The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-17
STATE FAIR TODAY.
1t viii Be a Good Show at Waverly or
All Signs Fail.

All Signs Fail.
The fourteenth annual State Fair will
open at Waverly today and continue until
Friday. The New Jersey Agricultural
Society, under whose auspices the fair is
held, has promised that this will eclipse
all it's previous efforts both in the variety
and extent of the exhibits. All the neces-
sary arrangements were completed last
| night for fulfilling all promises.
The recent heavy rains lave not affected
| the grounds as much as would have been
supposed. The track, though slightly
pied all yesterday by trotters and PAGERS
being warmed up by the trainers for the
work cut out for them during the fair.
EFFECTS OF THE STORM.
The greatest effect of the storm was
noticed about the entrance to the grounds
and on the road and pathway leading up
from the Newark and Elizabeth oad
There the mud was heavy n teams
were engaged all day in carting to these
places ashes which a large gang of men
spread to such advantage that by night
the muddy parts become a hard walk and
the entrance was entirely devoid of mud.
Inside the ground all was hustle n
activity. In the secretary's Office a large
force of clerks was at work receiving the
| entries of fancy work, small fruits, artistic
productions, and products of the kitchen.
over in the building devoted to house
hold products, fancy work and the art
| galleries, everything was in a chaotic
| state out of which a busy group of at
taches was quickly bringing order. The
fancy work department is ~singularly rich
| this year in novel conceits in Crazy quilts
and embroidery work, while the art gal
lery contains several exhibits of real
merit. In this building John Mullins has
an unusually fine exhibit of furnitureRnd
carpets.
FROM THE FARM.
Among the exhibits of machinery and
farm implements are some novel inyen-
tions shown in this State for the first
time.
The cattle show this year is an excep-
tiOnally fine, one and embraces some shiny
coated holsteries and meek eyed Jerseys
which Will delight the lovers of that kind
of stock. The poultry show, too, is ex-
ceedingly good.
Some unusually fine exhibits are made
in the swine and sheep department, and
the prodigious amount of wool which
some of the latter carry upon their backs
is a marvel.
1t makes ones mouth water to enter the
tent devoted to the fruit and vegetable
exhibits. 1t is well abreast of those of
former years, Notwithstanding the serious
obstacles which the grower has had to
contend with this year in the heavy rains
which have prevailed.
HORTICULTURE.
In full keeping with the other depart
ments of the fair is the horticultural ex-
hibit in the same enclosure. The most
beautiful specimens.of the many flowers
Indigenous to the soil of the State are
there displayed, filling the entire place
with fragrance and lighting it up with
their brilliant hues.
All the other attractions of the fairs of
former years will be provided. There will
be music on the lawn every afternoon,
and the usual devices for relieving the
uninitiated will no doubt flourish outside
the gates in spite of all efforts to the con-
trary.
Each afternoon there will be trotting,
pacing and running races, and judging
from the entries there will be furnished
sport enough for the most %fastidious.