as even as a die.
CLASS No. 4.-Purse 500, tor horses that have
not beaten 2:45; first, $l0o; second, SEQ; third,
$40
j. W. Hess, Morristown, enters s. m. skep.
Charles seagraves, waveriy, enters b. g. '
James msefs b Dean. Paterson. enters b.
Dennis Hambletonian. .................... 4 8
d. S: Quinton, Trenton, enters ch. 9. Gene
J. Feek, Fatbush, Long Island, enters b.
Edward Dnnham 4 Co., Newark, enter S.
J. H. Philips, Gravesend enters g. e. Gray
Hawk. ......................... dis.
Jacob Decker, Newark enters b. h. Horace. dis.
J. Odikirk, Freehold, enters Patehen Maid. dis.
J. W. Robbins. Philadelphia, enters br. h.
Time. 2:ssx.2:ii X.s:iiI. N''
1t was dark when the track closed.