Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-09-21
THE VALLEY FAIR,
The Program for Wednesday and
Thursday.
INST Trotting Assured. and All the De
pnrtments VIII Be Well Eilled---@il
Curry, the Gray Ghost.

unrtments VIII Be wen Ahit"-'
Curry, the Gray Ghost.
All roads will lead TO Brattleb orc next
Wednesday and Thursday and 2O,OOO to
y. 900 are expected to attend the annual
Valley fair.-the best fair OF the year in
New England.
The order of the day Wednesday will be:
= to Q:3O entry of cattle: $3.50 TO J., judg-
inc of herds. individual specimens, oxen
and town teams. the drawing by oxen be
ginning at 10 At 1880 =. NJ, the trotters
will be started, the horses being called at
] o'clock The first race will be that OF
the 2:1q class After the first heat Miss
Myrtle Peek will begin her wonderful eN-
hibiton with trained horses, in running
jumping, ETC.. continuing the performance
after each heat throughout the after
noon. The 2:l9 and 1920 classes will be
trotted and paced alternately, to be follow
ed by the ? A. class of trotters
The great attraction of the forenoon OF
Thursday will be the coaching parade.
The line will be formed on the common
promptly at 9 o'clock, and at $3.50 it will
move down Main street, out Canal. TO the
fair ground. and around the track The
parade will be headed by the First Regi-
ment band, followed by the Estey Guard,
escorting his excellency, GOV. Levi h. Full
Ter and mounted aides: decorated bicycles
with men and women riders; decorated
floats. coaches. brakes, tally-hOs, carts, and
other vehicles Capt. II. {. Streeter and
| Cant. Harry Estev will be marshals in
charge of the parade. This distinctive
Valley fair feature is expected to surpass
/ the parades OF other years in variety of
turnouts and wealth of decorations.
Since the above was in type it has been
decided to have the hicyclists head the pro
cession.
The judging of the first and second classes
of horses will take place at o clock Thurs
day morning: the fifth class at $3.50. and
the third and fourth classes, including
matched pairs and single drivers, at 1880.
! The first and second days will also be de
voted TO Judging all articles on the grounds
| The free for all races will open the track
events of Thursday afternoon, and it is
| dollars to doughnuts that the track record
will be broken. This will be followed by
/ the 2:24 and , 80 classes, both for trotters
/ The races will undoubtedly be the finest
ever trotted in Vermont The entries as
sure five TO nine starters ii each event
/ In the 2:29 class there will be nine PAGERS,
/ all fast ones. and evenly matched The
1 free Tor all will bring together a remarka-
! ble field, including Gil Curry. 2:l14. the
/ gray ghost, whose phenomenal record is
/ elsewhere commented upon: Chesterfield,
| 2:ll4. owned by Scott Mccoy of Spring
! field. Mas Roam Wilkins, 2:1l-, owned
/ by Joe Mooney of Montgomery. Ala
/ smith. PIP. 10y George G. Smith. Spring
/ field: Jones Ordway. 2:1G4 on a halt mile
track. owned by John Cunningham. White
| hall. y y. and other speedy steppers
The 2:19 class will bring out Mack, the
| celebrated Y ermont stallion; NOleta, from
Highland Stock farm of Derby: Aggie,
| Col Calvin of Medtord, Mass HOLSTER,
a y Kingsley. Ashuelot, \ H. and
others. HOLSTER got a record of 2:22 at
/ Mystic. and 2:2l4 al Providence recently.
The aim OF the committee on trotting
has been not so much TO get a large list of
entries as to secure starters that will make
closely contested races. There are from
eight TO 4 entries in each class.
The Brattleboro cattle contingent are
now securing the country to get a pair of
draft oxen that will beat the gigantic Hol-
stems owned by j. D. Avery Of auckland
Mass, which took the first prize at the
state fair at White River Junction. secur-
ing 500. MI Avery pair are half broth
ers, seven wears old varying only 10
pounds IN weight, weighing 54O0 They
drew 5000 pounds al White River June
ton and on a stone boat at MI Avery :
farm are said TO have drawn twice their
weight. Mr. Avery has been offered 500
for them, but it would take an even $1,000
/ 10 buy them.
The Phoenix has already spoken OF the
herd OF Jerseys which will be brought by
c. X. Childs OF Conway, Mass, the AIRY
shires by MI Winslow and Nj. Watson Of
| Brandon, etc. A novelty will be the belted
! Dutch cattle, owned by Nj. Fiynt of Mon
son, Mass. The local herds. like MI
/ Frost Jerseys from Vernon. A. F.
/ Waite Durhams. etc. ETC. will be well
/ represented. For la cattle Uncle William
/ Richardson may be- depended upon to car
/ ~ on the palm. He has received a herd
/ of Hertords within few DAYS that will
/ look well with the blue ribbon. MI.
/ Stockwells and Nj Fishers draft oxen
which Won everything IN their class al the
state falr, will be IN prime condition
The prizes IN the dairy department
| 500, exceed those offered az any fair in
the country. IN the competitive dairy
/ test 80 each will 6e given for the COW pro
| duclng the largest amount OF butter and
| largest amount OF milk in ~ hours. with
/ SD for second prizes. For the six cows
/ owned by one man producing largest
/ amount OF butter in ~ hours the prize
| will be $50, with SIS for second prize.
! The HOlstein-Friesian association of Amer
lea will duplicate all premiums won bv
registered Holsteins when there is compe-
titlon, in both milk and butter tests.
l. Il. Felch, The veteran from Natick.
| who has no superior as an expert on poul-
/ try and dogs. will judge these classes. The
entries in both departments will be large.
/ The Brattleboro Retreat will show col
lection OF vegetables never before euualed.
and private exhibitors will do battle royal
! for first honors
But the story is the same all along the
line-promises of an exhibition never sur
passed at a Valley fair You know how
much this means? Come and see.
The banks will be open from to Ii each
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