Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-26
Attendance Estimated at Over
$4,000 with Temperature
88 in the Shade.
RACES SHARPLY CONTESTED
Belle Allen, Mabel HilI and Charlie
wilkes winners Of First Money in
Three Evcnts-Vnudcv willie Arr
fists Make Good the Pronl-
iscs OF Association.

Mlddlcbury, Aug. 25-Ths was the
second dav of the big 65th annual
fair of the Addison County Agricul-
tural society. The attendance was
estimated at over 10000. the best sec
ond days crowd in years. Distin-
guished visitors included Congressman
D. J. Foster Of Burlington. The heat
was great. the temperature when the
races were started at two o'clock be
ing as in the shade. Good fields and
sharp contests marked the three
races
Exhibitors who did not get settled
Yesterday had everything in place
during to-day, and in all but two de-
partments the showing is largely In
excess Of previous fairs. Last night
the cattle sheds were full and the
overflow amounts to 30 or 40 head.
The Proctor band arrived on an early
train and alternated during the morn
ing and afternoon with the Middle
bury band in stirring tunes that
pleased the immense throng.
The police arrangements within and
about the grounds were excellent and
nobody had to be arrested except two
local youths who were suspected Of
Illegal liquor selling yesterday hn:
whose cases have been deferred for
the present.
| Before the races and between heats.
FIVE troupes Of vaudeville artists made
good all the promises Of the associa-
ton. They showed on tho platform
in front Of the huge grandstand which
/ yaI 70 &c titv
timated with standing room at about
5000.
The race officials consist Of Fred Up
| ton OF Rochester \. Y. starter who
works on the grand circuit. and George
! H. Hicks Of Poston Charles Briggs of
Providence and Fred Harrington Of
Brandon. Judges. They gave entire sat
isfac.ion to drivers and spectators The
summaries follow:
2:s5 TROT, PURSE $500.
Belle Allen. br. m, F. T. Rissette,
Middebury ....................'...'.. l
Kitty r.. br M. John W Porter.
| Middehury :
AL f. Bingen, blk. h., NJ. T.. Whit
ney. Bellows Falls .................2 3
Time, 2:23la 2:o1ia; 2:26H
2:2s PACE, PURSE $500
Mabel Hin. br. m, l.. o. Allen.
| MiddlebNrN ............'....''
Al billiard, Page Bros, Barre "a
Queens Counsel. br, m, ], w. Por-
ter. Middeburv ..............,......3 .
Color Bearer, James NJ Blake,
| Concord. y. ". .............,.......4
Wilton BOY. br. e.. Maple Grove
Stock Farm Oakvlle, Conn ....5 j
Victor, ch. G., W. II. Lamson q
Son. Ticonderoga. N. Y. .........G
Time, 2:l9h: 2:2oia 2:23A
2:1s TROT AND PACE, PURSE $3.50,
Charlie Wilkes. Oh. e.. r s. Chick
ering. Worcester. Mass. ..........1
| Mikado, ch. s. VIM. Noonon, Yer
EenneS, ..........'..'''.. .'.'..'''....,.-
| Fahiola. Winslow Dudley, Crown
Point. n. y, ........................4
Jim Farley. gr. g.. Ira Batchelder,
Plattsburgh, " T., ...............,..s
Time. 2:l7 IA 2:19 -: 2:l7 12
The events tomorrow will included III,
Addison county green horse race for
s15o-purse. the 2A5 trot or pace. the 2:1
pace and the 2:c2 trot.
A feature Of fair week was the ball y
the Rattell Hose company this evenin.
which was attended by co couples