New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-03
RICHMOND COUNTY FAIR.
Agricultural Shoe IN Heart of q
Borough of the MetropoIis.

real old fashioned agricultural exhibition more
generally called county fair. in the city of New
York may appear to some impossible. Yet prep
aratfons are In progress for the holding of such
fair where will be exhibited the agricultural prod
ucts of greater New York. its native fruits and
flowers its fine horses. cattle, dogs poultry. and
even its cats. There will also be the exhibits OF
the handiworz of in the culinary art. needle
work and the product of brush and pencil.
This fair is to be given in the Borough OF Rich
i mond Staten Island. opening Labor Day and
continuing for week Staten Island has an area
Of ffty-seven square miles, and perhaps half or
this is still agricultural district devoted TO
market gardening, farming and fruit growing The
fair project started early in the spring, so
that ample time has been given the farmers and
gardeners to grow big pumpkins. fine grain ana
fruits.
The fair grounds are delightfully."- located. level
stretch of thirtytwo nesting at the foot OF
Dongan Hills. Staten Islands choicest residential
district and commanding a full view of the Lower
Bay and ocean beyond. from Coney Island to Sandy
Hook has been secured and inclosed. resula-
ton mile has been laid out in the most
approved manner. grandstand. an attractive ana
substantial structure, facing the ocean, has oeen
built a permanent exhibition building constructed.
with stable for horses. sheds for cattle and other
necessary buildings Nearly ali of this work is now
completed and experts who have examined and
tested the track venture the opinion that 1t VIII be
one of the fastest half-rnile tracks about New
York.
tracks of the Tottenville division OF the RAPID
Transit Railway and the north by the trolley
line running from the st. George ferry Landing 10
Midland Beach, making them accessible to all parts
of Staten Island Ivy direct from all or the
Staten Island ferries. The Midland Beach excur-
sion steamer and a few minutes trolley ride pro-
vide another pleasant route to the fair grounds
The fair is under the direction OF the Richmond
County Agricultural Society, an organization com
posed entirely of business men ana cluZehs VI
Staten Island The aHotments of stock were I'M
tied and there are LOO shareholders, making the en-
terprise entirely a Staten Island one The o-nceiS
are William S Van Clief, president: captain 1dco0
I Housman vice-president; Edward + Doyle SEE
rotary. David F. Simonson and Edward sidney
Rawson counsel and Waldren NJ Braman aanitoI,
who with William Mcfarland. William l.. fslcS4N
ond Jobp Bruins compose the directors IT,.
Each day during the fair there WIN D5 ~ ~ $50
hern races one running race anu Lot
tbsra have been ninety-eght entries. assuring d
large field of starters in each event 1nLSe % Iii
ifSe berness races in the course of the week VIII
he omen Only to Richmond County horses put Jne
otbers are omen events National Trottlne ASsocld-
tion and Jockey Club rules will govern the races
and auction pools will be sold under the PROVISIONS
ol staten Island has had several successful horse
shoyyu but the entries so far received
~ chow at the county fair will excel all Iolllei
hours there Nearly all the classes are open COM
pettons They include harness hoTses. , nun, ers
and polo ponies and the prizes asgreSate HOaT
4ba, sS5S either in cash in plate as the winner
49, elect Friday. September !, Is the cate Set
20 tho closing OF the horse show entries -,
THE competitions in the doS ana poulti 80
are also open and in these departments the pre-