Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-20
THE COMING FAIR.
Joint Exhibition Of the State Agricul-
tursl society ana the Champlain
ValIeyAssocInt1on at Howard Park.

The Joint exhibition Of the Vermont State
Agricultural Society and the Chanplain
Valley Association at Howard Park, Sep
TENDER 1914 next, ut which competition
will be open TO tho world, will undoubtedly
be the largest and most successful fair yet
livered by the Hon. William NJ. Evsrts; tho
premium list is liberal and comprehensive,
and all the arrangements are made on large
aud satisfactory scale. Some general notes
OF the exhibition, complied from th0-ofrcial
pamphlet, will be of interest.
General Notes.
The fair will last four days, Monday,
Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
September 10, II, IL, 10 and IA, 1888 and
the clerk, Mr.. E. f. Brownell, Of Burlington,
will open his office at the Park Sept 9th.
No entrance fee will be charged on animals
| or articles exhibited, except for horses in
the races and matched and single horses,
which will be 10per cent Of the premium for
whichever they arc entered. Articles and
animals for exhibition must be entered on
| the clerks books on or before Monday,
| August 9Th, except entries in Floral Me-
chanics' and Machinery Halls, which must
be made on or before tho first day of the
| exhibition; and all entries must be made to
Il. +. Bownell, Burlington, clerk for the
Joint Exhibition. A fec of 50 will be
charged for box stalls, except for horses
entered in the races and in the matched and
single classes. Only the judges will be
allowed to 70 into the ring where the stock
is exhibited. All animals entered for COM
petition, and not exhibited in the ring in the
| r. ual in tpIt urn
charged Sc for use Of stall or PEN
| Premiums.
For the purpose of making premiums in
the Live Stock Department more valuable,
and to prevent imposition, the Board of
Directors have decided that in addition to
the many premiums neatly prepared cert-
iicatc shall be issued by the clerk, naming
the successful exhibitor, his residence, name
Of animal, and the class in which the same
obtained premium. Premiums not claimed
within 80 days after the awards, will be for
| feited,
The premiums are liberal and numerous.
Thus, in the stallion class alone the premi-
ums aggregate SOB in the Shorthorn class
| Sl,3, and so on, besides silver and bronze
medals. The awarding committees will be
selected with great care and with a view to
having the members all experts in the
department. aud at least one, a specialist, in
the class in which they serve; aud their
names will not be published until the premi-
| ums are awarded.
| In horses, premiums are offered for stock
horses, stations, draft stations, work horses,
brood mares gedinys aud tillies, matched
horses and single horses, and the premiums
| igere cate $500. la cattle, premiums are
awarded for thoroughbred Shorthorns,
Ayrshires, Devons, Holsteins Uerefords,
Jerseys, GIernseys, Polled cattle, grades,
steers, trained steers, mich cows, fat cattle
and town tcams-and the premiums aggre-
gate the handsome sum of Sl7l5. la sheep,
swine aud poultry every class is represented,
and in dairy products, vegetables. fruits, and
| The multifarous exhibits in Floral Hall
handsome premiums are offered.
Transportation Arrangements.
Arrangements have been made with the
railroads under the management of the Gem
trail Vermont Railroad Company, the Rutland
aud Burlington Railroad, Passumpsic Rail
road, Montpelier and Wells River Railroad,
st. JOhnsbury and Like Champain Railroad,
| Burlington and Lamolllc Railroad, Missis-
quoi Railroad, and the Vermont branches
Of the Delaware and Hudson, the Champan
l
Steamboat Company, 10 transport stock aud
articles for exhibition, upon the following
terms, viz; The usual freight will he
chugcd from point Of shipment TO Howard
Farm, Dui liustvp, VI, aud sf tina sin'E ar
article is not sold ii will be returned Ia the
point of shipment free, and the freight paid
refunded upon the exhibition Of the clerks
certificate that the article or animal has been
exhibited at tue Joint Exhihitiou ami to
carry passengers for fare one way or less, -
and will sell exhibitors and necessary
assistants, on the days they ship their st ok
and articles for exhibition, tickets good to
return during the week of the far. All
stock and articles should be billed Howard
Park, Burlington, Vermont"
The Races
Will be as follows the purs.s aggrega,ing
Sl925. In respect to this apparently large
sum 1t is to be remembered that each OF the
competing horses is to pay ten per cent OF
the purse, which will of course pay u large
part Of II
TUESDAY.
MOL. Purse, $500. Open to all Stations.
| No.2. Purse, SIS. For three-year-olds.
! WEDNESDAY.
No. s. Purse. $3.50 For horses that have
never beaten lhree minutes.
No. 4. Purs. $3.50. For horses that have
never beaten $50.
THURSDAY.
No. 5. Purse. $3.50. For horses that have never
beaten 2:35.
No. @. Parse, 500. For four-year-olds ana
under.
FRIDAY.
n No. 7. Purse, 5000. For horses that have
never beaten PAS.
No. S. Purse. 800. Open to al horses.
| 5000 to the horse tro ling the fastest
ri heat, provided 1913 or better
, IL made.
, Money divided "a follows: Fifty per cent TO FIR It
: % per cent 10 second Is per cent 10 th ii; 10 per
cent 10 fourth.
Tho Officers
Are as follows:
Presideut-LEGRAND b. CANNON, Burling
ton.
D Clerk-E Z RRnMNRLL, Burlington.