The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-03
CLINTON'S FAIR.
An Attractive Pro-
gram Arranged for
Two Days.
GOOD PRIZES ARE OFFERED.
The Success Is Largely
Due Col. John E.
Thayer.
GOOD PRIZES ARE OFFERED.

Clinton, Sept. All farmers are look
ing toward the Worcester East fair,
which is the only fair Of magnitude in
Worcester county, and which is organ
lied this year on a scale much more i'm
posing than heretofore.
The fair will open Thursday, Sept. IA,
at 7 a. M, and will close at 5 p. m. the
following day.
Col. John E. Thayer of Lancaster is
the genius Of the fair. His time, money
and talent are given freely to make it
a success.
Except a few persons on the inside,
so to speak, nobody begins to know the
extent of Col. Thayer's generosity in the
way of making it possible for the asso-
citation to offer large premiums where
small ones are usually given.
The Thayer horses, the Thayer dogs
and the Thayer stock will be even more
than usual conspicuous features of the
great agricultural display.
1t is due to Col. Thayer, more than to
anybody else, that this fair is not run,
as so many other fairs are, for the bene-
fit of private stockholders Every per-
son who purchases an admission to the
fair IS a stakeholder All money. that is
taken in above the cost of giving the
fair is put into Improvements.
One of the features of the fair this
year will be Moth Miller, the speediest
harness horse bred in New England.
Moth Miller has a two-year-old record
of 2:223a; at three years it was dropped
to 2:10%, and at five years to 2:071a.
Moth Miller is owned by Col. Thayer
and was trained by Albert E. Trout.
The fair is TO be strong in special
features. The exhibits in the halls will
include as extras an unusually beauti-
full floral exhibit from the Thayer green
houses, including an unusual display of
lotus and other aquatic plants. Many
persons will desire to see the aquarium
in which speciments of fish peculiar to
this part Of the state will be swimming.
A Show feature is to be the exhibit of
grapes and nectarines. The milk and
butter tests are no new thing. In adj
dition to two silver cups, prizes amount
ing to $40 have been offered. The cups
are large and handsome.
1t is easier to say what prizes are
not offered for, than what they are
offered for. A doll table is being ar
are offered for the best dressed dolls.
The boy who furnishes the best speci-
men of woodwork, and the one who
makes the best map will be reward
ed.
The person who comes to the fair the
longest distance in a team will be So
richer.
1t is expected that some Worcester
horse owner will walk away with a $50
premium that is to be given for the
best roadster In this competition,
speed is taken into account, but is by
no means conclusive Action, appear
ence and those things will be consid-
cred. The competition will be limited
to persons living in the county.
Readers of The Spy know all about
Baron Wilkes, who has produced more
2:30 performers than any other stall
lion of his age The Baron is consid-
cred the handsomest horse in the world.
He will be on exhibition both days.
Charles w. Wood of Worcester, who
owns Crescent farm. at Shrewsbury, is
going to send over his brood mare, AS
pasta, and her four daughters, two by
Baron Wilkes, with a record of 2:1S
and two by Sir Walter, Jr.
The poultry show is expected to make
exhibitions heretofore called by that
name, blush 1t will be the first show
containing Duke and Duchess, the only
twin chickens ever Matched from sim
gle egg who live more than 10 days.
Arba Pierce of Shrewsbury has
promised to show his collection of the
flora of Worcester county, 1t has ia
ken him years to arrange the collec-
ton.
The prizes offered to members Of the
Worcester Friendly Homing Pigeon
Club have been divided so that the
owner of the winning bird will get $12
The owners Of the pigeons who come
in second and third will receive IS and
IS respectively. The birds will be re.
leased from in front of the grandstanc
at 3.45 on the afternoon of the first day
They will be timed by judges waiting
at the lofts in Worcester.
Something like $1,000 is offered il
purses for the two days racing. Alto.
gether, the Worcester East fair this
year promises to do the town credit.