Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-20
THE sTATEFAIR

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To be Continued To-Day with rs
Many Attractions as Possible-Seven
Thousand People Prevent Yesterday
program for To-Day.
MER1pEN, Sept. 19-At the twenty-first
annual exhibition of the Connecticut Agri-
cultural society to-day 1000 people were
present The president, James A. Bill of
Lyme, the secretary, w. F. Andross of
East Hartford, the recording secretary, T.
s. Gold of West Cornwall, and the other
officials and exhibitors were much encour-
aged ON account of the fine weather. Near
ly all the railroad trains to this city were
extensively patronized during the day.
The first attraction on the track to-day was
the exhibition of horses that were not en-
tered for speed.
In the class for single horses under 15f
hands G. N. Jones of Wallingford was
given first prize for his fine mare Lady; L.
O. Clark Of Plantsville took second with
Nellie jefferson.
The side shows were well patronized
'Nob1y" Jones of New Haven was quite
busy with his flying horses, which
brought him very profitable sum during
the day.
Miss Nina Clark, a, young woman of
pleasing manners, who is extensively tat
tooed in an elaborate and artistic manner,
is on exhibition in one OF the tents, that
! was crowded with spectators many times
| during the day.
The permanent building, in which are
the attractive grange exhibits, the fine
| fruit and many other articles, was
| thronged with visitors, Many curiosities
| are in the upper hall of the building.
| Miss Katie Wiethuchter of New York
| city is in the hall with a table covered with
colored fish scale work, which is very
| pretty-pins and bracelets made of gold,
and satin spar from Niagara Falls, pear
shell work and other neat souvenirs OF the
| fair.
The poultry tent, in which are the feath,
cred pets and few fur-bearing animals, is
too small for this branch of the exhibi-
ton. August Dreher, jr., of Middletown
has several cages of ferrets. E. G. Hurl
1 burt of East Berlin has white crested black
| Polish fowls that are fine specimens. ID. A
Nichols exhibits mottled Javas and Auda
| lusian chickens that are among the rart
| varieties.
| Large numbers of the fine cattle wert
taken away yesterday. G. P. Gaylord Of
Terryville, who had three car loads Of
! D1OOucu CdGU1c, bulpp0u lid StOCA hOl1As
| during the afternoon
AS many trotting classes will be decided
on the track to-day as possible. TIVE
days programs remain to be called, OF
these programs are the $40 class, thu
$50 class, the 2:50 class, and the elias
which is for non-professional drivers
Several classes for colts are also on thu
program The bicycle races and tn
balloon ascension and parachute jump ar
among the attractions for this afternoon
The balloon ascension to-day by Charlie
Robinson, who was suspended from the par
achute was fine, but the descent was not a
intended When Mr.. Robinson had as
cended to a great height, he attempted t.
cut loose from the balloon in order to com
down gently with the parachute, but tn
knife did not cut the rope, SO the aeronau
was obliged to remain with the balloon
which descended in tree tops nearly a mil
from the fair ground.
The part of the fair that is to be seen a
the rink was not largely patronized during
the day, but was thronged in the evening
The exhibit of fur garments and othe
goods by Burgess & Burgess of New Ha
ven is one of the prominent attractions
The firm have taken many orders for flu
goods. 1t has been awarded the first pre-
| MUM.
l MERIDEN, OepG. lS.-Inere was an al
tendence of about Z, 1000 on the state fai
grounds this afternoon. In addition to tn
trotting there were bicycle races. Dan Cana
ry gave an exhibition of fancy riding, Pro
fessor Frank Robinson made balloon as
cension, but the knife failed to cut and h
did not descend in the parachute. H
landed in the trees about two miles fror
the fair grounds. The half-mile track wa
in good condition and some fine bre
horses were exhibited between heats. TIL
following is summary of the races:
The 2:S5 Glass.
George age,,oI B. b g. I. Bloomenthal !,
Susie, b m, W. b. Smith, Hartford
E, E. W., CHI G, F. A. Coe, Middle
Hornet, b m, G. f. Swan, Derby: s
Time 2:37, 2:35l4, 2:3G, 2:3934, 2:36Ie.
The 2:45 Glass.
| Smuggler Hart. Observation-Disclosures. 3
| Girdie, G. Il. Swan, Derby ............
| Applewood, G. Cornelius, Waterbury. 2
Time $3.50, gam, 2:3114, $3.50,
Charles Smart drove the three year oil
Hustler, by Haldane, an exhibition hal
mile In 1:16t. The stallion Jet, by Diets
tor and Netwood, was driven a half mil
in 1:2S. Tomorrow is the closing day {
the fair, when the 2:30 and 2:40 classt
| will he frotted