St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-07
TWO FAIRS.
The Horse Fair next Week.-The County
Fair in September.

| Fair in September.
The fourth annual summer exhibi-
ton of the Eastern Vermont associa-
tion of road and trotting horse
breeders will be held at the Fair
Ground next Wednesday and Thurs
day. The eentries this year are larger
than ever before and there will be a
better exhibit of good stock than in
years previous. There are seven
stakes for trotting and 3 premiums.
| The lists of stakes and premiums
have already been printed in these
columns. 1t is hoped that there will
be large attendance at this meeting
as strong effort has been made to
have the meeting at Newport and
only large attendance next week
will keep the meeting here in coming
years. Sincelast year the boundaries
of the associa alton have been extended
and much new stock will be entitled
to enter for premiums and races
The County Fair.
The prospectus for the forty-third
annual fair of the Caledonia Agri-
cultural society and the Fair Ground
company is in the hands of the print
ers and will be delivered to the public
next week The fair will be held
Sept. 16, II and 1S. Secretary Ide
has arranged this years book in a
much more comprehensive form as
all will find who have occas sion to
use it. There have been a few addi-
tional premiums, notably adding the
new variety of Horned DOrSets in
sheep and four premiums on all
recognized standard varieties of
poultry of 81, rs, so and 25 cents.
The judges of stock will not be i'm
ported from abroad as in former
years but include the following:
Cattle, B. S. Hastings, A. S. Living
ston, Willard Kinney; horses, George
Davis, East Montpelier George NJ
Stevens, Lancaster; sheep, c. A.
Sylvester, N. X. Campbell; poultry,
A. c. Farmer, George r. Crosby;
butter and cheese, John B. Nelson,
Ryegate.
The improvements on the track
and grand stand will make differ
ence in the attendance and the COM
ing fair promises to be successful
one The officers have in mind sew
eral attractions but have not decided
definitely Music will be furnished
by the st. ,Johnsbury band. Below
are the programs for each day and
the races:
$50 a m.-Cavalcade of oxen. steers and
bulls and examination by awarding commit
DETERMINATION of draft and fat oxen
examination near judges stand
40 p. m-Race for all horses owned with
in the limits of the society that have never
trotted for money Purse, $45; $50 first,
$15, second, SO third.
2.O0-For all horses owned within the
limits of the society that have never beaten
third.
SECOND DAY
go a m.-Examination of all remaining
cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, etc, by award
ing committee.
O.3O-Examination of mares and colts.
1-3O p. m.-Race for all horses that have
never beaten 3 minutes. Purse, 81 25.
2.OO-For all horses that have never beat
2. 81. Purse, 5000.
THIRD
900 a m.-Cavacade of all horses on ex-
hibition. followed by examination by award
ing committee.
80 p 1n.-Race for all horses that have
never beaten 2.4O. Purse, $3.50.
2.OO-Open to all trotting horses. Purse,
$500.
3.OO-Open to all trotting horses. Five
mile heat. Purse, 500.
The above races are subject to change;
see official daily program