Connecticut western news., 1884-10-08
CHERRY PARK.
The Pennington Valley Fair.

The second annual fair of the Farm ington Valley Agricultural association was held at Cherry park on Wednesday and Thursday, October 1 and 2.
 Many of our readers, particularly In this vicinity, have never visited this beautiful park. Many are even una ware of its existence and therefore have missed the pleasure of attending this delightful resort, which can be reached by few minutes ride on the H. & 0. W. railroad.
 Nature made the park and required but little of mans work to complete it by providing race course, grand stand and exhibition buildings, thus making it the most attractive fair ground in the state.
 The association is yet in it's infancy but bids fair to soon rival many older agricultural societies The officers of this association, which is doing capital work in the interest of farming, are: President, J. Howard Foote, New York city; vice-presidents, W. E. Simonds, Collinsville, A. s. Upson, Unionville; treasurer, Oliver F. Ferry, Collinsyille; secretary, E. A. Hough, Collinsville; directors, J. Howard Foote, w. E. Si- monds, Albert Williams, Collinsville, A. s. Upson, Unionville, Isaac Barnes, Burlington, Giles A. Sisson and Edwin N. White, Canton Center.
 The park is situated about half a mile south of the H. & 0. W. railroad at Canton Station. It adjoins the high way leading from Canton to Unionville and the entire front of the park is bor- dered by a beautiful row of large maple trees which also extends long distance north and south of the park-in fact for many years this street has been rightly named, Lovely street"
 About 300 feet northeast of the en- trance to the park is the grand stand, which is a very large, high and substan. tial structure covered with peat roof A straight flight of stairs at each cor her and also in the center lead up into the stand and thus all danger of block ade or crowd is avoided in entering ol retiring from the building. Immedi ately in front and beneath the grand stand is the raised platform for the mu- sicians, while underneath the grand stand is ample room for horses and car riages or room for refreshment tables Opposite the grand stand is the judges stand, while just beyond the ''bacl stretch" of the race course is the exhi bition building. neat 2a story struct ure, to the south of which is a row O sheds with doors in which carriages O. stock can be placed under shelter. anG also under lock and key. Adjoining these enclosed sheds is row of opel sheds while still further south is roy of double sheds, open and facing eas and west. To the north of the exhibi tion building is large and beautiful grove of immense pine trees. In thi grove is large swing and many perma nent tables where picnic parties dine.
 The race track Is one of the best anc fastest tracks in the state. At the nortl end of the track are the stables for tn trotting horses.
 Busses and carriages connect with al trains on the H. x c. w. railroad. Tn faro is only 10 cents from the station t the park.
 We visited the park last Thursda and were agreeably surprised to find S creditable an exhibition in all depart ments, considering this is only the sec ond exhibition the association has held Other associations exceed this one | quantity of exhibits, but not in quality Space will not permit our publishin, the premium list, but we append summary of Thursdays races.
 The judges were NJ. H. Holcomb c Southington; H. S. Gillette of Collins vile, and c. B. Andrews of Winsted.
 SUMMARY.
 Oct 9; 3-minute class prize $1OC diyided-$5O, $25, $15 and $10:
 CIV. Curtiss, Meriden, oh m,
 Lady Fearnaught. .... 1 1 3 CD. Sessions, b g, Baxter, .... 321; Wm B. Smith, Hartford, brs,
 Jeffersonian, ............... ? 3 2 Selden Miner, Winsted, blk m,
 ModJeska, a,............ 4 4 , G.Phelps, ,Simsb'y, blk g, Duke, 5 5 4 Daniel Murry, Winsted, blk m,
 Winchester Girl ........ dis.
 Time: 2:434, 2:41a, 2:4O4, 2:42s. Same day and track; 2:4O class; purs,
 $15O, di7ided-$75. $35, ,$25 and Sl5 David Strong, Winsted, b m,
 Fannie Boroughs, s,.......... 1 1 R.R. Noble, Winsted, b g, Teaser, 2 2 J.H Otis, H'tf'd, b g, g,JimmyLewis, 3 3 F.Seymour, N Britain, gr m, Belle. 4 4
 Time: 2:37. 2,35., 2:354.
 Same day and track; free -for-all; $1OC
 to first, $60 to second:
 D.Strong, Winsted, b m, Highland
 Win, .,................ Wm B. Smith, Hartford, b s, Green
 Mountain Boy ..............- 2 Time: 2:34a, 2:34t, 2:344.
 Another season the H. & 0. W. rail road will undoubtedly hold out induce ments for people from this vicinity tt rn EaT