News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-08-25
THE Big FAIR !
ThIrty-Sixth Annual LamoiIIe VAL
ley Fair Great Success
Good Racing Wednesday Quality
OF Exhibits Raised
Around Eight Thousand Present Wednesday
Thursdays Races Postponed Until
Friday on Account OF Rain

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opening "brite and fair" and ali othe
contributory conditions being unusually
favorable, it is pretty safe thus early tC
predict record breaking Fair in attend
ance. A large amount of money has
been paid out by the management in i'm
prOVements to the grounds and buildings
this year and as result they now have
one of the best equipped and arranged
grounds in Vermont. The most notice.
able improvement is the new grand stand
! which is modern and convenient in every
particular, with a seating capacity OF
about 200O 1t is 100 feet long and every
seat has nice back. The new double
decked judges stand is also a notable
improvement, the newspaper section on
the first floor being well filled Wednes-
day, with appreciative pencil pushers.
The strings of fast horses here for the
races include some of the best stock ever
visiting Morrsville. The string from the
Newport stock farm includes Lady Isle,
whose reputation is well known here, and
several other fast ones. E. A. Sunder-
land of New Hampshire and E. O. Bailey
of Medkord, Mass, and several others
also have strings here, the new horse
barn of l6 stalls being filed. The Morris
vile horses occupy the old barns and
| have several fast ones, the most notable
| being Silverheels, who starts in the g: IA
stake pace Thursday.
On account of rain the Thursday races
are postponed until Friday at O. clock.
CATTLE AND HORSES
The stock exhibits this year while not
! quite up to the average in numbers, are
far ahead of past years in quality, the
more rigid requirements of competing
stock doubtless accounting for the slight
falling off in the numbers. There was a
large showing of horses in all classes,
the matched pairs and gentlemen S
drivers being especially well represented.
10 is impossible to mention each exhibitor
in this department this week, but We
hope to give more particulars later.
In the cattle department there was a
fine showing of Guernseys, Ayrshires,
Jerseys, oxen and steers. In Ayrshires
the largest exhibitors were H. G. Wright
of Stowe, R. s. Page and B. B. Bennett
of Hyde Park and II. A. Clark of North
Hyde Park. In Guernseys r, S. Page
and l. d. Grout of Hyde Park and Theron
Miller of Craftsbury had fine showing,
while in full blooded Jerseys c. f. Smith
and w. G. Baker of Morristown and
Thos. Gerry of Hyde Park were notable
exhibitors. L. l.. Kidder of Morisville
Maloney of Hyde Park fine specimen of
Durham bull. The sheep included
some extra good specimens, A. Dodge T.
Son being large exhibitors.
POULTRY
The exhibits in the poultry department
were also much smaller than usual but in
this department also the quality was
much better than on previous years. G..
b. Foss of Hyde Park had the display in
charge.
An interesting spectacle was the parade
of all stock iu front of the grand stand at
2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. w. G.
Fassett of Enosburg was the judge of all
Jersey classes and T. G. Bronson, East
Hardwick, of all other cattle classes. E.
A. Smalley was superintendent of cattle.
E. D. Harpin of Windsor judged the
horses and Dow Smith of Stowe was su-
perintendent. John Gray of Hyde Park
had charge of the sheep and swine de-
partments.
FLORAL HALL
The showing at Floral Hall this year in
the premium goods classes was not as
large as common, which fact is regretted
as much by the management as by the
people generally, who always manifest
much interest in this feature of the big
fair, The fact is well known that the
management has advertised for several
years not to enter articles for premiums
if entries were not received before the
first day. The rule has been broken over
to accommodate exhibitors each year at
great inconvenience to the Secretary and
his assistants. The practice had grown
to such proportions that it was necessary
this year to "hew to the line," and of
course many people were disappointed.
The exhibits of fancy work and pastry
occupied the center of the main ball as
usual and surely did credit to Lamoille
County ladies. This department was in
charge of Mrs. E. W. Gates, who also had
general supervision of the other exhibits.
Mrs. f. E. Wheeler and Mrs. E. II. Ohm
stead were judges of these goods and
Mrs, Ida Churchill and Mrs. c. A. Gile of
the preserves.
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