Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-22
HORSE EXHIBIT.

oughbreds Yesterday-Poultry and
Pet stock Shown-Vegetables Fruit
and COokery-MidwayP laisanee.
GKRIDEN, Sept. 21.-To day at the stat,
fair has been occupied by horse judging
and the exhibit of standard bred animals
is very fine, especially in the stallion and
two and three year old classes. There wal
also good sho wing of Clydeadales, perch
erons and one or two specimens of French
coach horses that were superb animals
The afternoons program included the Mer,
iden Driving CLUB class, 2:30 class pace and
trot, and the four year old colt stake. The
attendance to-day was not SO large as yes
terday, but still there was a good crowd
present.
FRUITS AND vEGKTABLRs.
The grange building was devoted to 6
sho W of vegetables and fruit, and consid.
ering the havoc wrought by the big storm,
the fruit show was large and excellent.
This ia particularly true of grapes, which
were shown In all the leading varieties In
great profusion. Peaches were few, pears
plentiful and apples abundant, but individ-
ual specimens were not particularly large
nor handsome. In connection with the
fruit show there was a display of domestic
cookery, which had a moet palatsble ap-
pearance.
MIDWAY PLAIsANCE.
The main avenue from the entrance to
the grange Building may we'll be called the
Midway Plaisance of the fair. The tents
Of ha eiI ~
exhibitions given in part of them are in
terestiDg in their way. There are two
snake charme1s with opposition shows and
the women in red tights We'd with each
other in the number of snakes they could
tie about their necks, the drums of the
shows keeping up an internal din all the
time. There are two, three and four, legged
curicsities of all descriptions under canvas.
The cane men, chsap dinner tents, whip
sellers and photographers are present In
good with them, In spite of the dull times.
EXHIBITS OF POULTRY.
One of the most interesting exhibits on
the grounds is contained in the large poul-
try tent. Here such caekling, growing,
clucking and quscking greets the visitor.
ear that one hardly knows which way to
turn fret
The rows Of coops that contain the fancy
pigeons attracted no little attention. Here
were exhibited fine specimens of almost
every fancy pigeon known to the breeders.
One of the largest collections was shown
by George 8. Pratt, jr., of Stratford. He
showed some beautiful almond and yellow
tumblers black and white owl pigeons,
yellow and red jacobins, wing turbits, Eng
lish carriers, blue, white and Scotch fan
tails, black tumblers, soiled turbits, Red
booted tumblers and black fsntails, aud
some beautiful black fantails.
]. Fl. Mylchreest of Middleton exhibited
blue and red Homers and black fantails.
Quinn Brothers of Meriden showed some
fine black and mottled tumblers and red
Jacobins.
Ernest Williams of Meriden had some
good specimens of the blue-checked Ant
werps.
Among the poultry exhibitors Ives
Brothers of Branford had one of the iarg-
est displays. They showed some beautiful
golden Polish fowls, pearl guinea hens,
white crested Polish and black Muscovy
ducks.
From the Watertown poultry yards came
several pairs of black Minorca, white Mi
ilorca and Houdan ducks and a cage of
barred Plymouth Rocks.
8. 8. Carter of Clinton showed white
crested polish fowls, black breasted red
ereepers, silver spangled Hamburgs, sew.
eral coops; Toulouse and Embden geese,
and barred Plymouth Rocks.
A. N. Farnham of New Haven shows
white Muscovy aud some handsome black
Cayuga ducks; also pair of notified Rouen
ducks.
R. Il. Rhodes of Rockville exhibits some
Pekin ducks and dark Brahmas.
Taft & Miller of Unionville showed white
crested white Polish and some golden Pol
ish fowls; also pair of beautiful pear
gray Andalusisns.
Thomas Fairolough of Waterbury showed
some fine dark Brahmas; Silver City Poul
try Yards sent four pens of light Brahmas
q. N. Hart of Meriden sent four pens o.
white Plymouth Rocks; F. E. Fowler o.
Meriden exhibited a breeders pen of Ply
mouth Rocks and pair; Dudley Wells
I'd, showed buff leghorns; G. P. Jordan o.
New Haven showed some white Polish
Thomas Case of Southington, some roe
comb brown leghorps, some single coml
white leahorns and Plymouth Rocks.