The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-23

Unlike some fairs held in other parts of
the state, the Dog River Valley Fair al
ways comes nearer the ideal of an old
fashioned county fair in the variety and
excellence of its general exhibits of live
stock and the products Of field and garden.
The twenty-fourth annual fair of this ASSOC
citation, held last week Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday at Northield was one
OF the most successful ever held on this
ground. The first two days the weather
was fine, and on Wednesday at least 5000
people were in attendance.
The first day was devoted to making en-
tries, and assigning stock, articles and pro-
ducts to their proper places. wednesday
morning there was an examination of brood
mares and colts and an exhibition of work.
ing oxen on the track, with three interest
ing races. "Joe Wilkes" won the race in
the two-forty class in three straight heats.
" Ida j." won second, GreenhOrn" third
and Ellen " fourth money. Time-2; 81,
9: 81, 2:311, 1t took six heats to decide the
two-twenty. six class race, as the fifth was a
tie between "Patchey" and maggie H."
First money went to " Patchey," second to
"Jeddoe" third to "Maggie H." and fourth
to Lizzie Phelps" In the four-year-old
class Pastoral" took first money, Pen
Barren t" second, and third and fourth was
divided between "Calico j." Spotted !"
and Jim Page" Time-2: 4Sf, 2;51f, 2: 80.
2: 5O5 The running race was won by
"Queen Ann" in two half-mile heats.
Time: 90 and 1:l5.
Floral Hall was crowded with interesting
exhibits that it would be a pleasure to
mention in detail did space permit. A
stroll among the live stock pens disclosed
the following:
e. e. Bowman of Roxbury showed two
year.old grades Peck q Horner Roxbury
Shropshire ewes W. e. Densmore North
field, Cotswold ewes and lambs; Henry
Webster, Roxbury, Shropshires, and w. f.
Dibbell, Brookfeld, eve lambs.
d. III. skinner, Waitsfeld, Jersey COWS
and heifers, and also Guernseys, with fine
two-year-old bull of the latter breed; N. w.
Peck, Roxbury, matched steer calves; A.
w. Parsons, Mortified, Durham cows and
cows, calves and two.year.old hefers |;
Lemuel Chandler, Berlin, and E. e. Bow
man, Roxbury, two.year old Jersey bulls;
w. II. Densmore, Northfeld, grade Jersey
cows and calves; L. w: Avery, Mortified,
Jersey calves; G. 8. Williams, Brookfeld
yearling heifers; G. NJ. Field Northfeld
Jersey BULL Henry Averill, Mortified,
two-year-old Jersey bull; Winslow Broth
ers, Berlin, yearling Ayrshire bull and
grade Jersey heifers; M. L. Thomas, North
field cows, three and two years old; Ira
Mortified, and Charles Kathan, North.
field steers; Lewis N. Stevens, Roxbury,
Ira Holden, Mortified, John Mudgett,
Brookield, and F. j. Houston, Mortified,
working oxen; w. W. Holden, Mortified,
splendid exhibit of grade Jerseys, yearliug
and two-year-old heifers and grade Jersey
calves.
E. E. Bowman Roxbury, Jones & Gid
den, Mortified, and Henry Webster Rox-
bury, had full exhibits of several breeds OF
swine
POULTRY.
B. e. Davis of Bethel and G. G. Paine OF
Randolph each had about one hundred
crates of ducks, pigeons turkeys, geese
and hens. Other exhibitors were Holton
Dillingham;, and l.. w. Averill of North
field.
Rain interfered somewhat with the at
tendance the last day, but three races were
trotted. The first, in the two-thrty-' hree
class, for purse of $50, was won by ''Susie
Starr" in three straight heats. Time-2: 331
q 1921, 2: 314,
Joe Wilkes " won the race in the two
fifty class for purse of $50 in three straight
heats. Time: 37f, 2: SO, q 50.
Great interest centered in the free-for-all,
for purse of 5000. 1t was won by Rob-
ert b." driven by Charles Taylor, who is
in his ninetieth year. The last heat was
trotted in heavy shower. Time-2: 26I,
1928, 2: 23&, 223f