The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-04-14
HORSE BREEDERS EXHIBITION

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For several years past there has been
much complaint among our farmers and
horse-breeders in regard to their inabili-
ty to dispose of their horses at a reason
able price, aud to-day there are thou
sands of dollars worth of horses owned
and for sale in New York and New Eng
land, that are kept at loss to their own
ers when they should have been sold and
turned into the money so much needed
by them. The legitimate market for our
Northern bred horse would be New York,
Boston and all the large cities north of
New York, but as matter of fact, these
markets are supplied by horses shipped
from the South and West. Now, mas
much as it is generally conceded that for
business purposes our Northern bred
horses surpass all others, there must be
some reason why other people sell their
horses and the northern farmer goes
without customer. The one great rea-
son for this is the want of united action.
1t is generally understood that when it
comes to united effort out northern far
mer exhibits about as much energy as
you would expect from his grandfather's
tombstone. The facts of the case are
that Our markets for horses have been
taken from us by men of greater busl-
ness enterprise. They have sought for
our markets and have obtained them
and if our northern farmers and breeders
ever expect to sell their horses they
must regain these lost markets. A
strong effort is now being made to re-
establish market for our northern-bred
horse and it has been arranged to give an
open air exhibition of all the horses that
are for sale or exhibition that can be
brought together on the grounds of The
North Bennington Driving Club on May
"a and 25 1898, at North Bennington, and
every man who has horse for sale and
can reach here should enter his horse.
A small entry fee of so cents will be
charged for each horse, and if the owner
wishes to advertise in the catalogue,
an extra fee of % cents will be charged.
A catalogue of all the horses for sale
will be issued two weeks before the ex-
hibition and sent broadcast over the
country. A large amount of advertising
is being done and every effort is being
made to arrange matters so that people
wanting horses can come to North Ben
nington, VT, and in two days see about
all the good young horses in this part of
the country. An admission of 25 cents
will be charged for all persons over
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been placed at the lowest possible point
to cover expenses and it is earnestly de-
sired that every farmer and horse breeder
that can get here will show his stock.
Arrangements are being made to enter
tain large gathering and plenty of
amusement will be provided. There will
be exhibitions of speed, exhibitions of
stations, exhibitions of fine horses of
every description. There will also be
bicycle racing and other amusements to
entertain the people as we propose to do
some business and have good time as
we'll. Inasmuch as the meeting is some
what of an experiment and for the bene-
fit of no individual, but for both the
buyer and horse-breeder, it is very es-
sential that every person interested, di-
rectly or indirectly, should do all that he
can to make the first meeting of the
New York and New England Horse Fair
success.