Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-09-09
Z THE ADDISON COUNTY FAIR.
fGOoD SHOW AND LOTS OF PEOPLE
TO-DAY's PROGRAMME.


gress on its grounds in this village. 1t
opened on Wednesday and will close to-
night. Although but half through, it
is a success.
The first day was devoted to entering
and arranging exhibits. Rain fell at
intervals all the afternoon, thus keep
ing many at home who intended to
bring exhibits of one sort and another.
The effect of the storm was to diminish
to an extent the display in all depart
ments, but particularly in the halls.
The skies cleared during Wednesday
night and no brighter or better Septem-
Der weather than yesterday afforded
could be imagined. 1t brought crowd.
They began coming in early and kept
coming till the middle of the afternoon,
at which time the grand stand was filled
and much of the standing room on the
grounds occupied.
1t would be difficult in the space at
our disposal this week to enumerate the
entries in all the departments, or, indeed,
to specify everything shown in any one
of them, so we shall not attempt it.
Floral hall is, as usual, the center of
attraction for the ladies, who crowded
it through the day. There are to be
seen paintings, fancy work of every
imaginable description, pianos and or
gans. and a multitude of interesting
things. In the upper room are the ex-
hibits of fruit, etc.
OF the livestock department, that of
horses is perhaps the strongest. Yes
terday forenoon the yearlings and one
and two-year-olds were shown on the
track. A horseman who has seen many
such exhibits declared that it was SUI
perior to anything of the sort he had
witnessed for many day. He was
particularly struck BY yearling by
Gillig shown by w. G. Sturtevant of
weybridge, two Gillig yearlngs shown
by H. G.. Delphia of Bridport. two
year-old by Ambition owned by F. A.
Nisun of Nashua, n. H., and chestnut
yearling filly, owned by NJ. A. Munroe
of Middlebury, sired by Gillig and out
of mare by Motion.
The upper story of the sheep barn is
fully taken up with the exhibit of poult-
ry, of which there is the customary dis
play.
OF sheep, Merinos are shown by E. n
n. Bissell of East Shorehaln, F. A
Jones of Hubbardton, V. Y. Blackmer
of Orwell, |. L. Hamblin of Cornwall
and L. S. Burwell of Bridport. H. E
Taylor of West Cornwall has three two
year-old French Merino rams that at
tracted much attention. G.. c. Chap
man of Middlebury had fine display
of Cotswolds, as did j. NJ. Halnon Of
Cornwall. Carr & Williamson of Corn
wall showed Shropshires.
The cattle sheds were well filled, anC
there were many fine animals among
them.
Out in the center of the grounds were
patent hay-loaders, evaporators, plow'
and other implements, ladders ant
clothes-line reels.
Take it as whole, three is plenty to b'
seen, and, if the weather holds good
there will be plenty there to see 1t, a
was the case yesterday.
THE RACES.
The races were, as always, an attrac
tive feature yesterday. There were two
For foals of 1889, for a purse of 500
and the 3-minute, for purse of $50.
Two only of the five horses entered
showed up for the first of these contests
They were Cheone, owned by A. V
Fisher of Middlebury, and Ben Star. tn
property of H. B. Wright of Waltham
Five heats were required to decide it
Chcone finally winning. He took tn
first, fourth and fifth heats, Ben Sta
coming in ahead on the second and third
The time was 2:53A, $3.50, ASST, 2:5s
2 :5St.
Five horses contested in the 3-minutt
class race. They were Sherrie B., entel
ed by b. B. Hall of Larrabee'e Point
Jennie Lane, by A. V. Fisher of Middle
: bury; Ruey, by II. Il. Cults of Orwell
Hazel, by F. ii. Winch of Middlebury
| and Nickerbocker, by w. E. Wallace {
Port Henry. This is the summary:
) Three-minute class; purse, $780,
Hazel
Jennie Lane,
Nickerbocker,
Sherrie b., d
e Time, 2 :441s, 2 40, 24Th.
The judges were E. w. Bowman
Rutland, who acted as starter, j.
; Needham of Brandon, timer, and c.
y Witherell of Cornwall.
: Mr.. Cults has a pneumatic-tired sull
Is here-the first that has been seen in Il
= county. 1t is not handsome, but
t works we'll.
Il THE PROGRAMME FOR TODAY.
II 10 o'clock a. m. Exhibition of mate
a. Ii. 4. Il