New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-10
Ill DUE TO THE LADIES.
Flat5ush County Fair OTCcs Success
10 Their CIeUcrBcSS.

All that YOU see is Que 10 the ladies-they're the
moving shirts behind IL an" said Henry A Meyer
president OF tire ~or-elyou club. as he embraced IN
one Gallant flourish Il his hand the FlatbUsh county
fair from Little Germany TO the floral paddock.
and from the orange grove 70 the Industrial exhibit
And what's more. they DO Il Tor fun" he added.
as he Jed the vav down TIE pike-which is Cor
telvou club for the uidway-to the front door Of
The heautv show. The club doesn't look 10 make
any money out q s."
last wear. 1t zyin be remembered. the women Of
the Cortelyou gave county fair. II was huge
sccosseo much 80 hat they could not help giving
another one this year by special and popular re-
quest" as the genial president phrased f. and he
ought 10 know. Cor Mrs Meyer is chairman cf the
ladies' auxiliary committee. that has managed IL
Everything has been done by The members OF the
club and the result s one OF the cleverest amateur
shows ever given IN New-York.
The walters ere fnportatiors; 50 are the privilege
men who sell soaps and sewing machines IN the
Industrial tent Cwcrllr't be county fair without
AZ e1hist q domestic industrles). and the Rhode
Island LADIES' Orchestra. which plays every after
noon and evening IN white skirts and scarlet coats
sud Yachting crus is hired But that's about all
The WIG West Snow and the gypsy operetta were
written by member and are staged md performed
by members. n is the same with the vaudeville,
which gives continuous performance. Z the mem
bers are rot or exhibition in The floral paddock the
squsshos and bee,s out Of their backwards are The
agricultural entries were Judged yesterday hut the
result % the awards repOses IN sealed envelope IN
Mr Meyers wafstcoat pocket. not 20 be revealed
an Saturday morning the last cay Of the fair
L was IN q woman's fertile brain that one Of the
gems o. the fair the Alt Nurnberger Glocklein.
originated She made Il up cut Of her own head II
Is an exact facsimile ~ the famous old sausage
house In 'he curious old toy city. and is made Of
canvas over wooden framework. painted capitally
70 represent the fahied ouaintness o. the original
even 20 the RED se-ariums blooming in the little
attic windows and the medieval stained glass In
the lower ones Gone in and have red hot end
sl8erkraG~ runs the CHEEKY legend. 50 placed that
he monkey who loops the loop IN his automobile
ear read il as he steers dlzzlly toward Mother
Esrth
Ths bowling alleys OF the clubhouse have been
trsas,orrne5 into truly rathskeller. The walls are
hung with Teutoric texts out OF rathskeilers IN the
Naterlsnd and some q them are-wel. Fresloeill
Never looked around long time before he found
one TIA; he thought was pretty enough 10 trans
late Tor publication and even then he concluoao
not % translate g. Tie explained that somehow they
losi Their point when expressed In English.
Besides the stems and the drinking texts there
were brilliant cartoons. representing KAISER " H.
helm. aercsly uustached and arrayed in what locks
Ike Chinese mandarln.s smoking Jacket. drinking
The health OF George Cortelyou. Secretary Of Com
nerce o. the United States. This fattering recog-
mton on the part az the German Emperor OF MI
Cortelyou's greatness was evoked by the visit
Tuesday. AS the guests OF President ano Ms.
Meye-
AMATEUR HORSE RACE
y got thar no an myself" says Mrs Pauline
Willard De Lisser as she sets In motion the Cor
ftFCu Club horse race "a" There are sixteen horses
snd Jockeys. all cut out OF aluminium and painted
~ the colors o. nature. These revclVe and the
Spectator pays 10 cents and chooses his horse. and
y this horse stops abreast % the pointer he gets
beautiful prize worth City cents. AL the others.
whose horses stop abreast OF something else. get
second prizes. But every one gets something This
3 no gambling machine-you cant lose laughs
Ms. De Lasse-
But The inventor OF the Cortelyou CLUB horse
race Is mol SO proud OF her achievement as the
Inventor OF The beauty show Is Of his. Mr. Meyer
: ne Inventor % The beauty show He has applied
roy patent The Beauty show consists Of ten or
we've pictures u pretty women on screen Each
49, = lolno hole uuoer IT, BehlIo the noe haiiss
tsl.--. me person VINO slcceef-s ~ lllLoNtle
l-te-long BAH through q hole gets the prize that
--ss n ne hole. An American giri occupies the
t,,..,1 q honor ln the centre Near oy, the
e.lae siefs stand al day grinding cut their names
$500 Immediate hines ana oniy stone
~fe1e Nss Is ne orange srose-a sltehola LoI ie
---l tung Win orange orps ano Ashteo win
s,1nse coloreo electric bulbs. Here mystery pack
p - are sold az hve cents apiece.
4, ~ women ~ The Cortelyou Cub nave cut loose
~ course but thev call il the PKe. out q
fikf lcals The Lane and ne2r the end Of the
49, slan1s The White Elephant, the most eTnbar-
49, -ne White Elephant is = meek Jersey heifer
o-sA Presented her 10 the Curreiyou women. Every
- eit r1fterec "a the pretty attention. and great
I-lrIs had been MADE fOr housing and feed
~ % rev present. when it occurred 70 some one
- -es being toddc4 Gown and fed cows COCA
a'is need Dr. 20 he'd. IRE CortelyOu Club pos
-, many brave men and fair women. but none
~ ava 70 nj king COW. The club found Itself
genslne dilemma and a. is said that the presi-
49, ell cfloers became hysterical a. the situa-
~. mar confronted them. 4 cairyman has now
- efisaEec 20 care frr the COW. and the women
aA ~ rafie her on
49, --.en there is tne horse racing that goes on
every afternoon. with monkey aero
II f And or rn c-lff lt the ODD
d, eeE house 81 E'.e 0.l u Tome. read the cpun-
- . Gals .tI. f1e wor-o1 have ser up q couple
i. owes cld serve capital chocolate and coffee
- fes1r r1 1Ies. accompanied by souvenir
"t cups AnF The Desdwood coach makes IT'S