New-York tribune., 1891-09-24
CROWDS AT THE BIG FAIR.
OVER 10000 PEOPLE ON THE GROUNDS.
SECOND DAY OF THE NEw-JERsEY STATE ExHI.
DITIoN-GovERNoR ALBEIT RECEIVED


BITIoN-GovERNoR ALBEIT RECEIVED
AS A GUEST.
The crowd at the New-Jersey state fair at wavery
yesterday was so dense that it not easy for
visitor to move around but If the weather shall be
favorable to-day much larger crowd will be on the
grounds, Thursday marking the climax Of interest.
The estimate OF the number OF people yesterday
over 10000 Governor Albeit arrived shortly otter
p. m He was net at the railroad station by Presi-
dent Isham, OF the State Agricultural Society, and
Director Gadds and driven in carriage TO the track,
where the Governor and his escort took turn around
the track after of the heats in the had been
run. The Governor then driven to the presidents
tent, where ne met by Senator Robert Adrian, Of
Mlddlesex; Congressman Thomas Dunn English, Henry
NJ. Doremus, Of Newark; William Clark of Newark
ouartermasterGencral Dohnelly Henry Young and
others.
At IL O'Clock the horses in Glass were shown upon
the track, and judges went around and viewed all the
exhibits. the awards for which will be made to-day.
At p. M, the women Judges of fancs needlework
made number of awards. They VIII finish their
work to-day. At the Womdr's Christian Temperance
Union headquarters there a large assembage Of
well-known workers in the temperance cause. Among
the number was Mrs. Amanda Smith. the colored
evangelist, who accompanied Bishop Taylor through
Africa.
The main exhibition building was a centre of at
traction and crowded that people had 10 keep
moving slowly in direction. In the art depart
ment was shown crazy quilt representing mosaic
work and composed of $500 pieces The architect Of
this specimen is a eighty years old. She has
made 1t for the Worlds Columbian Exhibition.
case Of fine embroidery and painting by lunatio
in the Insane Asylum lin Newark is regarded with
curious interest.
Tho police informed that gang Of professional
thieves from New-York would be on hand yesterday
to work the fair, and detectives kept sharp lookout
at the railroad station and in the grounds j. M
Haley of Millburn, lost fine brood mare and colt
The animals had been taken from the stalls assigned
them on Tuesday night This the only larceny
reported up to noon yesterday.
When the racing began In the afternoon tho grand
stand was packed with thousands and the trains and
vehicles Of every description still bringing In
fresh additions. The State Agricultural Society mem
ber recognize the fact that heat and dust and exerton
make thirsty and also that the water Obtainable
at the fair grounds by thousands Of people would not
be satisfactory to all. So they contracted with a
Newark brewer to sell beer subject to the sOcety's
jurisdiction and under certain regulations As this
gave the brewer monopoly he hired state Detective
Bobo Haggerty to to 1t that none of the beer
stands sold any other brand Of beer but his own. Al
though much beer consumed, the day being warm
and the roads dusty, there was no drunkenness, and
he crowd was characterized by wonderful degree
)f good humor. Wavery fair is at all times n
pure democracy where everybody is goa every
body else Eminent citizens and State and even
National dignitares for the time reduced to the
common level and are hobnobbed with and 1osted
and good naturedly walked over the same as common
nortals.
At the finish Of the "a race, Senator Keys, Of
Somerset County, exhibited his thoroughbreds from
The Ellis Stock Farms, at South Branch, n. J. They |
included Governor Albeit NJ. 4. Barrett Luke Fleet,
who was adorned by bull terrier that rode like |
ockey; Fiddler Ford, Dutch jim Mngo' Prlncess Prln |
and colts The racing said TO be the best ever |
NJ Demorest's Ir0nwood won i'm straight heats al |
hongh whipped out I'm each heat the big gray gong
zach mile without skip or break me hhlsles
we're all close in this In the , "a pacing clss
the winner of each heat barely won by short nose
Tho summary: