Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-09-25
FARMERS AND MECHANICS FAIR.


FARMERS AND MECHANICS FAIR.
The first day of the fair of the Farmers
and Mechanics Union held at Black River
Driving Park passed off better than was ex-
pected in the morning. Notwithstanding
the rain people with stock and produce be-
gan to come on the grounl at au early hour.
Among the first arrivals we noticed fine
lot Of apples consisting of twenty seven va
reties, entered by the Hon. Calvin French.
Later in tho day we saw another lot Of
iifty varieties, by j. A. Mayo; fine lot Of
potatoes, by A. j. Sawyer, of Plymouth,
and excellent specimens oil corn and radishes,
by G. j. SpolTord.
There was good display of stock, among
which were some very fine Alderney cattle,
entered by WIN. Smith, of Cavendish.
Among the horses the most noticeable was
a colt standing almost as high at four months
old as the mare it followed
The show of oxen has hardly been excel-
| ed by any ever exhibited at Black River
Driving Park. The whole number of oxen
on the ground was one hundred and thirty
one yokes. After thinning out the poorest
ones there were left sixty.two yokes in the
Cavendish team aud sixty -four in the Lud-
low team, of as noble looking oxen as are
often seen at county fair. The prize was
awarded to Cavendish for having the six
best yokes from this number, the owners o f
which were A. Spaulding, g. d. Parkhurst,
A. q. Blood, X. Spauldng, G. j. Hemin-
way, and A. Sargent.
The trial Of strength took place about .
O'Clock. -Four yokes of oxen, owned respec-
lively by j. Harris, Warren Adams, and
Chas. Wood, Of Ludlow, and Mr.. Afford, of
Cavendish, were entered as competitors for
the prize an enormous stone was put upon
the stone boat, aud the oxen were attached
to 1t one yoke after the other to try their
strength, but the result of each trial was 80
like its predecessor the committee were una
BILE to agree, and recommended that the
prize be equally divided among the owners
of the four teams. This concluded the work
of the first day,
Second Day.
During the forenoon a match game of
base ball was played on the meadow just be-
low the driving park between the Resoutes
y
the Resolutes winning. The score stood 20
to 80.
There were many new entries, both in fo-
raj and mechanics hail. In the former we
noticed two beautiful pieces in water colors,
by Miss Carrie Brown, of Plymouth, su.
perb basket of flowers, by Mrs. l. j. Rob.
bins. We saw some linen thread entered by
Mrs. j. NJ. Haywood, which she spun her.
self from fax which she raised. In mechan.
les hall we saw some very fine maple sugar
entered by G. Il. Davis.
The premiums were awarded at the ap
pointed time as follows:
Best stallion, years and over, H. Hol
den.
Best brood mare and colt, Il. Dutton.
Best pair of matched horses, H. McWain
Best gents single driving horse, s. p
Atherton.
Best single horse, family use, j. A. Mayo
Thoroughbred Cattle.
Best bull, 3 years old, H. G. Fullam.
Best 2-year-old bull, Geo. +. Davis.
Best l.year.old bull, divided betweeI
Chapman and Hoskinson.
Best COW, years old, G. +. Davis.
Best heiier, years old, &. f. Davis.
Best heifer under l year old, Frank Ely
Grades.
Best yearling bull, NJ. W. Adams.
Best COW, years old, &. +. Davis.
Best 2.year.od hoifer, G. w. Stearns.
Best yearling heifer, l.. G. Fulam.
Best miIch COW, g. Il. Davis.
Best fatted beef, over 4 years, G. Stod
dard.
Best bull calf, G. w. Stearns.
Best pair 3.year-old steers, S. Craque.
Best pair 2.year-olds, w, j. Smith
Best PAIR l-year.olds, Parkes Greene.
Trained Steers Entered by Boys.
Best pair -year.olds, James Greene.
Best pair l-ycar-olds, Albert Spaulding.
Best pair Of calves j. NJ. Pratt
The address, which was very sensible
practical setting forth of the utility of agri.
cultural fairs, was delivered by Hon. Crosby
Miller, of Pomiret.
After the conclusion of the address ap
proprate remarks were made by Hon. CalviI
French, ex.Goverpor Fletcher, and othe
gentlemen, and then came the races.
The race between four-year-old colts cam
first. The prizes were purse Of Sl5 to th'
first one, SO to the second, aud IS to tn,
third. The following were entered and drew
positions as follows W. w. Dornley, b. g
Sunrise, Mccoy, b. g. Factory Boy, S. L
Tigh, $. N. Hattie Hamlin, Lewis Tenney
$. G. Dandy Jack Sunrise won the rae
! taking the first and third heats, Factory Bo,
came in second, and Hattie third.
The time was 1881, 1886, 3:2l.
Following the first heat OF the race fo
iour-year-old colts, came n foot race, ono
round the track, for purse of SO to tn
first and 50 to the second. The persons who
entered for this race and their position
were as iolIows
Myron Sanderson inside, Juan ellison sec
ond, Freeman Fletcher third, Freeman Hor
ton fourth, Henry Taylor fifth. Juan Gil
son won the first prize aud Fletcher the sec
t ond. ellison ran the race in LAS.
A race was then called Of all horses tn
purses being $50 to first, Sl2 to second an,
SIS to the third. The following entries wer
made and following positions were taken :
ID. Il. Ellison, bk. =. Derigo Chief, w. {
Peabody, bk. IN, Night Watch, d, X. But
} tcrfeld, 6, 6, Pat Maloy, Il. W. Pryor,
m. Nellie Gray. Judges, Il. j. Whitcoml
J Jos. V. AthertOn, G. IL. Cole. Pat Malo
: won the race in three straight heats. Nigh
! Watch came in second, Derigo Chief thirC
: Time 3:06, 3:0S, 3:05.-RutLand Globe.
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