News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-09-30
lQ|nOl|e County F0f +!

Last two Days OF Successful Fall
Large Crowds, with a Record Break
Ing Attendance the Second Day. Pre-
MUM List Given In Full.
AS predicted in our brief writeup o
last week the Lamoille Valley Fail
this year was emphatically success
from the standpoint of the masses
and could not have been otherwise
than gratifying to the management
WEDNESDAY.
Wednesday, as usual, brought out
the largest attendance Of the three
days and, in fact, the largest crowd
ever on the grounds. The crowd is
variously estimated from 10000 to
10000 people. At one o'clock the
program began with cavalry drill,
consisting of charges, attack and de-
tense, which gave good idea, with a
certain amount of imagination, what
the real thing might be like.
The first race was the 2:35 class.
There were six starters and was won
in three straight heats by Red Oak, -
IN. Fl. Spafford, LyndonvilIe) Ash
land Chimes" Ct. ". utton, Morris
ville) got second money Margaret
L." W. j. Utton, MorrisvilIe) third,
SHERMAN Wilkes" Prairie, St. Al
bans) fourth. "Don Piza," Cd. D.
Bean, Barton) came in fifth and
"Com," CA. B. Comstock, Burling-
tom sixth. Purse $3.50. Best time
gypsy.
The second race was the $50 stake.
1t required four heats and was Won
by Lady Laurin," (Smith Stock
Farm, Barrel. "Second Thought"
Newport Stock FARM won second
money, and "Louise Wilkes" (AIli-
son & Peck, St. Johnsbury) third.
Purse, $500. Best time 2:18A
The third race OF the day was the
800 class, won hy"Dorris" C. Whit
ney, Lebanon, N. H. "Daisy Clon.
more" PomeroY. Pembroke, Me. J
took second money, and Harry" (W.
j. Utton, Morrisville) third. Tom
Arnold" (W. Il, Worthen, st. Johns,
bury) came in fourth. Purse $3.50.
Best time 2:22A
THURSDAY.
On Thursday, in spite of the wealth
er chen re, making exp adiant that the
muslin should give place to the winter
jacket and the neglegee attire to a
box coat and mittens, the crowd was
large and good natured, and seeming
ly enjoyed the many attractions to
the limit, The judging of matched
Pairs" and "Gentlsmen's Drivers" in
front of the grandstand took place at
1890 and was followed by a show o!
premium cattle at / O'Clock.
The racing for Thursday included
1927, 2:19 classes and the Free.for.
all. In the 2:27 class Guy Miller"
Geo, McShane, Newport) won in three
straight heats. "May Girl" (Chas
Lee, Lyndonville) got second money
and med Ethan" On A Johns,
Montpaler) third. Purse $3.50 Best
time, 2:27H
la the 2:19 class, "Lucy Yeiser
III. +. Simon, Albany won in thrt e
straight heats. &c iNin F." W. j
Utton, Morrisville) got second monty,
"Polly Warner" e. W, Uston, Nor.
risville) third, ano Annie W." Geo
McShane, N4wportl fourth. Purse.
$3.50. Best time 2:224
The f ee-for oil race was especially
interesting, 10 ally, al d TO outsiI er
as well, because OF the ownership OF
Chehalis, one of the competing horses,
by syndicate of Morrisville gent e.
men. Four heats were required to
decide this race, which was won as
follows :-"Chehals" (W. j. Utton,
Morrisvillr) 2 ! l 1, first money;
"Carrie j." e.. L Whitney, Lebanon,
N. 81 } l 2 3 2, second money; Cal
Ray,"4 3 2 3; milo S." (W. s. Page,
Williamstown) 3 4 4 a. The best
time was made in the first heat and
was 2:16A This lowered the track
record, which was made last year by
Bunker Hill, on the third day of the
Fair and in 2:17R
The vaudeville show near the Grand
Stand was of a high order all three
days and added much to The enter
tainment of the crowds. The Calais
Band furnished excellent music for all
three days.