Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-18
HORSE SHOW WILL BE BIG
ONE OF THE BEST OF THE VAL.
LEY FAIRS FEATURES.

MaUy Valuable ana NotapIe animal
Will be Shown on the Traok-Note
About Some Of the Other Exhibits-
Fair Weather Only 10 Needed.
Valley Fair matters are prospering Il
most satisfactory shape and Secretar
Stickney is one of the busiest of mel
these days. Entries are coming Il
by every mail and and only fair wealth
er, the regulation kind, is needed t
make this 18th anniversary the bes
and biggest of all thus far recorded.
Attractions thus far secured ar
almost innumerable. The troop of U
S. cavalry from Fort Ethan Allen will
hold all eyes, and the soldiers will NJ
doubt receive a great deal of attention
One of the most interesting feature.
will be a daily parade before the grant
stand before the races of about a score
of the handsomest and most valuable
stations in the eastern states. This
exhibit will be patterned after the ole
Vermont Breeders meeting" so sue
cessful years ago.
The horse sheds will be filled to over
flowing this year If predictions can be
read Alright. The best equine blood in
| the country VIII De represented ny
picked specimens from all over New
England. The exhibit of stations alone
will number about 40, and in addition
| there will be large number of brood
mares and foals to swell the list.
One of the finest exhibits will come
from the McElwain stock farm of West
Springfield, Mass, which will be rep
resented by string OF IA high blooded
animals headed by the far famed stall
lion. The Peer a son of the world re-
nowned Chimes The two year old
stallion Cavalier Baron" by Oakland
Baron" 2:09A. will also be here as well
as number of brood mares, fillies and
track horses. The Connecticut River
stock farm of Hatfield, Mass, which
has helped make the Valley Fair horse
show what 1t is, will send a large ex
hibt of its animals including the beau
tiful stallion "Electmont" and his four
year old son, "Electroie," out of "Orale"
by Thistle" Admirers of the Vermont
Morgan will delight in the exhibit
which is coming from the farm of E. d.
Kinds of Pittsford, Four stations Of
the finest Morgan type will head this
string, which will include many brood
maj ts anu sotHc souiiS oeoSh' -. ~
Noyes of this town, will be on hand
with his stallion "Alkamar," together
with nine colts of his get; Henry Craw-
ford, the well known Putney horseman,
will have noteworthy exhibit; DR..
Burton c. Russell of Keene, N. H., will
show two stations bred in the purple;
Chauncey Smith of Wilmington will be
on hand with his stallion "Claybell;"
and Charles Miner will exhibit his
speedy youngster "Nepos" and others
from his farm. Taken all in all this
years horse show ought to surpass
anything which has been seen here in
recent years.
The Highland cattle of William Van
Norden of New York city will in them
selves be worth the price of admission.
There are very few Of this breed in the
United States, Mr.. Van Nor
denis herd being the only
one of any size. Its home is
in the Scottish Highlands and its ap-
pearance is widely different from any
of our native breeds. The animals are
very compactly built, with coat of
long shaggy hair. In color they run
from a light red to a dark brindle and
their heads are topped with wide
spreading horns. Mr.. Van Norden's
herd was shown last week at the Syra
cuse, N Y. fair and will be taken to
The Worlds fair at st. Louis next |
season.
Two excellent herds of Jersey cattle |
nave already been entered, one from |
he farm Of Howard Willets at White |
Plains, N. Y. and the other from the |
farm at Woodstock. Mr.. Will |
ets's herd contains many specimens
rom the famous Briarcliffe Manor
arm which has the reputation of
breeding some of the best Jerseys in
he United States. The Billings farm
lerd, the largest high class herd of this
yariety in New England, will be exhib-
ted in a tent near the cattle sheds.
For the past few years the exhibit of
horthorn cattle has been a feature
which has attracted unusual interest
lmong stock raisers. A fine exhibit
# this breed will come from the River
yiew stock farm of Plainfield. The
erd will be headed by the bull
which was bought by
dr. Martin, proprietor of the farm,
fter visit to all the prominent stock
arms in northern Illinois. Other
horthorn exhibits will come from the
farm in Walpole, N. H., and
he farm of G. E. Taylor in Shelburne,
lass.
Holsteins will be represented by the
erds of w. H. Stowe of Wilmington,
!, F. Copeland of Colrain, Mass, and {
he Brattleboro Retreat. Robert Blood {
f Dummerston, who owns the best I
arl Of IN, this Saction will
ppear in all the classes for that breed; t
ne Richardson company will make ,
1ings hustle in the Herford line; the ]
radley farm will make bid for honors
Guernseys, and a fight for suprem- c
cy in Ayrshires will be on between '
R. Breck of Claremont, N. H, and
arker & Son of Ferrisburgh. I
This year the school exhibit will be d
/ enlarged quarters. occupying all of '
lie space heretofore devoted to the a
airy exhibit. the latter being placed
a different section. under the grand C
and. BY the change both depart il
ents will be much benefited. Ma I
rial for the department of school u
ork may be sent to the Office in the 4
Ugh school building at any time. or to
oral hall on the Fair grounds after a
morrow morning. The committee il
charge is: Chairman, Prof. H. K. o
principal of the High school; L
&C. Mrs. Nellie NJ. Wood. Mortified, a
ass; E F. Howard, East Northfield, C,
ass; Miss Marguerite E Tucker, su il
.rvisor of schools. Brattleboro: W. d. t.
arsons, Bellows Falls. Il
Supt. H. W. Sargent of Floral hall Il
VS. that he has secured applications cl