Connecticut western news., 1886-10-06
CHERRY PARK FAIR.

CHERRI PAIIA FAIR.
 The fourth annual fair of the Farming ton Valley agricultural corporation held last Thursday and Friday was we'll at tended and was a success considering the fact that the society were particular ly unfortunate this year ill regard to the date of their exhibition. There are so many agricultural exhibitions in New England that it is impossible to arrange the dates without conflicting with each other, and this year the Cherry Park fair was unavoidably held while the Southington fair, the Bristol fair and the Great Burlington fair were in full blast.
 With the right management Cherry Park fair will become one of the most excellent if not the largest fair in the state. Its fame is extending beyond the borders of Hartford county and this year the managers were gratifed and encouraged by seeing quite 8 goodly delegation and exhibits from the north western portion of Litchfeld county. The railroad facilities for reaching the l park are excellent, and the society in- vite the people of Litchfeld county to exhibit their agricultural and industrial products there, become interested in the fair and identified with it.
 The fair opened with fine weather, a good list of exhibits and track in fine order. At noon a good sized crowd as- sembled in the grove near the exhibition building Gov. Harrison, ex-Speaker Simonds, Mir T. s. Gold secretary of the state board of agriculture, MT J. M. Hubbard and Private Secretary Osborn ascended the platform. Ex-Speaker Simonds called the assemb]age to order and said before introducing Governor Harrison he would introduce the Hon T. s. Gold, Secretary of the state board | of agr1culture. Mir Gold made short but neat and appropriate speech in which he reviewed the rise and progress of agricultural societies. MT Gold was given applause and vote of thanks for his speech.
 | MT Simonds then said he desired to introduce one who would make no speech but who would be glad to shake hands with all-His Excellency Cover nor Harrison. As the applause died away Governor Harrison stepped from the platform and said that it gave him great pleasure to meet the people. Ev- idently the pleasure was mutual for the handshaking began at once and was kept up nearly half an hour, in fact un- til it was time for the governor to take his carriage for the train.
 In some departments the exhibits ex- ceeded last year The exhibit of poultry was very fine and extensive. A lot of white fan tail pigeons exhibited by MT Rowland were the finest specimens in the United States. The cattle made a fine show and some noted animals of the Holstcin, Jersey, Devon and Swiss breeds attracted great attention. All were greatly interested in Robert Ellin's ex- hibit of granulated milk made at Canaan, Conn. The lot of samples for trial and gratuitous distribution was quickly ex- hausted, and all were eager to learn about this new process of preserving milk which is destined to revolutionize the milk bus1ness
 The race for four-year- olds had no starters and special race between Joe c. and MT Mills unnamed horse to wagon was trotted The Mills horse took the first and third heat and Joe c. the second. Time, 2:58}, 2:574, 2:55.
 On Friday the closing day of the fair, notwithstanding the intensely cold weather very large gathering of spec tators assembled The numerous exhi- bits of fruits, vegetables, etc., attracted due attention but the main interest cen tered in the races, which were well con- tested and the ''free for alp very ex- citing, the last heat of that event being finished in the dark. Alexander Harbi- son of Hartford acted as starter. The other judges were Messrs George O. Sawyer of Hartford and Horace Gillette of Collinsville. The following is the summary:
 2:5o class, purse Sloo, divided:
 J: H. Otis, b m Voltine. ......-....l l Charles Smart, br Prince C--........2 c. B. Andrews, br 2 Bessie. .....:....3 3dis
 Time, 2:36A, 2:3511a, 2:361a. 2:4O class. purse S15o, divided:
 J. A. Knowlton, b m Hattie Messenger.1 1 1 J. Fl. Lewis, oh g Odd Fellow. .......2 J. H. Otis. bg Jimmy Lewis ......:3 3 3 N. w. Hinckley, TO m Pastime. A 3
 Time 2:ss14. 2:3e11aa 2:36l.
 s'Free for all," purse s2oo, divided: o. G. Camp oh Q NutWOOd Jr ..2 1 l D. Strong, bm Fanny Burroughs. Il 1
 Time, 2:36, 2:32I, 2:31s4, 2:331aa, 2:34. l FOR SALE
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