Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-29
WINDS WINDSOR COUNTY FAIR CAUGHT COLD.
Ir,nsua Weather Kept Down Attendance and Spoiled
RaceS--A Good Exhibit.

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,c..asor county fair ordinarily
Tide 70 nice streak Of weather ana
picks Ou. 90 show always provided, the
VIE a. - come, get their moneys worth
e'o1e ,'ug some good trotting, ana go
aal- .stisaed. But this year II was
BONG perhaps the fair management
oia-isl.. arore that the weather clerk
TsS auto. and their ''autos keep on
'oi'. .,nBdsp sign was offensive 70 nlin'
l~ ne fair this year bumped INTO
Al' 80 ,eal freeze OF the seasonal tenn
ins ~ .ropnd 20 ia the morning, with
-ioss All day. Result; Lessened
iaa -4.oee rank races and spectators
i Vas too bad. for the show was
c. ma with good weather u would
- .,ored as top-noteher. But the
-.,,bsr virtually spoiled II.
wo,astock itself Is a good farming
and # lies next TO one Just ltlle
- pomiret. Then there are Barnard,
a',-.,ster. Hartford, Hartland and
t 80 "a draw from, where the crops
s,oet ask little discount from those
- .ection. With such field to draw
,.am The horse stables, the cattle sheds
~ .beep pens, the swine shelters, the
u.,lt-v tents may be approached m con-
-, that they are neither empty nor
Unworthy Of a visit. - ovhtt.;,
Al 10 special features OF the sAhlult'
40 woodstock Age reports As ioio"s'
d part - -. 49,, ~ his,b
- aauious and young stock was
.s9.sslIy fine, perhaps the best ever seen
= ~ Grounds. There is certainly re-
rs8 interest In horse breeding m
-sssrsl IN this section and the improve
$50 /. noficeahle Ia the blooded STOCK
-ttbe iair n the last year or two.
i-g,ng the distinguished visitors thus
-, rsrs Krapotkin; y. s. Putnam =
g-1Bg Aieauder: Judge ID, owned ~
4 ri Totman. an with their iamiliesi
Nsr Me8regor, new conner, IRON
lexington farm a. Felchyiliei Aleck, ~
Alexander. eco i-2, and r. r. 1hsoh .
s.resr.aId Browucll, by Alexander
ID r. Merritt @. hartland showed q
s.1fa1me CLYDE aud English shire draft
stallion, standing u HANDS ana veg ~ Jug
4suuauuds There WAS no class Tor htins
saf le was a good show slQle and aP-
azrad 30 b. satisfied with The admiration
4noay ths exhibitors Of younger stock,
rasfsrefs aud matched pairs. we're J. ~.
Ward i. Holmes, DR.. H. ". Hubbard,
Hr 81. II Corey. #. $. Billmgs, A. Z.
Esstman. Frank Wells aud T. J.. Fletcher.
The premiums.
G.IdIres 81 mares 2 years old C. J. sar-
gent isi, +. s. Putnam I'd, Cioudland farm
year ODD. G. splulding !, l..
u5usl1lay 2, Fred Sawyer 3, =. !. Benson
Matched geldings or mares-w. H.
Corey !. +. :. Billings ID.
Rosds,ers Frank Wells ist, A. j.
Crosby
Three -olds-E. ). Putuam !, Dr.
Hubbard ., II. l.. Townsend 3
Forever olds-F. +. ellison /, A. Z.
Eastman q j.. n. Ward 3.
Fass Of ia0l-Ida A. Hatch !, l.. Z.
Merritt 9. T.. j. Benson 3.
Brood mares -Cloudland farm /, Ida
4. Hatch 2, +. e. Merritt 9.
stations years old Ninslow Bros. ],
Z L ellison 3
stations 3 years old L. T. Merritt 1.
stations years old-A. +. Locke ],
G0ndland farm 2.
nAaAfiNua ANN NV 81 AnNAA 80 " Al+1ANf
Bros, kmpOtkin; Z. :. Putnam, Young
Alsauder, "a.
Ast0 the cattle display, the Age fays.--
The Jerseys are always a feature, and this
rear there was a fine lot Of Ayrshires en-
tered hy Matthew Hannah OF Windsor, a
ScIichman. whose stock also figured a.
prize inneIs In other departments. His
herd was headed hy a young bull. risky,
Vl0 look A. blue ribbon hese and al the
lanmont. y. H., fair, al his Ayrshires
being imported from Canada.
Toe Green Valley herd % q. II. Lock-
wood & Son Is well known here, 30 head
81 high grade and registered stock being
shoNn, including registered bull,
Maid. Great scott, who weighed 1875
pounds on his fourth birthday.
Isaiah Benson with his Durhams swept
nearly everything. A. +. Fuller aud d.
q spaulding were other notable exhibitors
Ci 6ne stock.
Cluadiaud farms exhibit OF high bred
and registered cattle and swine i always
q show by itself, and the prize " inning
stock this year, IN eharge OF Manager
+ B. Dutton. was worthy OF the praise
and blue ribbons it received. There
were ~ head OF Jerseys, including foui
bulls, heller calves and other handsome
yoaug stock.
The FARMS well known stallion. Cloud
land Monarch, was also on exhibition.
The thoroughbred Berksbires, for which
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