The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-16
GASLIGHT SHONE.
Worcester Roadster
Beats the Entire
County.
CITY EXHIBITORS TAKE PRIZES.
Other Premiums Scattered
Broadcast by the
Busy Judges.

men weren't nluch IN EVIDENCE DuI
Worcester horse owners, Worcester
poultry owners, Worcester cattle own
ers, and Worcester bread makers were
much in evidence.
The horse owned by George H. Ste
vens, driven by Charles H. Knibbs CT
Worcester, brought away the $50 prem
ium offered for the best gentleman's
roadster in Worcester county. The
horse Gaslight took the cake and the
admiration of the largest multitude the
fair has ever had in its grandstand.
Mrs. NJ. D. Goodell, a Worcester wo-
man, took first prize for bread making,
and other Worcester women were 10
line.
The best of the special premiums Of
fereo by the Worcester Agricultural So
ciety went to w. J. Love, q Worcester
man. 1t was something to be proud
of, TO take premium in this poultry
show, especially for a collection. More
than SIS pairs were in the coops.
Today was alphabetically the biggest
day in the II years the fair has Elk
listed. A full 5000 paid admissions were
taken IN at the gate. The dining halls
maintained by the Red Cross society
could not accommodate all who were
hungry. The very lunch stands ran
out Of food. The grandstand had been
made so feet longer. 1t needed to be a
hundred feet longer.
Not a row took place all day. Two
arrests is the record for both days.
The S. for the man who should drive
the longest distance to the fair went
late in the afternoon to ]. B. Raleigh
of Athol, who drove 46 miles in two
days. He stopped at Fitchburg last
night Two others tried for the prem
Jun. N. H. Whifcomb drove from
Newcomb district, 10 miles, and r. L.
Nutting from Lowell, Sc Miles.
Three happenings were of especially
large import where premiums were
concerned, the competition among Wor-
cester county roadsters, the milk and
butter tests, which constituted a sort
Of championship of Massachusetts con-
tests, and the award to poultry owners
COUNTY ROADsTERs.
The special premium of $50 for the
best Worcester county roadster was
given to Charles H. Kibbs of Worces-
ter for his beautiful horse, Gaslight,
by Northlight, owned by George H, Ste
vens.
The competition took place in front
of the grandstand at 10 this morning
The Worcester mare was in fast COM
pany He was up against Roadster,
owned by S. L. Allen, Shrewsbury
Afasia. owned by Charles w Wood,
Shrewsbury; Roadster, owned by
Henry c. Smith, Clinton; Roadster,
owned by Charles H. Shedd, Clinton;
Baron WEIGH. owned by William A
Madden, Clinton; Venus, owned by
Fred A. King. Northboro; grey mare.
owned by M. G. Hattstatt, Leominster;
Roadster, William James Hogg, Wor-
cester; Baroness Alberta, Maplehurst
farm, Lancaster; Mabel r., Warren
Goodale. Clinton; Rooster l. j. Ken
dali. C. NJ. Jewett judged this event.
Mr.. Shedd's Baron WEIGH is a son of
Baron Wilkes, and was close in point
of merit to the winner. The Judging
was on appearance, and not solely on
speed.
MILK AND BUTTER TESTS.
The milk and butter tests were ex-
ceptionally interesting. The first pre-
MUM in the milk test was given by the
committee to Paul Cunningham of Boil
ton. His COW Sarah gave Sc pounds
Ia ounces of milk in "a hours.
N. B. Reed, Princeton, got first and
second with his cows, Red and Black.
Mr.. Reed lives in Princeton Red gave
q pounds 2 ounces, Black % pounds 10
ounces.
Mr.. Cunningham also got first in the
butter test. In "a hours his cow, Ca
melia, produced pounds 9 ounces of
butter from "a pounds 151a ounces of
milk.
The cow, Blank, owned by L. ]. Ken
dali, Worcester, was a close second.
with 2 pounds ounces of butter from
80 pounds s ounces of milk.
Paul Cunningham came to the front
for the third premium, with Beatrice.
This COW produced pounds IL ounces
of butter from "a pounds ~ ounces of
milk.
Mr.. Cunningham took home two mag
ni6eent silver cups, which will be his
if he can win them twice again, and
$45 in premiums.
The tests were supervised by ]. e.
Gooden. B. S. Walker, Albert w. Carr
and A. H. Turner.
GENTLEMEN's HORSES.
Gentlemen's driving horses and 9TH
ers O.. e. Thayer, Lancaster, judge)-
Driving horses developed a lively in
rerest. Baroness Alberta, owned by
Maplehurst farm, Lancaster, LIST Of So,
and Bay Patch, owned by Chas III
Shedd, Lancaster, I'd, 49,
Best delivery team, horse counting so
per cent and appointments same, Fyfe.
Fay & Plummer Clinton, LIST; F. w.
Hartwell, Clinton, I'd, and ]. b. Farms
worth, Clinton, Sd.
Horse and tipcart-C. w. Hubbard,
Princeton, list, and L. j. Kendall, Wor-
cester, I'd.
THE STALLION CLASS.
The exhibition of stations was de-
clared by horsemen to be the finest in
point Of quality Of any seen in New
England this season. Col Thayers
Baron Wilkes was barred but his Bar
on Lotus. years. took a first Of SIS. ].
+. Parmenter's Fauntleroy, Marlboro
took the second. Charles Wood, Wor-
cester, showed his Cleone.
Col. Thayer's Baroness Helena got a
second in the two-year- old class. A. C.
Hawkins Of Lancaster got a first for
his two-year colt, by Baron Wilkes.
dam ClIickadee.
Charles II. Wood showed his colt Me-
lora Col Thayer got a first in the
yearling class, and Mr.. Hawkins a
second. These were yearlings sired for
a fee of less than $50.
Col. Thayer's Baroness of Roanoke
took first and +. ii. Fosters colt second
among yearlings whose get cost more
than $50.
MARES AND COLTS.
In the class Of mares and colts. Col
Thayer got first and Mr.. Hawkins a
second. The first was the beautiful
mare, Dusty Miller, foal by Baron
Wilkes. The second was Bellena, whose
foal was also by the Baron.
THE POULTRY EXHIBIT.
Henry s. Ball Of Shrewsbury, poultry
expert, had the struggle of his life in
choosing among the birds Plymouth
Rocks and White Wyand9ttss were