The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-29
MOST SUCCESSFUL YET.
The Interstate Fair Opens
Auspieiously-Fine Exhibits
and Exciting Races.
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TRENTON. Sept. 29, 1SsS.-With pros
poets more brilliant than any previous
exhibitions the Interstate Fair opened
here yesterday. No such first day has
been known to fairs in New Jersey. The
attendance was phenomenal. while the
displays in the various departments JUST
fed the presence Of the crowd. The fair
management, is. of course. greatly pleased
and there is every reason to believe that
the exhibition SO auspiciously opened VIII
surpass in every respect all previous sue
cesses.
The day was all that the most fastidi-
Gus could wish for. It was neither too
not nor too cold, and such weather could
not but please the thousands who watch
ed nor the many wheelmen who took
part in the fine list of bicycle races. The
latter were certainly a great drawing
card and a better series of races have
not been known in the country outside Of
national tournaments.
The array Of professionals was very
complete and included such men as Bald
Cooper, Butler, johnson, Gardiner, zeig-
Ter, Kimble. Bowler, Longhead, Church,
Jack. Wells, Clark, Macdonald, Star
buck, Rulon and Callahan.
The truly local features of the fair
were much better than they have been
in former years. The cattle exhibit does
credit to the entire section and the man
agement is extremely fortunate in that
1t is able to present such a fine show.
Holstein and Jersey herds are promi-
nent- H. F. Anderson, Of Hamilton
Square, has on exhibition a nice herd of
Jerseys: Charles s.. Parker, Of Trenton.
another fine herd of the same; J. B.
Duke a large n well-kept herd Of
Guernseys, n A. J.. cassatt, of Ches-
Textbook Farm, Berwyn, Pa, a lot Of
nice Guernsey heifers and cows and a
handsome bull calf. An imported bull,
Lord Stanford" who won first prize at
the Columbian Exposition, and an ex-
ceedingly fine herd Of Observation-Disclosures.
attracted much attention. Fine horses
in several barns. A. ]. Cassatt's lot are
sleek looking th~oroughbreds, as are also
the horses owned by e. S.. Aiken, w. S.
Ketchembaeh, Joseph Martin, a. c.
Mount, G. e.. Quintpn, Trenton; George
E. Hanark, Burlington; A. A. Wright,
Heightstowni D. j. Wright. Allentown,
Pa and Richard Westwood, Mount
Sheep and swine compose a very i'm
portant part of the live stock exhibits.
There are many foreign exhibitors, but
local farmers are not behind in these
branches, and many Of the prizes will
undoubtedly remain here at home. Will
liam Curry has a fine drove of Cheyiot
sneep n one Of the houses. T. E. Sweet
the other exhibitors are John /. Gordon,
Mercer, Pa. who has Hampshire Downs:
Frank D. Ward, of Trenton, who has
Shropshires, and Rutherford Stuy9esant,
of Allamuchy, n. j.. who has a splendid
lot of Dorset Horned. Wills A. Seward.
OF Budd,s Lake, k just pride in his
fine exhibit of Berkshire and Essex swine
The poultry exhibit is fully up to the
average, if not IN excess Of 1t. The poul-
try houses were crowded all day long
and big and little people delighted to
watch the proud fantalled pigeons. the
warm and cosy-looking Jacobtns or the
storks, whose heads rubbed against the
roofs of their tall cages. Some of the
best exhibits are those of J. 5. Hartman,
Yahle, Philadelphia; L. A. Marshall, A.
w. Smith. H.. A. Burns and Frank Will
son, Trenton.
Every Jersey farmer. whether he has
upon exhibition any of the products of
his toll and soil, has reason to feel great
pride in the very excellent showing made
by his co-laborers Who make the raising
of fine. fruits, cereals and vegetables a
| successful art.
The Progressive Farmers Club of
Goopertown makes a most creditable dis
largest vegetables and newest cereals.
OF the many splendid features of the
fair those in exhibition buildings / and
2 are certainly at the head. Itswould
| seem as If all the fair ones in the State
of New Jersey had tried their level
best to make d rich and extensive dis
play and had succeeded. Here and there
are interesting displays made by firms
and business individuals, but a great
majority of the exhibits are due to clever
thinking and deft handiwork on the part
Of Jerseys daughters. Nearly every
town in the State is nicely represented,
and some OF them have displays that
would do credit to a large city.