Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-10-04
WOODSTOCK FAIR.
TWO GOOD DAYS AND BEST At
TENDANCE ON RECORD.

chromium AWARDS.
All that the Windsor county fair 81
Woodstock ever needs to make il a
success is good weatheI-the other
things will take care of them selves,
directed as they are BY men who have
made a success of their own business.
The fair draws from a rich farming
and stock raising section, and the
exhibits are what would be expected
from such a source. The grounds
are easily accessible and have been
fitted up nicely with the accessories.
The association is an old one, well
'heeled" financially, always does
what it advertises and pays its bills.
This fair is strong incentive TO
better efforts on the part of all who
attend it year after year.
Two splendid days were vouchsafed
| this year and the result was the largest
attendance in the history of the asso-
citation. Several hundred dollars
more were taken at the gate than ever
before. More were on the grounds
Wednesday than Thursday, as is
usually the case. The total attend
ance both days was in the vicinity of
eight thousand. Barring one acci-
dent caused by the reckless driving Of
couple of drunken men, in which
woman was thrown out Of team and
injured somewhat, everything passed
off nicely. This fair is a paradise Of
fakirs and they were more numerous
and noisy than ever.
HORSES.
There were some fine horse, shown
and among the stations were VIM. 2.
Dayis's Almont OF Windsor. The
veteran Harvey Smith Of Sharon had
his black Clinton Wilkes. Frederick
Billings of Woodstock showed the
beautiful chestnut Beaumont, admit
ted 10 be the handsomest horse on the
grounds. Walter Parker of Quechee
showed the fast pacing stallion, Brown
Bird, that won second money in the
2.30 class. w. G. Danforth, Barnard,
had the grey stallion, John NJ Wilkes,
that won second in the 2.25 class.
Henry Totman, Pomfret, showed the
3-year-old stallion, Judge d., which
was very much admired and carried
home the blue in his class. E. 5.
Putnam, Barnard, had the bay
stallion, Young Alexander. and w. g.
Danforth, the celebrated stallion,
Bradlaugh. Paschai Holmes, Royal
ton, had three Morgan stations, old
style, and perhaps the purest bred OF
any now in Windsor county. They
drew considerable attention from
farmers who still cling to this YER
mont breed.
There was the usual field OF road
sters or gents drivers, some good
looking ones, but none very fast.
Only few pairs of matched drivers
were out. One in particular caught
the ewes of the crowd on the second
day. They were owned by Forest q.
Richmond Of Woodstock, are bright |
bay PAGERS, 1913, own brother and
sister, and years old, can pace like
one horse and beat 2.30 to pole. No
team ever shown on this track excelled |
them.
Brood mares and colts made fair |
showing, as did also !, ?, B and A.
year-old geldings and mares. Sixty
five colts 4 years and under were |
shown in this class. 1t required ex-
cellent Judgment TO select the best
among so many.
THE STOCK.
This is strong Jersey section and
other bloods get only passing atten-
ton. The Billings farm had tent
with dozen head of their pure stock,
Jersey TO the core. The names, pedi-
grees and records OF each animal were
stated in plain type overhead. They
are descendants of the Billings herd |
that made such a record at the |
Chicago Worlds fair, and all OF them
have butter scores of between two and /
three pounds per day. In this tent
were also several of the Billings
sheep, fat, downy Great
ures. one of which weighed 300 lbs.
This tent was on exhibition merely. |
Cloudland Farm, POmfret, Fred
Dutton, proprietor, also had tent
with % head of Jerseys, mostly pure
bloods. 10 Southdown sheep and ~
Berkshire pigs. 1t made very good
showing for this stock farm.
But the backbone of the cattle ex-
hibit was the handsome herd OF A.
registered Jerseys owned by George /
L. Lockwood Of Woodstock, and bred |
from the pure St. Lambert strain OF
the Billing farm. There ere seven
daughters of Garfield Stoke Pogis of
Worlds fair fame. Old May Queen,
IA wears old, was here with large
number of her descendants. This
COW has made three pounds OF butter
for 100 days, by the Babcock test.
Bittersweet has made q pounds a
week in March and Gypsy Moth, 10
in the same month. The seven
daughters Of Stoke Pogis have
averaged over l6 pounds a week.
There were Fix 2-year-old heifers that
show good dairy qualities. Mr.Loek-
wood has one of the most profitable
herds in New England. He conducts
A popular milk route in Woodstock,
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