The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-02
WILL HOLD
OVER FRIDAY
The State Fair Extended One
More Day.
OPENED BY GOV. PROCTOR
Vast Display Of Cattle, Horses and
other Exhibits-Five Thousand
People in Attendance the
First Day.

'
first annual Vermont state fair was op
ensd this afternoon by Governor Flet
cher d. Proctor. in the presence of 5000
governor Proctor did not make speech
II was against his wishes, but he lent
his presence to the gathering in the
judges stand and bowed TO the crowd
in the grandstand. He received an oya-
tion. With him was Senator Proctor
an escort Of Norwich uniyersityseadets
the state fair commissioners and the
several Judges OF the fair.
The morning opened with a brisk
northeast wind blowing across the
grounds and heavy, threatening clouds
overhead, but the crowds began to ar.
rive early and everybody evinced
surprise at the magnitude of the exhib-
It's in every department.
Over 1000 cattle in the several classes
are on the grounds.
The horse department contains over
100 trotters, over 100 Morgan horses
and fully $50 other full bred horses.
The sheep exhibit Is the most extens.
i've ever shown at fair in New Eng.
land and exhibitors who make the fairs
throughout the fairs stated yesterday
that even the great Rochester fair at
Rochester, n. y, was not equal in its
exhibits TO those shown herd today
Owing TO the rains of last week the
track was not in condition for trotting
and the races for yesterday were put
over for the other days Of the fair, as
were The automobile races. Today, how.
ever, the tracks are in good co1dition
and there win be sport in the horse
and automobile line this afternoon.
Everybody was interested in the
sheep driving contest and this was given
with two dogs, one from the Greenfield
stock farm and the other from the stock
farm of J. p. Morgan. Twenty sheep
were in the flock and they were driven
from the oval upon the track, and down
the track 10 pen. The sheep we're
then driven insfourss back to tins start
ing point. The work Of the dogs was
really remarkable and the contest was
Of so much interest 10 the visitors that
IL viii be repeated the remaining days
of the fair.
The good weather today promises a
crowd Of from 5000 to 10000 Yes
terday there were 100 automobiles on
the grounds and the number Of teams
that were quartered in the team quar-
ters would have taxed the entire capac-
ity of the average county fair grounds
The poultry department shows be-
tween 1000 and 1900 birds Of the var.
ious strains and this exhibit is pro-
nonced the best ever seen in the state
The dog department is also large, show
Ing breeds that have never been seen
before. The English sheep dogs occupy
q space outside the kennels. All day
yesterday they attracted much atten.
tioa.
In nearly every exhibit, horse. cattle,
dog sDd poultry, every New England
state has entries except Rhode Island
New York state and Canada have big
exhibits in every department.
The state fair commission is efated
over the big exhibits They have sur
passed in number ana quality their
expectations.
On an elevation south of the large
cattle pens Il stationed the Norwicn
university cadets. Yesterday afternoon
they gave drill and sham battle
which was Of great interest to the
crowds. They will repeat this exhibition
each day Of the fair
The midway is mammoth in proper
tions. The shows the people care to
see anre here and they are doing
thriving business. The free vaudeville
shows in front Of the grand stand have
brought out applause for exery number.
The accommodations here are ample
to house everybody who attends the
fair. Practically every residence in the
village is open. Rooms can be secured
by applying to Charles Z. Jameson at
the Landmark Office.
Owing to the wet condition of the
track the races scheduled for yesterday
have been advanced to Friday. Tho
fair in every department will be contin-
ued over to Friday and this will be as
great dav as the others. The races
that have been put over are the ESQ
trot, and the e:1o pace. There are IL
horses entered in the first named race
and eight in the lHtter. The track this
mofniHg was pronounced in excellent
condition. Four days for the fair has
been welcomed by the visitors today
Frequent were the expressions that for
q fair Of such proportions three days
was altogether too short. Many per
sons on the grounds said that fair
should run at least week to give toe
people from all over the state an op-
portunitv of witnessing the track
events and seeing at their leisure the
large number of exhibits.