The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-27
LONG ISLANDS PRODUCTIONS.
The Exhibition that Oncc u Year Draws .
Multitude TO Mineola.

The best showing we make this year"
said the President Of the Queens County AGri-
cultural Society, at. its thirty annual exDi
btion In Mineoia yesterday, lis of houss."
The programmes announced ten exhibitions Of
horsenesh at intervals 10 the day, but . violent
ram setting In about O'Clock, that feature Of
tue fair became blank. The prizes awarded.
far the programme was carried out, were
TO Richard Ingraham, Hampstead, the nrst and
second prizes Of 80 and tl0 for the best brood
mare with fosl at her feet. To the same $40
went for the best foal beside lite dam, and the
second prize, IS, went to Valentine wins.
Daniel Y. Jones OF Prospect Hill took the nrst
prize. So Tor the best year ola stallion with
his pretty bay Charley Place, nd John ii. Tread
well Of Port ashinRton took away toe second,
S. For twOy-ar OLD staliOn-, Gardner Is. Cuar-
mex carried N $40. and Valentine illets %.
he exhibitors are mostly Quakers, either OF
the Hlcksits or the OttnodOx persuasion. and
their domestic ways aud tastes were evident at
glance. Inc nne arts Ia the ladies' hell, the
painting anu Griwns, ana ianct woIk' thoueh
creditAOle, were neglected fof the bread counter
by the sooer-iaced housewives. 1nere they
niobed the rye, wheat, lnuian, aud Urauain
bread, and tas ed the rich yellow butter.
POsiss were everywhere. lie florists, PROBES
sionll and aeur, had covered the VI IN
wooden tables aud piil trs, and tran formed the
rough interior into anotner 1ilmor-s Garden
Tue exnloitOis w,re A. ;. Burgess, East NV
York; j. Lewis Cnids, IeeLs; 4. l.. Allen,
Queens. ana ;. L. Nj. BaIiow. Dsnnas were al
every hand 50 were phiUxes, petunias, yarie-
gated verbenas. vi ,diolas, aud perfect kaleidO-
ScOl Q u cut flowers. Swin.ing IRON the dome
| OF tue hall was a Centennial DELL OF danlias,
dotted win Iuueroses and twined with smiiax.
The makers were L. l.. Amen a Co OF Queens.
lu nor funeral desiL rs, Tue Misses T.. q Z. Is r.
CESS. 70 Broauway. brooklyn, E. d., exnlolted a
cross ana crown confined. ahu reclining on a
bed OF flowers. LouIs Lub,echt OF hiusdale
| showed another a column With garland.
Interesting a. SHOWING tue direction ol local ar
tistic tas e was hue collection ol tinted M sses
gathered from the shores of LONE leland sound
aud pressed Uy AIRS. Mm. Cole of Hampstead.
lne giris Oh the island must be wiser tnan neir
generation, for they carried OF many OF tue hrst
prizes IN needs WORK. he ma ket gardening
pro, Invites n the Qdakers were evident IN tue
large ispiay Of yesetaOi-s aud crops of that
KIND. Plzrs w,Te obtained ny A. ~. Terry.
kOslyn samuel Powell, Hicksyilie james
Nan Nyck hoshn; George HI. toNnsend, Glen
Head Mchafd lngfaham, hemps, cad Jonn
> es-euger, Great Neck 4. l.. Powell, Flush
Ing; Valentine Frost, Clen Cove ana Chas.
LaugHtein, Girud 10.
Ine lar rs u 10 upen to-day and tomorrow.
A SILVER cup worth $50 ana purse Of tlOU are
10 90 trotted tOr tO-uay the iormer r.Ce upen
! TO all competitions. Tomorrow there Is TO be "A
trlai II saddle nurses the nrst pIize 100 silver
cup, anu the second $50 purse. bssiIes, $40 IL
Onered for tue best roadster, open to ali, and
$50 iOr the II best. ne TEST pair OF matched
LoTsss gets $40 and tue second prize is S25.