Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23
NORTHFIELD FAIR.
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL FAIR
OF THE ASSOCIATION.


Splendid weather favored the Dog
River Valley fair last week and the
result was the largest and best fair
ever given. The displays in all de-
partments were phenomenally large
and very complete, while the attend
ance was record breaker. Five
thousand people were present Thurs
day and about 5000 Friday.
Wednesday at 10 a. IN. there was a
Grand parade of all the horses, colts,
oxen and steers entered for premi-
ums-a very large number.
Following came the examination of
brood mares and colts and of working
oxen. In the afternoon the races
claimed attention.
Thursdays program began with
examination of gents drivers and
matched horses and stations and con-
cluded with races. There was large
display of
IIORsEs.
In stations with colts, w. c. Dan
forth of Barnard justly earned first
award with his famous Bradlaugh, a
beautiful eleven-year-old sire, bay,
with black points. His stock is too
well well known in this section TO need
special mention. /. q. Little y Son
of Williamstown was given second
place.
Stations 4-year-old and oyer:-L.
w. Avery, LIST; c. IL. Wright, I'd; B.
year-old, G.. w. Downing, Washing
ton; 2-yr.-old, Emersonian Stock
Farm, Berlin. Other exhibitors of
stations were G. V. Kent, f. j. Hous-
ton, ID. p. Smith, Washington, N. j.
Ballou, Tunbridge.
Matched drivers were entered by j.
ii. Jeffords, Williamstown, LIST; ID. NJ.
Jones, Williamstown, I'd; and by f.
w. Sturtevant, Braintree.
There were l3 gents drivers shown
by Dana IL. Morse, Randolph, LIST; E.
T. Mccarthy, Waitsfield, I'd; and by
Chauncey Hayden, Mr.. Durkee, Barre,
w. A. Averill, f. A. Allen, Warren,
M. j. Ballou, Tunbridge, NJ. j. Wa
terman, Waitsfield, j. w. Blanchard,
G. l.. Smith, Braintree, j. 5. Rabidau,
o. o. Davis and A. M. Bissonnette,
Northtield.
Four year old drivers Charles
Morrissey, Waterbury, LIST; G. G.
Sleeper, Moretown, I'd; and by Henry
Webster, Roxbury, and f. ID. viii
liams.
Pair work horses:-H. S. Glidden,
LIST; w. d. Plastridge, ID; and by w.
A. Plastridge.
Brood mares and colts:-Charles
Morrissey, LIST; F. r. Mccarthy, I'd.
Sucking colts:-F. j. Houston, LIST;
/. G. Little, I'd.
Yearling colts:-Jeflords, LIST.
Two-yr. old colts:-Jefliords, LIST; c.
ii. Smith, Washington, I'd.
Three-yr.-old colts:-E. Il. McCar-
thy, LIST; ID. p. Smith, Washington, I'd.
About 20 colts were shown in all.
CATTLE.
There was very large display of |
cattle-nothing like it was ever seen !
ON the grounds. In thoroughbred |
Jerseys there were % entries.
Buils:-Lemuel Chandler, Berlin,
LIST; w. ID. Plastridge, ID.
Yearling bull:-W.J. Plastridge, LIST;
George E. Williams, Brooktield, I'd.
Cows:-L. w. Avery, lst; w. j.
Plastridge, ID.
Two-yr -old heifers:-L. w. Avery.
Yearling heifers:-L. w. Avery, LIST;
w. j. Plastridge,2 I'd.
Heifer caf:-Emersonian Stock
Farm, LIST; w. j. Plastridge, I'd.
Thoroughbred Guernseys:-D. ii.
Skinner, Waitsfield, took five premi-
ums.
Thoroughbred Holsteins:-Cow, w.
ID. Plastridge; calf, A. Luce, Montpe-
lier, LIST and ID.
Thoroughbred Durhams:-Fivep pre-
miums to f. L. Mccarthy.
Thoroughbred Ayrshires: = Emer-
sonian Stock Farm took LIST on 2-yr.-
old bull.
Grade Jerseys:-44 entries; 2-yr-old
bull, Joseph Baker, LIST; L. L. Bow
man, Roxbury, I'd.
Yearling bull:-W. c. Clark, Brook
field, LIST; w. w. Holden, I'd.
Bull calf:-M. Derby, LIST; Peck &
Ilorner, RoXbury, I'd.
Frank Dibble, LIST; w. c. r
Clark. I'd. !
Two-yr.-old heifer:-W. L. Duns-
moor, LIST; w. G. Clark, I'd.
Yearling heifer;-Emersonian Stock j
Farm, LIST; Joseph Baker, I'd.
Heifer calf:-W. e. Clark, LIST; Jo- i
seph Baker, ID.
In grade Ayrshires, Emersonian
Stock Farm took LIST and I'd on calves.
Grade Holsteins:-W ID. Plastridge Z
took lst on COW, yearling heifer and A
heifer calf and 2d on 2-yr.-old heifer.
w. A. Plastridge TO * LIST on ? vi. ,
old heifer and "a on cow.
ID. II. Skinner took premiums on !
grade Guernseys.
L. T. Mccarthy took lst on grade
Durham COW and calf. n
In grade Polled, Jonah Steele, Rox- {
bury, took LIST on yearling hcifer, and i
Z. E. Bowman captured the only prize i
for grade Devons with a bull calf
Herds:-Jersey thoroughbreds. w.
]. Plasiridue: grades. w. T.. Clark. Ist.