The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-09-14
The New EngImd and verm0n
State Fair.

was Tor the most patN NcN0lcu 10 cu-
tries, and the arrangement Of articles
for exhibition. At noon the opening
address was made by Hon. }. w COZ
burn, Of Springfield, President Of the
Vermont State Agricultural Society.
\ meeting was held in the evening /
for discussion upon Agricultural topics
which was presided over by DR. Tor
ing President Of tbe New England /
Agricultural 5osigty- Ihe attendance
on the second day was quite large, /
there being, tbs estimated, not less
than l0.Oo0uncn the grounds TO Wit
ness tho tfott,ng Tic receipts from
the sale of single tickets during thtI
day wgo Sl7eotq The ta4Aress BY ,Dr
Loring was able end interesting, and
was listened TO 81 a largo numbef Of
persons. VS. copy from the Fr@
Press short account Of the races on
the second day "
The first rice whs for a purse Of
City dollars, bost in 8 open to oil
four year old lorses. There were four
ontrics. three fron Vermont, one by
Lester Fish. Of ira; one, Burlington
Chief" 10y j. IS Gale Of Burlington;
one 10y WIN. Robiston Of Putuey and
one from Massachusetts Tho race
was easily won Nv f" Burlington Chief
in three straight heats. "Topsey,'
owned By Fish, corning in second
Time 1st heat 300 II; 81, $50; 3D.,
1909.
Between the heats of this race there
was a trimming race Of half mile dash,
between two thorough breds, Eure-
ka and " Kcntucky Belle both
ownod by w, W, Chenery, Of Belmont,
Mass Eureka came in a little ahead
in 1902 IA.
The second race wasl for u purse Of
two hundred dollars, for stations of
eight years and oyor, best three in five
There were sixteen entries for this
purse, bnt only three Of the horses up,
peared for the race. The horses which
competed were, Young Hambloto-
man, from Springfield, Mass, Jim
my Lyman, Of Winchester, ~ H., and
!" Whalebone," from Burlington
This purse was won BY the Burlington
horse, "WhqlebQne,' easily leading
the others and winning in three
straight heats. Time: 1st heat, 245;
2d, 2 -; 81, oil 81 The fine trot-
ting Of f." Wmlcbone = attracted gene
rel admiration.
Ethan Allen was on the track dur
ing the races, and gave short speci-
men Of his trotting He is now owned
by j. L. Maynard, of Boston.
At IL O'Clock on Friday, thousands
of persons assembled at the Jtdges'
stand to listen to an address from Ex-
Gov Andrew, of Massachusetts The
speaker was escorted to the stand by q
large procession. There were in the
procession, beside Gov. Andrew, Gov
errors Burnside, of Rhode Island, and
Dillingham; Of Vermont, Senator Pc
land, Hon, j. i. Woodbridge, Oh
r Lorng, Judge Colburn. and other dis
tinguished gentlemen. Gov Dilling
ham introduced Gov Burnside, anc
+, the appearance Of the latter was tn
a signal for deafening and prolopgel
= cheers The General made few re
: marks, when Gov. Andrew proceede
: to deliver an able address, taking 70
a his subject. Diversified industry j
3, its relation to the prosperity of Amer
IS lean Farmers A good share of bot
the third and last day were given n
= to the exhibition Of horse flesh
= Tho Times reporter sums up th
e result Of the fair us follows Els
r Thus ends the thifd fair of the Ne
y England Agricultural Society, and til
b, fourteenth of the Vermont State So
3 Getty Though united rs far asr,
d CARDS the exhibition of articles, III
e. Vermont state Agricultural Societ
IS bore AL the expenses and took all IL
al receipts, tho New England Societ
% merely lending it's name and prestigi
'e While the Presidents and Secretalit
y Of the two societies co-operated wit
lie each other, the virtual management
the fair was in the hands of the We
n mont Society It's officers appointe
the Marshals, and in fact had til
PC complete dlrectioR-of the grounds
lie The officers Of the two Societies Al
A. perfectly satisfied with the result :,
ne the fair. PeeuniarlY, and as regort
L attendance, at was o complete success
IS. The total number Of people who visi
ne cd the grounds is estimated at CIT
st thousand, and the receipts viii foot U
le about fifteen thousand dollars III
ne profits of course go to the Vernon
O. Society and viii considerably increa'
a. its funds, which last year amounte
y to about eight thousand dollars.
e. Still there is feeling among mar
At candid Judges, that the Fair was har,
rs ly what ought to have been expectc
SO tcom the united efforts of the six Ne
az England States. Massachusetts, e,
hibited as, was natural, a large pr,
T. portion Of the articles Still her mal
ne ufacturing interests were poorly rcl
pc resented. In cattle She took probab
II. fourhfths Of the premiums. Como
al ticut and New Hanlpshire had a staa
lll number of articles, while Rhode Islal