St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12

furn1SneQ SOOQ eXn1DlI OF JOCkey1ng
and one heat was declared void be-
cause one man tried to shut out an
other The first heat was a dead
heat, the horses putting their noses
over the wire at precisely the same
moment The race:
Little Harry. CHI g. Geo Goodall. u
Hyde PARK Lambert, B $, Kelley 8 9
Time 2.32a4; $50; 2-31a4; 2.36l2
Cup in a Balloon, Boys"
Prof Allen of Providence was
promptly on hand with his new bal
loon which he christened "Caledodia"
in honor of the locality. The balloon
was rs feet high, 80 feet in diameter
and held 10000 cubic feet of gas.
Yesterday was Prof. Aliens 65th
birthday and he celebrated it by
making his 315th trip into the clouds.
He was here "a years ago and his
son attempted to make an ascension
at our fair 10 years ago but the bal
loon collapsed in filling. The balloon
filled slowly yesterday through the
forenoon and in the afternoon thous-
ands>were watching it not only on
the grounds but all over this town.
About three O'Clock there was a de-
lay in filling the air ship and at four
O'Clock all was in readiness. Prof.
Allen, Edwin Barnett, the trapeze
performer from Providence and E. F.
Griswold of this place entered the
basket. There was not enough gas
to carry three passengers and so Mr..
Griswold was left behind, much to
his own disappointment as well as
to his friends who were anticipating
a racy account of the trip from his
graphic pen. At 4 O'Clock the bal
loon rose, farewells were uttered,
and Mr.. Barnett executed few ma
n9uvers on the trapeze as the bal
loon sailed skyward, afterwards
climbing into the basket. His per-
Torrance could not be seen very well
but all could easily realize the nerve
it took to hang from a trapeze in
mid-air half way between the earth
and the clouds.
At the hour of going to press all
that had heen heard from the balloon
was that it landed in Marshfeld
about $50 last evening and then
started off again. The last seen of it
was it's passing over Camel's Hump
with the balloon still humping"
Thursdays Races.
The races this afternoon will at
tract another crowd, when the best
exhibit of trotting will be seen. In
the 2.4O class for a purse of $3.50
these horses have been entered:
Clara, A. A. Paine; Stanley and Rob-
in, S. Fifeld; Dick Blackstone,
Charles Shepherd; Fred w, Fred
Counter; Nicollette Boy, H. F. Pierce.
For the free for all race for purse of
$500 these speedy trotters are enter
ed Nathan, H. F. Pierce; Hyde Park
Lambert, ]. Kelley; Black Amble, H.
E. Brewster; John M, l. T. McNally.
Notes of the Fair.
The first days receipts were $685.
60. The second day 1924. 20 was
taken at the gate and grand stand.
This is the largest sum ever taken in
one day at the fair. There were sold
at the gate 1896 single tickets, 80
double team tickets and $5S was ia
ken for carriers teams. The crowd
on Wednesday must have numbered
at least 10000, and some place it
much higher.
The management announce that
the receipts are large enough to war
rant much needed repairs on the
grounds and they will be undertaken
before the next fair.
Moore & Hastings big oxen have
brought many dimes into their own
ers' pockets this week. Thepair have
gained $50 pounds since last year
and now weigh 5000 pounds. They
are 10 years old and three quarters
Durham Mr. Moore thinks that in
about four years they will weigh
5000 pounds. Hetakes them through
New England this month and then
to Chicago and possibly they will go
to California this winter. They are
probably the biggest oxen in the
world.
Mr.. Bailey's Helen NJ goes to the
races at Mystic Park the last week
in September. Under vermont
Horse Notes" on the third page our
readers will find brief description
of this promising trotter.
7. S. Kenerson of Barnet had his
triplet steers on exhibition and they
drew a good crowd. Next season he
will take them to all the principal
fairs in New England together with
his Jumbo heifer which weighed 149
pounds at birth.
Dow Brothers of Barnet entered
their steers for a premium this year.
They are now three-year-olds and
weigh $500 pounds, having gained
500 pounds the past year. They are
grade Durhams from a full blooded
Durham bull.
John Weston of Fryeburg, Me,
and J. H. Morrill, of Conway, N. H.,
judged the cattle again this year.
w. S. Bailey exhibited Helen M and
Golden on the track Wednesday af-