Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-09-21
STATE FAIR OPENS

57~ STATE FAIR OFHNS
md Most Auspiciously - Bright r
Prospects OF Fine Success This
Time Scenes at the Park A Re-
markabIy Fine show OF Live Stock
Tho Grange Building Display.
The most successful of twenty three
annual state fairs of the Connecticut State q.
Agricultural society Was opened under the o
most favorable auspices at the Meriden v
park at Meriden yesterday morning. The
weather had been attended to by Farmer q
Jerry Rusk in the most approved style, 9
that gentleman looking well to the inter i
ests of the occasion. There was just E
enough chill in the air to give it brac- l
ing October effect and to entice people to ,
partske of its invigorating freshness. ]
From early morning the accommodation
trains coming into the Meriden depot
brought loads of people for the fair.
Everybody and his cousins seemed to be
out for an outing. The fakirs had erect
ed their booths and fixed up their hoaxes
in time to receive the crowd and were soon
rapidly gathering in the shekels. The
park mas been overhauled and every
thing needed repairing has been fixed in
good shape.
President Bill upon being accosted stated
that the weather was the best that could be
wished for. 'It is better than hot day
for the people and the stock. hope that
this weather will hold out until Friday
night"
The school children of Meriden were
given holiday yesterday in order that
| they might gee the opening. It seemed as
/ &houoh ovarv Oy,a of than 1,raaant of |
| the fair grounds.
| The cattle exhibit is without doubt the |
| finest the state fair has ever had. Presi- |
dent Bill said yesterday that he thought |
this portion of the fair was nearly perfect. |
| eve have been wedding out the poorer ell |
ement in the stock year by year, and now
1 think that only the very first class stock
has been entered. The enlargement of tho
park has given us more room, too, for the
| cattle. As you see, the stables are ar
ranged along from the northeast end of the
fence near the railroad to the far west cor
ner. We have taken out the stables which
made the place SO crowded last year."
As far as cattle 60 New Ravens exhibits
are very conspicuous by their absence, not
one haad on exhibition being owned by a
New Haven man. The entries by Berlin
and Hartford people are in the majority.
Mr.. Bill of Lyme, president of the society,
has the finest exhibit of cattle, many Of
which are entitled to and undoubtedly will
take first prize. AS we'll as being the fin
est 1t is the largest exhibition of cattle ever
seen in this state. The horse show is also
very large one, in fact it rivals the cattle
exhibit.
| In this exhibit there were q few New
Haven horses. Martin Emerioh, the car
rage maker, had q very handsome three
J year-old entered. Dennis Flynn had a
? superb stallion, three years old. Mr.. Ever
, lit was there with some of his horses.
The grange exhibit was not as large as
in previous years, but 1t was much more
attractive. The Wallingford grange did
not exhibit in the grange building, but made
a very fine turnout with ita decorated team.
| Six enormous baskets set on four wheel
cart and filed with all kinds of farm pro-
ducts, arranged in the most artistic style,
' made up the Wallingford grange exhibit.
: Msttabassett grange of Middletown and
, the Meriden and Westfeld oranges made
h their exhibits in the grange building. They
4 were exceptionally fine.
The sheep and swine exhibit was very
good, Mr.. Bill of Lyme having very good
show.
# The dairy and nursery displays were
= remarkably fine.
Q. P. Jordan of West Haven had some
C of his famous fine poultry on exhibition,
10 and will, as usual, probably bring home q
y number of first prizes. The farm machin.
l. cry exhibit in the big tent was viewed by
"a thousands, and all of the companies hav-
q ing machinery on exhibition will, without
"a doubt, have a number of extra orders fol
!. the next year. The carriage exhibit was
also good. Fred M. Hotchkiss and A.
Bowe & Sons of Meriden make good dis
n plays in this line and James NJ. Lay, IT,,
the we'll known New Haven carriage build.
er, occupies whole tent by himself and
!" has one of the largest, most varied and
l. best carriage exhibits at the fair
At the north end of the grange building
70 are those exhibits that will be among the
l. most attractive to the women and chill
l. dren: Heckers' show, with it's accompani
nent Of fine griddle cakes, etc., Thomp
Or sons candy, ice cream and soda booth
30 where the finest grade of goods are sold
and s. H. Street & Co.'s fine cerea
product display. The three offer great at
fractions and the fact that they are thor
N oughly reliable houses makes the attraction
still more telling.
articles was held in the rink on Hanove
street. Here Burgess & Burgess of thi
& city occupied space of about twenty-five
go by forty feet exhibiting furs and fur good
of all descriptions, including a large an,
elegant display Of fur garments Of tnei
ay own manufacture. It is fine exhibit
Included is q novelty which e1cites mucl
| C1OS6 1u6p6CtkOu auO 1ut0IoSt-8 large
% robe made up of o multitude of pieces
ub showing specimens of about all the mar
be ketable furs in the world worn by fai
b. wearers, and pieced artistically, displaying
an group of stars in the center, surroundet
~ by a necklace, and various other handsom
nd designs being worked also rendering tn
* robe highly ornamental as well as an inter
esting curiosity.
= Mr.. Mansfield, the photographer of thi
| CITY exhibits eOme of his work
r. THE TUa-oF-wAR.
:. The tug-of-war tournament was poorl
- managed, and many considered it, yer
49, partial affair. The judges, starter an
I'D drop tender were all accused by some c
being anxious that the Meriden teal
~. should win. There were four teams fro,
an the G. N. e.. in the tournament. The
,w were teams representing Company g, Sec
he ond regiment, of Waterbury; Company
ill Second regiment. of Meriden; Company {
be Haven, and Company E, Third regimen
To Willimantio. The Company team mad
A.. easy work of the Willimantic, the ancho
I'm of which had no belt. Con
,th pany G pulled couple of inches G
he the rope from the Waterbury team. The
ar came the battle of giants. The starter il
III his anxiety to have the Meriden team wi
in shot off the pistol before Anchor Richard
cir son spoke at all. Richardson immedistel
protested. The protest was allowed, an
when the men settled down again the dro
ia tender was noticed to ease up when Con
pany frightened rope. WEIGH of Compan
Try G protested, and it was found that the knc
Ia was an inch in favor of the Meriden mer
When they settled down again it was nc
nc tioed for second time, and again the knc
lie was found to be nearer the Meriden team
ISIS When they finally got down to wor
ba the New Haven men got in their work an
~ at five seconds from the close held it b
v. three-quarters Of an inch. The judges
pal however, decided it dead heat, claimin
an it had been pulled back. In the final hes
IRE the New Haven boys put no heart into tn
d. work, losing by six inches. The first priz
ey goes to Company I, second to Company
as and third to Company g. Their respet
he tive values are SIS, $50 and $25.
THE RACES.
,as The trotting in the 1850 class Shove
If good racing. Lady Albert won in thre
en- straight heats, although Gavaroche ws
81; ahead in the stretch on the third hea
At when he broke. Following is the sun
mary:
Air Line farm, Middletown, b m Lady
H.. g. F. Foote Greenwich, Gava-
Hcts Wetbar.aelj n; ir,,,