New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-02
A DUCHESS COUNTY FAIR.
FINE EXHIBIT OF FARM PRODUCTS AND
STOCK AT AMENTA.
CROWDS OF COUNTRY AND CITY PEOPLE INTER
EsTED IN THE DISPLAY.
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Armenia, N. Y, Sept. This pretty town. nesting
among the green hills Of Duchess County eighty five
miles from New-York on the Harlem Railroad, has been
alive to-day with people from the surrounding country,
who have to attend the sixth annual fair Of the
Eastern Dutchess Agricultural Park Association All
day long the people have been coming to Armenia in
vehicles the picturesque mountain roads, foot
on horseback and in railway trains. The fair this
fall far exceeds what has been seen here any pre-
viOus year; the number of exhibitors is larger and
the display especially Of livestock greatly superior
TO those of former years Much of this Is due to the
energy and public spirit Of d. G. Culver the president
Of the association. The fair grounds lie to the north
west of the and take in several rolling green hills
and level grassy expanse, where the Armenia Valley
brOadens out and affords for fine hafmlle race
course. The exhibition building occupies a central
knoll looking down on the racetrack.
Grouped about this building in a crescent shaped
circle to-day many tents of different sizes and
buildings filed with sleek cattle and horses that had
been rubbed and curied until they shone like velvet
Some OF the tents were devoted to the display OF
poultry. road-wagons and farming machinery. There
was big tent for freaks, the fat woman and the
living skeleton small tents for the sale of soft drinks
Sarsaparls and root beer. The merry gO-rOund and
the hurdy grdy all there; in short 1t looked
a section of the west end OF COney Island had been
taken up and dropped on the Armenia fair grounds.
Clouds scurrying along the tops OF the mountains
and drifting across the valley early in the morning
made the good people of Armenia fear that rain woud
interfere with their exhibition and keep down the
attendance but by noon fully 1000 people were OH
the ground There were whole families who had
come in ancient carryas heirooms from former gen
eratiOns Iusty young farmers In the latest style of
sidebar bugges, with freshfaced country madens by
their sides; and there were smartly dressed city
people. too, in the crowd, for many wealthy New
Workers have summer homes among the delightful
hills OF Duchess County, and they take much In
terest I'm the Armenia fairs do the residents who
have lived here all their lives The fair is to last
three days. Many exhibits did not reach the grounds
until to-day, and the sound Of hammer and
heard all day. as late arrivals unpacked and put
where the people could have chance TO see what
this part of New York and Connecticut could produce.
The fair managers have every reason to be proud Of
their display.
Among the more notable exhibits are eighteen Iol'
stein cows and the HOlstein bull J. T., from the
Maybrook herd shown by D. II. sherman, of Dover
Plains and New-York seven Jerseys exhibited By c.
w. Barnum. Of Live Rock. Conn. son Of the late
chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and
twelve Jerseys shown by Frank Emo, Of Pine Plains.
" Y. All these cattle OF the purest strain Mr..
Eno's herd, once belonged to Samuel j. Tilden, and
includes the bull Nea Ann, Stoke Pogis, No, 22,o42.
MIS- W. B. Nelson, Of Armenia shows five Jerseys;
D. &. Culver OF Armenia, seven Holstelns; f. :.
South Millbrook eleven Durhams: Mrs. ID. b. Haght.
OF Dover Plains, eight Durhams; G. w. Peck OF
sharon Conn.,. ten Devons A. f. Hall. OF Falls village
three Ayrshires. g. Howard Davidson. OF Aament
Stock Farm Mlbrook. shows fourteen Guernseys.
nineteen Shropshire sheep thoroughbrcds and most OF
Them imported several hackney and carriage horses an5
twenty or thirty Berkshire hogs. v d. Cooke, OF
sharon station, y. Y, W. r. Masten. and L. j.
Barton of Armenia, show carriage horses. In the
poultry department E. B. Thompson, Of Armenia has
some fine Plymouth Rocks and COchns among them
several winners of first prizes at the Madison Square
Garden poultry show. W. f. Hotallng exhibits man
beautiful varieties OF the Wyandotte, and Charles F.
Walton some fire Indian Games. The display II the
ha diwolk Of n ext fr m r sh y co ked oav
OF bread TO a dozen different binds OF fruit Wines. The
horticultural display embraces dozens Of varieties OF
fruit and OF vegetables there Is no end all bearing
powerful testimony to the fertility of Duchess County
soil. >, - q, 1900
I'm the afternoon there a baseball game between
mines from StanfOrdvile and MillbrOOk, which was
won bv Stanfodville, g to 3. A pacing race, a con
test between trotters and scrub between Texan
mustangs wound up the first days entertainment
Jesse Yereance's bay gading Mike capturedths 800
nurse in the trOttng race in three straight heats and
3 Nabb0tt's brown geldlng Dandy the pacing
noes and the $50 purse Mr. halls from New
York City, and Mr.. Mabbott from Armenia