Connecticut western news., 1906-10-04
A SUCCESSFUL FAIR
FIVE DAYS INSTEAD OF THREE

A Few of the Near-Connecticut Prize
 Winners-The Governor Was Present
 Friday-Horse Falls and Breaks a
 Leg Saturday-Thursday, Friday and
 Saturdays Race Results.
 The Great Burlington fair, that big, bright and luminous annual event in Berkshire county, has passed. The management decided early ill the year to lengthen the exhibition from three day show to four days and Jupiter Pluvius went them one better and strung it out into five-day exposition.
 The attendance was large, the society g coffers are well-flled, the people speak enthusiastically of the exhibition of 1906, therefore all's we'll
 This fair is held on attractive grounds although it would be more pleasant in damp weather were they in a higher To- cation. But Great Harrington is usual ly favored with fair fair weather and the grounds as they are answer every pur- pose. If we were asked to suggest any changes, we would recommend that the buildings be located farther apart there fore distributing the crowds about the grounds. We might also suggest that there be more than one window two feet high by one foot wlde through which to sell grand stand tickets to 5000 people.
 Among the people in this vicinity who won premiums we notice the follow ing. Yellow corn, Harry Smith of Lee; white corn, W. J. Warner; sweet corn, F. W. Kellogg of Sheffield; mel ons, George Mosley of Sheffield; melon peaches, D. Agar of Sheffield; turnips and peppers, c. W. Warner; citron, A. M. Hewins of Sheffield; pumpkins, Mrs. Willis Clark of Sheffield cucumbers, 0. L. Comstock; parsnips. R. W. Kellogg of Sheffield; five pounds honey, W. P. Roys of Sheffield. .--
 Quilts-Cotton, James Funk of Shef- field; silk, Mrs. 0. F. Mansir; worsted, Bridget Mccormick; embroidered silk, Mrs M. c. Norm of Mill River; skill in pieclng, Miss Isabel M. Bradford; skill in quilting, Miss Lizzie Lindsley of Shef- field; display of native or grade neat stock, M. S. Chapin of Sheffield; lace, Lizzie Lindsley of Sheffield; in- fant's bootees. Miss l.. H. Prout of Mill River;2 VT. heifer, Patrick Hughes Shef- field; yearling heifer, E. L. Boardman of Sheffield; heifer calf, H. z. Cande of Sheffield; pair matched steer calves, 0. A. Rhodes of Clayton; five dairy cows; milch COWS, H. z. Cande of Sheffield; Berkshire bear, E. L. Boardman of Sheffield; Chester boar, A. E. Clark of Sheffield: single road horse, sucking colt, standard bred yearling colt, stan dard bred, three years old, Frank Cur tiss, of Sheffield; two-year-old colt other than above, John Begford of Mill River
 The largest crowd was present Friday to see and hear Governor Guild who made brief address and on Saturday the 2:10 race was the magnet that called out large crowd of horse-trot enthusi- asts.
 FRIDAYS RACES
 The 2.25 race was won in three straight heads by "Hilda B" owned by o. H. Bnrtch of Copake, N. Y. Time 2:25M, 2.2514, 2:241a
 "Kate Baron More" owned by Joseph Ralph of Schenectady, won the 2.19 race,
 Time, 2.17 IA, 2.17 1-4, 2.1S IA, 2.18 3-4, 2.19.
 The Special local race resulted as fol- lows; Emprise, Miss Sophia Curtiss of
 Sheffield) 1 1 l Leda, (L. J. Tinker of Great
 Barrington) 8 3 9 Bonny Bess, co. J. Brusie of
 Egremont) 2 8 4 Mattie L., (H. P. Lester of Great
 Barrington) 5 3 Kitty Bell, (H. B. Rounds of
 Great Barrington) 5
 Time 2.41 1.2, 2.41 3-4. 2.41.
 During the afternoon Sir Albert S., record, 2.04 3-4 was driven by Hiram Fox against the track record of 212 1-2. The horse failed to lower the record, but gave fine exhibition mile, showing better speed in the last half. The first half was made in LOT and the mile in 2.13 3-4.
 SATURDAYS RACES
 Saturdays races resulted as follows:
 2.23 class trot and pace, purse $500 Neil Hudson, q. A. Wright, Hoosiok
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