The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-14
5000 AT The ORANGE FAIR
ENJOYED THE EXHIBITS And Attn
LETIC CONTESTS.
Many Entries in the Different Exhibits
The Award of Premiums Yesterday
Parade of Floats and Trimmed We

The Award of Premiums Yesterday
Parade of FIonts and Trimmed We.
hicles.
The weather man was very good to
those who wanted to visit the Orange
fair yesterday, giving them pleasant
day and little wind About 5000 peo-
pie iourneyed to the fair grounds from
! Orange and the neighboring towns ana
were treated to fine programme OF
! contests. There were also many I'M
ique and beautiful exhibits OF Vegeta-
, bles and fruits, hardware and harness,
furniture live stock, dogs and FOWL
needlework and preserves, etc. AT l:3o
p. M the events were started by pa
rade of floats exhibits and trimmed
vehicles There were about fifty IN
line. headed by the National band OF
| West Haven; the famous Orange Drum
corps was also in the parade. After
the parade, the athletic events were
run off with very little delay between.
| The first event, a one mile open pl-
cycle race, was won by Clyde Chase of
| New Haven, w. r. Minor of New Ha-
ven second; time 2:51 IL.
Clyde Chase rode an exhibition mile
against the track record. He did 1t In
1928, which is record.
The obstacle race was won by Victor
Sebold from seven starters. This was
an amusing race, as each contestant
was given a spoon with an egg In 1t,
and he was supposed to ride, holding
the handle of the spoon, without touch
ing or dropping the egg.
The one mile novice race was also
won by Sebold; time 2:39.
In the next event each contestant
mounted his horse backwards and then
backed his horse to the wire. This
was won by w. III. Woodruff, Bert
Clark second
There were three entries in the 2:30
class trot purse $500, to be divided. II
was easily won by Billy Palmer I'm
straight heats, Lizzie X. Thorn second,
Lie third; time 2:46, 2:3S ga, 2;45.
After the umbrella race in which
each man had to raise an umbrella.
then mount his horse and ride the
whole distance with the umbrella open,
which was won by Walter H. Hofer.
There was trapeze performance by
lie Clair
The D. w. BALDWIN harness race was,
won by Dickinson, w. B. Coan second,
Donovan third; time 2:41.
VIII Woodruff won the peg race.
Bert Clark second, Walter Beecher
third. In this race each contestant must
unharness his horse, hang the entire
harness on the dashboard of his wagon,
then harness his horse, hitch it to his
wagon and drive around the track.
The list of premiums granted yester-
day is given below:
Glass L. Vegetables-C. A. Barker
Woodbridge one first: G. B. Guild,
Milford one first; A. S. Crosby, Or
ange. one second; Fred Pocello. Orange
one second; r. Sorello, Orange four
frsts; S. j. Treat, Orange, one first;
j, J, Merwin, Orange, two irsts. one
second; w. H. Beecher. Orange, one
first; p. j. Rourke, Orange. had the
best collection of onions; J. ]. Merwn, |
best collection of vegetables.
Glass 9 Potatoes-P. ]. Rourke, Or
ange. five firsts one second; C. r.
Treat, Orange, one first w. M. Russell, |
Tyler City, one first; e. l.. Clark, Or
ange, two frsts; J. j. Merwin, Orange, |
one first, one second; P. j. Rourke. |
Orange. had the best collection of pota-
toes.
Glass 3. Field crops-C A. Barker,
one first: G. g. Guild, /
one first, two seconds; C. r. .
Treat, Orange, one first; B. M. Alling, |
Tyler City, one seond; Eliza Russell |
Orange, two frsts; c. A. Barker |
had the best collection.
Glass 4. Grapes and pears-C. A. Bar
ker, Woodbridge. four flrsts; w. M. An
lrew Orange, one first, one second;
Mrs Theron Alling, Orange one second:
=. r. Treat, Orange, one first; w. M.
Russell, Tyler City. one second; w. II.
Woodruff, Milford, one first; Eliza
RUSSELL Tyler City, one second; c. A.
Barker had the best collection of
grapes; w. M Andrew best collection
If pears.
Glass 5. Peaches and quinces-W. M.
Andrew, one first; George T. Plat &
son, Milford one first, and also the
,est collection.
Glass 6. Apples-W NJ Andrew,
orange, two frsts; F.. w. Russell, Ty-
err City, two seconds; w. M. Andrew,
pest collection; Russell second
Glass 7. Cattle-J. Brough Orange,
me first; e. b. Russell, Orange, one
econd; A. M. Clark, Orange, one first
hree seconds; R. Shillingham, Orange,
wo seconds; w. M. Andrew, Orange,
even firsts; A. S. Crosby Orange, two
rsts. two seconds; S. A. White, Mil
ord, one first; P. Torelli e Bro, Or
nee, one first; A. d. Clark Orange,
ne second; S. G. Peck, Orange, one
econd; Frank ]. Hoffman, Derby, two
rsts, one second.
Glass 8. Sheep-E. w. Russell Tyler
'ity, one first; Newton Peck. Wood
ridge, two firsts; George Atwell,
one second.
Class 10. Swine-T. Archer, Derby,
lree firsts.
Glass ~. Draught horses-Division A
w. B. Coan, Derby, first; Coan & J
omlnson, Shelton, second; W. s.
line, Orange, third. Division B-Coan |
Tomlinson, Shelton, first; A. D.
lark, Orange. second. {
Glass a. Trains of oxen-Best ten l
air from one town, won by Milford.
Glass Is A. Trimmed wagons-Best c
'immed wagon-Patrick Rourke, first; d
7elsford S. Clark. second; A. w. Rus
III, third. :
Best trimmed foats-Water Hine,
,teamboa) first; S. D. Woodruff Ger
S wheeD second; b. M. Alling, third. @
Best trimmed private carriages O
iatson Woodruff, hrst. Walter Treat, n