New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-04
CLOSING THE BIG FAIR.
wEsTcHEsTER COUNTY PROUD OF IT.
BABY SHOW THE cRowNISe ATTRACTION
wIyNFRS 0F THE pPIzFs


The "wind-up7 OF the most successful fair West
chester County has ever had took place yesterday.
and 10 make II more attractive the committee had
arranged a baby show. This took place az noon in
OF the large tents, where the heat greatest,
and the forty one little perspired and cried and
appeared 10 be most unhappy. The babies were held
by their proud and happy mothers. Oliver Sumner
Teal, the chairman Of the executive committee got
himself into a sad predicament. He went up to one
CT the little ones while II was crying and with many
gems Of good advice. suoh There, there; now.
don't e cry OATS dcod baby" he at last succeeded
In quieting the yelling infant. Then 10 make things
pleasantcr, he said TO the mother, "Whats his
nameiS
The mothers face grew stern and hard as she
answered with snort, His name Is JOsephine!'
with a strong accent on the phine.
Mr. TeaIl retired In the utmost confusion.
Mrs. Arthur Latham Barney, Mrs. d. A. Weed and
Mrs W. W. Ford were the judges, and the following
children received the prizes, four gold STUDS nnAed
together for the girls and gold chains and diamond
oekets for the boys Susie Gedney. ten months oo OF
Rye Emma Mabel Young. nineteen months old, OF
white Plains: Stanley Lambert twenty three months
old. Of Yonkers; Kenneth Russell, Just under one
year; Albert H. and Cassie L. Lowden, WINS seven
toen months old, Of Portcherter.
About 5000 people were present, including all the
fashionable contingent
The horse show began at p. m. In Glass %, best
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prize: George Willis was second.
B. Gedney's team received the first prize In Class
o. best pair Of for general farm and road work
John Eagan was second.
In Glass 49, best fourinhnnd, E. c. Potter entered
and Prior and Quickwork, leaders Bell Boy and
Niger wheelers; William G.. Rockefeller drove Flash
and Headlight, leaders Corona and Van, vheelers'
Mr. Potter received first prize and Mr.. Rockefeller took
second.
Glass 21-Carhage horses. single, Is IL hands and
over came next. The first prize was won by Z. C..
Potters Niger driven by the p. L. Thebauds
Frank got second.
There were these entries IN the next class, NO. a.
carriage horses, double, is 12 hands and over; Mrs
Jules Roynol's Charlie and Jim. and William II. Cat
Inns Jack and Dandy. Mr.. Catln's horses took the
cup The other horses got second.
Glass s-IIunters, all classes. was tho last The
horses were sent four fve-foot hurdles II, L.
Eerbert,s Punch ridden by Bute. received the first
pine; II. J. sedgwicks Pop over n G. Heynol' roer'
second
. p q Thebaud gave an exhibition of the "epike-
hrakep The rig is an ordinary brake with team and
one leader The fine turnouts drew forth much ap'
pause.
Several members Of the Westchester County Hunt
nve an exhibition on their horses Of high jumping
In the first pony race, handicap sweepstakes FOR
no1,es not exceeding IA hands inch, Bnckshot Fox.
hall Keene, two heats out OF three ana got the
sI0O cup Gallivant, A. VI. Hunter, was second
The second race was won by Poeahontas, A Whn ne
In the first trotting race, :2I class, purse T4uI;
Mullen G. F. swan, got second. There were six hotly
The second race 35 class purse 5000 was won By
F. W. Mobiles Coxsackie King. T. T. swans Dan b.
The correlation handicap race was By Arthur
Whites Little sister. H. b. Leeeys morse was second