Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-07
The New England Fair.
Last Day-WOFccster County Mt the Fair
The Morning Recommendations
Premiums and the TrOtting,
ooRREsroNDENcB OF THE spr.I


considered from all points, has been decided
success. The total number of entries of live
stock at this exhibition have been nearly four
hundred, which is a reduction of nearly three
hundred from the number on exhibition
at the fair in Manchester two years ago.
Worcester county has taken an enviable position
among the agricultural districts of the New
England states, by the excellent contributions
of Augustus Whitman of Fitchburg, Nelson
Walling of Mibury, Harvey Dodge OF Sutton,
and B. +. & Ii. A. Harrington of Worcester.
Among the most novel attractions upon the
grounds is the incubator in the poultry tent,
where chickens have been continually Matched
artifcally during the four days exhibition.
The attendance during the four days has been
far in excess of any of the previous exhibitions,
and the interest taken in all departments EN-
braced has been larger than at previous exhibit
tons. The horse races have been the largest
and principal attractions of the fair, the largest
number. of spectators having been upon the
grounds during their progress, and three
fourths OF the entire number of spectators having
| been around the racing course. The races have
been promptly called and managed in a manner
that reflects credit upon the managers of the
| fair The crowd, although it has been the largest
ever upon New England fair ground, has been
| quiet and orderly, only two arrests having been
made upon the grounds during the four days.
| There has been but little dust, and although
there has been quite a stiff breeze during each of
the four days, it has not been cold enough for
overcoats, with the exception of the first day.
The exhibition of horses has been much larger
than has ever been seen at the New England
| fair, and although large number of them have
been entered as trottng stock, those entered for
| other purposes have been numerous.
THE MORNING PROGRAMME.
The attractions and interest in the forenoon Of
| this the fourth and last day of the New Eng
l land fair, centered in the exhibition and opera
tion of steam fire engines, for the most success
| full of which the society offered gold medal.
| There were originally several entries, and up to
/ this morning it was expected that two firStclaSs
| machines from the works of the AmOSkeag
| company of Manchester and Cole & Co. of Paw
| tucket, X. l., would be present and compete for
| the prize But, greatly to the disappointment
| of the society and the public, Cole Il Co., after
/ having formally entered their engine declined
| to bring it forward.
| At eleven O'clock the Amoskeag company
| brought a new engine of the first class on to
| the grounds, and took up position within
| rope enclosure, in the centre of which was
| cStern containing 5000 gallons of water, which
was kept supplied by the locks and canals, The
| following engineers of the fire departments Of
the various New England cities and towns acted
as judges: G. L. Nelson of Burlington, VT,
chairman; ]. S. Merrill and d. b. Newha of
| Concord N. H.; W. W. kimball OF Lynn; A.
| H. Lowell of Manchester; G. w Wilson of
| Manchester; George Hobson of Lowell; NJ X.
| Chuse of Bloomington, ILL.,; Thomas Curtis OF
| Danvers Henry r. Dennis of East Boston, d.
| E. Gilman, engineer Of steamer of Boston; I. NJ.
| Shattuck and +. II. Davis of Nashua, N. H,
| and David L. Mayo of Chelsea. The rules re-
| qured that all the playing should be horizontal,
| through 100 feet of hose, companies being al
lowed twelve minutes to play one stream and
| eight minutes TO play two streams, but in the
| absence of competing engines the rules were not
| adhered to and much longer time was devoted
| to the exhibition than otherwise would have
| occurred.
Following the exhibition of the AmOskeag en-
| gine, miniature steamer, exhibited by George
| H. Webb of Pawtucket, was placed upon the top
| of the cistern and worked. This little affair is
twenty six times smaller than third class
engine, weighing $50 pounds, and having an
inch and quarter pump, two and a half inch
cylinder, with two and hall inch stroke. The
result of the exhibition of the steamers which
was witnessed by several hundred spectators, is
not fully reached at the time of writing, although
the Amoskeag engine played stream through
a It inch nozzle 81 feet feet four inches, and
through two line of hose 256 feet Z inches and
251 feet inches. Small engine 70 feet.
| ADDITIONAL PREMIUMS
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Whitman, Fitchburg,
best herd; sweepstakes on COW Seraphic; best COW
years old and over; best bull years old and
over best three year old heller, Katikka; second
best year old heifer Peri of Falrview second best
yearling heifer, Mazurka of Fairview; second best
heer calf; also third best second best year old
bull. NJ Winslow Sons, sweepstakes, bull Earl
| of Seaman; best year old bull; best year old
heifer; second premium on herd; second premium
| on cow Constance; second on COW, years old,
1 Lady Gloster d Pratt best bull calf, Duke of
Brattleboro; best heier calf best yearling heifer
| second best bull years old, Lord Mansfield; third
| premium on herd; third premium on year old
| heller, Charles Parsons, Jr, best yearlng bull,
| Bevidere; third best year old bull, Dictator;
third best COW, lizzie I'd; third best year old
heller, Sylvia; second best bull calf Stephen Hay
ward second best yearling bull third best yearlng
| heifer.
Harvey Dodge of Sutton was awarded premium
for his pen OF Devon calves.
| STALLIoNs.-The committee on special gold and
silver medals for stations, for general use have
awarded the gold medal to Col d S Russell's stall
lion ,tFearnaughty" and the silver medal to John
| POor's stallion "Draco Prince"
THE TROTTING.
1t was nearly two O'Clock before the horses
were called up for the first of the two races an
nounced on the programme. The first was for
purse of $3.50, open TO all horses, that have
never beaten 2.55. This race closed with TWEEN
ty entries, fourteen of which did not appear as
contestants, having been withdrawn by their
owners In the first heat Belle Dean went to
the front on the first quarter, withICaoutchouc
well up and trottiDg finely, the rest well strung
out. On the second half of the heat, Belle and
Caoutchouc trotted side by side nearly to the
| distance stand. Here Belle got the lead and
won the heat by neck, Caoutchouc second,
| Brilliant third, Startle fourth, Pull Hunter and
| Kittie distanced Time 23S.
| In the second heat Belle Dean was soon in her
| old position, with CaoutchOuc a good second,
Brilliant third, Starlight fourth, These relative
positions were maintained all through the heat,
| Caoutchouc trying hard for the first place on the
| home stretch, but without success, Belle win
ming, Caoutchouc second, Brilliant third, Star
light dStanced. Time 2.36,
The third heat was repetition of the second,
| Belle Dean taking the lead and holding it to the
end, coming almost to \ walk in passing the
stand, Caoutchouc secoad, Brilliant third; time
2;36.
| SUMMARY.
| LOWELL, Sept. 6.-New England agricultural So
| cety's purse of $780, open to all horses that have
never beaten 2:55. s175 to first SO to second S25
to third mile heats, best three in s, in harness.
H g Smith, Concord H, ms blk m Belle
Hail Boston MS m caoaicioac..
| Way, Boston, ms Brilliant. mann. 3 8
| Iwichen, South birmingham, ms Oh 6
James ouiding Medford, rs m Kittic. dis us
Merrill Lee August! Ne De ms 81 Ph5l Hunter dis
| The second race was for a purse of $3.50, omen
to all stations. For this there were ten en-
| tries, but only three answered the call the rest
| having been Withdrawn. In the first heat
| Draco Prince soon got the lead, and trotted
| the entire heat nearly distance ahead of the
| other two, jogging home and winning, Defiance
second, Kentucky Boy distanced. Time, 1886
| In the second heat Draco Prince broke on the
| turn, and was passed by Defiance who opened a
| gap of several lengths. On the second half
Draco rapidly overhauled Defiance, passing him
on the back stretch and winning easily, Defiance
second. Time, 2:85.
| In the third, Defiance got the pole on the sec
| ond turn, but Draco Prince soon was back in
| his old position, and won the heat Time, :32
| the fastest made in any Of the races.
| SUMMARY.
LOWELL, Sept. 6,-New England agricultural so.
cety's purse of $780, open to all stallOns 800 to
first $50 to second, mfle heats best three in ave in
| harness.
| j Poor, Boston, ms blk Draco Prince. Il |
| u q Smith, Concord, N II, ms blk Defance2 2
j d Stott Newmarket, II, br Kentucky
Dog DIST,
| Time-2: 1876, 2:35, 1892,