Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-10-10
THE pANBURY FAIR.

THE DANBURY FAIR.
Twenty.Firss Annual-variety OF Bx-
hibits-More Than Can be Seen In
One Day-G. ID. Bunnell's shoW-The
Faklrs-The Trotting.
The celebrated Danbury fair, which is in
full operation, is larger and much more ex-
tsnsive than ever before. More tents are in
use than were ever erected before, many Of
them being very large, and all are occupied.
All the permanent buildings are, as usual,
filed with exhibits. Several new buildings
which have been erected during the past
year are taxed to the extent Of their capacity
by the exhibits for which they were intended.
The bloodsd horses which are In the new
barn have sddsd much to the show.
There is 20 much 70 be seen at the fair that
II il Impossible for visitors to see all in one
day. Persons can see Is much o.. possible,
and undoubtedly all visitors will be well sat-
isfed with the show.
People from New Haven and vicinity can
60 to the fair via the special train to-day and
Friday. These excursion trains leave the
Derby depot at s:15 a. m. and Danbury at
$40 p. m. Fare, including admission to the
fair grounds, Is $1.75. The $50 a. m. train
on the Derby railroad is q convenient train to
take for Danbury.
A small army of fakirs, peddlars, side
showmen and shouters are at the fair. They
are an interesting set and by their shouting
produce hubbub of voices that Is heard
nowhere else to such an extent. Harnesses,
whips, blankets. knives, pop corn, peanuts,
| and everything that can be found at any
| fair Ia for sale TO such ad extent that part of
| the fair might we'll be called musket.
Many of the side-showmen have very inter-
esting exhibits.
The management of the fair have inaugur-
| ated q new department-or rather made q
| specially of an old one-for the exhibition
of fine horses. For this purpose three new
barns were built the past season which CON-
tain forty eight stalls.
| In this horse show department are seen
many fine animals, some being imported
stock. A pair of Orlof stations russian
horses), a number of horses from the farm of
| Robert Hoe (of printing press fame) at Lake
| Waoabuo, N. Y, and some from the farm of
Herbert Mead of the same place. There are
horses from the Maplecroft farm at Pawling,
| N. Y, and Danbury is represented by horses
| from the Ridgewood farm. The exhibit is
ranged in nine classes, five Of which were
| examined and premiums awarded Tuesday,
| classed as follows: Saddle horses. carriage
horses, single and in pairs; road horses, sin
| gle and Ii pairs; and non-standard trotting
horses.
| Under class 55 Robert Hoes saddle pony
| Ivenhoe was the only one entered and easily
took the blue ribbon. Ivenhoe is a beautiful
dark horse and was born and reared in
| Spain.
| Abdallah F. Patchen, a promising young
horse owned by Dennis Flynn of this city,
| took first premium In the three-year. old class
for stations, beating eight competitors.
Excelsior, an English coach horse owned
by John B. butcher &c Son of New York city,
| was shown on the track at an interva al be-
| tween heats.
| The trotting horses were called at J O'Clock.
The two races which were decided on the
half-mile track were witnessed by an audi
ence that filed the large grand stand.
| The gentlemen who oficiated in the judges
stand were: 8. O. Sniffen of Danbury starter;
E. A. Woodward of South Norwalk and T.S.
Ferry of New York, judges; w. ]. Finch OF
Westport and George I. Keller of South Nor.
| walk, timers; E. NJ. Barnum of Danbury,
clerk.
The 2:20 class was called first. Wonder.
owned by S. q. Cruttenden Of this city, was
drawn. Further particulars are given in the
following:
SUMMARY.
Volunteer Prince, b &, H. H. Howard.
Harry Laird, e, g. Smart, South = :
Or. Smiths &, O. NJ: REGARD. hartford : 8
Morton. chs. e n. Gilbert Great q
Golden Russell, ST g W. ii. Nelson,
Ti%s@s:sO,S, a:sssi a:saii. ISL. s:ss.
| Volunteer Prince took first money. Chas.
Smart won second prize with Harry Laird.
The third and fourth monies went to DR..
Smith and Jennie b, respectively.
The hrst money in the 245 class was won
| in short order by John A. Doolittle Of this
city, who won the race in straight heats with
his trotting horse Ned. Sam W., fine trot-
ter. won second money. Maggie B. won
third and Rockland fourth monies.
SUMMARY.
2:45 class-Purse $500.
/ Ned, br &, J. A. Doolittle, New Haven.
Sam W.. CHI &, B. Lockwood, Norwalk.....
Maggie B., 70 m ID. Gardner, Green Haven,
Roekiand, 3. r. Msbbbet. New York
Guiideroy, Oh e, A. e. Nichols. Patterson,
Young Toronto Chief. b /. T. II. Munson, .
Kittie NJ, m, W. 4. Meneely. Troy, NY.
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The races to-day are to be the running
race, fourteen entries, and the $3.50 class
which is we'll filed.
| The bench show of dogs at the fair Is re-
markably good. The CANNES were judged
yesterday by E. s. Porter of this city and
James Watson Of Philadelphia The mana
gers of this part Of the fair are entitled to
credit for unusual liberality as they provided
substantial money prizes and charged nc
entrance fee. Some of the dogs are very
valuable.
The building devoted TO the display Of
poultry is we'll filed with meritorious speci
| mems of the feathered tribe.
G. B. Bunnell is at the fair with an excel
lent show, which is given in a large tent neal
the north side of the main exhibition build
ing. In this tent may be seen Tills' Roya
Marionettes; Japanese village and Japanese
baby; the Swiss wax flower makers; Prof
Schlan, the illusionist; Audells. the musica
wonder; Deforest, the juggler. Lu Fels
burgh presides at the piano.
Charles Ball of this city has fine show il
tent at his old stand at the fair, near tn,
south side of the grounds.
L Prof. Northup made o grand balloon
ascension and parachute drop yesterday.