The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-09-01
THE GREAT CAMBRIDGE FAIR.

The fourth annual fair at Cambridge,
which will be held September B, q, 7 and
s, must surpass all previous fairs at that
place under the auspices of the Cam
bridge Valley Agricultural society. For
three years this association has held
such successful fairs, and given such sat
isfaction to exhibitors and visitors, that
the fair is generally looked forward to
with high expectation by all who can
possibly see its great attractions, excel
lent races and fine exhibitions of all
kinds of stock, farm and garden pro-
duce.
With no State aid the present manage
ment has succeeded in attracting the at
tention If the breeders of choice stock,
not only in New York but adjoining
States, and inducing them to make ex-
hibitions at Cambridge. Commodious
buildings, stalls and pens have been
erected, and a grandstand capable of
seating 1920, provided with private
boxes and reserved seats, graces the
grounds along one of the best half-mile
tracks in the State. The aim of the as
ISOLATION has constantly been to please
the public.
This year the entries for both races
and premiums closed August Is. The
entries for premiums will be catalogued
and published for the use of visitors
during the fair. The catalogue will con-
tain all the departments, except that of
the ladies and farm implements and ma
chinery.
The entries for the races appear else
where, and, show list of flyers
beyond any other year at Cambridge.
There are twenty-five entries IN the ESQ
class, thirty in the 2.40 class, seventeen
in the 2.34 class, eight in the 2.27 class,
nine in the road wagon class, eight in
the three-year-old class and six in the
2.22 class. Besides these races there
are four colt-stake races, all well filled
and embracing some of the best colts in
this part of the State and Western Yer
mont.
The entries of horses, cattle, sheep,
swine, poultry, farm produce, fruit and
vegetables are so numerous as to tax to
the uttermost the ability of the manage
ment to find room for all. A large num-
Der of entries were received after the
18th, and necessarily rejected. There
are $50 entries of horses, 313 of cattle,
292 of sheep, SIS of poultry, eight-eigtt
of swine, 142 of grain, 442 of vegetables,
100 of fruit and 107 of school work. The
entries in all the departments will num-
Der 5000 or upward.
Among the Vermont exhibitors of
horses are W. J. Howes, Hydeville, Pine
| Cliff Stock farm, Castletou, Fairhaven
stock farm, FairhaVen, Mountain Valley
stock farm, West Rupert, G. F. Leonard,
Bennington, II. G. White, North Ben
nington, B. Andrews, Cambridge, An
thony Brothers, Fly Summit, and Moses
Sheldon, Dorset. OF cattle, d. f. Will
Der, Oneonta, who shows Holsteins, and
who is acknowledged at the head of that
list in the world; II. NJ. Bottum, Shafts
bury, Henry Gray, Greenwich, Frank B.
Buckley, Valley Falls, Wood Brothers,
Round Lake, ID. B. Dunning, Chazy, b.
H. Sheldon, West Oneonta, L. @. Spauld.
ing & Son, Poultney, w. Il. Martin,
Granville, Swift g. Wayne, New Scotland
Jonathan Hoag & Son, Tomhannock
Joseph Hilton d Sons, New Scotland
]. P. Hine, Shinrock, Ohio, q. K. r ce,
| Greenwich and Aaron Barber, Avon
The following thoroughbred breeds are
represented: Shorthorns, Devons, Ayr
shires, Jerseys, Holsteins, Guernseys
Polled Angus, Red Polls, Galloways
Dutch Belted and Swiss.
The exhibit of sheep, both merinoi
and mutton breeds, will be tihe. The
chief exhibitors are Perry Brothers
Centre White Creek, Henry r. Perry
Arnold Joslin, E. A. Joslin, Eagle
Bridge; j. o. Joslin, Tiashoke; Andrew
Ashton, Arthur James, e. A. Brown
Hoosick; Afford Sweet, Glens Falls: q
Howard Davidson, secretary of thu
State agriculture bureau, Mullbrook
and W. II. Reynolds, Middle Falls.
The poultry show will be show il
itself. The other departments are equal
'ly represented. Afford Sweet of Glen
Falls has made nearly $50 entries, from
sheep to fruit.
The school department, with its 10
entries, will have fine work in map draw
ing, industrial drawing and relief maps
With good weather, the low rates ant
assured accommodation on the railroads
the variety and extent of the exposition
must draw to Cambridge this year suci
crowds as never before thronged tn
beautiful fair grounds.
AT present there are greater o
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