Morning journal and courier., 1881-09-08
Milford and Orange Fair.
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 Yesterday was the first day of the eight | senth annual exhibition of the Milford and Orange Agricultural society. It is held at the grounds of the society at Meadowside Park, near Milford centre. The president and officers were early on the grounds, attending to the wants of exhibitors that were constantly arriving with cattle, horses and articles for the hall exhibition. The hall contains the usual variety of articles, the products of the two towns. The building is large, we'll ventilated, and every way adapted to the wants of the society. The band stand in the building is occupied by the Howe band of Bridgeport, who entertain the visitors with some of their best selections
 The display of fruit is not large, but some beautiful specimens are shown. One of the first plates of fruit to attract attention is a plate of peaches exhibited by James w. Net tleton, of Milford. One of them is 94 inches in circumference. They are fully ripe very large, of very handsome color and are real beauties. Twelve varieties of pears and sev- eral plates of apples are shown by the same exhibitor.
 J. N. Hawkins shows some fine grapes of several varieties, viz, Muscadines, Brigh- tons, George Fourth and Concords. A plate
 of fine peaches by J. N. Hawkins that are
 certainly good enough to eat. Marcus Mer-
 win shows eight plates of pears. E. &.
 Smith shows large plate of nice Bartlett
 pears.
 J. N. Hawkins has on exhibition pump
 kin of the crook-neck squash variety, grown
 in the summer of 1880, consequently it is
 one year old and in as good state of preser-
 vation as if grown the present season.
 The collection of potatoes is we'll worth
 the attention of those interested. A new va-
 riety is shown by Jonah Platt, of Milford,
 the Belle potato. (a seeding from the Early
 Rose. They are very large and those that
 are shown are of very uniform size. There
 are three distinct varieties of sweet corn,
 white, red and black.
 Miss Emma A. .Nettleton shows black wal
 nut case with glass front that contains col
 lection of 1850 fancy advertising cards. F. B. Pope $ Sons carriage makers of Milford, show samples of their manufacture;
 fine side-bar top carriage and road wag-
 on, also several parts of carriages, set of wheels with band on the hub, which must prove to be very serviceable and will prob ably come into more general use. Wm. Church, of West Haven, shows an improved washing machine that an album
 dance of testimonials from this vicinity says does it's work we'll.
 R. B. Bradley & Co.,, of New Haven, make fine show of labor saving machines for farmers and others, horse rakes, ploughs. harrows, churns.
 At about o'clock the judges, reporters | and others took their places in the judges stand The oro1vd G11a5 fho EC in fhe grand stand, and the ladies and gents in the carriafies picked out good places to see the
 trot. The judges called up the horses fo1 the
 2:37 CLAss-PURsE OF $2OO. The following were the entries: s. L. Knapp of Stamford. enters b. g. Bay George John Hard. of stratford enters b. g. Rainbow. J. H. Lewis. of stratford, b. g. Young Moose. A. Hopkins, of Birmingham, b. m. Maggie Doyle. The horses got positions as follows, with Charlie Dickerman, formerly of New Haven, in the sulky behind Rainbow. Magge Doyle had the pole, Rainbow second, Bay George third, Tho fourth Young Moose out side.
 Charlie Yale, of Stamford, held the reins l over Bay George, while the other three
 horses were driven by their supposed own ers
 The first heat was won in good style by Rainbow time, 2:41.
 In the second heat Tho took the lead and
 held it past the judges stand at the first turn and took the heat in 2:4O 1-2. Third heat-Mr. B. l.. Palmer, of Norwich was put in the sulky to drive Bay George. The horses got off at the third trial Inc won the heat, with Bay George a good second throughout, in which position they came un der the wire on the home stretch time, 2:4O 3-4.
 Fourth heat-Bay George and Maggie Doyle came under the wire on the first turn neck and neck. The heat and race were wor by Inc time, PAP. Rainbow took second
 money, Bay George third money. 2:5O CLASS.
 The judges bell brought out six horses tc | start for the purse of $15O, divided. B. E. Parmelee, of Meriden, enters Jot
 McCool; J. H. Lewis, Stratford, enters Manic
 Johnson Chas. Parker, Meriden, enters | Airlike John Walters, Bridgeport enters Dan Chas. Williams enters Syracuse Wm Fender enters Dandy, in which position they
 started with Joe McCool having the pole. The first heat was won by Dandy in 2:4O | dead heat between Airlike and Mamie John son, who were second, Syracuse distanced. Second heat-After scoring the fifth time ] the judges gave the word. Dandy won the
 heat, closely followed by the young stallion | Airlike; time 2:39.
 Third heat-Before this heat was trotte6 l complaint was made that Airlike had beer pulled by his driver. The judges took some | time to consider the matter The driver 1 claimed he had sent him as fast as he dared | without crowding him to break, as he did l not propose to drive running horse. The | owner, MT. s. W. Handy, of Meriden, saic | he was young horse only five years old and
 he had shown as good speed ever. The 1 judges settled the matter by changing the driver, and Joe Mcdonald, of Meriden, wa. put in to drive. The result showed the | judges were right, as Airlike took the lead al | the first quarter and won the heat without 1 break, and came down the home stretch ar easy winner in 2:38.
 Fourth heat-They got the word at the ! first trial. As they passed under the wire al | the first turn, Airlike broke badly and came | in fourth, when several called out ''Put the | boy on again." ''Let the boy drive" Manic Johnson won the heat in 2:42. Dan was sci
 back to fifth position for running. It wa.
 nearly dark when the judges called up the | horses for the fifth heat.
 FOUR HORSES CAME UP. Dan was drawn. Some of the sports anc
 betting men in the grand stand got inte i words and quarrel ensued. One man wal thrown over the front of the stand to tho l track, when the crowd rushed to the tracl | just as the horses were coming up for tht | word. The chief marshal was endeavoring f to clear the track, when his own horse wa, ! struck Dy the sulky or Wm. Fender, who wal | driving Dandy. The marshal was throw1
 from his horse and Fender, who was driving at 8 fast gait, was thrown to the ground witt | such violence that 1t was 8 wonder that ht 1 escaped with his life or at least escaped witt ! no bones broken, for as the sulky overturned
 it appeared as if he would be caught
 in the wheels of the sullky to be drawn aftel the horse, who was started into lively run
 As it was, the driver was picked up and helped of from the track in 8 imping condition | The horse kept around the track with the
 sulky dangling at his heels and was finally | stopped.
 | The unfinished 2:5O race was postponed tc one o'clock to day. The judges were Johr l l.. Lyon of New Haven, R. B. Vining ot Meriden, and A. H. Gilbert of Derby. For the favors shown us our readers are especially indebted to the president, AIbertus | N Clark, and to the secretary, MT. Edward l q II, ...<