News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-09-24


! The Grounds Filled to Overlooking
with Enthusiastic Sight-Seers.
Excellent Races.
The report of the LamOille County
fair in last weeks News AND CITIZEN
was necessarily closed on Wednesday
morning, Just as the teams were be-
ginning to follow each other in rapid
succession, crowding the road in every
direction, and furnishing business in
| great abundance for the gate-keepers.
This continued at intervals all
through the day until by night there
was dull yellow cloud hanging all
over the vicinity ofthe grounds. There
were somewhat over 5000 tickets
sold, which with the large number of
season tickets, complimentaries, etc,
makes 5000 a very just estimate of
the number of people in attendance.
One who remembers the unpleasant
condition of the weather on previous
occasions of this character, both here
and elsewhere, would be pardoned for
discussing this hackneYed topic again.
Too often there is necessity for dis
cussing it without the "dis." This
year is a notable exception to the
rule, the clear, bright days succeed
ing each other with delightful regu-
larity.
WEDNESDAY.
In the morning the exhibits in Flo
raj Hall and the stock exhibits were
inspected, and the contests of draft
oxen and horses were held. In the
latter W. H. Jones of Hyde Park
took first prize and A. J. Cleveland of
Hyde Park second. Hadley & Whit
comb of Hyde Park won first prize
on draft oxen, C. F. Smith of Morris
town second and A. NJ Whitcomb of
Hyde Park third. Each team had
three trials of strength, and the con-
test resulted as above.
One of the most notable features of
the day was the inspection of brood
mares and colts, stations and their
get, and good horses generally. 1t
was one of the finest exhibitions ever
held in this part of the state, and
without doubt the finest ever witness
ed on the grounds. Rare Ben, one of
the best of Vermont's horses, made
an excellent showing. He was speed
ed on the track with about twenty of
his get, and the high spirits graceful
! form and fine action which is one OF
the distinguishing features of Rare
Ben's colts, were very noticeable.
C. r. Page showed his Highland
Wilkes, sired by AbdalIah Wilkes by
George Wilkes; dam by Ironsides by
Administrator; a large fine-looking
horse and nicely gated.
George Sanborn brought out his
stallion and get, four or five in num-
Der, a remarkably good showing
This stallion is by Tattersal Jr.
Clement Smiths stallion by Nut
mont with several excellent colts, was
speeded on the track, making a fine
appearance.
There were also many fine stallion
colts two and three years old on eX-
hibition, and the sight of the whole
cavalcade was something very at
tractive and inspiring. If thereport-
er has omitted any worthy of mention
it is an unintentional error made
where all were of such excellent quail
ty that one could but stand and ut
ter exclamations Of praise. Some
body has said that the horse alone
has reason to be proud and surely
the spectacle of these superb creatures
full of life and fire, yet with all their
intelligence becoming subject to their
keepers, would make one agree with
the sentiment.
In the afternoon the races were the
crowning feature of interest and the
fences around the track was lined
with ranks of enthusiastic spectators.
THE RACES.
There were two races on Wednes-
day, the 800 and 2:40 classes. In
the former there were three entries,
as follows:-
Gov. Hendee, c. S., entered by John
Utton, MorrisviIle; B. F. Solon, bn.
S., entered by T. w. UttOn, Norris
vile; Young Mollie, b. m, entered by
j. NJ. Hill, Franklin. The race was
devoid of interest, taking the form of
a procession through each of the
three heats. The purse was for $50.
Following is the seOre:-
Young Mollie 3 3
| b. +. Solon, 2
| Gov. Hendee,
Time, 2:11. 2:36I9, 2:44.
The next race was the $40 class,
purse of S120. For this there were
entries as follows: Annie D., o. H.
Burnham, White River Junction
Lyndon Boy, b. g., j. Utton, Morris
vile; Mamie b., C. m, T. w. Utton,
Morrisville; Duane, b. s., A. B. Room
ey, Fairfield.
This race was hotly contested, it
being necessary to trot the whole five
heats. The score:
| Mamie B., l ?
| Lyndon Boy, 3 2
| Annie D., 3