Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-25

nished him.
You have deemed it profitable to produce
fast trotting horses, and you have them:
Sope of YOU have sought perfect hne wool
sheep and they are here Others show per-
feet samples Of q different kind. Now sup
pose it to be true. as some croakers say,
that the thoroughbred stock you produce
is fancy" and not the most profitable you
can raise all you have to do Is to say the
word and have different kind made to
order If you find il profitable TO raise last
walking horses, as hope you will, you can
get them. If you want strong Draft horses
you can have them. II you want cows that
will give YOU rich milk, or sheep that Will
shear heavy heeces of WOO! you can produce
them.
THE speaker continued with the idea that
the wonderful art of stock raising would be
classed by the future historian, who should
write of the 18th century with such achieve
ments as the locomotive and telegraph, and
thought our fairs had been mainly the IN
fuence that had produced the results which
we saw. In proof OF which he mentioned
that our best stock raisers are Inyariabie at
tendarts at fairs, and have been thus en-
abled TO see and study actual examples OF
successful work of others, and obtain a
practical knowledge which they could never
get from books and periodicals.
He mentioned the strong incentives offer
ed TO seek for Improvement not only OF the
premiums but OF the laudable desire toexcel
In competition. Not only IN tue matter OF
stock raising had our fairs improved us.but
every branch of business had been benefit
ted. The speaker mentioned the various
improvements made IN the manufacture OF
maple sugar. butter, cheese, &c, also in
. Ia IN
| OF the fact that fairs offered excellent oppor-
tunities for inventors and manufacturers Of
| improved articles to display and advertise
them The important feature OF labor say
/ ing machinery, enabling two men to-day
to do the work that used 10 take several
/ also came in for notice. This portion Of
/ the gentlemen : address was full of striking
comparisons of the present with the past as
/ regards our Improvement a. an agrleultu-
! RAJ people. The farmers toll was lIghtened
[ and MS home made more comfortable and
enjoyable. instead OF a penitentlal place OF
labor. from which the children escape, a.
soon a possible. away 10 the great cities, or
the far West. The farmer had leisure for
self-culture and Improvement, which not
only made him better farmer but wiser
man. To have contributed TO such results
was no small boast Of agricultural societies.
/ The speaker continued
| have in this imperfect manner noticed
/ some OF the material benefits growing out
+ of the associations Of the kind you have
here OF those other benefits they confer,
a. sources OF intellectual and moral cnl-
ture, II l. only lett tor me TO say, that a
they afford objects OF study and eompari-
son and give rise to interchange Of ideas,
and encourage a laudabie ambition for eI-
\ all nd
improving and 50, those who come here
with the true spirit Of the institution 20
away both wiser and better for their com
ing.
| have been led into this discussion from
the fact that there Is q prevalent DISPOSE
tion to disparage the benefits Of your fairs.
F Ii l. claimed that they have degenerated
into horse races, with their accompaniment
of betting and cheating, while the better
objects OF the fair have been lost sight o.,
and neglected. Such carping criticisms are
not confined TO agricultural institutions Ii
Is natural for Us all to give sweeping Judg-
ments on all subjects
When we see anything We think faulty
we are apt TO jump al the conclusion that
the whole thing ought to be CONDEMNED The
peculiarity of these sweeping judgments OF
ours Is that we usually criticize most severe
IL what We least understand. Coming here
somewhat as your advocate 10 defend
your cause, my work has been very
poorly done. if ! have tailed 10 make
It appear that this condemnation Is unjust.
Mhie.lt cannot be denied tina; there are
many things that We could wish were differ
ent. a. g whole the institution Is one OF
which YOU may very justly be proud. There
Is nothing we have OF purely unmIxsd good
Even the welcome rain. a It comes cooling
and refreshing the thirsty and parcned
earth. lnvigorsiing the plants and enilyen-
ing the whole face of nature, l. not With
out it, ills II brings wind and dust and
chilling hreezes but still. for all that. VI
are glad al It. coming Still remem berlng
the great good they have done, and may YET
d., you have an abiding faith IN them
and welcome them to-day as now amlQ the
chilling winds YOU have welcomed the
refreshing rain.
And - with Your faith mistaken a. YOU
come % here iron year t. year. bringing
Your offerings 10 the common stock, md
Ing here not only amusement but profit
YOU may vel hope this institution, on
which yOu have expended much OF YOU
care and labor. wi. not only prove per
manent establishment, but viii, IN large
measure. contribute u improve the condition
and the character of the coming farmer.
The address consumed some forty minute
in delivery, and was listened TO with yerl
good attention indeed. The seats were filled
with people, and the ground for rod
around was crowded with those who wer'
standing. I. l. but justice - the speaker
to state the tact, that ne had but three
days notice that he Wa desired TO deliver
the address. and consented only with reluc-
lance To fl the position At the close o
his address Col Benton was loudly ap
plauded. :he band gave piece or two, anc
then the races came II order.
TuE RACES.
The judges were L. " Decker, Of Decker
Park. Montreal, P z also proprietor o
the Montreal House, A Austin, of Burning
ton, and Il G Root, Of Bennington. Th'
first on the programme was the
240 RICE,
best three in five for purse OF $50, $50 tt
first, S35 to second, $50 third, and SIS t,
fourth, open to all horses that hal never
trotted in public in less than $40 Thl
following entries had been made for thi.
race
Il. B, Howard enters br 2, Pred Howard.
F. MEnnary, b. IL, Flora.
!. a Williams, ch. 2, Charley Mac
;. Rounds br.s Billy Bowlegs.
{. F. Predmore, blk. z, General.
Flora, ' Fred" and "BOwlegs. how
ever, were the only ones that contested the
race. The following Is the score
l Flora. ...---.---.--- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Fred Howard --------------------------
/ Billy bow4eSs------ ---------s-------.- 8
The scoring up for the whole race vas at
tended with about the same amount o.
trouble as usual In the first heat Flor
took the lead soon after the start, and kept
it. Billy Bowlegs broke badly, and Fred
Howard did not behave well for Il trOtter
In the second heat. Flora again took the
lead on the first quarter, but Billy strug'
gled up to his WORK like man, and on the
second quarter left Flora slightly IN the
rear, which advantage he kept. On the
home stretch. Flora made a fine gain, and
pressed Billy hard. but he came in about q
half length ahead Fred kept the trail
this heat some distance in the rear. In the
third and fourth heats. Flora come in ahead
quite easily, and was declared the winner
of first money. Bowlegs second, and Fred
third. Time, 2:43, pa. ? A. PA.
In the
fnREE EISrTg RACE
the following horses had been entered:
c. A HolAbird enters Oh. &. John n. Pomeroy.
! J. ). Appleton br. s., Ham nlet0nian Chief.
John 7. Brown, b. z Blank.
This race was for purse of $50, divided
into four parts the same as for the 2:40race,
and was open to all horses owned in the
county, that had never trotted better than
three minutes in apublic place in addition
to the three horses entered previously F W
4 Brownell's b. s. Vermont Boy" contested
] fOr tho raoo Tko fofiouipr ic he