Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-09-30
vegetables, and the State Fair in Vermont
has never squslled our County Fairs in this

has never squslled our County Fairs in this
line.
The show of splendid cauliaowt RS, beets,
celery, tomatoes, cabbages, &C., raised by
P. Ryder, gardener to o. A. Burton, was
very extensive and of high merit. He exhib-
tied also a tobacco plant of colos al proper
tions. and a rustic table and seat, ~curiously
and elaborately made of twigs and branches
of the white pine with the bark on, and or
namented with cones, all of Mr.. Ryder's
own handiwork.
Robert Rogers exhibited vegetables in
numerous variety, including the Virginia
White Flint Corn, California Squash. Cab
bagetop turnips, Long Island cheese squash,
and other kinds not common in this region.
The largest pumpkins in the Hall were eI-
hibited by e. c. LOOMS, and were emphat-
tically "some pumpkins. THE largest weigh
ed IS lbs, and the three largest l46 lbs in
the aggregate.
MASuFAcTUREs.-If not as extensive as
sometimes seen, the exhibition in this depart
ment was composed of articles of high merit
and well worth examination.
The beautiful carved black walnut furni-
ture, displayed by N. Parker of Burlington
attracted much notice. A chamber set Of
his was rich enough to crafty the most eT-
acting taste, and priced far below city prices.
j. Jewell also exhibited elegant carved
mahogany furniture.
Jacob Green's display of burial cases, cof-
fins, caskets &c. was a noticeable feature in
the Hall. 1t included a large number of
styles, including some very rich and costly
ones. A neat pamphlet, just published by
Jacob, records the merit and advantages of
the Metallic cases, which are coming into
such general use, and is given freely to all
who are interested in the subject.
HORSES.
The number of fine horses that have been
taken,out of the County of late, has made
it difficult to make such a show Of them as
heretofore. The entries exceed a hundred in
number, including 81 matched pairs. There
were enough of them to make the Grand
Cavalcade a reasonably good spectacle, and
there were among, them some very fine
horses. Stations were not numerous. OF
four year old stations, Mr.. n. Flanagan's
(of Essex) Flying Morgan took the first
premium; Col. Munson's Silver Heels ;"
the second and j. B. Wheeler's Comet Nor
gan the third. On matched horses Mr.. W.
II. Pollard took the LIST premium, D. C.
Linsley the second, and Rufus Brigham of
Essex the third.
For the trial of saddle horses and horse
manship Wednesday morning seven COMPETE
tors entered. Lieut.. A. H.Danforth, riding a
black mare of Henry Whitney's, easily led
the crowd, and we presume took the first
premium.
The Exhibition of Ladies' Horsemanship,
which followed, was a novel feature of the
Fair, and excited immense interest. Six young
ladies competed. Wehad understood the prizes
to be open to all corners, and in our humble
judgment, the most graceful riding was done
by Miss Ellen Whitney Of Williston, and
Miss Hattie Parker of Stowe. The Commit
tee, however, ruled out Miss Parker as not
being a resident of the County, and awarded
the premiums as follows
LIST, Miss Mira Rood, Colchester
ID, Ellen Whitney, Williston;
Sd, Hirama Rood, Colchester
4th, Mrs. A. Drew, Burlington;
18th, Miss Byington
To Miss Parker a gratuIty of S. was
awarded.
We must reserve notice Of the Address,
and of very many interesting articles, till to-
morrow.
The attendance has been unprecedented
for our County Fair, and the pecuniary sue
cess correspondingly great. The receipts of
Tuesday were 81, 200, and the next, doubt
less, an equal or a larger sum-enough, we
suppose, to pay all the premiums and leave
a surplus in the treasury.
We believe We express but the universal
opinion of all who were present at both, in
saying that our County Fair, this year, in
variety, general average of merit, and chief
elements OF success, decidedly surpassed the
State Fair In several deparments-as in
Fruit, Flowers, Vegetables, Carriages. Do
mestic Manufactures, Swine, &c, our exhi-
bition was, beyond all comparison, finer than
that of the State Society. And in attend
ance of the people 1t nearly rivalled if il did
not equal the other. The receipts of our So
ciety this year fall little short of SO, 5000
more than double the receipts of last year,
and enough to pay all expenses and premi-
ums, and leave a handsome surplus In the
The weather the first day was perfection,
and 5000 or 1900 people were on the
ground. The second day opened with clouds
md showers but began to clear up at noon,
It which time the grounds seemed filed with
while the large gallery, which holds
me or two thousand, was crowded with
pectators of the Ladies' Equestrianism.
At 2 O'Clock the Annual Address was de-
ivered by J. S. Adams, Esq. 1t was inter
sting and instructive in a high degree, and
vas listened to with close attention. We !
re compelled to reserve our abstract of it, ]
Or want Of space to-day. !
The trials of speed followed, the best trot-
ing time being made by F. Fanagan's Stall !
on "Whalebone," who did his mile in 5,O4
3.05, and the best time for trotting l
airs BY G. R. Linsley's greys, in 3.ls and !
.2l. While the trials were in progress. a
s~nsation not down in the programme was