Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-09-18
The State Fair.

We spent lew hours on Inc IalT Nrouuu
at Rutland Thursday. The day was perfect
ion air and SKY, and scenery, condition o
the ground and track. and the Attendance OF
the people, who were out in great numbers
left nothing to lc desired. All that wac lacking
was the Exhibition. THIS was lamentably
deficient in almost every department, ar a dis
play Of The Agricultural products and me
ehanical Industry of Vermont
The sheep must be excepted from tins re-
mark. There was a very fine show cf mcri-
nos, Messrs Sanford cf orwell, Dean Of corn
wall ,Sprague of Brandon. and others. exhibit
ing hocks of especial merit
OF Cattle the number on exhibition was
very small the most noticeable beng a
fine group of Durhams including the
four year Old bull Field Marshal, " weighing
$500 lbs, and Kerry county, ireland, bull
and heifer, about as large as two big New
fouDdland dogs, exhibited by Richard Brad
ley of Brattlcboro
In horses the display Wa- mcasrr. c3n,id-
ering what it might have bccn, and as COM
pared with some former wears There
were however some fine matched
pairs. the fast trotters of Nr Ncr-
rill. Of Colchester. and the tine chestnut
span of our townsman y. G.. Lin>lcy-
which last took the premium at the trial of
speed IN the afternoon. doing the mile in
3.ll-attracting especial attention Mc>srs.
Holabird of Shelburnc. Miller Of Willis
ton. Norton of 1inmou,h, and l,w others
had some Morgan Siallion~ of u'ticcahle
merit
In Floral and Mechanics Halls the
show was quite limited, Farming implements
were few Products of the Farm and Garden
almost nowhere, Fruit and Flowers nothing
worth mcntiunin-.
\ steam wagon rally a very ingenious
and apparently effective invention. weighing
only 200 LIS, and differing little in size OF
appearance from a common open buggy
gon.-which ran rapidly twice or three
times round the course. was absolutely the
chief attraction Of the day. 1t seems to us
that this will hardly do for the State Asri-
cultural Society Its fairs have been dech-
ming IN interest and value for several
years past What exactly ls the mat
ter Is not apparent but that something viii
be needed to save our state Fairs from
contempt. If thing - on IN thi- way, ID
plain enough.
Tn STATE FMR.-Thc attendance at the
State Fair Friday was large, though con-
sideraJly less than the DAY before, when six
or seven thousand persons were present.
At the race between the stesm-wagon and
horses. Yesterday, the wagon was distanced
by several horses, both trottia. aul running.
The highest speed OF the steam-bug-y aP-
pears To he about ] 3 miles an hour. Ina
twenty mile race itwoull doubtless beat any
horse. but in mile heats it Is easily di-tanced.
Contrary To the usual and excellent Gus
tom, there was no regular speech. hy any
speaker OF note. u. Z. Nicholson was called
p.on the occasion OF crowning with a wreath.
presented by the ladies' the horse Ahra-
ham Lincoln. which did some good t,tting
though failing to take a premium.
The grand Sweepstakes premium OF t.iy
dollars, in the forenoon. was won iy tire
Barber horse.
The bce-man. X. P. KDDEs, E,s-. wss on
hand. yesterday and day before, and in dc-
fault of regular agricultural address. de
livered divers lectures on Bees, illustrated
by the living swarms. filing the air around
him.
One Of the most valuable inventions ou cN-
hibition and which attracted large share OF
attention in Mechanics Hall. was the Auto
matte Gas Generator, exhibited ly oar
townsman P. f. Sweet. and manufactured
here by the Automatic Gas Company. The
apparatus was exhibited in operation. sup
plying a number Of burners with the bauti-
ful gas produced by it.