Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-10-01
WINDSOR co. FAIR.
QUITE UP TO THE HIGH STAN
DARD OF FORMER YEARS.
Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Farm
Products. Fancy Articles, Etc, Shown
in Great Abundance.--Nearly 5000
People Present on Second Dsy.--The
Trottine and Premiums.

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Trottine and Premiums.
People in this section have so long
been accustomed to a good. honest.
substantial sort of fair at Woodstock
each year that anything else would jar
rudely. This year was no exception.
The Windsor county fair of last week
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
fully maintained the time-honored
standard-and that is enough to say OF
it.
1t was the 5sth annual exhibit.
Scarcely cloud appeared in the sky
during the three days and the large
concourse OF people met with every
encouragement to a good time. The
attendance was, as usual, largest on
the second day, nearly 5000 persons in
all. There was fair crowd the last
day. Many automobiles were noticed.
The association cleared a nice sum
above all expenses.
Some Improvements had been made
"a new band stand, presented by
President Mackenzie, from which the
Bridgewater band discoursed good
music; the judges stand rebuilt; new
paint, etc. Few fair associations keep
up their property like the Windsor
County.
There was bank OF 100 sofa pillows
in Floral hall with everything else in
needlework, embroidery, paintings,
etc. w. c. Raymond Of Bridgewater
had notable display of old blue china,
3S pieces, all depicting American
scenes. The pieces are all of historic
interest and valuable. In the center
OF the display was an old Willard ban
10 clock. E. p Tewksbury showed
several excellent figure pieces OF burnt
wood work, and several paintings.
The Woodstock merchants all made
enterprising displays.
The Billings farm exhibit of fruit
and vegetables was a feature in that
which showed an "off |
year" appearance.
Many machines and appliances TOR /
saving farm labor were shown in Ma I
chinery hail. especially separators, /
churns, powers and cutters.
HORSES.
OF course horses were the great at /
traction. There were more horses and /
more good ones on exhibition than the /
county fair has seen for many years
The show of horses and colts on the
track Thursday was one OF the fea-
lures of the fair, and the size, style
and weight OF the youngsters was a
revelation. Likewise there was con-
siderable exuberance of spirits and
high speed.
The premiums went as follows
Stallion and of his get, Billings
farm.
Stallion yrs. old and over, Z. S.
Putnam l, j. w. Tyson 2. Cloudland
farm 8.
Stallion 2 yrs. old, c. II. Tilden /.
Brood mare and colt, DR.. Geo. Hol-
brook l, d. G. Spaulding 2, Bernard
McCabe 3.
Brood mare, Miss E. p. Gallup
A special premium, offered by the
brothers for the best Krapot-
kin colt, was won by Z. |. Benson.
Gelding or mare yrs. old, F. p.
ellison l, w. d. Foster 2, j. II. Ward 3.
Four-year-olds, DR.. w. Ii. Corey /,
F. p. Gibson 2, Fred Aikens 3.
Yearling colt, F. z. ellison /, w. f.
View 2, Bernard McCabe 3.
Two-year-olds, Chester Cady /, L.
|. Benson 2, Sumner Sherburne 8.
Roadster, j. X. Murdoch /, Chas. !
Nashburn 2.
Matched horses, f. S. Mackenzie l ,
Ind 2.
Draft horses, pairs, S. S. Winslow !
md 3, T. j. White 2. Single, T. j.
White and 3, E. F. Eaton ?.
CATTLE. y
There are a whole lot of high-grade /
attic in Windsor county and some of
hem can always be seen at this fair.
With such herds as those of the Bill j
ings farm and Cloudland farm TO I
raw from, the best may be expected.
'loudland alone showed % head of
erseys, 10 Southdown sheep and p /
berkshire swine. Jerseys are the i
pecialty of both these farms. I
Isaiah Benson was a blue ribbon
rinner with his thoroughbred Dur
ans. At the head of his show was a
bull, dark mahogany +,
OlOr, weighing l0UO pOunus, IhdI =
tockmen say is the best of his class =
yer seen In this section. Mr.. Benson 7
)ok six first prizes, three seconds and {
ne blue ribbon with a grade calf Ii :
'as certainly a prize-winning exhibit ;
nd was one Of the features OF the I
.ock show. I
j. w. Boyd had blue ribbons to {
how for 3-year-old mixed Durham
all and a pair OF 3-year-old steers. n
George X. Lockwood had 45 head of r
erseys, thoroughbred and high
rade, the herd being headed by a B.
ear-old bull weighing 1000 pounds K
lie largest Jersey ever shown here. n
The other winners of cattle pre- q
.iums were -
Mixed breeds.-Best aged bull, n.
49,, nnxrI - NJ Whit . -