The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-07-28
A TRI-STATE FAIR
Jersey City Men Have
Leased North Hudson
Park.
FIRST EXHIBITION SEPT. II.
E. F. G. Young, Robert Davis
and P. F. Wanser Among
the Incorporators.

Men prominent in business and social
circles in Eastern New Jersey have
formed the Tri-State Fair Association,
and will take up the good work of the
Waverly Fair Association. This promises
a revival of interest in agricultural fairs
in that section of the State. North Hud-
son Park at Gutenberg has been leased
for the first annual exhibition which
will be held September II to % inclusive,
and no efforts or expense will be spared
to make the event noteworthy one.
Tn eincorporators of the new society
are:-E. F. c. Young, Robert Davis, p F.
Wanser, p T. Powers, of Jersey City,
and James M. Reilly, of Newark, COM
bination qualified to promote the success
of the undertaking. The grounds end
buildings will be renovated and put in
shape, and the track will be worked con-
stantly and a new top dressing laid so
as to make it first class in every respect.
The programme of sports arranged for
the week will be a national circuit meet
of bicycle riders, a grand paced race and
complete tournament of automobiles on
Tuesday, the opening day. Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday will be given UP en-
tirely to trotting and pacing races for
which purposes aggregating $1,000 will be
offered.
Mr.. Reilly, who has managed the speed
department at the New Jersey State Fair
for the past several years, feels confident
that the classes arranged will bring the
best horses now racing on the grand cir
cult and that the week at North Hud-
son Park will eclipse any former racing
programme seen in this State
T. I. Powers, whose long connection
with the leading sporting event in the
country will have charge of the varied
sports and attractions. He is now at
work arranging for the bicycle and auto
mobile features. In addition he proposes
to put on series of out door sports which
will make each day continuous per-
formance. The accessible location of the
grounds has promoted the managers to
provide unique features by way of enter
tainment for visitors in the evening,
which will include firework displays,
spectacular shows, band concerts and
other forms of amusement.
The agricultural features of the exhi-
bition will include departments for the ex-
hibit of all kinds of farm, garden and
orchard products. horticultural and
floral displays are to be made special
features of the exhibition. From the en-
couragement offered by the florists of
Hudson and Bergen counties this depart
ment will be superior in all respects A
special effort will also be made to make
the poultry display one of the greatest
ever seen at an agricultural fair
A department under the supervision and
management of ladies' from Hudson and
adjacent counties will be open for ex-
..:bits of all kinds of needle work, en-.
broideries and other classes for women
work. An art gallery will also be made
a feature.
The officers of the association will meet
on Tuesday next to formulate and agree
upon the formation Of departments and
prizes to be offered. At a meeting held
in Jersey City it was resolved to ex-
tend cordial invitation to all who de-
sired to assist in promoting the success
of the various features of the fair to
communicate with the association, so
that committees might be selected to
look after the proper display of exhibits
of all kinds. 1t is especially desired to
have the ladies take an interest in the
woman's department, for which an elab-
crate programme is being prepared.
Inquiries of all kinds can be sent to
the secretary, James M. Reilly, No. 7S4
Broad street, Newark, or P. T. Powers,
No. 220 Broadway, New York. The Off
GERS of the association are:-E. F. C.
Young, president, Jersey City; P. F.
Wanser, Jersey City; Philip Hexamer,
Hobolken; David A. Pell, Hackensack,
VICE president; Robert Davis, Jersey
City, treasurer; James M. Reilly, New
ark, secretary; P. T. Powers Jersey
City, general superintendent