The Penn's Grove record., 1885-09-19

The Fair,
The fifteenth annual exhibition of
The West Jersey Agricultural and Hor-
ticultural Association was held at
Woodstown on "Wednesday and Thurs
day. The weather was favorable and
there was a good display OF exhibits
IN several thousand people present to
look at them. The Association has
built two new buildings since last year
aTording much more space, which was
filed with "A creditable display in many
departments. The following are Il few
who took premiums: Ellen I~Iaines, silk
pieced bed quilt; crazy quilts, Miss Car
RE Hunt 1st., Mary r. Kirby end: Best
display Of canned fruit Mrs j. T. FL
well. of Cakes, Hattie Pancoast: Dis
play hemstitching, Ella Hunt: Best
display of professional painting, Kate
A. Cooper lst., I. s. Hewitt 2nd.: Dis
play of pies. Mrs. J. W. Lippincott:
Display of canned vegetables, VIM.
Ricbman: Most varieties of peaches,
L. Atkinson: 20 va rites of pears, VIM.
G. Davis: Pyramid of fruit, Clark Pet
tit. There was a fine display of pota-
toes, A. Peterson basket white sweet
potatoes, A.. McAllister red variety:
Display of carriages JAS. II. Green; Of
furniture I. Dunn q Co.: Best organ,
Penn. Pierce: Display Of silverware, d.
w. c. White: Display ofjewelry Wheel
ell 81 Son:C Clothing Yates & Co.
There were several fine and heavy
fowls, Mrs. II. A. Richman best dis
play: II. W. Austin and S. j. Dubois
exhibited blooded Poland China and
Jersey Red swine. Blooded sheep WIN.
Austin and David i. Given: Fat cutie,
Jesse Lippincott.
ii. W. Austin, proprietor OF Ever
green Stock Farm, had Is head of his
herd of Holstein cattle on exhibition,
all took premiums, Prince Oppei does
weighing 2200 pounds. There were a
few registered Jerseys present, some
unregistered and some common stock.
There was IA full and fine display of
hUrses, mares with colts, and stailicDs,
The stations, s. j. Tilden, Indiana.
Othello and several of their fine colts
t Oh prizes. Fillmore Gaunt's Norman
stallion, Harman Hitchners, Gray Nor
man Prince, and Thos. Bortors Per-
cheron Norman Lafayette attracted
much attention and comment. The
display OF cattle AMI horses improves
yearly showing that the farmers in this
section of the country are raising a
much better grade OF stock.
The races were good and some very
interes ing because of being closely con-
tested. Some remarked that they
never slY 80 mtny ii le looking All
sound horses in The faces before. In
the foHr minute race on Wednesday
there were ten started. 1t WAS holly
contested, seven heats WAS trotted and
resulted in M~erchautviile coming LIST,
Colador, of Bridgeton, 2nd and Andy
c., of Haddonfeld, Sd. Time 2,494,
., 494, 2.404, 2.453, 2.444, 2444 The
2.35 pacing race resulted in Sailie G.
of Phila. LIST, Edith Walton, Of Phila.
I'd, Silyeeter, of Phil. Sd, and Lady
Allen, of Woodbury., 4th. Time 2.374
2.34t, 2.404, . 80. Only II heat was
run of the running race on Wednesday
and as the same horses run in the race
on Thursday the II ace was counted
for both. Sample, of Mon. Park sta
bles won tie running race in two sue
cessive heats. Time / "a, 1.57. The
235 of Wednesday was trotted Thurs
day morning and WAS won by by Bright
on of Phila, in three successive heats
Time, 2.844. 2 344, 2.353.
Thursd ay's races: The four year-old
race was won by Jer. Alnont, of
Swedesboro, Flash Of Hancock's
Bridge, ID, Nellie \. of Swedesboro 3d,
Time, 3.02, 8 OIL, 3 OIL. The three min
u'es races won by Calador, of Bridge
ton, Sadie w. of Philadelphia. I'd, Net
ties, Camden, Sd. Time, 2.444, 2 Ala,
2,45b. The2 5Jrace WAS woa By Eight
spot Rcd Cloud, 81, Nettie E.
Sd. Time, 2.444, 2.404, 2,41 J, 2.39!.
The 2 80 pacing ace was won by Lady
Fashion, of phila. Sallie &. of Pa, 2nd,
Lady Alien, of Woodbury. Sd. Time
2.32!, 2.3S4, 2.34. The 9 so race was
won by Brighton but was so closely
contested as to be in doubts, Alice Adj
olson of Phila., 2nd. Time 2.342, 2.3S,
2.43I. 2.3O5 2.30I.