Bridgeton pioneer., 1889-09-12
THE FAIR OVER.
THE LAST DAY OF THE EXHI-
BIYION.

| Inc MagnIHCient Attendance
The Fine Display OfWOman's
HandIwOrk--The Husband
mans PrOducts--The
TrOtting Races.
The Fair is over; Thursday was the
last day of the Both Annual County
Exhibition. The attendance Thursday
was very large during the whole day,
the estimates placing the number pre-
sent in all capacities anywhere from
5000 to 5000 people. Our estimate is
that 1000 would represent the actual
number on the grounds. In the after
noon, during the races, the grand stand
was packed to its utmost capacity,
while around the railing of the track
the crowds hung in dense numbers.
We are compelled to state, and we
do so regretfully, that the exhibits of
our agricultural friends were very
meagre, we should think not coming
up to more than half what they have
been in former years. We will not
attempt to state the causes; they are
too patent. Tie Home Department,
however, thanks to the ladies, was
fully up to any exhibition ever held
here; to this also may be added the
unusually large display of pigeons,
rabbits and fancy fowls and poultry,
which was source of more than usual
attraction. Of booded cattle there
were only three strains-Jerseys,
Guernseys and Holsteins; the rest were
all grade cattle; there were no Devons,
Durhams or Ayreshires, of which there
have always heretofore been some fine
specimens. Of Ofsheep only Southdowns
were exhibited.
| Of full blood swine there were only
Berkshire, Essex, Jersey Red, Chester
White and Poland China; the others
were mixed breeds. OF fat cattle there
was only one COW on exhibition-she
got the first premium for fat cattle,
though no one would have taken her
to be extra fat.
I All the cattle exhibited were in fair
condition; all the well-fed Jersey cat
tie of r. J. Buck drew first, second
and third premiums; so also did r. F,
Williams and B. Frank Hires Hotstein-
Friesians and John Tyler, Jr.'s Guern-
seys. The grade cattle were awarded
proper premiums.
Of the ladies' work we can but
speak in general terms of praise; we
cannot invidiously set down the pre-
miums awarded to those who may
have secured them, where all seemed
SO deserving. The unusual display of
work of woman's skill and art dis
played in the Home Department, kept
the main building crowded during
both days of the Fair. There were
some of the finest embroideries in silk,
some of the most intricate outlining,
some of the daintiest patchwork we
have ever seen at our Fairs.
The bread, cakes, pies, preserves,
jellies, dried and canned fruits, and
dairy products-all deserved more than
the simple mention we can only ac-
cord them, each exhibitor should be
mentioned by name, for none were in
ferior.
The display of flowers and of pict-
ures and drawings came in for the full
share of admiration.
We would like to give full list of
premiums awarded each in the Home
Department, in manufactured articles,
vegetables, dairy products, farming
iInl ments, fruits, nursery stock and
flowers, but we content ourselves with
giving those Of some of the major
exhibits.
HORSES, FIRST DIVISION.
Draft Horses.-Mare for brood pur-
poses with foal by her side, Holmes
Pierce, 1st, 2ud and 3rd premiums.
Horse colt, under 3 years old, r. j.
Back, 1st; Edgar Snute, 2nd; and G. f.
Grutf, Bird premiums. Mare colt un-
der years old, Samuel Coombs, 1st
premium. Mare colt, under 1 year
old, Holmes Pierce, 1st premium.
| SECOND DIVISION
General Utility. for brood
purposes, with foal by her side, WIN.
Ott, 1st; Benz. Campbell, end; Louis
Schaible, 3rd premiums. Horse colt,
under years old, Ed. Richman, 1st;
l. Fl. Smalley, 2nd; George Bates, 3rd
premiums. Mare colt, under years
old, Chas. K. Richman, 1st; Samuel
Flanagan, end; and Joshua Seagraves,
3rd premiums. Horse colt, under 2
years old, O. M. Brown, 1st; Thos. M.
Tice, end; Samuel Stevens. 3rd pre-
miums. Mare colt, under 2 years old,
E. ID. Barrett, 1st; Holmes Pierce, end;
and Jos. Tice, 3rd premiums. Horse
colt, under l year old, Isaac S. Custer,
1st; BENZ. Campbell, 2nd; VIM. M. Ott
3rd premiums. Mare colt, under
year old, Edwin Hires, 1st; VIM. Fl.
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