The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-19
THE COMING FAIR
Of the Wallingford Agricultural Socie

Of the Wallingford Agricultural Socie- ty.
 The coming fair is the sixth annual or the Wallingford Agricultural society. This year there will be change from the usual order of things in that cattle and horse day will be combined in one on the hrst day, leaving the second for bicycles only to be known as wheel mems day.
 For the cattle and horse day there Will be two racing events for trotters and pacers--2:50 class, $75 and 2:3O class purse of $150; the entries closing at Il D. m', September 21, with John P. Ste venson.
 For the bicycle day there are sched- uled five races. There is the one mile novice, three prizes, the first prize be- Ing grass and onyx table, $20; second prize, fancy teapot, $7; third prize, bi- cycle lamp, $3.50.
 One mile open-First prize, gold ring with stone, $20; third, steel fishing rod, $l0.
 One-half mile handicap-First, dia- mond, 1855; second, tete-a-tete set, $20; third, silver butter dish, $7.
 One mile handicap--First, diamond, SJ5, second, silver ice cream set, $20; third, steel fishing rod, $1O; fourth, pair handle bars, $2.
 Five mile handicap open to Southing- ton, Meriden, North Haven, Durham, Middlefield, North Branford and Wal lingford-First, silver cup $35; second, etching, $10; third, shaving set, $750; fourth, saddle $4.5O; fifth pair of ham, dle bars, $2.
 The single admission tickets this year have been placed at thirty-five cents, with season ticketa at fifty cents. Membership tickets will cost S1.
 In the cattle department George w. Cooke will be the superintendent in charge. The various judges selected are as follows in the cattle line: Jer- seys, D. D. Bishop of Cheshire; Guern- seys, William Whitney; Devons, J. w. Yale of Meriden; Holsteins, J. D. Bar tholomeV; best COW, bull, heifer calf, two year old and one year old heifers, w. H. Bartholomew; herd cows, G. H. Davis, Durham: best herd of two year old heifess, G. H. Bronson; herd year. lings, Delona w. Ives; best pair of heif- CT calves, G. A. Hopson; larges: and best team of oxen, William .E. Hall; working cattle, Frank Hotchkiss, Cheshire; Fred Jacobs, North Haven; George W. Cooke; fat cattle, Henry D. Hall; working steers, Henry Page, Dur ham; John H. Francis, o. P. Merriman; draught oxen, strength, Henry c. Wording; blowing match, George J.. Williams; swine, D, w. Ives; sheep, Charles E. Lyman, Middlefeld.
 Charles I. Parmelee will be in charge as superintendent of the poultry tent, the judge being A. G. Birdsey of Meri- den. For the horses George J. Peers has been selected as superintendent.
 In the class for stalliQps for general use. geldings or Allies tnd mares for breeding, horses for general use, the judges are Lewis H. Hall, c. F. Bar tholomew, A. $. Jones. For matched horses and single horses the judges will be N F. Ingraham, H. W. Andrews and E. M. Smith, Meriden. The judges for farm horses are o. l. Martin and Joel A. Allen In the exhibition tent for grains vegetables, squashes, melons, potatoes apples, pears, peaches and grapes the judges are F. P. Atwater, Cheshire, c. A. Hopson and w. H. Newton. For the floral department and miscellaneous as well as best exhibit of farm products from any one grange or school district the judges chosen compose Mrs. Joel A. Allen, Mrs. Joel H. Paddock, Mrs. G w Cooke. For fancy work, Mrs. Louis Fl. Hall, Mrs. c. N. Jones and Mrs. G. A. Hopson will be the judges.