Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-09-11

IS Allen Smith, of Moretown, VI C. Stewart and
y Dexter Moody, of Waterbury, John Griffin, Of
q Williston, Harry Bean, F. Partridge and E.
. Brownell. of South Burlington, L. J. Marks, Of
% Shelburn, and n. White. of Burlington.
q FIRST DAT-SEPTEMBER s.
I The Fair opens with weather which is simply
8 perfection aud with full promise Of the finest ex
. hibition, in several departments, ever made in
- Vermont. The unprecedented arrivals Of stock
4 compelled the managers to add one hundred and
thirty feet of stock Sheds which were nearly com
pleted in the forenoon.
The Entry Clerks have been kept busy by ex-
, hibitors, three deep making entries, and
every department has been rapidly filling up,
3 throughout the day.
, The day closes with a total of 10 entries made,
which we are told is oHe-third more than were
J ever made on the first day. at any Fair yet held
by the State Society The Members Tickets sold
! number 1900 Among so many entries We
cannot of course notice every thing Of interest
but will mention few things of special note,
leaving many more for subsequent notice.
THE HORSES.
The most notable horse on the ground Doubt
less Is the thoroughbred running stallion, tan
well, - years old, owned and entered by Carlos
Pierce of Stanstead, Pc. This horse had Won
two races in England before he was brought to
this side of the water, and took the gold medal at
the New England Fair, last week, as the best
horse on the ground, stands - 81 hands high,
is mahogany bay, with black points and
shall white crescent on the forehead. For SYM
metry, elegance Of action, strength Of muscle
and weight of bone, he is unsurpassed by any
thoroughbred Stallion in America
Mr. Pierce also enters Is Young Black Da-
mond. trotting stallion a coal black Morgan,
and one Of the finest specimens of his kind, and
the 3 years old sorrel stallion Sc Young Domin-
ion, ;" of Morgan blood.
/ H. G. Root of Bennington enters five good
/ horses, among which il the white mare Fanny
Of Rather stock, also very SNOWY pair of
grays.
Charles B. Ballard. Of White River Junction.
enters nine horses among them " Cassius NJ
Clay" and six very promising colts Of his get
ting-two Of them have troited in public races
in 2i0,-'' Lady Cassius, 50 who took the largest
sweepstake purse at Manchester, Nh, Aug. Is. /
10 and %. winning the three heats in 30. /
and the trotting mare '' Snowflake" which viii /
try for the highest premium for trotting horses
in this Fair, as will also the two Cassius colts.
Among other noticeable horses are a years
old " Draco % stallion entered by t. D. Hines Of
Brandon Sc Black Diamond 90 4 year old mare
by CS Cuttinguf Stowe; Young Hamili0uian"
year old stallion by J. H. Chaplin Of Benuin--
ton Is Lady Franklin, sherman Morgan mare,
by Clinton Barnard Of South Bristol g.. Young
Darkey," 4 year. Old, Black Hawk Stallion, by
P. B. Lincoln Of Rutland stylish chestnut
selding, sired by Old d" Ethan Allen, by II B.
Kent Of Dorset abe Lincoln au S years geld
ing Of "Morril Blood" by 5 * II. ; Town Of
Montpelier a black trottinr Ceiling by J. "
Rowland Of Montpelier e. Lambert - a chestnut
tallion of Ethan Allen stock, by A. C. Harris Of
Shoreham 1.-THE mare Fanny" s.reI by Lam
bert, entered by VIM. Baldwin Of TicouIero-4:
" General Ilt'', "a Black Hawk Stallion, and az I
years Old colt, by Lewis Hope Of NGdIlebury. AMI
q fine black year Old Hamiltonian colt weighing $
1915 lbs. by r l. Pierson Of Burlington .
Frederick Billing E-!., Of Woodstock through
his agent Mr.. Schuyler Hossucton exhibits his i,
beautiful coal black stallion b. Woodstock ten 4.
years Old, sired by Young Morrill, out Of
Black Hawk mare. For speel and endurance b
le is difficult 10 match and rs we notice his fine
points and proud action. we DO not wonder at
he high esteem in which he and his stock
IRE REGARDED among horse fanciers. Among
he best u his colts are Sc Robert Bonner, " ont
Z Hamiltonian mare, 1--WE Yeas Oh IL
tallion, and 81 Flora four year, Old, both AMI '
mails are ottay e,lor, black name tail and legs .
nI much smoother male than Of the Morrill,
Hood, and yerJ promising. They are owned by w
lr. II. " Walker Of south Woodstock. Mr..
'. c. Danforth Of Barnard. exhibits Maggie L.
beautiful mare six years old, the first and only -
Oft Of " Woodstocks'' Of that age. She is high
: spoken q as a trotter Mr.. Billings also hiss 8.
snt on favorite coal black mare, FIVE
ears old ,namel the " Belle Of Woodstock' 90
allion, coal black, owned by Mr. W II. Il.
'alker Of Hartland, is ON the grounds NJ. G.
T. Clark Of Royal,on exhibits his five year Old IL
ding ,rotter Gray Eagle" Young '.Drac1''
I, most promising stallion colt four years old 10
80 Woodstocks, - also the SIX years old eeiling -N
otter &" SKY Lark 80 and three years old stall -
IN sired by "Draoo'' lst, all fine horses, are ex
hitej by their owner Mr.. l. T. Tucker. Of f-
1yalton. 'l'
Messrs. E. o. Eells * Co. Of Niddlebury. by rec
cir agent, Mr. h. W King, exhibit their INV
rye gray Hamiltonian stallion s.. Gray Nor VII
an L years Old, horse widely known in the is'
sstern part of New York State as a trotter, and
" used IS a stock horse
A number Of Black Hawk trotting stations are no
hibitei by Mr. Gilman of Montpelier. 9. Ethan /
len viii be sent up by Messrs. satterlee * WI
1labird Of Shelburn.
Messrs L, A and \. Drew enter their stallion '''
Gold Drop with eleven of his colts including ,ls
e yeariing stallion and FLY y"
sHEEP
Col E 5. Stowel ofCornwall has ei ght pens Of opr
Il blood Spanish merino ewes and one Of bucks. ,.r,
nong the latter we noticed the famous Golden stsr
eece " valued at $4,000. Also " Rel Leg .re
lued at 5000. who took the first premium and his
eepstase prize at the New England Fair For cir,
e Of the ewes the Queen of Sheba,' Col 5. wer
fused an offer, two years since, Of $4,000. OF TN