Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-18
THE STATE FAIR.


 MERIpEN, Sept. 17.-Another fine day for the State fair, and three as bright and fine September days in succession as could be wished for. With another tomorrow the fair will be signally fortunate as regards weather The attendance to-day was large again. The grand stand was filed to excess. Exery seat was occupied during the middle of the afternoon and had there been 900 more there would have been none too many. The | concourse of teams was the largest yet. They | were numbered by hundreds. The cattle | exhibit receives high praise and well de- serves it. Many viewed the display. The fine quality of cattle shown speaks well for our Connecticut farmers. It was the post display of cattle seen at any State fair ln years, and it ia doubtful if it was ever surpassed at any of our State fairs as regards high quality and value. The chicken display receives favorable comment from experts in chicken raising. The display l by Judge Coe, of Meriden, of his golden pen nant Hamburgs, fifteen in one coop, Oesloes others excited the admiration ot all Wno sa" | them, including the best judges. 1osnua ! Shute, of Meriden, showed some very nice \ Wyandottes and Black Jarvis fowls. The large tent where the display of agrl- ! cultural implements was made was busy l place. Here the farmer element centereo Ill part, and many an observing, practical, sharp witted owner and tiler of the soil was tnero 1!o | to profit by examining the coloeIion with an eye to business. here l New Haven enterprise took the lead, the | display made by the noted house or h. D; l Bradley & Co.,, New Haven, dlstanelng ana l overshadowing sll others The e1nlp1'ion 5 NH l was A feature of the fair both in size and ex- ! tent and ir it's being display by concern | recopnized as long 8 leading house ana one Representing the highest advancement ln | labor saving machines in this department or 1 the industries, Here were such leading ma l chimes as WaJter A. Woods new harvester | and hindar with bundler, which was con stantly heuned in by crowd of farmers l Woods sweep. rake scraper and one and two | horse mowers also the famous single lever ! power lift Gilpin sulky blow, which stands I at the head, Gales sulky blow and Gales Ahand blow; also Planet, jr., potato digger, tFitcheoek,s potato digger and milling blow,
 tn new Yankee horse rake, etc
 1,e Town hall display had it's share Of at | tentlsl again to-day, and lamentable indeed
 was tn frame of mind of the lady visitor
 whose atention was not instantly excited at
 sight of tAs crazy quilts and other kinds or ! quilts. TfA lively future millionaire who ! IS ever Wantsg to musk your handkerchlef
 free for notAing greeted all visitors, the
 men who had Samples of industrial work and
 wares to sell hal knots of people about | them constantly: nd MT. LoVefloge oI Ne"
 Haven, son of Mr.2. c. Loveridge of the
 Business college, and MT. Baldwin of the 1 college, were busy answering flood of in-
 quiries regarding their ,,eautiful display of
 fine penmanship as taught at the college, ! and Professor Loveridge's new compendium l of plain and ornamental pnmanship, cor 1 respondence and card etiquete, which is in ! great demand. Professor Lovefdge himself l was present to-day and receivel the grati- l flying announcement that his penmanship
 had been awarded first premium.
 At o'clock everybody was on the ,ui vive
 to see the races and the great array o car l riages, representing not only Meriden but ! many neighboring towns, were ranged into as ! favorable positions possible'and the people
 on foot crowded into and about the grand l stand. Occasionally between the heats a | great blaze far out in the center field shot
 up in the air and was as quickly extin-
 guished This was the work of John G.
 Chapman of New Haven, who was exhibiting
 his hand grenade fire extinguisher. The
 races were the 2:50 and 2:40 classes. The judges were Messrs. George Holcomb of Hartford, William B. Ives of Meriden and
 in three straight heats and neither was at all
 exciting. There was trlte too
 much waiting between the heats and
 too much time spent in scoring, but the
 races proved as expected, an indispensable
 and entertaining feature of the fair. There
 
 on the report that Celeste's driver, Hinckley l of New Haven, bad been barred out although Celeste, which is owned by Dr. Adams of l New Haven took second money. The fact ! was that President Vail of the National asso- 1 citation sent letter disqualifying Hinckley ! from driving for non observance of rules, but
 it was found that the Hinckley referred to
 was not the Hinck1Ay driving TeIe.tn, Tt l.; l brother. The 2:5O race, purse $25o, dlvlded, l resulted as follows:
 | 2:5o GLASS;
 T. B. Hagar, Greenfield, Mass, C. g. Luis D, . .
 C. B. Loaleps Adams, \ New W Haven, C. m. Celeste Jarvis Joslyn New Haven, br. g. Dandy. 4 o. s. Bailey, Haddam, br. g. Brown Jerry dist:
 E. Foote, New Haven b. g. Never. ..".:.. 6 , F. A. Coe, Middlefeid, c. m. Lady Startle. 5
 ist n money a Luis D, sis5 snd do. Celeste s6s; 3d. do., Dandy, $37; 4th do., Never, $25
 Mir Enos Foote's bay gelding was the finest
 appearing horse in the class and was driven l by Fred Reynolds, of Hartford. It was
 formerly owned by Eli Whitney, jr., of New l Haven, and since MT. Foote has owned her 1 has developed speed and won money in sev-
 eral races. In this race the sulky in which | was Mr Jarvis Joslyn, the veteran driver of New Haven collided while scoring with anoth-
 CT sulky and lost two spokes. He went on l with the race. The sulky is owned by Mr.
 Charles Crittenden of New Haven, and goes in one of to-morrow's races. Also while SCOT ing one wheel of the sulky was dished, but 1 was put in place again. These accidents and l the grit of Mir Joslyn caused the crowd to l give various salutations and friendly greetings } l to the veteran driver.
 2:4O CLASS. PURSE $25o. : l C. H Darling, New York, b. g. Albert A.. 1 1
 J. H. Otis, Hartford, b g Jimmy Lewis 2 !, F. C. Norton, Waterbury, blk. m. Vivian. 1
 Time 2:3SN, 2s8 e:S716.
 I Jimmy Lewis; third do., $3s, Vivian; fourth do. ! S25, Jessie
 ! TRoTT1NG, PAGING AND BICYCLING TO-DAY. : The fair ends to-day, and the most attrac ' ! tive programme of the week is offered. It If
 as follows:
 Matched horses, 15 1-2 hands and over, a. m.; matched horses under 15 1-2 hands $50; fancy matched horses, 10 8. m.; single 7 horses, Il a. m.; cavalcads of double teams p. m.
 2:3O c1Ass-PURsE $25O, DIVIDED. ! Charles Smart, Meriden, b. m. Rosa C., for J. w 5 Rsynoids, @ HartfoId E. A sylvia M Blu ) wm: c. paiy, Hartford, b. m Lady n.. D. strong, winsted, b. m Faanie Burrows Blacl PACING CIAss-PURsE $150. l l P. B. Norton, Waterbury, blk. g. Jack G. B. Hamiin, wmantie, g. Frederick. Gree sf c. E: Cruttenden, New Haven b. g ,,,oo !, Matt Darcy, Darcy Hartford, b. m. Prim-a . L. D. Woisey. Hartford, b. g. 5. N; I ! Chas. Smart, Merden, br. m. Lady Pearl Whit Bicycle and tricycle. racing will take plac , between heats of regular races.
 NEW HAVEN PEOPLE. Among the New Haven people present a ? l the fair to-day (Thursday) were ex-Senato 1 Caleb B. Bowers and son, Dwight E. Bower of the junior class of Yale, MT. O.. A. War ren, president of the State street horse rail
 road MT. c. P. Jordan of the Blue store
 MT. Wooster P. Ensign of W. A. Ensign 6 t Son, Mr. William R. Tyler. MT. Lee of Price Lee & Co.,, MT. Manville, the Grand stree carriage maker, MT. Enos Foote, MT. Charles } Cruttenden, ex-Lieut. Arthur iHowarth, MT l Chamberlin, the furniture dealer, and man. 3 ! others. Also from West Haven, MT. o {! Howes, and MT. and Mrs. Freeman of tn ' Sea View Hotel.
 PREMIUMS.
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