The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-08
FINE FAIR WEATHER YET.


Tne 1aklrB are Out III iorce anu the
number Is much larger there yesterday
A rushing business is being done by them
aud II the fine weather continues until
Saturday evening many Of them will
leave the grounds with u handsome profit
in their pockets. The lunch stands and
headquarters of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union are doing better bust
ness than. Yesterday. and a large supply of
food for the crowd 'of tomorrow will be
purchased by them Tonight. Frank
Duffy, the former efficient clerk of the
hotel at Rocky Point, Is officiating at the
refreshment stand OF the association and
has to hustle to attend TO the wants OF
the occupants of the grand stand.
Fair Notes.
PROVIDENCE people are provided for In
an excellent manner and A w. knight
and Thomas Mcclure and Son are run
ming party wagons from the River Point
station to the park every hour.
The Hon. Henry J.. Greene Of the re-
ception committee, who has been soiourn-
returned home and will be at the Park
Secretary Searle and his assistant, II.
v. Carroll, are probably the two busiest
men upon the grounds.
The press headquarters has been ad-
mirably constructed under the judges
stand and an uninterrupted view of all
parts OF the track can be had.
Tomorrow will be Governors day
His Excellency, the Governor accom-
panied by his staff and the members Of
the PROVIDENCE Riding Club will leave
the city at nine O'clock and ride direct to
the Park and will probably be upon the
grounds by eleven o'clock. In addition
TO the governor being present special at
fractions will be offered and the races in
the 2:50 class, colt race, running race, in
3, one-half mile and bicycle ces, will be
decided. 1t will be without doubt the
biggest day of the fair.
The Edison Illuminating aud Power
Company, represented by Superintendent
Whittier of the River Point station, is
putting in electric wires and the park
will be illuminated with elec ricity every
evening for the b-neft of the rubbers,
jockeys, watchmen and police.
G. L. Knight of the reception commit
tee, who has been confined TO the house
with illness for the past week visited the
park to-day.
In the division for horses all the entries
have arrived, and room at last has been
made SO that all are conveniently located
for exhibition. MANY ine specimens are
exhibited, while among the prize winners
will be gents driving horses, owned by
G.. Prescott knight: 6-year-old bay
stallion. owned by 4. Greene; gents
driving hors., owned by Richardson,
proprietor OF the Meadow Lake Stock
Il
| Collingwood, Hills Grove, with two ill
| lies; Webster knights two fillies and
| pair Of heavy draft horses, anGsomely
| matched and of nearly equal weight,
owned by Horatio w. Potter of River
| Point.
| congregated around the race course, a
large number Is in attendance at the
south side of the ground. where the cattle
and horses are being judged, and large
numbers Of the premiums and prizes Tor
that division are now being awarded.
No intoxicated persons have been OBJ
served upon the grounds and the absence
of liquors OF any kind is very noticeable.
The NEWS will contain the latest hap
penings Of the fair every evening. aud all
| orders left with any news dealer in the
Pawtuxet Valley or with j. Z. DoS at
the press headquarters will receive prompt
attention.
At 1890 o'clock the horse, harness and
| carriage which belonged to George Mertz
| of Anthony, which was taken from the
| grounds OF the Kent County Fair yester-
| day was found at Sockanosset, and the
team which was stolen will be returned
to its rightfnl owner.
The exhibition OF William II. Tarbox
of Crompton has just arrived and has
just been arranged in the main exhibit
tion hall, comprising 200 varieties of dah-
lias, seventy astors, twenty verbenias,
twenty zenias, twenty fox and twenty
pansies.
Mr.. Tarbox has the largest exhibit at
the fair and has been awarded first prize
at Worcester for four years; first prize at
Narragansett Park three years, also first
prize at Woonsocket in 1855
The Oneco Manufacturing Co.. of Oneco,
Conn, Thomas Z. Peckham, president.
has just put in au elaborate display Of
gentlemen's underclothing in the upper
hall immediately in the rear OF the grand
stand.
The premiums which have been award
ed on cattle are: Osman Matteson, Coven-
try Center. Holstein Erie ian. second: 5.
II. Walker, Arkwright. Jersey Bull, first;
Webster Knight, Natick, Hostein Bull,
first; Osman n. Matteson. Coventry Center
Dicoigam, Holstein, third &. 4. Jenison,
Natick, pair trained Holsten steers, 3
years old, first; William II. Greenalgh,
River Point. Jersey hefer with calf,
second Alb,rt knight, Quidnick, Jer-
sey bull, first; same. Jersey COW,
hrst premium; A. Knight, Jersey heifer.
first premium; Jas. h. Hill g. Sons, PRovI-
DENCE, Holstein Fresie bull, second:
Jas. +. Hill, Holsteiu bull, second;
Frank Valcourt, Centreville, native
bull, year and under 2, first;
B. b. g. II. knight, Natick. native cow,
cow Jersey. grade first; c. A. Brayton,
Fiskeville, 2-year-old and under 3, first;
B. 3. a. r. knight, second. B. B.
a. X. Knight, Queen OF Meadow,
first; Charles w. Corneli, Quidnick, native
heifer, frst Is. b. and k. Knight, native
COW, River Point, second; Is. Is and X.
Knight, Holste:n COW, Queen of p. ",
first; B. B. and r. knight, Holstein,
Baker Trust, s.405, second.