The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-26
KERRY CATTLE ONLONG ISLAND
MRS. KATHRYN GOULD AND MRS.
LADENBURG SHOW THEN.
Father Bnl DAYS Tom Cod Scores O,e
HUNT Club racers On Opening Day OF
the QuccnsNassau Fair -Amsteurs
win with Herds. sheep and swine.

oh. the Joy II the Kerry %cattle," WAS the
way they sang the old song At the opening
Of the sixty-nfth annual fair at Mineola yester-
day. There were eight Of the short legged.
chunky, dark brindle Kerry cattle on view.
the hrst from Ireland ever exhibited on Long
Is land. They are impOrtations from the
Dexter herd, two bulls and four COWS being
entered by Mrs. Kathryn Gould OF Port Wash
inRton and a COW and calf. the latter as red
as a Texas steer. shown by Mrs. Emily Laden
burg OF Westbury. Tit Kerry cows came
from a mountainous region, and there are as
active as goats and great mixers on scant
forage. Straight from the heights Of McGil-
licuddy Reeks, there are doubts as to whether
or not the Kerry cattle will do we'll IN the
comfortable stalls OF the amateur farmers,
The Importations are q special Exhibit They
come from near Cahirciveen, Daniel OCon-
nell's birthplace.
Gentlemen farmers won a fair share Of the
prizes in the regular cattle classes. The herd
prize in Jerseys and In graded native breeds,
each OF $50, were won by r. s. Smith Of Oyster
Raw. r. II. Robbins OF East Williston taking
. the eecond prize of $40 in the latter varieties,
A fine showing OF Guernseys won the herd
prize for Clarepce II. Mackay, Robert Bacon
Of Westbury getting the second prize Tbs
UnderhiIl clan Of Jericho. who have dairy arms
and do not keep them up for the fun n II,
won inc U VI ~
an Ayrshires.
There was but one herd Of Devon and only
asecond prize went TO the owner. c. s. Van sise
Of WoodsburR. Mrs. Emily Ladenburg. who
h q well known rider to hounds. also won
with Southdown and Shropshire sheep.
Timothy Treadwell, who brings the rare
water fowl to the New York poultry show.
was a winner in the sheep classes. IN the
swine Glasses Mrs. Kathryn Gould won win
BerkShires and Mrs. z. r. Ladew Of ElsinorG
Farm, Glen Cove. won With Essex and York
shire breeds. II will take two days to judge
the poultry exhibits. White Rocks and
Brown Leghorns are shown by W. h. Wander
bilt, Jr.
Since the consolidation the fair has been
held by the Queens-Naseau Agricultural
Society, but II is the same ~0ld Home Week
for Long Islanders and for Manhattan and
Brooklyn folks claiming Long Island desrent.
All the old timers make il a point TO sh axe
hands FIRST OF all with Secretary Lott Van De
Water, Jr., and he had to put a glove over the
blisters on his right hand in the afternoon.
All the old side shows were running. and
something new was an open air circus inc
clever women and men acrobats and trape6s
performers doing their acts on a platform
before the grand stand. Another new er-
hibit was Of Long Is lands thriving industry
the selling of real estate. The agents ha1
tents in which to shoM Their maps ana q p GsITr
~.
prospective buyers to see the lots.
There was an exceptionally fine display o.
| tents were used by seed aud plsnt dealers
for their exhibits. One oohem. In the few
hours available before the afternoon rush,
garden Of palms. box trees and frs. There
was an arch OF ipg cedars leading throIsn
backsTound was lacking TO give the i'm.
preston OF antiquity to the creation Of a Jew
hours. The. plants were planted in thet
while the earth about the shrubs was tied
with bagging in transit and planted without
'nf TS cSye wsIe e S5 aSs r Of lace and nl@ssssdiReWorE.
darned work. paintings. sketches and house,
work Of many sorts IN the women's building,
public schools OF the two counties tiIed
another building and were very c9mpsDs
The o cSI EXHIBITS XXI a were 81 m con-!
etructive and free hand drawing. work VIZ
tools and sewing, the displays being CLASSIFIED
While the non-eompe Sitive exhibits we're q
the exercise books and other. material tsKea
from the work q the School 'V II
the pupils in their everyday work. Mrs.
Clarence H. Mspkay was one of the Judge.
W Ea sSSs and Sc cSa Ra,1 efe q sss fs By hie Tss9f Both
school. That for RsSdwoTt sewing vent 20
boys prize With his loinery work -,
| running. races ne only TRACK eNeuI- Ia
faxed the Long Island gentlemen riders
and theft followers. None OF the amateurs
had. mounts, but some OF them sent horse
to the post that AVE regulations a. the nun.
races. In the second race. open 70 all. hest
two In three At half mile heats; palNs lom'
Cod finished second in the first hes, sG,
won easily enough In the next two Nhst
betting there was In the books Of me ,fes
regulars % follow meetings. on Long lslspa
shTswd pencilers held out Tom Cod X,
geIding has been running unplaced On u.
big tracks for . couple. OF years, a. o1ps
usually OF 200 20 I. but the glory Of horns =
prohibitve fsvoritei acted a. q tonic 20 lohh
zane. Singleton Van SchAiek's Kare VOC
the galloway race in straight hes'- u"
summary:
Galloway RACE. purse 500, Su.rt.I M; -' ',' :,
s. Van SchAlch's.b b. m. Katie. CarpenteI, s. -
oConnoI's b. g. Remore CE. Hayden, , . '.rong
Copper King (Hastingg. Useful Ladt EeN."
IrlJ Allie lHlnk and chip (cubs) also ran Tine
Open Race. purse n1S, half mile heats 90 ~,
In three. 20 vafry rs pounds-Won BY " IAN,
B. g. Tom Cod. ?. I, 1; W. X. Months r. sgS
Roche WAN, I, 2, 2. second. Whirlwird oGep
nelD. Useful Lady Hewitt, yTl, Blue Prip' NcsS
my. MA1oI WATSON and sum Up NJ ''f"''
also ran. RIM -OSiA, 0sSlIl. O:5i.
To-day's races will include the ? IS irg,s
$500; 2:ls trot, $500. and AIS pace. Sl,0'', WIZ
another running race.