The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-20
FAIR ON AT EESHCHESTER.
SUCCESS UNDER NEW CONDITIONS
AT TIE OLD STAND.
COntinuou . Performance on TrOtting Track
and IN Horse snow Ring-J. W. Hars
rman Gains Notable Victories with
Corinne and Chieftaln-The Awards.

Here's your continuous performance
announced the bankers before the White
Plains Fair Grounds yesterday. now going
on. harness races on the track and . horse
show In the inner heidi"
There was no exaggeration in the calls,
and the races and ring contests proved the
greatest attraction to the crowd, but In other
espeots the WestchesteT County Fair has
dwindled from It's former high position as an
agricultural. live stock and county products
show. The freak and frivolous side shows
were all IN hand, with the popcorn, whip
and pink lemonade vendors. also the photo
graph galleries and tent restsurants. yet the
lack OF prize pumpkins and fat steers made
the old timers sad.
The young folks found plenty 10 interest
them. but their daddies don't like the fashiob-
able wave. that threatens 20 wipe out the
old fair and substitute modern attractions
even the balloon ascensions and an airship.
It was well enough to see King Axworthy Erot
in ::I6N. 70 see Q bevy Of the best eoues-
triennes In the country competing In an
entirely novel saddle horse class. and to see
J. w. Hartman drive Chieftsin to the blue
10 the gig class; but the old bucolics were
stnl unpacihed.
-Drat it, said one veteran. a. he toyed
with his chin whiskers. e q man wux
so foolish as tew want to SAMPLE. thar amt
no chance. fur as I kin see. Thar amt no
eagle bird wheels. no card games. no nuthin.
not even a shell game or three card finfams.
'T'ain't what 1t wuz twenty year ago, when
! once won 80 on ther wheel
A thirsty looking individual at the bar
had another complaint to utter. Say
said he, "darned II there's been q rising star
Of Westchester politics here all day long
a-settin' 'em up. why, In the old days
there were ~favorite sons here fron Bedford.
Tarrytown. Mount Vernon. ionkers and
White Plains. an all buy ing at once. This
fair amt what IL used 70 be-
Yet the attendance was the best on record
for q Wednesday. and all the boxes are sold
for the week. The protests are ar echo OF
rows In the committee. which have brought
new men and ideas to the front. II already
is planned to have more races and . stu
bigger horse show next year. with a chain OF
outside attractions that will eclipse every
fair ever held on the old White Plains grounds
There were onlookers yesterday from every
town In the county; trolley lines and local
hacks were taxed to their carrying capacity
while hundreds arrived in family traps and
automobiles. The horse show ring was lined
the nrst reunion Of Westchester society since
the spring, and the lawn before the horse
'h Goth See n. w SsS as gay sn "a a6 sar sSon ea w.r. oply
shadows OF former eIhibiti. but the quality OF
the entries was undeniable; George Porter
% hIuHlCy uhu y hnOiy hhC NArPioy "
Rouen and Pekin ducks. which, won many
special prizes. Porter. after showing the
quack;apacks. went TO the adjoining tent and
the show went to C. @. Hopton's French bull
dog Rodney Marouise. a splendidly pointed
s Sls Sne; w and w sos S 81 Misi iS g. f r. R ResT n Of ~ %h sGs
Plains with the Pomeranian SNOWFALL.
Congressman Jacob Rupert. Jr.. after being
honors in st. Demands with a nne homebred
pair. Moses Taylor OF Bedford won in
entries, while James watson's Barney entries
carried all before. them in. Irish terriers.
Pointers and da chehunds made a clean sweep
for. q. Muss Arnolt. who lives at Tuckahoe
and is a stanch supporter each year OF the
Westchester fixture.
white Plains horsemen have not sue
the s:lo trot carried over from Tuesday.
New York this season. the honors falling, 20
Exquisite. who won handtly. In 22i3. Ain
AITorthy won the 2lg tTot IN straight heats
iams. the Connecticut horseman, won the
2;2s pace, after being ncsed out in the nTst
won the 7:l7 pace in straight heats.
To open the heb h9 ,rs soS ,rsEi R :; G SrIae soI
pairs with Cambridge King and Trinity King.
Former Park Commiesioner George z. Clause1
taking the second ribbon with Betty. and
EccIes won the second class, for ponies in
harness, and Miss Rockefeller won the blue
Will The Arrow In the novice harness morse
class. Emil Antony took the hrst In novice
saddle horses with St. Agnes for G. olive
Iselin's prize; William II, Catlin won Edmund
Randolph's prize from q large class with Ster-
ling and j.. Campbell Thompeon's Sweet Br1er.
by clever hurdlinR, won Adrian lselin, Jr.,s =.
prize for heavyweight hunters.
Now came a class for ladies' saddle horses.
I4.3 hands or over, which for the first time
brought together the big and little saddle
horse champions with women up. In the
field were Mrs. Henry Siegel with ScePtre.
Mrs. z. II. Weatherbee on Morning Glory,
Miss Emily H. Bedford on Helena Miss Hhes
II. Reid on Eudora. Miss NJ. C.. Maxwell on
Jacobite. Miss Ladew on Katzenjammer Kid.
Mrs. W. s.. Elliott on Lolita. champion OF the
long Branch show; Mise Belle Beach on
Corinne and Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman on J. W.
Harriman's second string Petroleum. p. T.
n, TalmaEe and Robert Maclay, the judges,
aeon sifted matters to Corinne and lolita
The former showed better than in any ring
this year and could not be denied for the
blue. Lolita, despite Mrs. Elliott's ftne rid
ing. was only second. Petroleum was third.
ChiaEtain, driven by J. W. Harrim an. de-
spite one bit OF fractiousness, was the best
ali around actor in the gig clsss. and there
was applause when the jud Res q, g. Haven.
Jr., z. Won der Horst Koch and r. l.. Gerry,
gave the blue TO the brown Relding. The
YounRster, A. g. Vanderbilt driving. won the
red. and Miss VI. C.. Maxwell gained the third
Mace. 4 high distinction in the classy FIELD
81 seven, with Adonis. The summaries:
40 class. rotting;:purse 800: