New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-20
MORE PEOPLE AT THE MERIDEN FAIR.
HOWEVER, THEY DISPLAYED TOO MUCH CON-



Meriden Conn., Sept 10 SpeciaD.-Though the day
was cool ard tie roads and grounds muddy. the
respite from pain caused rush Of visitors to the state
Fair; all trains crowded with people, and 1t
seemed that half Meriden there in bugges and
carriages. Among the prominent visitors were
Senators Hawley and Plat. The managers have de-
cided TO continue the fair until Saturday evening,
as the people in all direcon anxious TO attend
and have been prevented by the bad weather As
the crowd was leaving the grounds this evening
heavy dOwnpour drcnched them. They had put such
faith In the appearances that few had umbrellas
The trotting had TO be again postponed. but the
balloon ascension and parachute drop by Professor
NorthrOp successfully performed. The managers
think Of having this feature repeaied on Saturday.
great many awards made to-day. These are some
OF them:
Exhibit OF mammoth s1uashes-First prize, Hiram f.
Shepherd Merden three squashos weighing Co. 20 and
205 pounds.
For thirty varieties OF grapes first prize award
10 A. J. Coe Of Merldcn Charles ii, Hscy Of Berlin
Grange, got the first prize for thirty varieties Of beans
Collections u apples Of all yarieeFirst prize, Charles
Moore Southlncton second. Coe Brothers. Of Mefiden
Choice selections OF voretlesFrst prize Charles
Moore; second. j. r. Blr1seyc, OF Mid1lche1. Five
varc tes-Firs prlze, B. Il. Townscn1W Ill ngord seeon
!. NJ. Hubbard, Mldtetown Scedlings-First prze
Samuel Barbour Southn2ton; second. j. NJ. Hart
Merlden.
The display Of oxen was fine. a curiosity in this
line was a handsome yearling Jersey BULL hitched
worked to small plough. The horse department Is
larger and more satisfactory than ever DelOle some
Of the prizes were these;
Stations for general USE. II. BoaTdman, MeHdrn,
first prize for two.ycarod G. s. Murdock first for four
year.od Dennis Flynn. Of New.IIaven, first on three
vearold Pcasc, South Wirdsor first on eiPhtyear-
old Second prizes by C. IL. Peose for three
year-ud Albert s. Jones. Of Wang0rd for twcyear'
old; George L. Clark Of Mcrdcn for scyen-yeor-ol1
and L. w. Button of wcstville. for lveyear.ol1
Colts geldlngs and Gllias-Flfst prizes were won by
L. j. Gaines OF Mehden for two-year-od fly and by
Mrs Thomas FalrcCugh Of Waterbury, for geding
second plies by A. J, Eddy, Of NowBritan, Feding
Charles n Jones If Wangford hly, and John A.
Doolittlc, OF New. Haven, els.
Mares-FIst prize by Z. D. Lyon, Of New-Britan, for
Juno: second by Charles ~ Jones third by Mrs Thomas
Fairclough fourth by b. S. Tern1. OF Cheshire.
sheep-IOng.wool rams First prize by Dwight Rogers,
West Cornwall; second by Julius w. Yale, MerIdcn.
The same exhibitors took all prizes lonsvool ewes.
Shropshire rams r. S. FosdcN OF North Lyme, first
prize and sweepstakes; J. A. Bill, Of Lyme first and
second on lambs and second twO.year-ods. These
exhibitors took all pEzcs ewes OF this breed; also
for HaIDpshres Souhdowns. Dudley Wells, OF Wethers
field first on lambs and second on ycarlings; j. A.
Bil OF Lyme, first yearirgs and second on two
yearolds; A. F. Norton OF Berlin, FIRST and sweepstakes
on three-y ear-od Iams r. :. Cold Of West Cornwall,
first on three.year.od ewes; Dudley Wells, first and
sweepstakes on one and two ycseoh ewes. j. A. Bill
took FIRST second and sweepstakes on eaehemere sheep