New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-02
THE LAST FAIR At AMENIA.
SALE OF THE GROUNDS TO DAVID S. HAM
MOND.
HISTORY OF THE EASTERN DUTcHESS AGR
CULTURAL PARK SOC:ETY-YEsTER.
DAYS PROGRAMME.


Armenia. y. ". Sept (speciaD.-This was the last
day OF the Armenia Fair In the fullest sense OF the
tcrm for to-day the stockholders Of the association
voted to sell the establishment to David g. Hammond,
the lessee OF the Murray lin Hotel. Mr.. Hammond
Is a lover OF fast hor and l. well known TO trotnS
horse people everywhere 1t Is his intention to turn
the fair grounds into stock farm and training es-
tablshnent. There are thirty acres OF ground, 4
handsome twostory exhibition hall, stable room for
forty horses. fine hamile track, and all the cattle
sheds and other buildings usually found on country
fall ground. Mr.. Hammond already owns score on
20 OF brood mares Of good strain, but he has never
zone into the business Of sing fast trotters on as
large scale rs he now coitemplates doing. Tie
price paid by him to the stockholders has not been
made public.
ThI, announcement that the fair grounds at Amenin
have been sold will much surprise and regret
to the numerous and thrifty farming and stock raising
popuat OF Duchess, aud the ncighbonng population
along the line Of the Harlem road, and from over
the line in Connecticut to whom the annual exhiol-
lions have been source OF pleasure and pronroe
entertainment During the eight years OF it' eX-
istencc It has been well patronzed. and the meeting
Just closed has been the most profitable in It's history
Fully $4,000 people have attended the present show.
despite the heavy rain which prevailed on the first
hall OF the second day. For beauty OF location lying
In an amphitheatre OF high and green hills on the
outskirts OF the town OF Armenia, and easily reached
by many fine roads, it probably has superior In
the state. The Eastern Duchess Agricultural Park
Association, which always gave the fair ut Armenia,
ofshoot OF the regular Duchess County Fair
Association which for many years gave agricultural
exhibitions at Washington Hollow Internal dis
sensons led to the establishment OF the fair Mt
Armenia eight years ago. What left Of
the old Washington Hollow fair removed to
Poughkecpsle, where It's exhibitions have been
given since 1t is too far away for people living
III Eastern Duchess County 10 60 TO PoughkeepSlc
twenty five miles and more, there IS hardly doubt
that another fair will be established accessible
10 this patronage Ever since its formation the pres
dent Of the Eastern Dutchess Agricultural Park As
ISOLATION has been d. G.. Culver, who Is resident
OF Armenia and well-knOwn cattle buyer Of New
York city, one Of the largest stockholders Is ID. Fl.
sherman the extensive farmer and dairyman. OF Dover
Plains and also treasurer OF the Central Stock Yards
OF Jersey city.
There was a large attendance at the fair today,
though few people knew that 1t was the final show.
There was the parade Of the przewinners In the
morning and bicycle and rotting races In the after
noon In the free forall trot. for 5000 Bush. with
a record OF 49, was beaten by Prince, belonging to
F. Howell OF PoughkeepSic. In the first heat Prince
trptted mile I'm "a 12-the fastest time ever mace
ON fine track. The 300 trut was won by Mustache,
belonging TO ID. lialsted OF New-iork