Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-09-02
THE FAIR A SUCCESS.
FINE WEATHER AND 4 GOOD ATTEND
ANCs MARK THE EVENT.

Fast Races ON the Course-Track Record
Broken by Couple of Seconds.
The management of the Addison county |
fair association was blessed with fine
weather this week, when it held the 5lth |
annual exhibition. No better or more |
appropriate conditions could be asked /
for, and as a consequence the crowd |
wanted put in an appearance.
Tuesday was the first day. 1t was, /
as usual, devoted to the arranging OF eX-
hibits and the preliminaries usual to such .
an occasion. There were not quite as
many entries for prizes in Floral Hall as
was expected or as has been the case in
preyious wears. But those who did
make exhibits made good ones On the
first floor was displayed number of
groups of original paintings in oil, water
colors and crayon, the exhibitors in the
first classes being E. Janet Abernethy,
Nellie Condor and B. J. Wimett. The
work was all creditable and the prizes
well distributed.
Another very fine exhibit was in the
cut flower and plant department. House
and garden plants were shown in protu-
sion and well arranged.
A unique display of horseshoes was
made by A. b. Smith and G. K. Thomp-
son of Middlebury. The variety of
shapes and sizes was something astonish-
ing to the uninitiated, and decidedly in
terestng as well.
On the second floor of Floral Hall was
shown vegetables and fruits. Here
again the diminished number of eXhibi-
tors was evident, but in some depart
ments the display was quite up to the
normal This was especially true of the
potato exhibit, where a large variety
was presented. The showing of fruits
was sufficient to indicate that Vermont
is not too far north to produce many of
the varieties of the south temparate
. zone.
Among the merchantile exhibits not
entered for prizes there were number
especially worthy of note. The firm of
Piper Il Goyett, furniture dealers, had
an exceptionally fine display of their
goods. including sewing machines. The
marble firm of Adams & King showed
some very neat work in tombstones.
The cream separator manufacturers
were. as usual, in evidence with their
machines.
The various displays of needlework
we're all up to the standard of previous
wears, and the REGISTER will in future
issue give the complete list of prize
winners in this department, as well as in
the others.
If the displays in floral hall were
"short" this year, the same cannot be
said of the live stock showing, especially
of cattle and sheep. No better display
has been made of recent years, and the
prize winners had plenty of competition.
The parade of prize winners yesterday
was an interesting sight and could not
+ fail to strengthen the pride of every
Vermonter in the favorite product of his
state.
The "hawker", that great institution
without which country fair would be
i no fair at all, was on hand in full force
and he was as vociferous and amusing as
usual in his efforts to dispose of his
wares.
An innovation was made this year il
the introduction of a professional aero
batc performance by the three la
Rosas. They had a "turn" each day o.
the fair, and fully met the expectation
of all who witnessed their remarkable
feats of skill and strength.
As usual, the greater part of the in
terest in the fair centred about the rae
course. Vermont has had a weakness
for fine horsefesh ever since the days o
Justin Morgan; and the evidence o
good breeding displayed in fast trottin
appeals to our people nightly.
Wednesday forenoon came the exhib
lion of matched and single drivin
horses. In the first named class prize
were awarded to Charles r. Witherell c
Cornwall, VIM. Halnon of Salisbury an
E. B. Douglass of Shoreham, in the ol
der named. In the single horse conteS
the prizes went to respectively II. II. {
Watson of Brandon, F. II. Winch {
tiiddlebury and Chas. r. Witherell {
Cornwall.
The first race of the fair took plaC
Wednesday afternoon and was the thre
minute class, purse 500. Five of the 81
entries came to the scratch. Ned Nj
Gregor, the property of Peter Larrow
Ferrisburg, was too much for the fie
and won three straight heats. FolloN
ng is the summary;
Ned McGregor, ch. e., Peter Larrow,
FerriSDurg ........-...-........... ..........l /
Star Leicester b. g, V. S. Baker, For
estdale................ =. .s.sss''.'..' ',...'2
Electioneer Rex, b. s., f. Bowman, Rut
land d......s........s..sss.. .s'.s. ed 4
Be an -El, br- g., George II Bemis, III
cOnderoga.. ....,.........'.......'.. D
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