New Britain herald., 1923-07-20
PREMIUM LIST OUT
FOR State FAIR
Special Inducements Offered to
Attract Big Displays "

Inc gCOnneCIlcuJ Il GIL ooo"StS~'-
which was organized in l9oS, ana
purchased Charter COAX park mas
held fifteen fairs. To the general
public it was known as the state fair,
since it was the largest fair IN Inc
state. but that was not Its real name,
until now it assumes that title. A rev
months ago the directors of the falr
association acquired the charter or the
which was chartered by the state
over seventy years ago. 1t mad
Connecticut State Agricultural society
checkered life--at first a very sue
cessful career for number OF years
and then lapsed into comatose
condition. 1t was then revived by
the late Colonel Jarvis and the name
attached to the Berlin fair, which
few years ago passed into oblivion.
The acquiring of the charter by
the Connecticut Fair association mas
been legally approved by the legls-
lature and the association has been
merged into the Connecticut State
Agricultural society, which is now
the legal name The fair will now
be known as the Connecticut State
fair--and the management Will en-
deavor to make it a real state fair
in every sense of the word.
For 1928 the officers of the Con-
nectlcut State Agricultural society
are as follows: President, George
A. Long; vice. president, Herbert z.
Parsons; secretary and treasurer,
William H. Goecher; general man
ager, Ira H. Butterfeld. Prepare
lions are well advanced for the six
teenth annual fair to be held at Char
ter Oak park September 3 to s, in
elusive, opening Labor Day, with day
and night sessions. The Grand Cir
cult races, always big feature of the
fair, will also be held in connection
with the event, the large purses Offer
ed attracting the cream of the light
harness horses now competing in
America.
Premium lists for the fair are
now being distributed, with most
attractive awards in the various de-
partments. The aggregate is over
$4,000. A new exhibition hall, built
of steel, is being erected. and all the
department buildings will be put in
first class shape for the coming fair. |
The premiums for the various depart
ments aggregate $4,000. The depart
nents, with amount of premiums su
perintendents, and date of closing en-
tries, are as follows:
Department A, cattle, $4,000 in pre-
miums; Prof H. L. Garrigus, Connec-
ticut Agricultural college, superin-
tendent; entries close Monday, Ahg-
ust 10.
Department B, swine, premiums
$1,000; Prof H. L. Garrigus, superin-
tendent; entries close Monday, Aug
ust 10.
Department c. sheep, premiums
$4,000; Prof. II. L. Garrigus, superin-
.endent; entries close Monday, Aug
lst 10.
Department y, poultry, premiums
$500; w. H. Card. Manchester SUI
oerintendent: entries close Monday,
August 10.
Department e, bees and honey,
premiums $500; A. w, Yates Hart
ord, superintendent; entries close
Monday, August 49,,
Department F, fruits. premiums
$1,000; George w. Fraser, Whitman
ic, superintendent: entries close Aug
list IS.
Department G. grain, vegetables
md Grange exhibits, premiums ST.
100; George w. Fraser, superintend-
mt; entries close August IS.
Department I, flowers, professional
md amateur, premiums $500; entries
lose August 20.
Boys and Girls club work. pre-
NUNS $1,000. This exhibit will be
conducted in cooperation with the
Agricultural college, U.
l. Department of Agriculture and the
'ounty Farm bureau.
Home canning, fruits and vegeta-
lies, premiums 800; entries close
august Is.
Various special displays will be
made at the fair, including a model
hildren's playground arranged by the
ark department of Hartford, and
BOY and Girl Scouts will camp on the
ark during the fair and give demon
trations of their service and games.
rec attractions will be furnished in
ront of the grand stand daily, mostly
nique equestrian acts. and Mystic
'hina." grand spectacle. will be
resented twice daily as a free attrac- s
1oi Colts Armory band will furnish
fternoon and evening concerts daily.
IN Saturday the closing day of the
air, an automobile race meet will
e featured