The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-15
QUEENS COUNTY GALA DAY.
Prizes Tor Fruits and Flowers In Door and
tor sports Out Of Doors.

Tor Sports Out OF doors.
Tho twelfth summer exhibition Of the
Queens County Agricultural Society ondcd last
evening On the first day the interest centred
in horticulture and fruits in doors For the
largest number Of varieties Of strawberries +.
NJ. Hcxamer Of New Castle took first prize.
SO. and L. T. Roc Of Cornwalls- on Hudson
had the best qunrt ~ Wilson's seedlings. g. For
best quart OF Seth Boydens. No. 80. b. Hen
erickson took 80. AMI Benjamin Hunt for next
best received 81. L. =. Roe. for best quart Of
Col. Wilders. received 81 and for Triomph de
Gaud 81. W II. Grace had the best Charles
nowninss. 81 and =. p Re- second list 81.
Hampstead took 81, and W. Il. Grace 81 for
next best.
West. sterling. Monarch Of the West. Great
Ameri"9 and OK G,nenGy' For the berry
Glen Cove received 81 first prize. For best
three seedlings. T.. W. Durnnd took ~ f. rst prize
Other rare berries. exhibited were purand's
Beauty. Centennial Favorte President Lincoln.
Matilda. Forest Rose. Duchcsse. Prouty's Seed
Ling pgqcPp Capia5in Jack Cg@a6srapd TIKI r
best four quarts. any variety, and took s.. first
prHe J. Molloy, s2. second pr2e. l.. W. Du-
81 y new variety never before exhibited, and
the same received s. for the best 100 berries eN-
hibitrd In single layer. j. Molloy had the
AMI Thomas Messenger took second prize 81.
The heaviest 30 herries were T.. W. Durands.
e. The heaviest 10 bcrres. az were
Mr.. ,Molloy's.. and the, next, 81, we're those
Tubs soosc grss' took rst Prize ee 'S any
Epcnctus Ttuss green currnnis received 81.
tor single bunch 81 grapcs Thomas Messen-
pineapple took 81 Samuel Powelrs hot-hous q
llgs earned 50: r. =. JeiIrey's oranges took 81
Eypy Timss winter Rpp"s, 81. X. L. jeffrey 5
-, -" IN landsca ~ gardening, s2p; and
& r i'm q ~ Z d.el' .i i fiiifaf 49, sYol
W Eir.,.s- Of Girn oye carried OF ITO
honor- with seven prige- 'ud special pre-
MUM for general excellence; ms s mosS 's,9
Queens took IS Tor best floral dese n Ihe best ,
collection Of roses grown 10y an an, """' pN92
shown by Mrs. Stocking 50 and y. - WI,
growing plants and who's c. /. Ven am ,, XII
Iany took - for a similar BASKET "oL'rr ri,.
'or nv professional horiiculturlsts. \ -.
of $40, @ De cont"n"d for 10y amat -
only. for best variety Of cut flowers was rarricD
OH hy j. j. kct'ham. Mr.. Burgess had the b'st
70 es 81: Marecnnl Ncil roses -. &. l.. Allen
a Company had the best tloru hnskot, 50; Vas
20 overs s., and par Of e,9ngGsis g. y. \:
a%at. ~ 50, T. ~ Wous lad tie 6ysi
s5.nni ]. J. KIT ham. nest best 81. c. L. Alien
Co.,. mad best collection of grrenl ousc plants.
s.. and A. Witytc next best 80. J. l.. Elfcrd
for hesi moving machine. received a diploma
and h. &. Reeves Tie same for a lawn moving
ma hiur. IAus. Messenger. ). Barnum, Minnie
Onlerdonk. q. II. Townsend. Samuel VI. Titus.
/. 7. Jenrey. !. T. liroon. and W. X. Grace OK
hlhitcd peas. cnullhow'rs, rhuharh. asparagus,
cHhhage-. lcttu g., rUilShrs potatoes, sulnagr,
hcctS. onions and parsley. For hest variety OF
vegetables Ihomus " s-cngcr received 80.
In the field the Etnls Of Astoria beat tho
bent the Scouts of Locust Valley, IL % d. les
tcrday the kesolutcs won the silver ball for the
third time. IL 70 u. and uare Ia kocpthc trophy
There were two special premiums for horses
consisting eHch of three prizes OF silver plate.
valued ut $40. 500. and $40. For best gentle
mans road horse. that has never trot1.d for u
purse, owned and bred IN the county, driven To
Il road wagon. Townsend II. Cocks :. 4. of Lo-
Gust Valley, Samuel Wielrs :. X. OF Little
Neck. AMI +. II. MollineauNs J.. X. Of
Homestead took tho track. Wllctt's horse
made best three In Ave heats. For tho best
single road horse. owned in Queens county.
| thirty days previous 10 exhibition Ed ID. Gales
X. Sandyhill, OF jamaica; l., Duryea's 4. &.
| Of Rnslyn. Charles Dcntou's b. =. Of Jamaica.
| and f. NJ. Talhut's b. :. Of llicksyillc were pre-
| scented. There were five live heats and dead
| heat h"for" II was proved that Gales gray WAS
| FIRST, Denton bay second, and Duryea's gray
| third.
SIX memhcrs Of the WStchcstrr Polo Club
| performed on their ponies in knocking a polo
| hall around the shavon lawn, surrounded 10y
| tlirrc or four thousand people who had evl-
! IDENTITY never before seen the game played.
Tho almost neNplicahle tanglcs into which
the players worked themselves with their
| ponies nrcks. their mall"ts and thcr own Iona.
| arms and legs tickled the hyHtandcrS and more
| than one Of them doubled W with almost hys-
| trrlcal laughter.