The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01

| Fred Smith OF Leeds. England. who
Judged the all round specials in the dog
show yesterday morning, stated at the
close OF his task that the exhibition while
a bit off in quantity was of the best quail
ity he had seen this season.
W. H. Congdon of Oak Lane, K. l., one
of the big bantam exhibitors in the poultry
department. is an excellent Judge of poul-
try himself and perhaps the most extern
sive bantam breeder in this country. This
is his first visit to the Valley fair.
In past years people have come to the
fair by team, trolley, automobile and train
as well as on foot. but this was doubtless
the first fair in Brattleboro to which peo-
pie came by water. One of Bigelow's pub
lie boats brought big load of passengers
from Westmoreland. \. H., "Wednesday
| morning.
The Carroll lierefords which attracted
so much attention generally show at the
Trenton. Y. j., fair this week but the
| New Jersey management divided all its
cattle money among four breeds, Jerseys,
| lIolsteins, Guernseys and Ayrshires. this
I year so it was case of go elsewhere for
all breeders of beef.
President G. j. O'Neil of North Wapole
y. H., and Henry n. Murphy of Slough
ton. Mass, acted as judges of the races
while l.. +. Herlick of Chesterfield n. H.,
and w. r. Daley Of this town We're tim
ers The starter was the veteran, Chester
+. Pike of Claremont, n. H., whose work
was fully up to standard.
A feature of yesterday afternoons pro-
gram was the parade of the five horses
that are to start in the free.for-all this
afternoon, Jerry b., 2034, Jennie W.,
2.O4A, Gallagher, 2.04A, Fred d., 2.O4A,
and Asa Wilkes, 200. The First Regiment
band marched up the track in front of
the campaigners and the event was re-
ceived with enthusiastic applause.
Over 5000 registries have been received
in the scholarship contest offered by the
awsonHamilton Commercial college.
Many Of the number are from the far
west, some from San Francisco, Chicago,
Denver and other prominent cities and |
not few were from Maryland and other
southern states. One party whose names
appear came from New Jersey by automo
bile to attend the Valley fair.
LOB, winner of the 81 stake Wednes
day, captured this event at every meet on
the circuit Of Vermont and Eastern Can
ada, except at St. Johnsbury, where "A
broken sulky put him out of the running.
LOB. is by Island Wilkes, Jr., winner of
last years free for-all here, sand is named
for l. O. Blake, who with Dr. j. B. Gaines,
owns the Newport Stock Farm. DR..
track events here and was only too glad
to discourse upon the pedigrees and per
formances of his stock.
Though the usual exhibit by the Estey
organ company was missed the building oc-
cupled by the Esteys was made excellent
use of by the local W. C. 7. T., as a rest
room for women and children. During the
three days of the fair the room was visited
by hundreds of women and especially was
t,1tt zaI 1,N- ol,
dren. That this feature of the fair was
appreciated was evidenced not only by the
patronage extended it but by the many
words of commentator offered by tired
mothers with children.
This is new yoke of cattle said
Dan Wilder of West Brattleboro pointing
to the oxen that We're to do so well for
him in the draft classes, "and | don't know
whether they can pull anything or not
Il suppose you feel reasonably sure they
can draw the boat provided there is no
load on it, don't you" said a spectator
who was inclined to be facetious
We'll, replied Mr.. Wilder, IF there
was plenty of grease on the bottom of the
boat and a little red pepper on my whip |
should imagine they might be able to. :
A runSDr was circulated Wednesday af-
ternoon that this would be the last fair to
be held in Brattleboro, AS it was claimed
that the Valley Fair association had been
absorbed by the management of the state
fair at White River Junction Those cir
culating the story claimed that they were
so informed at White River Junction last
week. Whether 1t was a bit of advance
work OF the press agents of the state fair
or a Joke is not known. There was abso
utely no ground for such story In
view of the hattering patronage given the
oath fair held by the Valley Fair associa-
ton it would be ridiculous to consider such
a proposition.
\ Brattleboro woman accompanied by
a boy about 10 years old while making a
trip with the youngster through the mid
way "Wednesday afternoon visited the wild
woman in a cage. Apparently fascinated
by the actions of the woman fakir the boy
crowded close to the cage. The occupant
of the cage simulated some sort of luna
tic stunt and struck through the bars of
the cage with a stick, hitting the boy in
the face. The lads mother was so badly
scared that she tainted upon getting away
from the exhibit. She soon recovered her
senses and disappeared with her boy but
her experience was all she cared for in
midway offerings and the boy contented
himself with eating popcorn and watch
ing the crowd for the rest of the after
noon.
Sunday night on the midway was an in
teresting sight and a trip down the pike