New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-17
AT THE STATE FAlR.
GOVERNOR FLOWER VISITS THE SYRACUSE
grounds
THE BUILDINGS CROWDED WITH Exhibits VI
GREAT ISrEREsr-PROGRAMME OF THE
p,cEs-A LARGE ATTENDANCE

- - " Som, 1G-Governor Flower to-day |
,ss.a ,ho state fair I'm this city, and vast cIV"u
OF people from Central New-lork came ou. ratn
gloomy skies and in the face oil ih'e'ii' , Tha
IN see the show and hear the Governor Spe"" 49,,
a,s,,rguisbed visitor Of the day came from Albany
-, ,ui,orv escort and was hailed with DOOM
to- cannon Governor Flower had prepared
sneech on the relations Of the money Paiiic ~ ~"
farmers and copies of it had been maneo " u
press. but he delivered not one word OF .iS eM .
conopino his eloauence TO a description Oh tne NV
vo,, c,ote exhibit at the Worlds Fair. The audi
ence was deeply interested. 49, ,.
Railway travellers approaching this ot'
from, the west must notice remarKaoie
yroup of buildings upon beautiui gree"
meadow near the western edge Of the city. Inter
,n between the city and this meadow Is Onon-
AGA lake about a mile in width and stretching
10 the northward five or six miles. Inc houSe'
and factories of Syracuse touch upon Its eastern
SIDE but west and north fine farming eo""'''
borders the lake and beauties H. ,
The buildings those of the state Aeiicu'u a'
societv and in them have been held yearly for sew
eral years past. since the State falr poiIu
around" at a different city each year. the "''""'
State fair of that organization Nhen 'he :!
of annual migration in operation the puluiiis'
an the various cities visited by the state IAN w"
NJ q shabby character No adequate exhibition VI
the farm products and farm animals OF the o'"''
or of agricultural implements could De maui 80
them But when 1t was determined by o'a'e 10"
that the State fair should be held anhuaIIS ~ - :,
acuse. the State Agricultural Society ieit 'ha' II
could prudently erect buildings of permanent 40"
ture ornamental and at the same time app "or
for the State fair No finer site could nave pee"
selected Syracuse is in the centre Oh 'iie 60"
The grounds are beautifully situated WIN Oo
daga Lake in view upon one SIDE d 'he &C" ,,,
country on the other and with the green hii'S ~
Onondaga County LOOKING uo"n NP ~
from the southwark
Tho visitor TO the State Fair this year mas 'hat
since the last Fair was held seVerai nan ~. o
buildings have been erected. at cost OF s-''VV',
These are a Floral Hail. for the eHhp'"oN u
eovers and fruit: barn. poultry-house anu "
dairy-house for the exhibition of butter ana c"eee
Oyerooknc the grounds from the railway tracks
NJ the Nev-York Central. which runs aong the u!r
land one notices the admirable pan OIL ti'e Jun"
ings in which horses, cattle and sheep are eN'''o
tied These buildings placed relatively 10 edeh
other in zigzag shape. in much like the shape
of the old "snake fence. In other words lhe p"'u
,nrs are so placed that visitor can begin at the
end of the line of these buildings ana pass from
one into the other until every building mas peeii
visited IL the weather is Indictment or the I'd! 10
hot the visitor thus is saved from exposure ~
rain or the suns rays. and moreover loses no time
In going over the ground from one Duiloihs in'o
tho other Separate from these buildings Is n
street upon which are grouped the buildings ana
tents Of the dealers in wagons plouShs' furnaces
farm stores, dry goods and FARMING ihP'eH
generally. This street Is also the M'u"e! ~
anca Of the Fair Here are the popcorn vendors
the fac-simile COW that gives down mix every
honr In the day at s cents glass. the candy man.
tho hot-corn man and the vender OF whips. But
there Is no Cairo theatre; no Old Vienna WIN ui VI
chestra playing waltzes and an overapunuahce Vi
beer Upon the contrary. there are seVerai i'' se
tents with big signs upon them stating that within
90 l,,rch counters At ;he Womans Christian Tenn
nerance Union 1t Is needless to say that nothing
more intoxicating than good coffee is SOFA III 'es
tents by the beneyolentookng women OF inc
Won,an's Christian Temperance Union.
The Administration Building is neat cottage OF
one story painted brown and with broad Verahuas.
rhere one may find daily John B. butcher. OF
'Pa@img Duchess County, the president OF the
State Agricultural Society. Mr.. butcher besde3 De-
ing a railroad magnate is breeder OF horses.
think" he said to-day that with good weather
we shall have a fairly large attendance this year
The hard times will deter some people from COM
ing but our exhibits so much larger than usu-
al and so much more interesting that DeHeVe we
shall have many thousands Of people here. 1eafIy
this State Fair is growing in importance and in
NV opinion is held in higher esteem by the public
yearly we add new buildings, and yearly We are
troubled 10 know what TO do with the articles sent
70 rs for exhibition. Our Floral Hall this year Is
overcrowded with flowers and Its, and we nave
no room In 1t for the exhibition OF vegetables we
have had to put up a tent for the Veeetapie eN
hints Our poultry building also is crowded tc
overeowina with the cages Of hens. geese. turkeys
ducks and other fowls. The policy of having th'
State Fair held in one place year after year hd'
already proved to be a good one in my OPINION ah'
as time passes and we erect more puiiuuss am
the Fair grows, that policy will be looked upon W
the State with more and more satisfaction
Hundreds of people from Syracuse and from else
where in the State have already visited the fai
and have declared it a most exceiieh, one. IN
races for the remaining days of the Far III VIII
not close until sunset September ~ VIII o
themselves attract thousands of persons Ihere
a fine race-track upon the ground ana iai y
,randstand The managers OF the Fair think ina
they have rarely attracted TO the Far so man.
drst-class horses. The purses amount 10 S''I"
Yesterday there race for foals OF lsS-' one
half mis heats best two in three. for purse 0
sl5O purse of 500 for horses Of the 222 class an
a purse 800 for foals Of 1891 one-niie meats pes
two In three To-day, Governors Day, there wa
a purse Of 500 for the 23l class. and purse OF w
for foals OF 1890 On Monday there VIII be purs
of 1900 for troters of 1880, mile heats best three
ave and a purse Of 800 for the 22s class. trottin
horses The managers OF the fair say that ther
are d per cent more horses on exhibition IMAM d
the Worlds Fair In Chicago.
The exhibition OF horses this year is an especial
fine one There are exhibits of Clydesdales sta
lions brood mares and FLIES; English SIM
stations Percheron sres. brood mares and hllle'
Erench coach sires stations, brood mares, foa
and FLIES; Cleveland bay sires. stations and hlie
hackney stations thoroughbred stations and II
lies standardb bred horses, stations, mares hllit
nnd foals. carriage and coach mares foals ana II
i,nS. fam, mares FLIES and foals; Shetland ponie
harness and saddle horses and phaet0n horses re-
hans ths most noticeably large exhibits are thor
Of 'percherons and French coach stations an
mares There is also fine exhibit OF Shetlaf
stations and mares. ., . .,,.,.
Ali the leading varieties OF cattle are exhlbite
and most of the leading cattle raisers OF the Sta
bave exhibits of their Shorthorns. Devons, Her
r"rJs NbrrIeen-Angus Red Polls. Hosten-Fri
slams Dutch bel;ed. AYRSHIRE Jerseys ana uuerl
60 nne exhibit Of Guernsey bulls one year Oh
of Guernsey bun calves over iive months ora a,
~ CuernsrV COWS four years Olu ~ haut
~ Hovard Dawson. OF Altamont STOCK Farn, M
brook Cornell University makes a gooa cN KIM
81 hich-grnd, cows descended from natNe dan
ond tho,rugh Inbred sires. Among the cattle rals
who have EXHIBITS are Thomas BROOK 'so' GER
Nj Kent of jamestown; J. Hilton * sons,
Scw-Scotlard: G o. Halcomb. of Troy PenI
F. g. Buckley. of Valley FAILS Go1awn q W. yo