Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1897-09-09
COUNTY FAIR.
Other Attractions That go 20 Make up a
County Fair. Good Races and Fast
Time Made Over the New

land County Agricultural and Horticul- |
tural Society opened Wednesday for |
two days exhibit. The Fair opened under
more favorable prospects than it has since
the location of the grounds have been
changed.
Whether this was due to change in the
program of races or not can only be con-
Jectured, but the attendance Wednesday
was about double that of previous years,
on the first day.
This year it is all bicycle races, and
there are but two horse races on the pro-
sram.
The usual display of fruits, fancy work,
etc., is there this year, only in not quite
such profusion as former years. Still
what is on exhibition is very pretty, and
the fruit is especially fine, as displayed
on The shelves in the main building.
There seem to be more apples than any
other kind of fruit, and they are fine ones,
too. The fancy work in bed quilts is
very nice, there being some pretty and
intricate work on them.
The poultry display is not very fine,
but still there are few nice chickens,
some turkeys and few geese.
There are many nice displays in car
riages, put on exhibition by Robert
Recap, Glaspell & Tomlin and J. R. Ed
wards, of Deerfield.
The West Jersey Marl and Transporta
ton Company had fine display of vege-
tables grown by their fertilizers.
Custer d Richards displayed the quail
ity OF their vapor stoves in tent, where
they had patties baked and given out to
those who wished to eat, and they were
eaten all right, for there were many peo-
pie who tested their quality.
There were some pretty fair stock ex-
hibited in bovines, but the display was
not very great,
| or course their abounds some amuse-
ment in the shape of side show, shit
the nigger'' and such. The man with the
| fishing paddles, where you fish up
stick and draw anything from a penny
scarf pin to rich claim in the Klondike.
The popcorn man makes you honey
coated Jumps while you wait, the tin-type
man takes your latest and best. There is
the ice cream man. the oyster man, soft
drinks man and not least the half
smoked man VINO serves you double
jointed half-smoked sandwiches. The
| old original balloon man comes in for a
| share of the dimes and the little tots are
happy. All these are moving attractions,
but the real attraction of the Fair were
bicycle races in the afternoon. The City
Band was present and furnished music
between the races. The racing was
spirited and good runs were made and
| good time scored.
| Had 1t not been for careless rider in
the five-mile handicap race, there would
not have been anything to mar the fine
races. In this race. Edwards, of this
city, caused four riders to collide and
throw themselves. fortunately none Of
them broke any limbs, but they could not
finish the race. Edwards was given $50
yards start, but had great way of look
ing backwards. He was warned several
times by the judges, but when Austin
and Goodley, who We're on the scratch,
came up IN the bunch on short turn, he
did the same thing and this changed his
course Slightly causing collision.
Before the Tandem race came off Theo-
dore and Walter Femy fell from their
wheel and injured themselves somewhat
so they could not enter the two mile tan
dem race. The races were as follows:-
Two mile handicap, Amateur of n. J.
FIRST heat-ten entries, was won by H.
w. Hackett of Atlantic City; w. R,
Goodley, Wilmington, second; M. S. Van
derslice, Phila., third Allen Sheppard,
Mlllville, fourth; Frank Reeves, Mill
Vile, fifth. Time, 5. l. Second heat was
won by Leroy Austin, Tuckerton; T. J.
Gillon, Wilmington, second; Bert Rutter,
third; E. D. Moore, Dividing Creek,
fourth; Fl. P. Carton, Vineland, fifth.
Time, 4. 524. Final heat was won by Lee
roy Austin, of Tuckerton; 7. J. Gallon,
OF Wilmington, second; W. R. Cooley.
OF Wilmington, third, Time. 4.50.
| Two-mile tandem, amateur-won by j.
S. Williams and mate, of Philadelphia;
George Parker and George Mclaughlin,
OF Bridgeton, second; f. S. Robbins and
G. 5. Corson, of Millville, third. Time,
457.
One-mile novice. amateur, three to
qualify, first heat, seven entries-won by
Charles 9. Baker, of Bridgeton: Frank
Edwards, Bridgeton, second; John Cur
liss, Millville, third. Time, 2.324. Sec
ond heat won by Bert Rutter, Millville;
E. $. Baker, Pottstown, Pa, second;
Wesley Flavelle, Bridgeton, third. Time
3.164.
The final heat wss won by Frank Ed
wards, Bridgeton; Charles G. Baker,
Bridgeton, second; Bert Rutter, Mill
vile, third. Time, 2.Ss4.
One mile, open amateur. four to qualify,
first heat won by w. r. Goodley, Will
mington; H. M. Hackett, Atlantic City,
second; H. G. Carton, Vineland, third.
Time 225@. Second heat, won by Furman
Reeves. Millville; Leroy Austin. Tucker
ton, second; George Mclaughlin, Bridge