Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-07-08

Later the attractions in front of the
grand stand commenced calling the
crowd on to the stand, when all were
pleased by the work Of the acrobats.
There was not second class actor
among the whole number, nor was
there anything which the most fastid-
ious need object to as savoring of any
thing low or vulgar. The enlarged
grand stand gave all who desired the
best opportunity to witness both the
races and the work of the muscular
artists. The trapeze feats by the
Maginleys were certainly wonderful,
and showed what dexterity, strength
and agility may be acquired by prac-
tice. The MARITIME brothers will be
welcomed here whenever their serv-
ices can be secured. They pleased
the crowd immensely by the scientific
manner of performing their gymnastic
feats and also their comical plays
about the Enchanted House. The
young were especially interested in
the bicycle tricks performed by Al
Lawson. No one who has never seen
anything of the kind could be made
to believe that the bicycle possessed
such possibilities as were brought out
by this marvellous rider on a platform
so SIN all it seemed all the time he was
going off to break his bones, but he
always came out right side up ready
for new and more astonishing feats.
Miss Namon showed skill in her
profession and pnt the rubber bag
through evolutions which proved she
was mistress of the situation although
this part of the entertainment was
not 80 interesting as some others. We
would not fail to speak in commenda-
Band which did so much to entertain
the crowd. Their playing was one of
the most successful features of the
occasion. They seemed at home on
all kinds of music, whether brilliant
national airs, medleys, popular songs
with variations or classical difficult
music by the renowned authors. Ev.
cry part was we'll sustained, and the
soloists executed some very fine
strains which were appreciated by
those who knew the class of music
rendered and the work needed to per-
feet the players to do their parts
artistically. The band played one
piece of music which was written ex-
pressly for the occasion. We have
not space to mention at length the
hon6 Syix, in tho ounnir,Cr
but simply to say it met the expecta-
tions of those who heard it, it greatly
enlivened the occasion and gave a
good finish to the days entertainment.
One thing was demonstrated at the
races last Thursday which was this,
namely: the grounds have been so
arranged that a great crowd can be
accommodated without difficulty,
with plenty of room for seeing what
ever transpires on the grounds, and
will be subjected to as little inconven-
ience as possible. The places prepar-
ed for teams give all the room neces-
sary to hitch horses in perfect safety
where they will not endanger the
people nor each other.
The races were hotly contested and
were followed closely by large and
enthusiastic crowd. The new grand
stand contained about $500 people and
the track was lined with spectators.
The Ply class was especially interest
ing as it required four heats to decide
it. The judges were R. w. Moore,
Stanstead, w. A. Taplin of st. Johns
bury, and E. H. Lothrop of Barton |
Landing; timekeepers, DIR. Cushman,
Charleston, and E. L. Paul; clerk, III. |
E. Channel of Stanstead; starter, G. |
H. Prouty of Newport; marshal, j. S.
Stiles of Derby. Attendance, 5000.
Little Don Courser of Albany, who
was watching the ball game, was hit
by batted ball and hurt severely.
It was not thought to be serious
injury but was very painful and spoiled
his enjoyment for the day. We did
not learn of any other accidents and
only few slight collisions of car
riages which did not involve much