The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
PLANS FOR ESSEX
FAIR COMPLETE,
OPENS TOMORROW
Display of Jersey Products and
Industries a Feature OF
Exposition.
TR0TTlNG, PACING AND
RUNNING RACES DAILY
Flower Shows to Be Put on for
Opening Day--The
Program.

Larger displays than were ever shown
IN Northern New Jersey In the line of
cattle, vegetables. fruits, flowers. farm
ing Implements. poultry, dogs. art and
household goods are promised by tho
Essex County Fair Association. which
will open this years exposition tomor-
row and continue Tor ten days n ton
nights. Olympic Park and fifty acres
of adjacent land make up tho fair
grounds. and even this big tract will
scarcely be large enough for all the
shows and all the crowds.
In addition to the fair exhibitions
there will be many attractions which In
themselves will be we'll worth a trip to
the fair, not the least of which will be
the horse racing program. prepared by
James M. Beldon, of Bloomfield. There
will be trotting, pacing and running
races every day except the two Sun
days. The first day will be set aside for
members of the Road Horse Association
of New Jersey mi the second Saturday
will include some consolation races for
those who have not won during the
week. Thursday, October Is. will prob
ably be the biggest racing day.
Fireworks will be discharged in front
of the grand stand every night. A wild
west show and all kinds of vaudeville
will be put on and a trotting ostrich, a
decided novelty for this section. will
make new track records.
Two flower shows will be put on for
the opening day and Sunday. October
II, and for Sunday, October 10. and
Monday, the last day of the fair. Tho
poultry show will be the main attrac-
ton on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday of fair week, and the big
dog show has been scheduled for Friday
and Saturday, October 16 and H. On
Sunday, October Is. thererl be the big
gest kind Of an athletic meet. In which
the chief events will be for school boys
of Newark.
The horse racing card II:
Saturday, October 10-Amateur races
for members of the Road Horse Asso-
Citations Of New Jersey. Glass Nc. /, 2:80
trot to carts. mile heats, 8 in 8; class
No. 2, 2:25 pace to carts, mile heats, 3
in 8; class No. 8, free-for-all to carts,
mile heats, 8 in 3. First prize for each
class at set of Quinby track and road
harness. Second prize for Zach class .
suit of horse clothing.
Monday, October 12-Class No. 4. 3:18
trot, purse $500; class No. s, 2:12 pace,
purse $500; class Nc. 9. half-mile run
ming race, best Q in 8, purse of 500.
Tuesday. October 13-Class No. Z, $3.50
trot. purse Of $500; class No. s, 2:25
pace, purse of 5000; class No. Q, Ave-
eighths mile running race, best Q in s.
purse of 500.
Wednesday, October 14-Class No. 10,
2.22 trot, purse of $500; class No. II. 2:15
pace, purse of $500; class No. IL. 2:1S
pace. purse of $500; class No. IA, three
quarter-mile running race, best . in 8.
purse of 500.
Thursday, October 15-Class No. IL,
2:19 trot, purse of $500; class No. 16, 2:13
trot, purse of $500; class No. II, free
for-all trot and pace, purse of $500;
class No. Is, 9s0-yard running race, best
2 in 3, purse s100.
Friday, October 16-Class No. 10. 2:25
trot, purse of $500; class No. 20, 2:21
pace, purse of $500; class No q, five-
eighths mile running ace best 2 in 3,
purse Of 500.
Saturday, October demonstration
races, greatest card of the fair.