Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-09-12
SECOND DAY.
PrTLaND Sept. 10th. IS73

than one hundred and slTty-siJ, without
count Of the herds, comprising sixty entries
of Short Horns thirty-seven OF Ayrshires ;
fifteen Of Alderneys; sixteen of Grade cattle
nine Of Dutch fifteen mileh cows and some
fat cattle Five herds Of Short Horns were
exhibited by c. Horace Hubbard Of Spring
field D. Kimbali Of Clarendon. D. Goodell
Of Brattleboro, A. \ Grlswold Of Morris
vile. q. l. Reynolds Of Burlington. l. $
Drew Of Burlington, has a line herd Of Ayr
shire, mis- chief competitor being T. Paris
Of Fairfax. Four teams of oxen are entered
hy G. l. smith, West Rutland. and Edwin
Consdou. Clarendon.
OF sheep there were ninety entries. Adj
diton- have been made H. all the-s classes
to-day. Mechanics and Floral Halls are not
very large buildings for O State Fair. but
they are unusually well filed Altogether
the show is a very good one and the success
of the Fair as an exhibition is already
assured The attendance Of people. to-day.
was perhaps hardly as large as was to have
been expected. considering the fncness of
the weather. Yet tie dear people We're ont
by thousands The frs- tram from the
north arrived at noon with fourteen crowded
ca- loads. and the grounds and grand stand
showed very goodIy Attendance The
DISPLAY oF HORSES oN ruE TRACK
oreupied a good portion of the day. and Of
tire attention Of the multitude. u COM
menced with the grand cayalcade. which
was numerous AMI interesting collection
af hnc horses Noticeable among the NUN
bc- were the fine matched bays owned
hy ten. H. H. Baxter Of Rutland
One Of this pair is Of the same
breed o. Clmm1t0r Vanderbilt Noun
Rain Boy. and is O. remarkably fast and
beautiful animal Another pair Of fine
chestnats. owned by ten. Baxter, were
driven by himself TIE largest and most
noticeable matched pair on the track were
the chestnut carriage horses Of 7 ". Park,
ofBsnuinrtou They are brothers. I'VE and
SIX YEAR old. three-g quarters Black Hawk
and quarter Hamblstonian. sixteen and
half hands high, very handsome. and almost
perfectly matched 10 weight. or course
F there wers many hne stations. among them
"Woods;ock, Highland tray. ana other
noted stock horses.
Mex; came the exhibition Of the horses Of
the Vermont Horse Stock Company. twenty
iu number. which constituted one of the
most interesting features Of the dis
play. and was accorded. as they deserved.
speclal place on The programme.
Among them Were the beautifa. black
st4Iliou- Woodburn Pilot and C.aybrino,
F driven together in double harne7- oy Supt.
Predm1rc the Hamb.etonlau stations Bis
marck and Exchange the i've year ola
colts Waukegau Chief and Fore-, Maid,
F of Wooihuru Plot get. driven together.
anu two yearlinE file, Lady hen, and
Violet sired hy the lameuJei Waikiki Chief,
I also driven together u double harness. tlr
this pair. We We're told. thousand dollars
was offered by NJ. Park, Of Bennington.
whill they We're on the track. The pai- lt
black stations hrs, named were spesdel
around the track. and though not timed. 10
was plain that their gait was not les Khan
O 30 one.
Tho next most noticeable disp.ay was
tina, of the noted Morrill, horse D." Wood
stock, '' formerly the property Of Mr. PRED
erick Billings. nov Owned by M George
I French Of Woodstock. together with five
or SIX fine colts Of bis getting
Then came the tandem driving Three
tandem teams came or. entered hv John
Ingram OF Rutland, II. = Zoo, Of Bsuuins-
ton and f. 7 Brownel. Of Burlington NJ .
Roots team. consisting of his wei known .
gray mare and another morse. were driven .
br his son. and were exceedingly manage (
able and We. trained M Brownel drove 4
the stallion Billy Allen and the mare
&c Lady Alien Ii is not often that stall /
lion and a mare are driven together. either /
tandem or side by side These, however. I.
drove perfectly vel together, showed good .
speed. and It appeared to be the general .
opinion that they were safe for the first PIE
MUM.
For the trial of speed Of gentlemen s dri7- 4
in horses, with wagons weighing not less
than $50 pounds. half a dozen or more
horses entered. The interes, on the first
trial centred on the contest between black
horse owned he Mr. S,urtevant Of Burlins-
ton. and driven hy Mr. Predmore Of the
Stock Farm, and the horse Fred Billings.
owned by Mr.. French, Of " Woodstock. These
took the lead Of the rest ard mad a sharp
brush. the Sturtevant horse. which showed
a very easy and honest gait, passing to the
front on the last quarter and coming IN a
length or two ahead. amid much applause
Another brush followed between a gray
horse Of Gen. Baxter and the Sturtevant
horse This wa. if possible, closer than the
former trial. The gray was driven to q top
buggy but though thus overweightedc ameIn
ahead. the black horse length behind,
though some thought he would not have
been had he not broken on the last quarter
OF three years old colts, three were en-
tered for speed. one by Mr.. Griswold OF
a long gated colt that took the /
heat with ease. a - Lambert colt entered
by 5. Il. Phillips Of Bridport, and 4 colt
entered by E. Guilty of Rutland
So much for the horses The cattle and
sheep we must take up hereafter The show
IF merinoes Is larger than has been seen IN q
number Of years, and well nigh rivals J
,ome of the displays Of former times when
heep were up"