Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-10
The southington Fair.

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 The Southington fair opened yesterday I under the most gratifying circumstances. | The attendance was large for first day, fully
 one thousand people being on the grounds. | Early in the morning the exhibitors came
 with their cattle, horses, swine, vegetables, etc, etc, and the officers of the fair were l Very busy arranging the articles as they came iu. About noon the sight seers began pour | ing in and the grounds presented very ami
 mated appearance. The grand stand and
 other buildings, including an unusually fine
 building for the poultry show, are new and
 are neat and shiuing in fresh coats of paint
 The exhibition Of fancy goods is Tn the main exhibition hall and the fruit and vegetables are displayed pnaer 8 large tent. J. H. Dor man, of Fair Haven. has an eating tent on the grounds and he was we'll patronized yester- day. Gale, of Bristol, has photograph gall lery. There is 8 panoramic show where pie lures of the world are seen for i've cents and John FlandTigan, of New York. has 6 boa constructor that measures twenty-five feet in length.
 During the forenoon some fine looking specimens of horse flesh were trotting around the eourse. Among the moro prominent horses may be noticed: J. H. Goldsmith's b. g. Driver, fine looking animal and the hero of many race course; Fenner, ches- nut gelding, owned by the same gentleman, and entered ip the 2:4O class; A. c. Ware, of Hartford, has two horses there-Senator Eaton, in the 2:37 class, and Charles Ware, in the free for all; E. ". Reynolds, the we'll known driver of Hartford, has five horses entered, Oakwood Belle in the. 3, Baxter in the 2:5O, Dick Loomer in the 2:32, Victor in the pacing class, and Highland Win in the free for aIl One of the favorite horses for the free for all is Membrino Dudley, entered by 0. P. Doble, of Apalachin, N. Y.; this gentleman has also entered his brown mare Troublesome in the 2:32 class, and the knowing ones predict that she will prove troublesome to some of the others
 There is fine lot of cattle on the grounds 2 nerd ot Jers sys showing up particularly well. They are owned by Rev. D. D. Bish- op of Cheshire. B. G. Egbert of Burlington, Conn. exhibit ed on the track a pair of train ed steers which performed some very clever tricks to the amusement of large crowd. There are s number of OK teams on the grounds
 The display of fruit is fine. The apple show is pronounced by competent iudees to be the best ever seen ut fair in the State. Plate after plate and basket after basket of rosy looking fruit in & variety of colors and all tempting and luscious are ranged on four long tables around the tent. Some of the fruit is very large and would do credit to California There are also good many cut apples, quinces, grapes and pears. Some im- mense beets and mammoth turnips also at- tracted favorable comment on all sides.
 In the ladies' industrial department there is very interesting display of fancy work.
 The trotting was only fairly exciting, thero being one horse in each class that easily took the lead and kept it. The time made in the BOO class Eas very good for that class. The starters were Lady M. Prairie Queen, Oak wood Belle, Westchester Girl and Harry B. l In the first heat Lady M. and Oakwood Belsl