The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-11
MERIpHN STATE FAYE.


 Meriden, Sept. 10.-The third and last day of the Connecticut state fair held here was interfered with by threaten ing weather. The attendance was not up to that of yesterday. The fair has been damaged considerably in a Ilnan- clal way by the absence of fakirs, who were refused privileges. The racing at the fair this afternoon was by far the best of the three days meet. The track record was lowered by more than three seconds again to- day. The racing has been the best feat ure Of the state fair this year. The summaries follow:
 2:25 Class-Purse $200.
 Balloon Jib, D g, James Dur kee, Berl1n...... ....,..,.. l l Charlie C., b 8, w. H. Hosley, East Haven. n...,.. ...,... 7 Bestal, ch m, D. c. Cook, New Haven. ...... $ 6 stammsI, b g, c. r. Richmond, Norpuc.. ..... ...,........,.. 5 Kinnette, b m, M. Hurley, Chi copee..... ...... ............. I T. J. w., b g, T. J. Winters, Hartford ..... ......,.. ..... 4 8 5 Marlboro, b g, II. J. Gillies, South Birmingham. ....... z q Eddie Foy, b g, M. D. Jacobs, berlln.... ,... ,...,,..... q Tine..-2:191A, 2:21M, 2:1S1a. 2:3Q Class-Purse $200. Colonel Wilkes, D g, N w. Allyn, New Haven. ........ 1 z 1 Starr Wilkes, D m, A, Mayo, Springfield. .-.... ........ 5 ? Fleetwood Wilkes, S, Pros pect Farm, Hartford.,. .. s 6 1 8 Clay Boy, g S, B. J. Gillies,
 South Framingham.. .. 2 ' Kitty Hills, b m, Chas. Mar tin, Meriden.. ......... $ 6 BrandyWine, g g, Lyman Brusie, East Hartford. .. 4 4 Francis Wilkes, ch g, Fred Porter, New Haven. z 4 5 Gambler, blk g, J. o. Blan- chette, Willimantic.. ...... 5 d Time-2:231h, 2:25, 2:2415, 2:24&. A Cheshire Farmers Luck. Meriden, Sept. 10.-D. D. Bishop of Cheshire celebrated his eleventh year of continuous exhibition at the state fair this week by scoring with one of his cows the highest milk and butter record ever made in this state in a pub lie test-tested and certified by Hen. V. E. Fuller, superintendent of Jerseys at the Chicago worlds fair. The scales and Babcock test showed the rate of thirty-two pounds of milk every day, showing by the gauge 6.S per cent. of butter fat-within two ounces of twen- ty-one pounds of butter in seven days.
 Two Days Receipts. The receipts for the two days of the fair from admissions foot up $1,855.95, as follows:
 Tuesday
 Park.... ...... ....,.... ...... S353.3o HaH.........,. ...... ......... 45.50 Wednesday,
 Hall. .......... ....... .......... 11700 The chances are that there will be a deficit after paying expenses of the fair.
 Notes
 Among the premiums awarded this morning were: Stallions for general use-Jefferson, by Thomas Jefferson, twelve years, w. G. & F. Comstock, Hast Hartford, first; Elkwood, by Dashwood, eleven years, F. Green Doo- little, Cheshire, second; three years, Cain, by Garnet Rock, Dennis Flynn, New Haven, first. Two years, Money, w yTaIIipofprd
 The prize winners for the best but ter from private dairy were: H. S. Coe, Middlefield, first; c. H. Thompson, Meriden, second; A. F. Hough, third; Mrs. Daniel Evans and Mrs. Cyrus Coe, Middlefield, fourth and fifth; E. G. Doo- little, Cheshire, sixth; Mrs. R. s. Hub bard, Middletown, seventh; R. H. Rhodes, Rocky Hill eighth. Mrs. w. K De Cantillon took two first awards in pillow shams and Mrs. F. R. Lane, Wallingford, took first and second in drawn work on scarf and pillows.
 Wolcott c. Huntington of 165 Elm street was arrested by Special Davds this afternoon for assaulting an old, gray haired man, John H. Dorman of
  pie who know Huntington do not speak well of him. He told the crowd that he would close Dormans place up. Huntington admitted that he struck Dorman, but claimed that the latter hit him first.
 One of the finest exhibits of the fair is that of the New Haven Baking com pany in the grange building in charge of Messrs. Jewell and Payson, well known to the Meriden trade. Their stand had been surrounded at all times by crowds eager to secure samples of their famous Favorite milk biscuits. l THE FIRST FAIR
 Held in New Haven Just Forty-two Years Ago on New Haven Orphan Asylum | Grounds.
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