Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-09-06
FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE
VERMONT ASSOCIATION OF ROAD
AND TROTTlNG HORSE
RREEOERS

Mr.. John G.. SAKE has told us that
'tVermont is famous for three things =
men, women, maple sugar and horses:
The first are strong, the last are fleet,
The second and third, remarkably sweet,
And all uncommonly hard to beat"
All of these faIne-giving staple pro-
ducts, except the sugar, were present at
the meeting in astonishing force, and
contributed to crown the efforts of the
association with unparalleled success.
The skies were throughout of the bright
est, and the weather perfection for a
summer meeting; thus making the four
teen exhibition days of the association
all fair without exception. The aggre-
gate attendance of paying people was
something over twelve thousand. Be
sides these, there was quite an army Of
helpers who were admitted free. These
figures, while not quite up to the enthu-
siastic estimates of some of our friends,
are extremely satisfactory, and are
about one-fourth in excess of those of
last year, when the success of the exhibit
ton was beyond the expectations of the
most sanguine.
One most satisfactory feature of the
meeting has been the perfection of the
arrangements. President Hooker has the
rare faculty of never overlooking any de-
tail, and he has been more than ever, if
possible, alert in making arrangements
for this exhibition. Secretary Earring
ton has spared no time nor labor that the
arduous duties of his office have demand
ed, among which the writing of about
two thousand letters is only one item
Treasurer Battell has not only given his
own time and liberal contribution OF
money to forward the objects of the as.
ISOLATION, but has provided corps OF
assistants at this meeting that cannot be
surpassed for courtesy, promptness and
efficiency. Superintendent Bowman has
shown what thorough organization and
system can do in locating and fully &C
commodating a regiment of horses Sc
that each one can be found at moment,
notice. Exhibitors were loud in theil
praise of the arrangements, and the grea
throng of spectators did not seem to con
tain solitary grumbler.
The daily papers have taken tn,
greatest interest and have done a mos
admirable work. The Herald, will
commendable forethought, brough
out complete plan of the ground,
on the morning of the first day
with diagrams of all barns, noting
the location of all horses at the exhibi
ton. 1t followed this good beginning
with the fullest and best-written descrip
ton of the exhibition, from day to day
that haye ever seen outside the columns
of paper specially devoted to that kline
of work. Indeed, it seems quite impossi
BILE to tell the young and efficient editor
of the horse notes in the Herald any
thing new about horses or horsemen
The Burlington Free Press also had al
accomplished young horse reporter pres
ent, and gave liberal space to his excel
lent report of the meeting. Representa-
tives of the American Cultivator, Man
chester Mirror and other leading papers
were also present during the exhibition
and will furnish full reports of the races
and the animals exhibited.
The full accounts given in the daily
papers, describing every horse shown
would excuse me from going infinitely
into particulars, even if space permitted
! shall confne my report mostly to gen
eral results of different experiments il
breeding, with resume of the speed con
tests of the five meetings. 1t is general
~ conceded that in the number ant
merit Of animals shown the meeting