Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1894-09-06
A GREAT FAIR.
The Exhibits Marx ed and the
Events of the Rae Q Track Give
the People Plenty to LOOK at,
and Every body Bss an Inter.
eSting Day

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and Ever, body Bss an Inter.
esting Day.
The first davis pening OF the 41st
annual county f. ir was a d. cided suc-
cess.
The attend nee Wednesday though
( not easily app rent, was shout three
times In number of last yesr's first day
attendance.
The receipts shov ed this. Last year
the receipts for the first dsy were $17O,
while yesterday t! ey were three times
this amount.
The mass af the pee pie yesterday af-
ternoon clustered ground the base ball
grounds, and in the grand stand,
The "fasir>" IT nds were plentiful,
but the crowds kept away from them,
ld the poor H. lows, loud mouthed as
tley were, looked lonesome.
To day the grounds will be black
with re"ple, and the fair will close as
successful exhibition.
All that is needed is trolley road to
guarantee pronounced and continu-
ous reign of prosperity to the Cumber-
land County Fair, in Its present fine
location.
THE EXHIBITS.
The exhibitors and exhibits are up
to the average In some departments,
while In others they are not.
In the large building devoted TO
vegetables and grains and the like, tx.
hibits are quite meagre. This is large.
ly attributable to the continuous dry
weather which has prevailed through
out the county all summer.
| The watermelons are few and not
very fine, and, as Farmer Hayseed re.
marked, as they grew without water
it is wonder they are watermelons at
all, cantaloupes and pumpkins and
squashes are also scarce. A half dc zen
fine samples of corn was shown, but it
was green. Fine wheat and oats were
shown. Warren B. Minch and Joseph
a. Minch exhibited some fine potatoes,
among them being fine specimens OF
"Blue Mercer" potatoes. There was
quite nice lot of sweet potatoes.
One basket of Mangle Wurtzell and
one basket of red beets, is all that was
shown of that vegetable.
The Ladies' Department and Horti
cultural Department had the usua
display of the handiwork of the house.
wife In the way of fancy butter, bread,
cakes, pies, preserves and jellies, cured
hams, etc while the art and fancy
work was abundant. The horticul.
tural display was not large.
Apples and pears and grapes were
displayed abundantly, and were fine,
but peaches, though fine, were scarce
There was the usual display of fine
poultry and pigeons; in this depart.
ment was also exhibited fine bred
dogs, chief exhibitors of which were
William Weeks with pug dogs, and
Harvey w. Porch with his Lady Sallie
and her fine litter of ST. Bernards.
r. M. Recap made fine display of
carriages, also a Salem manufacturer
had a nice exhibit. Smith Tomlin mad
a nice exhibit of carriages from his
salesrooms.
The display of farm implements was
not as large as usual.
The display of farm stock excelled
that Of several previous years In cat
tie, sheep and swine, both in high
bred and grades, but the display Of
horses, colts and mules, was not so
large as that of last year.
There was larger display Of milch
COWS to-day than yesterday.
THE RACES.
On the track there was much of In
terest, In fact there was better racing
than has been seen upon the local
race ring.
In the judges stand there was DR..
Marshall, starter, and that gentleman
had the respect and admiration of the
people upon the grand stand and race
track. He made the horses come out
prompt, and would permit none OF the
drivers to jockey. He compelled the
horses to start promptly, and In every
instance his work was up to the stand
ard, aad pleased both the drivers and
spectators. The associates of the
starter were Sheriff Shinn, Ed. Brown
and William H. Ballinger. The clerk
was William B. Kirby.
Thomas Shinn was Marshall, and he
did splendid work in getting the
horses out promptly, and adding much
to the pleasure of the occasion.
On the card there were three races,
and the 2.27 class was one of the finest
contests ever seen here, There were
no accidents excepting one, when