The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-01
THE wooNsocKET FAIR.
1t VIII be n Great show This Year as
Before.

WooNsocKEr, Sept. 1.-The twenty
seventh annual exhibition of the Woon-
socket Agricultural. Horticultural and
Industrial Society will be held Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. @, Z and
s. and il the clerk of the weather Is TO be
relied on, this exhibition will surpass any
previous efforts OF the officers of the SO
ciety.
The entries to date are larger and bet
ter than ever before, and patrons will un-
doubtedly see the best exhibition OF
horses, cattle, sheep. swine, fowls. ETC.,
ever viewed in Woonsocket. The liberal
premiums offered have attracted large
number of owners OF horse flesh, and
fine list of entries are shown.
The grand stand has been enlarged to
accommodate 500 more persons, making
its capacity 5000 persons, and additional
shed-room has been provided for the
cattle.
Last year an innovation was introduced
in the shape OF electric lights for evening
exhibitions, with such marked success
that the same will be continued at this
exhibition and the number of lights in
creased.
The program for the three days is as
follows:
Tuesday. Sept. 9. 1880 A. M.-Judges
will examine all dairy and young stock.
sheep and fowls.
2P. M.-Report on fowls.
2;ao r M.-Class II, S-minute trotting;
purse $500
sP. M.-Report of judges on cattle.
$3.50 i. M.-Class IA, 2:32 trotters and
4P. M.-Class 10, foals 1890; added $50.
Ball game between New Bedford aud
Woonsocket teams, purse $40.
Tuesday cvening-Bicycle races.
Wednesday, Sept. q, "a. M.-Exhibi.
iicn of oxen in loaded cart.
Oon N-(,luae n stallion A yaara old
and over for general use, speed sidered;
one half mile heats.
10 A. M.-Class z, family horses.
1920 A. M-Exhibition OF 3-year-old
steers on loaded cart; gentlemen's pair
driving horses.
ii A. M-Exhibition of 2-year-old steers
on an empty cart.
1i:30 A. M.-Exhibition Of oxen on
loaded drag.
1880 p. Manual address from the
grand stand by Col. John G. Wyman.
p. M.-Exhibition OF trained and
matched cattle on the track in front OF
$50 p. M.-Class Is. 2:s7 trotters, purse
$780,
800 p M.-Class 10, s:27 trotters and
PAGERS, purse $3.50.
Wednesday Evening-Foot races.
Thursday, Sept. stb, $3.50 A. M.-Class I,
$3.50 A. M.-Class 2, colts under one
"A. M.-Class 8, 1-year-old colts.
1890 A. M.-Class 4, 2-year-old colts
IL A. M'--Class 3, 3year old stations,
geldings aud fi.lies.
P. M.-Class i2, a:5o trotting, purse
l:ao p. M.-Class 10, 2:ls trotters and
PAGERS, purse $500
3P M.-Class II, foals 1889. added 500.
Thursday evening-Trotting events Of
ocal horses.
The Wild West show from Bullook's
lie on the plains In the afternoon and
"Wednesday will be Governors day and
,he Woonsocket Guards have offered their
services as escort which has been ac-
,eptsd.
A large tent has been erected for the ex-
addition of agricultural implements
The officers of the society are: Presi.
lent, L. Is. Pease; vice presidents, +. l..
O'Reilly, John w. Ellis. Frank Harris,
Andrew Donahue; treasurer. Samuel L.
cook; secretary. John Leech; auditor, A.
Warfield; superintendent of hall, ID.
J. Snyder; corresponding secretary on
horses, =. u. Arnold corresponding sec
retary. on cat lie. sheep and fowls, Her
bert Whitaker; superintendent of cattle.
Herbert $. Joslin.
The Cornet Band will furnish music
each day and give a grand promenade
each evening
Charles Il. Cook Of Minneapolis will
serve as chief marshal Superintendent
Snyder states that the exhibition of manu-
facturers promises to be larger than ever
before
A special premium of $50 will be given
Tor the best grange exhibit.
The street railway company have Sc
cured fifty horses and several additional
cars for the fair traffic.