Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-03

president of the society. explained the cause of
the absence of Hon Ginery Twichell and Hon. Oil
yer Warner, both of whom had UNEXPECTEDLY been
detained. He then entered into consideration of
the question of horse trotting. For himself he was
in favor of it, and he never went to place where
the entertainment was not moral, but he visited
horse trots. Riding behind fast horse he cOnsid-
cred as one of the pleasantest and most beneficial
of all of the out door exercises Horse races are
beneficial both to man and beast; they serve to
stimulate the blood. and, when properly conducted,
serve as stimulus to work. Give us a horse trot
once IN while. He also favored horseback riding
ana considered IL as the best means of producing
good set of physically developed men. England
owes her supremacy to the development of men pro-
duced by this exercise
Col Levett followed in few appropriate re-
marks upon the general subjects of agriculture and
the amusements furnished to the Young people who
are brought up on the farms. He favored giving
amusement to every one, and would encourage them
IN everything providing intoxicating liquors are
Col. Fay of Athol, formerly president of the So
ciety, was next called upon, and gave brief ac-
count of the formation of the society and its prog
ress, showing its prosperity and present condition
George w. Horr, Esq, of Athol was next intro
duced and entered into a comparison of the differ
ent branches of industry, agriculture in particular
which he considered as of primary importance.
Short addresses were also made by DR. C. e. Al
len and z. H'Babbitt of Barre and other gentlemen
present.
After the speech making the race course was the
centre Of attraction, foot race being the first TO
receive attention. Walking horses came at quarter
past TWO, matched carriage horses fifteen minutes
Three O'Clock brought out the family horses fol-
lowed by the exhibition of driving and managing
horses by ladies. Following this was ladies' horse
manship in the saddle and gentlemen's driving
horses, which closed the exhibition for the first
day. The decisions of the various judges as far as
reported, VIII be found in the premium list below.
PREMIUMS
Cattle-Best lot of calves, C A Townsend, Atho
I'd, y Ii Goddard, RoyalstOn: best herd, A Town
send, Atholi I'd, II Miner, Phillipston; best herd
OF mich cows, A Townsend, AthOl; 3D. ii S
Miner, PhillipstOn; best cow for butter, A Town.
send, Athol I'd, ii Colburn, Athol; best COW for
milk, ii Miner, Phillipston: I'd, C. a Townsend
Athol best yearling steer, A Bates, Philiipston
3D. j q Smith, PhillipstOn; best steer calf Car
ruth, Phiipston; best pair of trained steers John
Miller, Phillipston; I'd, d Carruth, Phillipston;
best pair OF steers two years old, w Spooner,
Phulipston; best two years old steers, II Harring-
ton, Royalston best pair of trained steers years
Old, j w Hagar, Philipston; best three wears old,
q ID Goddard, ROyalston; best fat cow + Stowell,
Petersham; I'd, j Miller Phillipston; best fat OK Il
Ssswell, Petersham; I'd, II Vose, WincheudOn; best
PAIR fat oxen, Jones, ROyaston; I'd, S Adams,
New Salem; best pair fat steers years old, W
Baker, Phiipston; I'd, j w Hale, Royalston; best
heifer CALI Townsend, Athol; I'd, d Davenport,
Athol; best heiter years old, w H9gar Phillips
ton; I'd, c A Townsend, Athol; best yearing heifer
G Townsend, Athol; I'd, A b Bates, Phillipston
best short +, horn bull over two years of age, W
Hagar, Phlllipston; best Ayrshire bull two wears
old, 5 Miner, PhilipStOn; best Durham
bull one year old, w Hagar, Phillips
ton; best Durham bull cali, A Town.
send, Athol; I'd, II Miner Phillipston; best Jer-
sey bull, w B Spooner, Petersham; 3D. il S Miner,
Phillipston; best herd thoroughbred stock 9 A
Townsend; best cow four years old A Town.
send 3D. j w Hagar; best cow three years old G
Townsend, Athol; best COW two years old, G A
Townsend, Athol; 3D. N Bragg, ROyalston; best
heiter calf G Townsend, Athol; best Jersey COW
four years old, W B Spooner, Petersham; best hef-
er two years old, II Miner, Phillipston
Sheep-Rest flock, c A Townsend, Athol; I'd, j L
Brigham Iempleton; best lamb, G A Townsend,
1Athol; I'd, John Hall, Royalston; best cosset, A
Townsend; ID, j S Haveu Athol
Powing-Best with horses, j b Hinkley Barre
I'd, j w aager, Phiipston.
Town Teams-TOwn of Phillipston, for the team
of thirty-tve pairs of working oxen
Horses-Best pair of draft, S A Burbank Athol;
"a, Chas Iandy, Athol; best single, James NJ Lee
Athol; 3D. Babbitt Barre; best yearling colt NJ
Callahan, Barre; I'd. II L Fish, Orange; best colt
two years old Stowe Petersham; I'd, Geo w
Drnry Athol; best colt three years old, j Roberts
Phillipston; best geding colt 8 years old A Stock
Well Athol; best fly 3years old, Wood Royals
ton; I'd, A Woodbury., Winchendon; best mare
send, Athol
Poqltry-Best turkeys, 0 Wellington; I'd, w f
smith; barnyard fowls, Dunn, A Smith.
Fruit-NOne of the first premiums were awarded
Apples, L Morgan, Sunderland; Sanderson, Phil
llpston; guinness A w Whitaker New Salem !;
peaches, Mrs NJ NJ Waite, Athol.
Flowers-Best collection of plants in pots. Miss
B Ainsworth, Athol; I'd, Mrs Fay, Athol; best
display of cut flowers, Mrs L Davenport, Wilton
"a, Peter Moore, Athol; best paror bouquet Peter
Moore, Athol; I'd, Miss NJ Fuller Phillipston; best
Peter Moore Athol.
Butter-Mrs E w Chamberlin, Petersham; Mrs
Nelson Stone, Phlipston.
Bread-Best white, Mrs Q W Davis Orange best
brown, Mrs VIM Wade, Petersham.
Cheese-Mrs VIM Wade Petersham; sage cheese.
S W Baker Phillipston.
Negetables-Best collection, j Gage, Atho /;
best collection of potatoes, j NJ keton Atho; best
collection of squashes G Allen best of cabbages'
w Wilbur; best of onions w GOddard best beets
j Bacon; best turnips, L Townsend.