Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-12
THE VALLEY FAIR.
A Distinctive Feature Of Horse Depart
ment, with Four-in-Hands, Running
ard Jumping Horses.

The distinctive feature of the Valley
Fair this year will be the horse de-
partment, and as an exhibition it will
to large extent take the place of the
customary coaching parade. Three or
four high-class four-in-hands Will be
shown. also horses which are driven
single and tandem, and running and
jumping horses.
The horses i'm these special classes
will be led upon the race track on the
forenoon of the first day while the cat
tie are being judged and on the second
day they will be seen at IL o'clock in
connection with a general showing of
all the horses entered for exhibition pur-
poses. The Connecticut River Stock
Farm will bring from Hatfield, Mass,
some 20 of Electmont's colts; the Forest
Park Farm of Brandon will enter sew
eral high blOoded horses; A. n Kings
ley of Ashuelot will bring four stallions
A. II. Batcheder of Keene will have
three entries of stations; and large
number of exhibitors are arranging to
show brood mares and colts.
The Valley Fair will lead as usual
as a cattle show. The Durhams will
be more in evidence than ever before
The homestead Farm of walpole, n. H..
will be represented by over 40 head shown.
Other herds will be owned by S. i. Carle-
ton & Son of Simonsville, Vt; Taylor &
Son of Shelburne, Mass, f. b. Mann of
Wilmington.
The meetings of the Ayrshire Breeders
association will be held in connection
with the fair and famous ribbon win
ners owned by l.. S. Drew of Burlington,
c. NJ. Winslow and Forest Park Farm
of Brandon are already entered. S. II.
Breck of Claremont will also have Ayr
shires and the Forest Park Farm will
bring registered Normandy cattle.
The 20 Devons owned by j. A. Bemis
of North Chester, Mass. the finest cat
| tie at the Holyoke fair this year. will
| be exhibited. Other entries to date are
II. j. Richmond, Guilford, Jerseys; Brat
tleboro Retreat, Holstefns and Here
| fords; r. III. Newton. West Brattleboro.
Holsteins; /. l. Houghton, Putney.
thoroughbred Holsteins; Richardson q
Co., Herefords.
The famous Old Homestead oxen. said
to be the handsomest yoke in New Eng
land. Will be brought here from Swan
icy, n. H., by Denman Thompson. the
veteran actor. This yoke will be shin
ped after the fair to Boston. TO begin
the winters engagement upon the stage
with the Old Homestead company.
The Glantzberg Sisters OF Deerfeld.
Mass. who have won a reputation in
weaving all kinds of specimens I'm linen.
WOOL etc, on ld-fashioned hand looms
VIII show many samples OF their handi-
work and viii also have one OF their
looms in operation. The loom will be
sent directly from here to the Machan-
les fair which will open at Boston early
| in October.
The department of school work will
attract great attention in floral hall.
| II VIII show the work Of pupils i'm public
schools and academies, and will be sys-
tematically arranged and classified
Inc dog fanciers will push the bench
show to the front to an extent SURPRISING
ANYTHING ever seen in Southern Vermont.
hh,rles are being received daily in the
poultry department and a fine exhIhIt
is assured Many OF the winners at
concord and other fairs will be seen
| here.
announcement will be made next week
concerning the special trains and re-
duced rates on all railroads
| The dining room at the fair grounds
VIII be In charge of w. D. ellison.
Inc racing classes will be well filled.
List of entries will be given next week