The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-12

Fine Exhibition Of Prize stoclS-The Race
and Attendance.

Fine Exhibition Of Prize stoclE-The Race
and Attendance.
BURLINGTON, Sept. Bright skies
SMILED upon the joint exhibition of the
Vermont State Agricultural Society land
the Uhamplain Valley Association at
Howard Park, which closed yesterday,
and it was great success. large crowds
being in attendance daily. Fully $4,000
people attended the Fair. The show of
horses was large rs was that of sheep,
but the number of cattle was not so large
as last year, although;the show was of
oxen was especially noticeable, there
being seventy of them, including a mann
moth pair owned by s. Moore of Elmore.
They stood six feet high and weighed
5000 pounds. The new machinery pa
vilion, 2Ox26 feet, was crowded and
large quantity of machinery was shown
in tents. Floral and Mechanics halls
were also crowded and the show OF poul-
try and swine was good.
Interest centered of course in the horse
show and the races. The first race was
for the guaranteed purse, $500, and it
was the closest and most exciting race
ever seen at Howard Park, there being
ten JarteIs evenly matched. The first
two heats we're won by Abe G. supposed
to be "ringer," entered in the name of
C. B. Ballard of White River Junction,
but the next three heats were captued
by Grand Isle, b. g., owned by Mr. Phelps
OF the Island after neck and neck con-
tests, Best time 2:32l(
The first race on the second day was
that for the Van Ness House stake, for
foals of 1885, worth $340, There were
six starters. The race was captured by
ii. Ii, Franklin, CHI, c., owned by FL. I,
Cults of Orwell, who took the second,
third and fourth heats, the second money
by Conemaugh Wilks, c.g., Utton Bros.
of Morrisville, who took first heat; Mon
arch, C c., Georg G. Weed of Ticonderoga,
N. Y, was third, Best time 1884.
The second race of the day was the
1886 class, in which eight horses answer.
ed the bell, purse $3.50. 1t was Won
hands down by Dynamite, blk. g.. N. D.
Phelps of Barre, Hyde Park Lambert, b.
g., ]. P. Kelley, Hyde Park, second; j
b. s., by Abare and Richards of Chazey
N, Y, third. Best time 2:315s.
On the third day the first race was fol
the Howard Park stakes, for foals Of 1886
worth 1910, in which there were sever
starters. 1t resulted as follows, two
heats: Hubby B. c. f., F. S. Hale Of
Rutland first; Peerless Ben, &C., ii. L
Cults of Orwell, second; Maggie FL, b.f.
Fletcher & Winch of Middlebury, third
The next race was the $40 class, purse
5000, with eight starters. The contes
was most exciting, seven heats beinI
trotted. Grand Isle entered by T. NJ
Tierney, won the last three. Ormond
b. 8. DR., W. s. Webb of Shelburne, wor
the third and fourth, Black Dan, j. X
Lynde of Wiliamstown, the first two
The other horses were drawn after thu
fourth or fifth heats. Best time, 2,33l4
There were five starters in the 2.2'
class, purse $780, and the result is as fol
lows
Colossos, br. g., George Hilard, Bar
net, first; Tommy B.. big. H.K. Wright
Bridport, second; j. B. s., b. g., Abart
& Richards, Chazy, N. Y, third.
In the butter contest the first prize o.
$40 was awarded the Hon. Frederick
Billings's Jersey COW La Vloiette, which
produced Al pounds and IA ounces Of
butter in "a hours. She second prize o.
$25 and third of $l5 lie between Mr.
Billings's Jersey lady Jane and Doxy
an Ayrshire, owned by G. NJ. WinsloW
of Brandon. Yet to be decided.
Thursday was Governors day anC
among the prominent visitors were Gov
ernor Dillingham;, Senators Edmundi
and Morrill,, Commissioner Veazey Of
the Interstate Commission, Congress
man Stewart, ex-Minister Phelps anC
others.
Yesterday was children's day ant
there would have been a large attend
ance if it had not rained. The TRACK
was very muddy and slow time wat
made in the races. In the Hotel Bur
lington stake for foals of 1887, the result
was as follows Harry H.,b. &. S. Har
ris of Morrisville, first; West Point, be-
w. H. II. Walker of Windsor, second
Donnetta, b.f. B. A. Austin of Winooski
third. SSH. ..H. H ?
10 the three minute class, purse $3.50
there were six starters, and the result
follows: Pearl H., g. m, II. G. Holcomt
of Isle Samotle first; Peter, b. g., r. E
Weller of Burlington, second; Ben
West, r.g., w, N. Mute of Mansfield
third. t.a.
In standard bred horses F.F. Brownel
of Burlington carried off first honors
William Patch of New Haven, second
For matched drivers over fifteen and
one-half hands. T. NJ. Tierney of Sc. AL
bans got first, r. O. Witherell of Corn
wall second, j. G, Place of highgate
third. For fifteen and one-half and un-
der, s. s, Bedard of st .Alhans took fret
William Landon of Milton second and
G. E. Sparhawk OF Burlington third
Single.drivers, G. F. Davis of Windsor
first, d. Hines of Pittsford, second, L.
d. Mute of Marshfield third. Silver and
bronze medals were won as follows
Ayrshire cattle, G. M. Winslow Of Bran
don and L. S. Drew of Burlington
Guernseys, S. H. Weston of Winooski
Devons, Edward Hungerford of Burling-
ton. Other honors wers Jerseys,
Frederick Billings of Woodstock; Here
fords, L. B. Harris and w. ]. Powers OF
Lyndon. The leading exhibitors OF
sheep were Long woods, R. G. Hill of
Elmore Phillips Bro. of Glover; Downs,
Frederick Billings of Woodstock, Col.
LeGrand B. Cannon of Burlington;
Shropshire, A. w. & J. P. Wilcox of
Bridport; Merinos, Il O. Burwell & Son
and L, s. Burwell of Bridport. L. S.
Drew 6 Son of Darlington were the
principal exhibitors of wine.-Budget,