The Newtown bee., 1907-09-13

so many fine animals and handsome turnouts the judge was puzzled to pick out the winner. During the afternoon there was number of races, the pump kin race, coat race and others which caused much sport for the crowd In the pumpkin race A. w. Hall of Bridge port was thrown but fortunately es- capped with only a few bruises. About which lasted for an hour more, so that the judging had to stop for the day and the parade and balloon ascension could not take place.
 THE DOG SHOW.
 The Dog Show this year was held under the rules of the American Kennel club and was in charge of Clarence H. Bradley, who is a man hard to beat for the position. He thoroughly under care for them. In. this department there was a large exhibit of very fine animals and some of these worth large sums of money. The largest exhibit ors i'll this department were Dr Hare of Bridgeport, s. c. Bradley of Green port, James Lally of Bridgeport, J. K. Robinson of Greenfield Hill, Miss Ada Smith of Bridgeport and many of these dogs bore the coveted blue ribbons. small exhibitors and many valuable dogs among them, as the blue ribbons attached to their collars proved.
 The Poultry department this year was the largest in the history of the fair and was capably managed by w. O. Burr of Southport. The largest eX- hibitor in this department was J. K. Robinson of Greenfield Hill, who had a large showing of water fowl; among these were pair of white swans, Cal ifornia. Emden, African, Chinese geese and Canada wild geese, Muscovy, Nal lard and other breeds of 6T1pkS
 The Imperial Poultry farm of Strat- ford, of which A. Jones is proprietor, had a large showing of the Imperial Barred Plymouth Rocks the Imperial Imperial Pekin ducks, Charles Windsor of Bridgeport had a good showing of his Barred Plymouth Rocks. s. M. Foster of Westport showed Turk eys and Buff Cochins and had some fine birds, w. B. Hulse of Fairfield had large showing of the Buff, Partridge and White Cochins. A. l.. Schneider of Bridgeport, Brown Leghorns and Light Brahmas, William O. Burr of South port; White Wyandottes Mrs M. E. Morris; Langshan and Rhode Island Reds; Dr Hetzel of Southport, White Greenfield Hill, White Plymouth Rocks Anthony Parshley. Hamburg; Miss Gala Bradley, Bronze Turkeys and Brown Leghorns. The blue ribbon was very prominent in all these exhibits There were also host of other exhib- happy by the blue ribbon attached to their birds. In the Pet Stock Depart ment there were more than double the exhibits. w. Burr Hill was in charge and looked after it in good shape. There were exhibited also the Beauty gian hares, tame rabbits and an An gora white rabbit which deserves special mention and attracted a great deal of attention; also a pair of White Peacocks exhibited by J. K. Robinson of Greenfield Hill, which are very rare and well worth seeing
 THURSDAY MORNING WAS
 BRIGHT
 And clear and the hearts of those in charge of the fair as well as those who wished to attend were made happier arrive and the attendance for the last day of the fair was a record breaker The horse show was continued and both Wednesday and Thursday the show was one that can not be duplicated in this section of the country and would rival the great horse shows of Madison Square Garden. Nexg Y ork. - C. Bradley was in charge Of the horse show each day and he is the right nan in the right place. The judges of We'd nesday and Thursday wer e David Bar nes of New York and Albert C.. Hall of Stamford. On Tuesday the judges of ! the horse show were F. w. Wheelssr of Monroe and Henry F. Carstesea of Bridgeport. F. D. Clark and Walter s. Hine of Milford and w. H. Taylor were judges of the working oxen and steers; Samuel G. Lockwood of Wilton and William H. Taylor, jugdes of the blooded stock; Mayor J. M. Taylor of the Dog show.
 All of the other departments had | capable jugdges to look after them The complete premium list of the far will appear in the next weeks issue of The Bee. Friday, September 20.