The New York herald., 1879-10-02
SUFFOLK COUNTY FAIR.
RIvERHEAp. Oct. 1. 1879.

RIvERHEAD, Oct. /. 1879.
The twenty seventh annual exhibition and fair (
the Suffolk County Agricultural Society opened yes
terday tho fair grounds at this place. Tho
hibits classified under seventeen heads. Mr.. Ira
b. Tuthin of New Suffolk. had the only exhibit Of
peaches for which he was awarded first premium.
Mcssrs. N. G. Parman. Jr.. of Babylon; E. II. Null
ford. Z. L. Goldmith of Southold. G. Reeve. Of
Ashmomigue, D. r. Reeve. J. H. Tuthill II.
Howell aud $. Griffin. of Riverhead. received hrst
premiums for apples and ounces: Q. 3: sparss. OF
OF 2iverhead; j. Ii. Smith. of Peconic; b. NJ. Wood.
hull OF Frauklinvillc and Overton 4 Ely OF Bay
port. took premiums for grapes, and f. L. Gold.
smith, of Southold for cranberries.
Glass 13 included cut and growing flowers. dc.
signs plants and leaves for which Z. g. Miller. OF
Wading River and r. o. Colt. OF Babylon. received
first premiums for grasses in bouquets and plain.
Mrs. A. Anderson and Mrs. L. o. Mckenzie. OF River
head took premiums The Misses II. and s. Corwin
took prize for a very handsome floral design of Q
cross. anchor and crown. and George G. Wells OF
Southold, for another design OF the same SYM
'bols In wild flowers and fnosses. Glass Is con-
sisted Of artistic needlewoik. painting. foreign
shells. leaves, stuffed animals and birds. For tho
latter L. Miller. Of Rverhead. received first prize.
OF wading River. took the prizes. Glass IT in
ciuded educational school work, such
writing composition and map drawing. The school
Of s5. IS and s. were offered for their work
awarded is i,25s 50. In class T. Ebert Rose. OF
Brdgehampton took the first premium for yoke OF
oxen seven years and six months old, which
weigh 4.700 pounds; and Ed. Dayton. OF
Easthampton. like prize. For different
rictles OF sheep premiums awarded to u. +.
Osborn and E. Costello. of Southampton; j. Jen.
nings. of North Sea; o. Hand. OF Bridgehampton;
David CARL. of Dix Hills; W. Crozer, OF North Pointl
q. w. Young and Ii. Cronin, of Riverhead, and M.
Wells, of success. For Alderney cattle, j. ii. Hoe,
OF East Moriches. took first and second premiums
and for horses, E. Costello. Of southampton;
q. II. Tuttle, Of Southport, and Moses FAM
ming, OF Riverhead. For trotting horses. p
Costello, of Brdgchampton, whose brown horse
Fleet. nine years old. in trot against Suwassctt
Chief, Hambletonian. seven years old, owned by
s. T.. Randall, of Port Jefferson. took first prize.
Yesterday there two trots, the first for Z
purse of $55, FREQ to all horses owned in Suffolk
county sixty days previous to this time that had
never beaten three minutes; best three in Ave- in
harness. s35 to first. SIS to second and s5 to third
horse For this George Jackson entered Lady Black;
James Baylis. Charlie Colfax; Frank Mead, Whirl.
Wind p Costello. Fleet, and Captain f. Hulse. Ella.
Fleet won first money, Whirlwind second and Ella
third The second trot was for purse of $25. froa
for all horses four years old under owned in Suf
folk county; best two In three, In harness:
$50 to first and So to second horse. Unser
Brothors entered Napoleon; II. Davis. McClel-
land A. Downs. Marsalia. and J. H. Tuttle Bob.
Mlrsalia took the nrst money and Napoleon the
second. The trotting to-day for purse OF $75.
FREQ for all horses owned In the county sixty dsys
previous to the tro; best three in Ave. in harness;
$50 to the first. $l5 to tho second and SO to tho
third. Entries Last Rose of Summer. by Il.
Jones: Roscoe. by Captain f. Hulse; Echo. by Cap
tain Dickerson; Seneca Prince. by George Burr.
First money won BY Roscoe second by Echo
and third by Seneca.