New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09
COY. FLOWER AT THE FAIR.
SURVEYING THE EXHIBITS AND MAKING
SPEECH TO THE FARMERS.
PRIZES AWARDED OF VARIOUS CLASSES OF
HoRsEs-TRACK RECORDS BROKEN IN
THE TROT-rING RACES.
FEY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRinUSBJ

Syracuse " Y. Sept Stain early this morning
| threatened upset the programme arranged for
to-day at the State Fair but 10 o'clock saw brighter
skies though stiIl threatening. and the Incoming
trains brought people by the hundreds. AT htte
after 10 o'clock the 9Th Battery signaed the arrival
Of Governor Flower at the fair grounds. The Gov
ernor was escorted about the grounds By President
Wood OF the Agricultural Society; j. Is. butcher
and others, and expressed himself as much pleased
with the exhibits. The Governor took luncheon In
the Administration Building with the officers OF the
society and Others and later addressed the farmers
who had gathered TO hear him.
A pleasant surprise was given Colonel A. C. Chase
vice-preldent OF the Agricultural Society. last night
when there was presented to him an elegant piece
OF bronze statuary. James Wood. OF Mount Kisco
made the presentation speech. and the Colonel re-
81 onded in short speech OF thanks. The Executive
Board OF society the donors OF the statuary
There are 2jl entries In the horse dcpa rtment COM
prising 81 Percherons. "A standard breds French
coach horses 70 carriage and coach horses ana so
on through Clydesdaes. Cleveland bays. English
shIres roadsters saddle horses, h1ckneys. etc The
society offers good premiums In this department.
$50 being the highest first prize. The awards on
horses are placed by competent judges. who are
IL O. Warner standard BREEDS: John Keith. Clydes-
dales shires and Percherons; James Wood. hack
neys. French coach and thoroughbreds; Orson Moul-
ton harness. saddle. coach and roadsters; c. f.
sr an Cleveland and farm horses For the C!ydes
dales the Smith q Powell Company receive gold
medal on stations and their get Harding, OF Abl0n
wins first prize OF $50 four year-olds or over Inc
Smith d. Powell Company had no coHHetitors IN Two
year-olds. yearlings and broodnares on the Eng.
iish shires the gold medal for stations ana get
went to the Jackson Horse Company, as did all or
the premiums shires on Cleveland bays the
gold medal fell stephen Haloc who also TOOK nrst
on four Odds In carriage and coach horses most
OF the prizes went To the Smith Powell Company.
Competition light on roadsters; H. A. Meyer.
OF Syracuse, took first prize for mare with foal
The Mineral Spring Stock Farm Syracuse. got first
on lllles and A. c. Chase. first on foals under one
year. r S Akin. OF scipio took the medal on
Percheron stations and their get. ana likewise on
most other entries In the Percncron class; For
French coach horses the prizes were divided be-
tween the Smith & Powell Company and r. >: Akin
Horse Company: coach pairs to a. Meyer; gen
tlemen's roadsters J. II. Starin; ponies. j. +. Con-
verse.
ieriay The a mile dash for foals of 1893.
purse 500 and won In 2:i5i. ny Faustela. CHI T..
hv sidney Oovilie). Her only competitor was Mon
day Wilkes. b. c. by Alcone. owned by a. d. Smell:
1884, purse 500. four starters: y. m Cute Culrossl.
b m Little Barefoot. b. c. Gem D.. and blk. I.
Sweet Tone Cute was an easy winner: best time.
2:2A Little Barefoot was second Gem d. thIrd.
purse was 800 and the contestants were Black
diamond. blk K. by Scott tspangler) won in straight
heats: Algonquin. h. <. by A,mont. jr.. second:
Somerset. CHI e.. by Sorrento third time OF each
tSpangler) Tempest. blk. g.. by Rounds sprague
tT3righam) and Queen Gothard. Tempes; took the
frs, heat, hard pressed by Tony Wilcox. In Az
which broke the track record here Tony Wilcox
won the second heat by nose in 1;iSt. thus low
ering the track record again Tony Wilcox took the
next two heats and the race in 2d1k and 224h. re-
snActvey. Tempest was second