Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-01
STAFFORD SPRINGS FAIR.
Thursday Big Day-Track in Prime condition--Intsresting Exhibits and
 Excellent Entertainment.

Thursday was the pig 0ay or the fair. The mills, schools, stores and all places of business were closed for the day and constant stream of peo- pie poured through the gates from early morning until late in the after noon.
 Special excursion trains were run on the Central Vermont road and brought hundreds of people from up and down the state. A fifteen minute schedule was maintained by the troll ley from the. center to the grounds, and half-hour service from Rockville and Hartford. Every car was damned and even then many were obliged to walk.
 Fine Cattle.
 It was cattle day and the stock be- gan to put in appearance at day break. The spaces allotted to them were on the west side .of the park. Devons, Durhams, Ayrshires and Hol- steins were to be seen, together with town teams, and draft oxen, tested on drag and cart.
 Judge from Storrs. Prof. J. M. Trueman of the Connec- ticut agricultural college began the work of judging the blooded stock at II o'clock. The judges for the town teams, draft oxen and trained cattle were l.. A. Aborn of Ellington, Will jam E. Battye of Wilmington and L. J. Crandall of Holland.
 Sheep, Goats and Swine.
 The exhibition of sheep. goats and swine was under the direction of Jar wis Hatch, and was notably larger and of a high grade of excellence. The judges in this department were My ron P. Avery, Stafford; D. l.. Dimock, Stafford, and l.. Hanson. Holland.
 Industrial Art Department. In the middle section of the main hall there is an unusually large and varied exhibit of industrial art, con- sisting of fancy needlework, crochet in knitting, sofa pillows, fancy silk quilts, doilies, shawls, etc. A very mo- l ticeable exhibit in this department is that of hammered brass by Emma Ga ry, the workmanship is excellent and the number and variety of articles large and interesting.
 .. Farm Produce. At the north end of the main hall is the exhibit of farm and garden produce. Here Oliver K. Driggs of Vernon has on exhibition two man. moth squash grown from one seed. and having a combined weight of TO | pounds. l.. E. Dimock has on exbibi- | ton some fine specimens of large cab bages. Other large exhibitors in this department are the Connecticut agri- cultural college, Seth Scoheld and Ed win Baker of Woodland farm.
 Repeated Drills and Fancy Drum ming.
 The Father Mathew drum corps of | Springfield repeated their exhibition | of drilling and fancy drumming. on the track in front of the grand stand and were well received. Marriott's Speeding Stunt. A feature of this years fair was Fred H. Marriott the champion auto mobile driver of the world. Mir. Mar riott drove a mile on a straightaway course at Ormond beach in 2s 1-5 sec> | onds. He gave his exhibition Thurs day in a steamer racer and will repeat his performance today.
 High Standard Vaudeville.
 The managers of the vaudeville | show have secured a fine list of at | fractions which were put on between | the heats of the races. Every act was well received and was accorded a | generous amount of applause. Two | acts which stood out above the others was that of the Comallas, a sextette | of acrobats in thrilling performance | of seemingly impossible feats, and the Lee brothers and Allen, one man and two women, in a singing and danc- | ing act, the style and execution of which evoked favorable comment from | all present.
 Along the Midway.
 The Midway was much longer on | Thursday by reason of many new | shows and attractions. which put up their tents early in the day and did | a thriving business right up to the | closing hours of the fair.
 Two races were down on the card | for the day. The track was in per | feet condition and good time was | made.
 1 The Races.
 2.25 Class Pace, and 2.22 Class Trot