Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-09-11

anu Onahlpioui tWO nOIheS blTeu Dy Jay
Gould, among number Of others. There
are several entries Of the Lambert stock, aud
Colonel Russell sends several representatives
Of the Fearnaught blood, with Dreadnaught
himself.
In the evening there was discussion at
the room of the Rhode Island society on the
subject Of Cattle Breeding" On the
grounds everything wears the appearance Of
order. There are ten members OF the Prov
idence police stationed at the park under
Sergeant Warner, besides a number of Gran.
ston police. All the arrangements made
show method and earnest energy, as well rs
a regard for the convenience Of those coming
on the ground.
Second Day.
The trustees and judges met in the park
in tho morning where Joseph II. Brown, Of
Providence, first vice president of the Rho le
Island society, welcomed the New England
society to their grounds and the city.
In reply DR.. Loring made the speech a
synopsis Of which may be found in this
weeks FARMER.
The whole number Of entries in the poul.
try department at noon is l5l agricultural
implements, 5l2 dairy aud kitchen utensils,
&c, 3ll needle work, &C.. 204; home
made bread, So; carriages, % machinery
and inventions, 73; leather articles - ;
horses, not including racers, III; agricul.
tural aud dairy productions 81.
Geo. L. Wilson has Ii yokes of working
oxen, ID. w. Il Il. n. Wheelock 2 pairs, s.
Horton, Rehoboth, X. l., pairs, j. W.
Clough, Manchester, Me-, 2 pairs, and a
number Of other parties one pair each. In
the class Of state teams U. d. King aud A,
w, Hamilton, WATERFOWL, Conn, have II
Jokes.
There are eight spans Of matched horses
entered for premiums, by Chas. y. Smith, OF
North Attleboro', who sends two spans, o.
NJ. Draper, North Atteboro', Philip W.
Sheldon, A. & w. Sprague, William Shell.
don, Marshall II. Day. aud Barney Brown
Of Providence.
At Howard Hall, on Westminster street
are displayed the various fruits, flowers,
paintings aud similar articles which are en-,
tered for prizes. Among the attractions her,
are preserved flowers aud grasses from G
q. 9. Hosley, of Western Vermont, which
are really remarkable Tor having so long and
well preserved their fresh appearance. There
are about l2O entries Of vegetables, nearly
the same number Of fruits and so or 90
Of flowers. Besides these there are quite a
number of paintings, aud some specimens o.
drawing in lux aud colors. Canned fruit.
take up one Of the tables and il forms al
object of very evident interest to the goody
housewives Of Little Rholy.
At noon trial Of self.rropelliug fir,
engine from the Amoskeag Company, en-
route for New York, took place the steamer
going around the track in about four min
utes.
There we're two races to-day, $3.50 bcin,
given in prizes.
The auction sale Of horses from the Kan
sas Stock Farm is quite an attractive iea
ture. Twelve were sold to-day at prices va
rying from sllj to 1910.
Third Day.
The day was hot and dusty aud one West
crn man contemptuously remarked that an
other week would annihilate Little Rhody i
she kept on parting with her soil in tn
form of dust carried by the wind at thi
rate. There were 10000 people present.
At ten O'Clock the visitors began to gathe
at the track, aud from that time until tn,
hour for opening the races the judges Of tn
various classes Of horses were busy in exam
lining and making up their decisions. Tn
show Of horses was beautiful one, and il
many cases it seemed to outsijers that th
Judges would have their hands full. if tn
Hibernicism may be allowed, ia making an,
fair decision. The display was Interrupts
for little time just after noon TO allow tn
Amoskeag sell-propellme fire engine to shoV
its speed again on the track, but with thi
exception there was no break in the strear
of horses, single, double, tandems and -four
in.hand that were moving back and forth be
fore the stand.
There were two races, for 5000 and $50
respectively.
About noon the sale OF horses from tn
Kansas Stock Farm was resumed, thirty al
finals being sold, most Of which were bette
animals and brought better prices than thos
sold the day before, the highest price bsin
$3.50.
Last Day.
A little rain would have been Welcomes
aud was looked for with rome hope, but di
not come.
Addresses were delivered by Gov How
ard, DIR. h. G.. Robinson, president Of Brow
University, and Mayor Doyle. of Prov
dence.
At 2 o'clock came the races. The Cir,
was Tor purse of $780, open to horses :hu
never beat 2:23, and the other for Sl7,
open to gentlemen's driving horses that ne'
er trottcd for money. We give the summi
ry OF this race
NARRAGASsErT PARK, Providence, Sept T. Ra
for gentemOns driving horses, which have never I've,
driven for money, for a purse Of $40 SlO1 ~ hrs
$50 10 second; rs 10 third,
| II. Is. Wlnship, Providence, ms. G. z. Jasper
J. A, Boyd, Providence, as. e. IN. Belle Of
W. a. FSonSG, PawtuckOt, ms. c. 6. Major
W. J. sheldon, Providence, MS. c. (. Wolf
L. b. brown, Providence, ms. O. 2. Dandy adj
T. +. Carpenter, Providence, rs. Q. IN.
T Tmo-2,iOl, 24ai, 2ili.
Fourteen Of the Kansas Stock Farm hors
, were sold, aggregating SG7l5.
Premiums.
Vermont comes IN as usual in tho fro
rank on sheep, the following being the pr
miums in this class to Nermonters Yea
ling Lougwool buck, first, $40, II. q. Iii
Emore. Longwoo eve, thres-year.old, 2
r 50, and 3D., diploma, to Il. q. Hill CIV
lamb, ID, Il. q. Hill. Middle wool sheep
buck 2 years old, lat, Frederick Balm
| Imported Royal George). Three-years-o
l eve, II. Billings, lsti yearling eve, +. B
Z hugs, list.
In the other departments the productio
4 of the Green Mountain State have been mo
y conspicuous by their absence.
a VIM. Nation, Of Springfield, and j.
Titus carry off nearly all the prizes on DE
0 on cattle. ii. G. Burleigh, Waterville, NJ,
. carries of the premiums on Hereiords, al
? the American Steamboat Company the san
+. on Dutch cattle.
!, We should be glad to give the premium i
/. in full, but want OF space forbids.