The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-18
GREATEST BABY SHOW YET
UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS ol
 YESTERDAYS AFFAIR.

Six Hundred .Cherubsp at tle Rock
 PrettIest Babies in the History of the
 shows-The Prize Winners-Eyery-
 one Happy-Mr. Blake's Success.
 The baby show and congress of babies at the Rock yesterday afternoon eelips- ed all predictions. It was q success be- yond all expectations and managers and people are both happy and satisfied. The splendid car service was a notable feature of the day, the immense crowd of 10000 people, mostly women and children, being handled comfortably and without an accident.
 This was aided to some extent by the | good sense of the people in getting an early start. many going on the first ex- l tra cars which started running about l 10 o'clock in the morning. From this time on until late in the afternoon there Twas q steady and continuous stream of humanity.
 I To describe the congress of "cherubs', when they were all assembled would be la a task. It was q great and pretty sight. There were 500 of them lined lalong the Concert park railing in three iroWs according 10 their ages, the young lest coming first. As the judges passed among them there was "a look of expec- Itancy on every mothers face, but none went away disappointed for even if they Idid not win special prize they did get a handsome silver sugar shell.
 The judges did their work expedi- tiously and impartially, and deserve Egreat praise. They were: Mrs. John T. Hendricks and Mrs. J. F. Hoffman of Ithis city and Miss Leighton and Miss Herbert, appearing at the theater this lWeek.
 1 At the conclusion of their work the Iprizes were presented to the winners lfrom the band stand, each child being Iheld aloft by Benjamin Mann, of Mann X Bro, who for several years has cour- lteously acted in the capacity of arl- Inouncer and introducer of winning
 tdarlings." Bennie's witty remarks kept the great throng in fine humor, land many a hearty cheer went up as 1.-the winners were held up. General sat Iisfaction was expressed at the choice of the judges. Their task was not an easy lone as every one said the show repre- lsented the greatest number of pretty babies ever seen.
 j The entire affair went off without a mitch, and in this particular. James A, II Blake, the untiring amusement man lager of the Rock, who for many days had devoted much of his attention tc the successful planning of the affair
 well deserved the congratulations heard
 on every side.
 List of Prizes.
 l Handsomest baby, from two months
 to one year old--Boys; Joseph We1ling- ton, fl Dwight street, first prize, sil- lyer coffee set; Arthur Shepard, 42s lWinchester avenue, second prize, child 2
 thur street, first prize, silver coffee set l Irene Mahoney, 229 Greenwich street second prize, childs dress.
 Handsomest baby. from one year old 25 Ann street, first prize silver tea lset; Edwin Burnham, 46 Platt street, sec lond prize, child's coat Girls. Annie IO3Keefe, l32 NeWhalI street, first prize lsilver tea set; Alice Burton, 122 Eagle Istreet, second prize, child's dress \ Handsomest baby, from two years old to three years old-Boys: Arthur Ry- Ider, 459 Main street, West Haven, first Iprize, silver water pitcher; Merrill Mill Her, 21 Porter street, second prize, silver Icup and saucer. Girls: Sarah Fisher iBranford, first prize, silver pitcher lF1orence Piper Blatchley avenue, sec lond prize, dress. '$+... ,EEts | Smallest baby--A1ice O'ConnelI, SI
 Lawrence street, go-cart. '.s@tFT | Fattest baby-Harry Reynolds, first prize, toilet set; William Walsh, 154
 Walnut street, second prize silver cup
 Twins-Tom and Ann Hohner, Nau. lgatuck, first prize, two silver bowls Alice and Alma Konitz, 415 Columbus Iavenue, second prize, two silver cups and saucers; Miller twins, 3o1 Orchard street, two children's coats
 Handsomest colored baby--Alberi
 Mills, Woodbridge, first prize, go-cart Tol1isa Skinner "A 5Wahsfny sfraaf rAo-