Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-09-11

mont for three consecutive heats was
made and that also on the Middlebury
track, which at that time was certainly
nothing like so fast track as it is now.
George St. Clair, Bennington horse,
Brilliant, Sarah Jane and Marjorie then
trotted three fast heats, Sarah Jane at
one time driving st. Clair pretty near to
his limit. and the Bennington horse got
the race in three straights, 2:l5, 2:174,
2:2O. Roam Wilkes did entirely away
with that record. as will be seen from
the following:
SUMMARY.
Roam Wilkes,
Star Hal, , .
Roxie, 3
Time . rs, 2:14&, 213.
Roam Wilkes made the half in both of
the last two heats in LOG fat and UNI
doubleday could have done the mile
better in each heat had he been in any
danger. His record for mile is said to
be 2:04.
1t was four o'clock when the races
were finished and during the intervals
between heats the Kramers and the
Troubadours kept the large crowd in
good humor. They finished up the
events of the fair, the Moblians with a
final grand cake walk at about 4:30
o'clock, after which every body started
for home, apparently well pleased with
all the happenings of the week.
FAIR NOTES.
State Fair in Middlebury next year:
Well probably-at least it looks that
way just now.
1t is understood that the net proceeds
approach 5000 1t is seldom that a
county fair in Vermont, outside of Adj
Olson county, can come within two or
three miles of reaching a quarter of that
figure.
Among those who attended the fair all
through and who assisted in making it
the large success that it was, were
former presidents of the association,
Darwin Rider, of Bellows Falls. and E.
n. Bissell, of East Shoreham, and for
mer secretaries, Frank c. Dyer, of West
Salisbury and Charles S. Dana, of New
Haven. A fair without these gentle
men on hand would hardly seem to be
an Addison County fair at all.
There were only two arrests for intox-
ication during the whole four days,
which speaks well for the orderly keep
mot legally barred OUT could get drink
at any of the licensed places in ordinary
hours if he had the requisite or 10
cents.
The Sherman Military band of Bur
lington, deserves great praise for the
quality and abundance of the music
which they provided. When you say
that they are the best band in New
England outside of Boston-well, you
are not putting it on any too thick
George Sherman knows his business.
The exhibits of farm products were
among the best in recent years in quail
ity, even if not so abundant as in some
years of late. But on the whole il was
a showing of which the exhibitors and
the people of the county have right tC
be proud.
The performance of Krempest is
worthy of special mention. He is a
horse without training. He was logged
around the track accompanied by two
hree- year-old colts and then allowed to
step the last quartz. mile at his clir
which he accomplished in 3G seconds
being 1924 clip. Krempest is a son OF
Tempest, 2:l9, and by Kremlin,2 174, and
weighs 1900 lbs.
Over at Pottersville, n. y, at theil
fair week after next, they are going tC
have quarter-of annie OK race
Wonder if there are enough oxen left il
Addison county to get up such a race
here?
Col. Thad NJ. Chapman was "it' anC
rode his handsome horse as gracefully al
of yore as grand chief marshal. Or
Wednesday he had for one of his aide.
Frank l.. Fish, of Nergennes, nationa
bank examiner, and former states attor
ney of Addison county. Mr.. Fish is ;
pretty big crowd all by himself.
The exhibits, of carriages, buggies
etc, made by +. II. Thomas, of Middle
bury, and by JOY q Hulett of Yves
Salisbury, Were especially large anC
complete and attracted much favorable
attention. O. p, Moore of Middlebury
also attracted considerable notice will
his fine show of up-to-date farm ma
chimes.
The cattle, the sheep, the poultry, thu
swine, the horses and the Angora goat
made splendid show, one never befor'
equalled at "A county fair in Vermont