The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-10
uoRARr AT THE WAVERLY FAIR.
he Cilmbs PoliticiNn me- IiiI ana Shakes Hands
with N ThrouR OF Pernons,

The presence Of vice-President Hobart and
the absence Of Gov. John w. Gr!ggs were the
chief features OF the New Jersey State Fair al
Waverly yesterday. Gov. Griggs 10 the nrse
Governor who has neglected to visit the fair
on Thursday OF fair week during the thirty
nine years tho society has been in existence.
lie was represented yesterday by his Secretary,
Hobart futile. Vice President Hobart and
Hobart Tuttle were met by K. B. Gaddis Of
Newark and II. II. Isham Of Elizabeth. and
after taking luncheon at tho Essex Club in
Newark they rode TO Waverly In what one Of
the Newark hackmen spoke Of as q low.necked
carriage. Al the fair grounds Woo Presldene
Hobart l.n,s The held d. az ap infGr%1I rgTis fRa IN In the The p p
appeared to bc in perfect health and did NOD
with those who did not know the classic fes-
lures OF the little Governor;
large yesterday, and i seemed, almost as dense.
t. not rOped ip. YHaP Hin AFFORD, a liner vie.
Sssas' se naHors William Viii SS'" DAILY al Of Hudson ana
gressmen John Hart Brewer and Jamo, Blu
chanan, Mayor Pangborn, Sheriff, Henry Dore-
Thnrs 45 hs State Scr Senator nor' 81. TWs'nJp Johnson Sna 81 Be y:
gen county, tho Hon, Johnston Cornish Of
Warren county, County Auditor GHnkIin of
and Hogan, State Senators Reed, Francis, and
Gould, State Treasurer swain and Major An.
derson. who 10 State Supervisor of Prisons, and
Judge J. Frank Fort, who nominated Hobart
for the Vice Presidency.
1t was hot at the fair grounds, and every.
body agreed that II was more oppressive than
they had ever known 1t to be before, until 300
rotary Quinn called attention TO the fact thao
they said the same thing just a year ago on
Governors day. Then they remembered and
probably suffered less.
The track events were exciting enough TO sat
iBfy any one, and that several drivers we're MOI
badly hurt was due to good luck. In one in:
stance, however, a serious accident was avoided
Smith, who halls from Middie,own. Conn.
Smith is n trainer for tho Windsor Stock Farm
Of Farmingdaie, and was driving the brown
geldinS Manassn Bay in the 2:26 trot. Eleven
horses started in the race. and before reaching
the quarter pole in the first heat the bit in Ma
nassa Bays mouth broke in half. and the horse
plunged wildly ahead. Smith, realizing that not
only his life was in danger, but the lives
and landed we'll forward on tho horses back.
BY this time tho gelding was without n bride
and flying ahead in the midst Of the other horses.
Smith got we'll out on the horse and threw one
against his windpipe. he pulled ms he. never
pulled before. Some OF the drivers had by this
time pulled their horses up and got out Of the
way. Smith finally brought Manassas Bay to .
driver escaped with slight bruises.
In the second heat OF tho o:l6 pace a tire new
OF the sulky drawn by the black RclGing Am
brion. driven by II. p. Lippincott OF Jersey City.
former was painfully injured about the head.
face. and shoulders. In the same heat c. II.
Kalen OF Workers. the driver OF Joe Nelson. was
thrown from his sulky in a collision. but escaped
was captured without doing any damage. Tho
summary: