Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-19
THE 18th ANNUAL VALLEY FAIR
Fournands Tandems and Other Features the Horse Depart
ment.-Fast Finishes on the Track Assured. General
Forecast for September % and 25

"All aboard for the fair groundI'
Right away down town.
These will be the salutatlons on every
hand next Wednesday and Thursday,
Sept "A and 25 the days of the Valley
Fair the big days of the entire year for
Brattleboro when thousands come to see
New England's premier agricultural fair.
with its varied attractions in many de-
partments.
The main novelty this year will come in
the four-in- hands tandems, running
horses; and the general excellence of the
horse department is assured.
Winston Churchill the noted novelist,
will come here from his country place,
Cornish, n. H., with the four-in-hand in
which he carried President Roosevelt from
the Corbin deer park to Windsor. The
Runnymead Farm of Windsor, owned by
the Evarts family of New York, Senator
T. Nelson Hastings of Walpole and one
of the summer residents of Dublin. n.
H.. will be the other exhibitors of four
in-hands and George Whitney, the wool
en- manufacturer of Enfield, n. H., whose
diversion at the present time Is horses,
may send a four-in-hand. The Runny-
meade Farm and Senator Hastings will
give a variety with their tandems. The
running horses will race best two in three,
half mile heats, both afternoons OF the
fair.
The horse department is being pushed
to the front as n feature this year, and
I 90 sleek animals will come from the Con-
necticut River Stock Farm in Hatfield.
Mass. alone. The Forest Park Farm of
Brandon will make ten entries. There
will be a particularly fine showing OF stall
lions. including four by a. N. Kingsley of
Ashuelot three by Mr.. Batchelder of
Keene. two each by Connecticut River
Stock Farm and Charles Miner and sew
eral single entries. The reviving In
terest in horse breeding will be indicated
nv la number al brood mares and
colts. and by the close competition I'm
matched pairs and gentleman's drivers.
, The entries for the races show that the
4 track will be the arena in which the
| speedy euuines will fight out fast finish
es. All the classes are well filled The
full list Of entries will be found on page
two.
The 212 class will bring together
~ Wyreka. owned by ]. S Parker of Salem
n. Y. and Light Star @. c. Flynt Of
Monson. Mass. These two horses fought
out a nose and nose finish at the Cam
bridge, n. Y. fair, Wyreka winning. al
though Light Star took heats. George
Whitney's Milo S. from Enfield, N H.,
will be sure to be in the bunch and in
terest will attach to the Brattleboro
horse. Burnham, owned by Gale and Will
hanson.
. The 2l7 class promises to, be a hum
D j.
| NJ. Schwartzs Reed Patchen from New
York took the free-for-all at the Laconia
fair two weeks ago: q. II. Diapers Gail,
Boston. won at Worcester last week: c.
II. Chickering's Kitty Wilkes from West
moreland took two races at Springfield,
Vt, this week and won the 2.1S class at
Greenfield, n. H., last week; f. A. Little
fields Aristocrat from Nashua has not
been beaten this year, and Mr.. Whitney's
Lady Sleigh Is heralded as a wonder from
the west
All eyes will be on Fred C. In the go
class This is J. A Taylor's Kentucky
thoroughbred, which did remarkably well
In the Blue Grass state before he was
shipped to New England. Fred C. was
injured in his first race. at Nashua, this
year. but has now rounded into good con-
dition and will be favorite I'm this event.
May Queen, F. A. Miller of Springfield,
has led in her last two races: Justin Bat
chelder's Fancy y. from Walingford won
at Rutland and Middlebury: O. II. Burn
hams Lady Ellsworth landed a first at
Sufiield, Conn. last week, and Dr. Ken
bricks Kittie Hudson from Worcester has
been going well all the season.
The 222 class will bring together Ruby,
F. c. Hayward OF Rutland, shown here
i'm exhibition last year by Justin Batchel-
der; Mr.. Hendricks Earl F. of Worcester,
a successful eampaigner: Uno, winner In
2i9 class at Greenfield this week; and
May Girl, also n winner at Greenfield. i.
r. Blumenthal of Hartford usually plays
a strong card. and 1t would be well to
watch The Judge.
Mary Lee. entered by Robert McAvery
of Chicopee in the 227 class, was a fast
road horse which John Baker of Brattle-
boro owned early in the season. She will
Re pitted against Lorain. p Clancy's win
ner at North Adams fair. Blumenthars
Susie Fox and other good ones.
ID. G. F1ynt OF Monson has two very
promising entries in the 2.S5 class; Henry
Couillard will start Willie Mapes. winner
at Greenfield this week; and Blumenthaf s
Ethel Rose will be good horse to watch.
The standards which have given the
Valley Fair the reputation of being the
banner cattle show will be maintained.
Many of the fine herds have already been
mentioned. The Homestead Farm herd
of Durhams from Walpole cannot come.
but will be replaced by George F. Dole s
herd from Bardwelrs Ferry, Mass. In
Holsteins. in addition to those reported.
r. F. Copeland of Colrain will bring a