Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-23
CLOSING or FAIR.
Last Day Opened With Horse Racing
 as a Feature.

AS ESdsWT&s
 About 1,2OO people were present or the closing day ot the fair of the Wa terbury Agricultural society. Horse racing was the feature of the last day
 The 2:20 race was won by Funny John, with Alden second and Daisy Beu third The second heat looked SC suspicious, because the driver of Fun I ny John was not trying to win, that the judges called it no heat and or dered it to be run over again. The I spectators heartily approved the rul ing. After that the racing allowed o1 on suspicious. Online, driven by c J. Short, won the 2:3O race. There were six other entries, Nick, Mildred ] George R., Frank N., Sweet Marie and Goodenough.
 Various prizes were awarded yester. ] day.
 In the woman's industrial depart ment Miss Sadie Hatch of New Mill ford won first prize in crayon draw ing, knit insertion, crochet tidy, lamp shade and turnover collar, and Mrs | Arthur Warner on battenberg side. board cover and battenberg table cover.
 Howard M. Hatch, 12 years, New Milford, won first on pen and ink drawing, oil painting, crayon drawing, ornamental penmanship, mince apple seed, and Florence Stuye first on sam. bling. and Ellen l.. Stoddard first on pillow shams, and Francis Mason, 10 years, on seaweed, and Ella. Camp, 12 years, first on doylie.
 Mrs c. Tracy got first In several in- stances on fine line of burnt wood novelties; Mrs G. ". Angel first on l hand woven bed spread and handmade rug and child's dress, and bunch of or namental grass.
 l Mrs H. c. Hull first on center piece, and a special on sofa pillow, Mrs F. Goodwin first on table cover, H. E. Heater first on sofa pillow, and Mrs J. D. Smith first on paper cover for a table.
 < Mrs William Tyler won first on out. 1 line quilt on silk, and on silk knit rug, melon seed and bread bag, crocheted worsted edging, stock collars and cutrs and toilet mats and Mrs O. l.. Adams, Rockville first on hand made handker. chiefs and sofa pillow tops, and Mrs l Clinton E. Crane, sofa pillow.
 Corn starch cake and several others. won first prize for Mrs Edward Brown. and Mrs Louise Brown, Mrs A. G. Hull, Alrs s. Walton, Mrs F. A. Mills and Mrs F. Mcdonald won specials all ] on dark chocolate cakes.
 Miss Frances Mason got a special on bread, Mrs J. E. Smith another, E. O. Bennett won second on rye bread, and Mary Pritchard swept the field In old-fashioned rye.
 In the class for best bread and cakes from special Hours, honors went to Mrs A. c. Hull, Alive Archer, .Nliss G. H. Bradley, Frances Mason, Mrs E. 1 Mason, Mrs John E Smith and Miss l. rI. rrfxy fNf ! the F. O. Bushnell & Go, Warren l.. Hall & Go, l.. H. Toucey x Go, Hon < G. H. Cowell, E. w. Wilson, Tucker & Goodwin and Charles A. Jackson. Mrs 0. l.. Adams of Rockville won first also on tray cloths, painting on satin, celluloid and silk, and on drawn work. and several other dainties in lace and embroidery. Mrs Charles Vineburg on sofa pillow, and Miss Nell l lie Harper on quilt and crochet lace dress, Mrs M. Klopsbock on crochet 1 tidies, Mrs Emily Powers first on knit stockings, and Miss Alice TeatesA first on paper bread spread.
 Tn Horticulture, L. l.. Lowrey won second on cut flowers, Miss Frances Mason second on wild flowers and the honors in wild and cut flowers went l to Mrs Emily Pale and Q. Tracy re- spectively.
 The special prizes were won by Mrs ! A. c. Hull, sofa pillow; Howard Hatch. children's industrial, and Mrs E. L. Adams, Rockville, lady's waist. Tn cakes the premiums were: Choco. late cake, Mrs N Mason, first; Mrs A. G. Hull, second; cocoanut cake, Mrs J. D. Smith, first; Mrs A. c. Hull, sec ond: raised cakes, Js E. Smith, first; fruit cake. Mrs F. Welton; ginger bread, Hattie Stoddard, all; cream cakes, Mrs c. U. Bradley; sponge cake, Alice Archer; angel cake, Alice Arch, CT.
 ! Tn the specials in this department, Mrs Fl. c. Hull had one for best bread and cake, and Alice Archer one vscr best bread and cake. and Miss G. U. Bradley one for largest pumpkin pie; Frances Mason, one for best loaf of bread by a girl, Mrs John E. Smith l one for bread and cake, and Miss Clinton H Crane for largest exhibit In goods in jars. Mrs Cranes was a most creditable display of jellies, jams pre- serves and pickles and won admira- I ton.
 Other special were:
 Best gentleman's driving horse, D. D. Cronin; best stallion, John Bas- comb; second best stallion, Brown Bill; uesI IOuI-yS COAs VI uaASASA' mann.
 F. B. Benham got second and third l Tn gentleman's driving horses. The best ladies' saddle horse was Miss Atwood's boys pony, Robert l Tracy. three prizes; colt one year, F. Steinmann; mare and colt S. H. Peck. Watertown, first; stallions, J. E. Cape 1 we'll first, and Green" Doolittle, Che shire, second.
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