Connecticut western news., 1894-10-04
CT. HARRINGTON FAIR.

hibition and cattle show of the Housa- tonic Agricultural society. which came to & close Friday, was the most suc- cessful fair ever held by this prosperous organization. The old saying so often repeated that cattle show brings rain proved at least for once untrue, for though a storm was threatened the second day it spent it's full force some where on the coast and never reached the glorious old hills of Berkshire.
 Cattle show, by which name the fathers and grsndfsthers of the present generation so much delighted to call their exhibition, opened Wednesday morning at o'clock, and from that hour until about high noon there was & string of cattle, sheep and swine pass ing through the south gate. In a few of the divisions the display may not have been quite as large as at few previous fairs, but taken as a whole the exhibition did honor to the farmers of Southern and Central Berkshire. The substantial old timers who are not all dead were on hand from Otis 10 Great Harrington with several yoke of oxen, and steers that in a few years will grow into oxen and divide the labor of the farm with the horses. Austin Holion, who IS the successor of the late Jared Lewis on highly cultivated and beau tiful farm near Van Deusenville, took the first premium on his noble yoke of cattle as we'll as on three. year-old steers A son of old farmer Holion was also there with as handsome pair of match ed calves in yoke as your reporter ever saw. He was given a first premium. while his neighbor, Fred Abbey, the Prince of Short Horn breeders in this section, obtained second money for his pair. F. Abbev. w. H. Hubbard, of Ct Harrington. W. $. Wilcox, of Shelf field. scooped in most of the premiums in the division of Short Horns. The display of Jersey stock was large. There were 46 head in all. Griswold Lodge farm owned by Frank G Tefft near the south part of Great Harrington contrib uted greatly to the success of cattle show. His noble bull, Matilda the 3d. Chauncy," was as beautiful an animal as was ever seen on the grounds, while his COWS, "Cream Princess" and 'Jennie Princess" with other registered stock from the lodge, were greatly ad- mired by all lovers of Jersey stock The Guernseys, which for size are superior to their Jersey kin, were we'll represented. Judge James Rowley, of Egremont, had 8 head and NJ. I. Wheel CT, of Ct. Harrington, 16 head. Elmer b Ballow came from Beeket, fl miles with his registered bull, Select the Sd Squire" which had previously taken first premiums wherever exhibited but he failed this time for D. w Beck with, of Great Harrington, had entered bull on which was placed the blue card One of the Guernsey COWS owned by NJ I. Wheeler is l6 years old. In fact old enough to be hung in the butcher shop. But Wheeler loves her as well as did old Horace Greeley his 21 year old COW and it Is probable that old Bessie will bo allowed to die natural death. There were not as many Holsteins as at some previous fairs Iu fact if Alonzo Bradley had not come down from his broad acres in Lee with head there would have been no evidence that the "Dutch had taken Holland, or rescued it from the sea" MT Bradley's Hol- stein bull weighs 1900 pounds and in short time will bring joy to the stomschs of the epicures of Lee. In the Ayrshire division Theron l.. Foote, of Lee, and William I Walker, of Great Burlington, took all the first premiums for their Scotch cattle. Mrs D. W. Merrifield. of Sheffield, was again on hand with her herd of Long Horns or Devons. The dead and buried generations of old Devonshire would have rejoiced if they could hare seen these fine animals which this enterprising woman farmer sent up 10 the show. Grade cattle os all kinds, including milch COWS, heifers and calves, were as numerous as ever, and this year Charlie Warner from the west part of the town was rewarded for his per- serverence, for he received premium oh his fine grade Jersey calf There were GA pens of sheep of South Down, Hampshire, Shropshire, Dorset and grade breeds. The names of the exhib- itors are too numerous for mention, but the town of Egremont appeared to lead all others as the hume of these "golden hoof' animals.
 Thursday was great day for the horsemen for there was great attend ance and all the divisions were crowd ed with fine horses, colts, and stallions, both trotting and standard bred. But the greater part of the 15, 900 to 1S,000 people were amused all day by numer- ous sports which the managers had provided. In fact who ever lives to see the middle of the 20th century will probably see ancient Greece and Rome outdone in the sporting line. Tue games and races the first day were re- ported in the NEWS last week and so we pass on to the second. In the after noon the exciting game of foot ball was won by the Canaan boys, score p to Great Harrington O The potato race was won by Perrie Whalen, of Great Harrington. The one fourth mile foot race was won by Whalen. with Marsh Miller. of Sheffield, second. The prizes were gold and silver medals. The half mile foot race was won by R. D. Stan ard, of New Marlboro. The three year old colt stakes best two in three, purse Sl00, was won in two straight heats by oh. m. "Golden Bells, owned by F. M. Dodge, of Pittsfeld, with O. ". Niver, of Ancram, b. g. Admire, 'second. The ?. 30 class for purse of $500 was won in three straight heats by W. R. Story b. m. "Kittie Story" with Hiram Fox's of New Haven, br. Eskimo" second and Halsted stock farm "Alice Spicer" third. Best time 226. The free for all race. which was not finished Thurs day evening, was brought to an end Friday noon, when Hiram Fox's of New
 Haven, r. g. "B. B." took the heat and race. The entire score was as follows: HI J. Rockwell" b. h. F. M. Dodge, of Pittsfeld, 1-1-2-3.2-2. Berkshire Courier" b. h, of Montevedio, stock farm, 3 2-1-2-3 8. "B. BIT g. Hiram Fox, of New Haven, 2-3-3-1-1-1. Time 2 18i-2 20-2 21-2 22-2 16i-221.
 Friday, the last day of the great ex- hibition, was the most pleasant of all. In the forenoon the exercises were held h the north wing of the hall. Dr Marvin gave an address on "Hsppiness to the Farmer Here and Hereafter. Dr George Beebe read an original poem.
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