Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-09-14

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e calar -upeilority Vermont Of course furuisbC
. a barge portion Of the sheep On exhibition. Will
Ma. sacLu-,.ts and Couuecticu, take the lead il
cattle
{ SHEEP.
l ia mc.iuoos We noticed some fine pens OWE,
& by IS. & vs.. S. Allen Of Vergsnnes, $. Z. sum
q rer Bristol Vt. E D. Searle, Franklin Hooker
b ". j.. Wright alI Col. T. S Stoweu. Cornwall
Va a., ater gentleman hiss 40 l,ss than tel
. pens ef fue meriro sheep. among others a buck
jig which be has been of.erei $1,000 AMI val.
uas uto.es $4,000. Geo. Campbell Of West,
minister, v, the prince Of sheep breeders. is on
hand si.h sight or ten pens. J. D. Wheat
Patley, ", exhibits pen Of ewes for tn,
swseIsti4es premium.
Tal only long wool sheep from Vermont ar,
oruel By II. A Bemis. East Bark, VI
CATTLE
T.c bees exhibition ofcattle is made by ". W.
Cl,aery Of Belmont, Mass. He has eight bulls
aai igI calves aad twelve cows and heiters.
Their breed IS known as the Dutch or Holstein.
Among thea is the famous bull '.Voa Tromp, -
weighing $500 lts. Mr. Chenery is the owner
&c lie Highland Stock Farm at Belmont. Mass.
AMI IS q lar-e breeder and importer Of cattle
lhe mammoth Iuu "Hcllauder' owned by
Smith -ni Stevens Of Barre, Mass, belongs to
The sane breed and weighs over 2.30O lbs
Among Vermont exhibitors 4. G.. Blood Of Proc
to'sTilc. w., has the large bull The Prince Of
Orange. Chls. Cutler, Brookliue. Vt, has
"R-ar Drtc, fine looking animal, and Chas
. X. Gny af n-Telier. has"Duse Of pguiale. 3"
\. ~ N.1s'1s and Sous. Putney, VI, have a
i'-sr ruuasr Of fine looking short horns. An
ina-.e va..c oz owned By Il. G.Whits. Fram-
''s-au, Macs, should be mentioned. His
rsi5.. vas 5000 bs.
Tao display Of swine vas very small. The
ot.y entries from Vermont, were by 5. * ". ;.
Ailn ci Fsrs-nnes. These gentlemen also ez-
Lh.t-i 4h "a, ave-siz,hs Of the poultry.
The I-.sa Is largely represented, reporters for
lli tls principal papers in Massachusetts, being
present, ne ven as fcr Hartford. Conn. and
New losk papers. Through the foresight Of
( ihe mluags.s of The Far. they are provided
With urst cz-elleut accommodations. The Yer
mont R.-.ri IS issuing a daily edition during
,ie FAIR.
The rss.T's AID attendance to-day have e1-
oesi.d .hc expectations Of all The weather
ias been very bot AID steady breeze has only
created storms of dust, without seeming to al
y The lea- The track is very dusty a1d in
s,u-e places quite rough. tt is however very
level aui probably better than the average Of
country courses. The day being devoted priu-
.'l .ly 60 'he czh'bition CT horses for premiums.
but little can be said ill after the results are
made kaown. IN fancy matched teams, Mr.. H.
G. Putnam Of Bennington, had the fastest
team. They turned mile in 255 There
w,rc lur entries in this class.
The most exciting affair to-day was the race
of Haf,s and seliings for purse Of two hun
irei dollars. there were four entries:
ID +. Buss,es. Fitchburg. Mass. named b.
e., Capt. Lawrence"
C.. F. whiicomb, Boston. namei b m.
" Grace.''
HH. Horne, Ludlow, Vt, b. g. "COlum-
bus"
}. Il. Woolman, B,nnrngon, Vt, b. m,
'' Dolly Root
The 'vo latter. being objected to, on the
ground that they were owned cut of New Eng
land, were Withdrawn, leaving only Captain
Llwreace'' alI " Grace to complete for the
purse. " Lawrence" easily won the first two
heats lul the third after close race. thus win
hing the race in three straight heats Between
these heats, Mr.. ". ". Chenery Of Belmont,
Mass. again brought on two thorough bred
three year old FLIES, which ran half mile with
but littlo difference in 102l.
\. Il. Bellows of Walp5le, n H., exhibited |
Lis beautiful black six horse team to the vast /
crowd Mr. W. H. Talmadge of New York,
also drove his fine bsy tandem team upon the
track between the heats.
These were the only exhibitions connected /.
with the FaIr to-day. The Judges have been /.
busy today making up their report, which Will /
be made known tomorrow morning.
The following Is the total number Of entries:
Cattle Of all kinds 2sl Sheep 227 Horses
lo7; Wool and Flax 4 Flour, Grain, Seeds |
and Grasses l5 {; Vegetables 20 Butter
Cheese ; Sugar and Honey 20 Agricultural
Implements li5; Articles Manufactured from
leather Miscellaneous 40; Articles in Floral
Hall ISs.
The grounds are covered with customary side 1
shows, eating stands &c. The committee, how
ever, made a mistake in allowing these vul-
tuses to establish themselves inside Of the track
Their tents and sheds interfered seriously with /
the view Of the track from the Judges stand AMI .
tie public seats.
''bee man' from Ohio, was al institution 1
in his way and drew large crowds. attracted
more perhaps by his good natured jokes than by
his wares.
Roper steam carrivge was prominent object
On the grounds
The Monitor. which viii be remembered
By The citizens at Burlington, still lives and
FURNISHES amusement for crowds in the shape of
stereoscopic views sc.
Thimble riggers and other gentlemen Of this
class thrOng the grounds seeking to ''turn an
honest penny" PickpOekets ply their avOcatiOn
with considerable success. John DuttOn of
Hardwick, Vt. goss home some $50 dollars
poorer through thir Efforts
and the disturbances, considering the number I
in town, very few The citizens on Main Street /
were excited this morning about half past one
o'clock by msn running up the street shouting I
murder" rally was at once made for the
assistance Of the unfortunate victim when il was |