The sun., 1893-10-01
HESTCHESTER'S BABY SHOW
Four Mothers Proud and Thlrty-sIx IndIg
nant Mt the County Fairs Close.

Four Mothers Proud and Thlrty-sIx IndIg-
nant Mt the County Fairs Close.
The Westchester County Fair ended yester-
day afternoon In a blaze OF sunshine that took
the chill out OF the breezes and lighted up as
wel-groomed a set Of men and as fair lot Of
women as ever applauded a four-in- hand or
watched a baseball thrown at a negro's head.
The judging OF prize pigs. tomatoes. and
pickles ended on Friday evening. and by that
time also tho best Of the trotting races were
over. So the farmers stayed away yesterday
and the smart set that lives in Westchester
during the summer was out in force.
But there were two hours OF the day when
the farmers were really In it. That was dur
ing the baby show. The jumpers and the
babies were the features Of tho day. The
jumpers we're mostly from parts Of tho county
as distant as tho Country Club. and were
chiefly Of foreign birth and breeding. But tho
babies we're native. and. moreover. local.
There were forty Of them. Thrty-seven
were white or red. one was the color OF cafe
aulait. and two were like ebony. They were
exhibited in the tent whore the vegetables
had been displayed They came with their
parents in such numbers that an extra stand
had to be built. All had mothers with them
except one. who was In charge OF q man. The
man explained that he was the bsby's grand
father. and had come AS the mother and father
were too busy.
Suddenly there was an ominous creaking. and
the parents made dash Tor the frafl staiEcase
Efforts OF the friends and relatives to arrest
the parents and persuade them to descend In
order to the ground.
penters came and put q brace under that part
Of the stand whore the heaviest parents were
ali but one % mother. f Who declined risEing her
bnby on the platform again.
There were two classes besides the elemen-
tary one Of boys and girls. There was class
for babies under one year Old and another
iorthose between one or two The boys were
town t and Mrs. Frederick K L. ~ stone Of 1obb's
Mrs. Paul G. Thebaud of White Plains and
girls. 1t wasn't tho fault Of the Judges that
the boys and girls got mixed up moro than
was decided to be Miss Bessie Guinen Of New
Rochelle.
Prize b .Gz over year old vas nSE;
Bedord Gns and ySsh1 Sahs TfLS ssch Wits % P
gold chains, and the other thirty six were car
ried out BY indignant parents.
Then came the jumping. The contest fog
Was By op
PER the second 9rize by Tods MSdEe
Aliens bay mare Sweetheart. ,.
The fiTst prize In the class Of o. single carriage
' Perry fnss
Mrs Tiffany. took the second. and the third
was awarded to Banquet owned by Harry Nc,
Laughlin. Il. M. Fulton. Jr.. won the first
prize for amateur tandem driving and G. l.
Bates took the second. Other events In tho
horse show were:
Jumping Class Ponies under 1Al Hands-Frst
Clarence Whitmans Primrose; second. E N. Futon'S
joe: third Dickes Mascot. Carriage Horses Double
lbIT Hands and Over-First. Mrs J. ReypAls team;
second. 7 4. highlands Scarlet % and rh!rnl.: third,
Hands and Under-First NJ 5. Story's Lady Ethel and
Lady Elsie. driven by Mrs Perry Tiffany: 7. A. Matt
lands Rosebud and Dandelon second. driven by Mrs
VI AAitland.