The New York herald., 1875-08-18
f. QUEENS COUNTY FAIR.
LIST oF"NEw SPECIAL PREMIUMS TO BE AWARDED
AT THE SEPTEMBER FESTIVAL.

LIST oF'NEw SPECIAL PREMIUMS TO BE AWARDED
AT THE SEPTEMBER FESTIVAL.
The Board OF Managers Of the Queens County Agri-
cultural Society have finished their work in the
preparation oil the premium list for the annual fall
exhibition to take place in September and it will
be published in pamphlet form for the information of
interested exhibitors. The list comprises all the
premiums regularly given in each year by the society,"
and addition the largest number Of special premiums
ever before offered and for greater variety of pur-
poses As a matter of wide interest this special
premium list is given in full so far as it is at present
possible:-
BY the President Of the Society, John Jackson for
the best herd Of Jersey CATTLE 500; George L. Riker
for the best herd Of shorhorns, 500; Long Island
Railroad Company, for the best herd of mich
COWS, kept for dairy purposes, not less than six
cows open Queens and Suffolk counties, $780, George
T Hewlett Vice President best milch cow open to all
competition, SOS; Oliver Titus best FIVE working oxen
from any one town, s25; Samuel Willetts Secretary
best four-in hand, driven TO market wagon owned in
the county, s25 John A. Soaring pair Of horses for
all work owned three months in the county, $25;
Charles D. Levcrch matched horses for carriape open
TO all competition, $25; Alexander Wagner saddle
horse for style and action open to all cOmpetiton 800.
% ~ Gardiner foal besid1 dam s25: B w Downing
pair Of road horses ShO; Robert Wilcts, matched
horses for road open to all competition Sl00 John c.
Jackson, single road horse, owned three months in tho
TO all competition, 500; John H. sutp6in
gentlemans road horse driven by owner to
wagon, $780, James NJ. Oakley, team of PAGERS $50;
Thomas Mott, saddle mule, $25; Long Island Railroad
farm horses owned three months in county kept
for farm purposes, 500; John j. Armstrong
I lady's saddle horse, to be ridden by the lady
owner, owned six months in county, $25; Charles
A. Sammis, gontemans road horse, 70 bo driven by
owner 10 road wagon, $25, Long Island Railroad Com
pany SOW and boar one year Old over owned in the
county, S25; Richard Ingraham collection of fine bred
poultry, owned by the exhibitor S25 Daniel JnderhiI
best collection oi'Asiatc fowls S25 townsend d. Cock
best collection Of Spanish fowls, $40; George L. Peck
sample Of butter not less than ten pounds SO; Eugene
NJ Lincoln best loaf Of bread made by district school
teacher, flO;. Benjamin D. Hicks Treasurer greatest
and best variety Of grain, seeds &C.. from exhibitor
$50; H. a. Peck Co., greatest and bost collection
Of vegetables, fruits and grain raised IN the
county by the exhibitor IN the present year. S100 Long
Island Railroad Company, variety Of vegetables and
roots for table use, raised by exhibitor open 10 Queens
and Suffolk counties, $25; X. NJ Brown Son best
display Of vegetables raised from Seed raised by them
$40; Geo. w. Bergen bali bushel Of early rose pota.
toes, $40; same, half bushe late potatoes $40;
same half bushel peachblow potatoes, $40; Benz. D.
Hicks display Of farm implements, S25; Whitehead H.
Hewlett best single wheel plough $40; Benz D. Hicks
display Of carriages from any part Of the State S25
John A. King, best collection OF fruits raised 10 the
county by the exhibitor $50: G. J. GsrreLson- best