St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
HORSE FAIR.
Eastern Vermont Breeders, Meeting.

Ihe third annual meeting and eX-
h1bltion of road and trotting horse
breeders opened at the Fair ground
yesterday and continues through to-
day. The meeting is far ahead of
last year in interest, and the finest
stock in Northern Vermont is on ex-
hibition. There are over $50 horses
and colts entered for premiums, and
all the noted stations of this section
are on the grounds. The largest ex-
hibitors are the Maplewood stock
farm, East Hardwick, W. S. Bailey,
proprietor; Highland stock farm,
Derby, c. K. Bates, proprietor; Black
river stock farm, Coventry, Burbank
& Williams, proprietors. Golden
stock .oredominates and has taken a
good share of the premiums. The
Judges of the stock are R. w. Good
rich OF Portland and A. H. Mcleod
of Wallace's Monthly, New York.
The judges of the races are c. K.
Drew, Great Falls, N H., starter;
George M. Stevens, Lancaster; H. w.
Keyes, Newbury. The races this af-
ternoon are the three-year-olds, 2.4O
class and free for ALL Rocket and
Nathan are entered in the last race,
and an interesting trot is promised.
The feature of the races yesterday
afternoon was the beautiful trotting
of w. S. Bailey's two-year-old, Helen
NJ who trotted her last halfin l. .2212,
coming in amidst great applause
from the stand. The race was for
purse of 5000 for foals of 'S7, mile
heats, 2 in 3, and was easily taken
by Helen M. The race:
Helen M..g.f,w. S. Bailey, E. Hardwcls, l /
Monarch, ch. C, Burbank X Williams 3
Minnie. ch. f., Salmon Nye, ~ 2
Time, 2-43A; 2.4S34.
The second race was for four-year-
olds, for purse of $12O, mile heats,
in 5. The race:
Gsn GsnkS b. tb S%bf anrbant Rr9thsFS wms
Ned Lambert, ch. s., Carl Day, 3 3 3
Time. 2.5O%; 2.4S; 2.471a
The third and last race for mares
and geldings eligible to the 2.4O class
was for purse of $3.50, mile heats,
in 5. The race:
Little Harry. CHI G., Geo E. Goodall' / IL ] !
Lottie Franklin. b. M Burb INK s, VS., 3 3 3
Time, 2.4213; 2.4413; 2.4o1a.
The judges completed their work
on several classes last evening and
these premiums will be announced
this afternoon:
Class No. 6, year-old geldings and
fillies, $12, Gladys by Golden, c. L.
& c. B. Stevens, North Danville; So,
Erminie by son of Daniel Lambert,
nut colt by Lambert B., A. S. Living
-ste<. St. Johnsbury There were 3
entries in this class
Class No. 7, two-year-old geldings
and fillies, $12, CObdellah by Golden,
D. D. Bean, Barton; So, Cleopatra
by Golden, ]. H. George, East Hard
wick; So, mare by Goldfinder, H.
Fisher, Waterford. There were six
entries in this class
Class No. 8, three-year-oldg geldings
and fllies, $12, Pitt Sing; $S, Yum
Yum; both fillies owned by Burbank
& Williams, Coventry, and sired by
Ben Franklin. There were seven en-
tries in this class.
Class No. 9, ,four-year-old stations,
$12, Golden Jr., by Golden; So, Chief
tain by Darlington Chief, both own
ed by Ora N. Drew, North Danville;
So, black colt by Charlie Ray, J. G.
Kidder, Coventry. There were nine
entries in this class.
Class No. 10, two-year-old stall
lions, $12, Remittance by Onward, ].
A.Knowlton, Newport; So, Star Lam
bert by Golden, S. E. King, Glover;
$5, Gen. Chase by Darlington Chief,
E. c. Carpenter, Lyndonville. There
were seven entries in this class.
Class No. II, three-vear-old stall
lions, $15, Volunteer Wilkes by In
centive, E. H. Hoffman, Lyndon;
$40, Barton by Nutmont, Robert
Pettigrew, Lyndon; So, bay stallion
by Rex Patchen, E. c. Graves, Lyn-
don There were five entries in this
class