Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-08-31
RACE PROGRAM THE BEST IN YEARS
sEvENTY-NINE ENTRIES ON THE LIST
Governor Bell and Staff and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Stearns Visitors Thursday.
TODAY rs CHILDREN'S DAY. ALL CHILD
Rem WILL BE ADMITTED FREE.

"The best fair ever held in Middle
bury" is the verdict of the thousands
who have attended the 62d annual fair
of the Addison County Agricultural
society this week. The visitors began
to arrive as early as Monday morning
and are coming in on every train at
this writing as there yet remains a
whole day of entertainment for those
attending. Several thousand were on
the grounds on Tuesday and the number
increased to eight thousand on Wednes-
day and over twelve thousand was the
attendance on Thursday. The arrange
ments for handling the crowd were ad-
mirable. Upon entering the grounds
the visitors were naturally attracted to
Floral Hall and the vision of feminine
handiwork that greeted the visitors gaze
was bewildering. Here Superintendent
George A. Goyett and his assistants had
80 arranged the display of exhibits as to
make the building resemble some sort
of fairy creation. Every conceivable
sort of fancy work was displayed. To
attempt to mention any particular dis
plays would be unfair to the many other
exhibitors as the scores of blue ribbons
indicated merit upon all sides.
Mechanics Hall, under the direction of
the veteran superintendent, William
Jackson, was crowded to the limit with
visitors who thronged the building each
day studying the various exhibits of
farm machinery, dairying utensils and
carriages. The exhibits in this depart
ment were far in excess of last year,
which was record year.
The bench show of dogs under di-
rection of Gushing Hill of this town was
a decided success and the new kennel
house was taxed to the limit to accom-
modate the scores of CANNES exhibited.
This building was one of the magnet
points on the grounds and a steady
stream of visitors passed through the
building from the opening to the closing
hour each day.
Horticultural Hall, under the manage
ment of n. S. Foote, presented much
larger and more varied display OK farm
produce than last year. Among the
noticeable exhibits here were butter,
cheese, honey and maple products and
the judges were liberal in their dis
tribution of blue pennants.
The department of live stock directed
by Watson c. Sturtevant, of Weybridge,
contained the largest number of exhi-
bits ever made at an Addison County
fair and pens and stalls were at a pre-
MUM at sunset Tuesday. The showing
of sheep both fine and coarse woods
indicates that this breeding industry
presages better things than have been
recorded for dozen years past. Cattle
neat stock and swine displays were
composed of the best that the county
affords. While the showing of horses,
especially breeding animals exceeded
the expectations of even Superintendent
Sturtevant. Superintendent Farnham
of the sheep department was kept
busy every moment either attending
to the needs of the various ex-
hibitions in his department or answering
the multitude of questions propounded
by the visitors. Another busy quarter
on the grounds was the department of
poultry and Superintendent E Eugene
Twitchell presented one of the best dis
plays of poultry ever shown here. The
next issue of the Register will contain
the list of ribbon winners not only in
this but in all departments.
The racing events this year eclipsed all
efforts of past seasons and the card of en-
tries showed field of horses that has
never been equaled before at an Addi- !
County Fair.
The pretriest event on the score card
Wednesdag % Wa the 81 pace
in which sege- norses started aud he
race ended with a field of six contest