The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-09

The ninth annual exhibition of the Greenfield Agricultural Fair will open at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning, Sept. 14, on the beautiful grounds of the Greenfield. Country Club, at Greenfield Hill. and will continue throughout the Wednesday and Thursday following. In the language of the circus. "the fair will be bigger, better and grander than ever," a result which will be in part due to the faithful service of the or ficers of the association, and in part to the cooperation or many e&nioi'oiS and the general public.
 President Nellis H. Sherwood or Southport, with Vice Presidents simon c. Bradley and Miss Georgia A: Banks have labored diligently to make this years exhibition ideal rom every standpoint and they have been heart fly supported by the superintendents of the various classes of exhibits.
 The association is fortunate to begin with in the location of it's fair grounds Than Greenfield Hill there is no more nor view from the club house piazza is a pleasant prospect and not surpassed in New England.
 The exhibition is a clean and whole some country fair, which IS Kept en- tirely free from objectionable features.
 Lovers of fine cattle and thorough bred horseflesh will be rarely delight ed, because the entries in these classes are more numerous and better than ever before The judging of all at 1s0 D. m. on the opening day. tThe parade will take place on the same track at 4 in the afternoon. Pr1ze winning cattle will be on exhibition for three days.
 will be exhibitions and judgdngs or mares, colts, stallions, draught horses, nonies. eouipages, decorated vehicles, and dogs. ,
 Should any day be stormy the fair and every day there will be band
 Coincident with the fair will take place the ninth annual horse show. which is under the superintendence or President Bradley.
 ranged for this part of the show. There will be the free for all peg race, in which the horses must De taken from the wagons, unharnessed, har- messed again to wagon ana arlVen around the track, the one coming Tn first to win. Then there will be the running pony race, which is for little fellows under 13 hands. The distance is half a. mile Much interest will also attach to the exhibition Of horses Se~NNAo poses. The horses in this class will first be shown attached to an appro- priate vehicle and will then be- unhar- messed and judged under the saddle.
 There is to be a keen competition for the prize silver cup donated by David N. Armstrong for the best gig or cart horse. 151-2 hands or over. having knee and hook action, conformation and speed. In this contest equipmens will count for 25 per cent.
 1oJi ac, iy17 of which Mrs. Simon c. Bradley is su- perintendent, will be very complete and interesting. It will be divided in to 16 sections reaching from bead work to miscellaneous fancy work and tap. estry. It will be complete object lesson to women handy with the nee dle who desire homes filled with things beautiful.
 The fine arts department is also te be very complete, and the childrens exhibits are to be kept in pace WILT the rest.
 It is required that all exhibits be ir position by 10 o'clock Tuesday morn ing, and some are required to be 1T place much earlier.
 SuSerintendents of the respective de- partments will be found in their places all Saturday, Monday and Tuesday until 10 o'clock, where they will re ceive exhibits and arrange for the dis play oe the same.
  the judging done by those skilled 1T the work and with the utmost impar- tiaIity Nobody will be permitted to be a judge in a department where ht is also a competitor.
 The officers of the association are Nellis H. Sherwood, Southport, presi- dent; Simon c. Bradley and Miss Geor gia A. Banks, vice presidents; A. ( Acker, Bridgeport, secretary; El wakeman, Westport, treasurer; s: C Bradley, w. O. Burr, J. N. Hutchin son, w. HI. Wilson, w. Olds. Mis Georgia A. Banks, N. H. Sherwood, M Wilson, Mrs. D. B. Adams. c. Bradley, Ella Wakeman, and C.. Gray directors.
 The superintendents of exhibits various classes, of buildings, ground and field entertainments are:
 Children's exhibits, Mrs. Williar Hull, Greenfield Hill.
 Fine Arts, Miss Laura Dowd, Green field Hill.
 Ladies' Industrial, Mrs. s. c. Bra6 ley Fairfield.
 Bread. Cake and Pies, Mrs. W. H Wilson. Fairfield