The New York herald., 1879-09-25

THE YORKTOWN FAIR-A VERY CREDTTABLE
DISPLAY OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
The rain seriously interfered with the arrange
ments at the Yorktown fair and caused de.crriDg
of the time for closing it until tomorrow. All who
came there yesterday received in exchange for
their tickets others good for to-day. The
fair is being held at the grounds OF the So
ciety Of Agriculture and Horticulture. on the Crem-
pound road. near Yorktown. about eight miles back
of Peekskill. The present is the twentythird annual
fair and is one of the Oldest of such exhibitions in
the State. SO successful has 1t been in the past that
it entirely eclipsed the Westchester county fair
which has died natural death. Other towns are now
allowed to compete and hus takes the place of the
old county fair The prizes offered very numerous
comprising awards for the best horses CATTLE sheep
swine, poultry, fruit and dairy products. besides
drawings. ncedlework and farm implements. The
ladies' of the vicinity have charge OF the diary and
culinary departments, the canned fruits. paint
ings and needlework. The entries have been
larger than for many years past. Colonel
n. Il. Paine, of Yorktown, exhibits ten fine
horses. including colts. yearlipgs and driven
teams. Mr.. Il. Is. Undernill sends eight splendid
looking animals. In cattle the exhibit is remark
ably good. embracing fine grade and native speci-
mems -Durhams, Dcvons. Aldcrneys. working oxen
and fat cattle. Many towns compete in this bsanch
OF the exhibition. The sheep. swine and poultry
in first rate condition aud reflect credit the
farmers who have raised them. The fruit
list is very large, and Is chiefly composed OF differ
ent varieties OF apples, pears peaches. grapes and
ounces. Mr.. Bailey Jordan, Of Croton, exhibits
over seventy different kinds. Tho collections OF
Colonel Paine, Theodore Tompkins. Warrcn Under
hi Henry Griffin, John Is. Tompkins and Thomas
Mckee, of Yorktown; George Herbert, of Cortlandt,
and Lorenzo r. Ackcr, OF Sing Sing, very large.
The exhibitors OF fruit number sixty-one or
and vegetables Mr.. w. III. Purdy, OF Yorktown, ap-
to have the largest collection the tables In
dairy and culinary products Mrs Pcrmcla Fowler,
of Yorktown bears of the palm for number and
variety of exhibits. Mr. George Creighton. of Peeks-
kill has q handsome display of flowers. very
beautiful table Of cut dahlias Is presented by Mr..
J. B. Tompkins, of Yorktown. while his wife has
Some OF the artistic bouquets made by the young
country girls are very pretty, and many
of them composed entirely of wild
flowers plucked from the country hedges
and woods In necdlework Miss Libbie
Carpenter, Mrs. Joseph Parent, Miss Annie Conklin
and Mrs. Henry w. Merrill have distinguished them
selves. A fine collection of farming implements In
use is shown by Mr.. Constant White, secretary Of
| the society. Gigantic punches OF grapes, weigh
| ing pound and quarter each, cucufn-
| bcrs four and fvo feet long. apples
| big MS mans head, pumpkins and
cabbagcs of fabulous weight, spread about tho
large tables. The threatening clouds prevented any
down in torrents, and the thin covering of the i'm
mcnsc tent found to be insufficient to protect
| the goods beneath. BY direction of Mr.. Enos
Lee, the president OF tho association and
| Mr.. Constant White, the more porshabie articles
were removed to little wooden building for safe
and large crowd is expected. Mr.. Chauncey VI.
Depcw, who was born and brought up In Peekskill
and is personally acquainted with most Of the
farmers Of the vicinity will deliver the annual I'D.
dross at two O'Clock. The awards of premiums will
| not be made until tomorrow afternoon.