Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-09-03
FAIR CLOSED.
Another Successful Exhibition
Ended. Big Crowds in
Attend ance.

Atte nd ance.
With steady downpour of rain most
of Thursday forenoon the prospects of
successful fair for that day were not the
best, but it seems impossible to keep the
people away from the Addison County
Fair. All the forenoon, in spite of the
rain there was steady influx of people
i'm carriages and by rail, and when the
sun at last put in an appearance in the
early afternoon the grounds and grand
stand were well filed, although un-
doubtedly many were kept away by the
threatning weather.
No attempt was made to carry out the
forenoon program but there was no hitch
in the afternoon plans and everything
was carried out as advertised.
Notwithstanding the rain the racetrack
was in good condition when the races
were called, which shows that we have
a much better track than the ordinary
run of country fair associations.
The Vergennes band was on hand
boys and between them there was an
abundance of excellent music, the work
of both bands elciting much merited
applause.
One accident delayed the beginning of
the 2 40 trot and pace when the sulky
attached to Molle o. was smashed to
bits, her driver, j. |. Olivette of Platts-
burgh, thrown in the mud and the mare
ran around the track three times before
caught by Assistant Marshall John
Woods. The accident was caused by
boys on the vaudeville stage frightening
the mount of Chief Marshall Thad NJ.
Chapman and his horse backed into
Mollie o. as she was being worked out
before the race. She won the second
heat but was distanced in the third.
The summaries of Thursdays races
follow:
GREEN RACE-PURSE $3.50.
Young Chehallis, bl. h., L. o.
Allen, Middlebury .--- l l l
May Mikado, ch. M, Simon
Mcmahon, Middlebury 2 2 3
Lakeside Maid, b. M, Peter
Larrow, Ferrisburgh- - 3 3 3
Dinah Bell, ch. M, John w.
Porter. Middlebury ~ 4 4 4
Time, 2:37t, 1884, 18Th.
2:45 TRoT AND PACE-PURsE $500.
Highland R., b. h., L. o.
Allen, Middlebury 2 9 1
Peter Troy. d. o. Barber,
Rutland ,. 8
Aristides Jr., ch. h., John
w. Porter, Middlebuy 3 . 8 2
Molie O., j. l. Olivette,
Platts5urgh, n. Y--- dis
Time, 2:26t, 9:22t, 2:25t. 2:254, 2:2st.
2:19 PACE-PURsE $500.
Mona Grey. F. S. Chick
ering, Worcester, Mass--2 3 1
The Outlaw, b. g., Page
Brothers, Barre-----1 . 2 2
Pactola Boy. James NJ.
Blake, Concord, N. H-3 . 3 3 3
hicN DOioh, ~ g., pOOh6C
w. Hill, Brockton, Mass. dr.
Time, 2:174, 2:22i. 2:21d, 2:22t, 2:214.
2:22 TRoT-PURsE $500.
Nellin Connolly, br. M, Char
les Wright, Hinesburgh 1
Belle Allen, b. m, Frank T.
Bissette, Middlebury
Trilby, b. M, Winslow Dud.
ley, Crown Point. N. Y.---3 3
Time. 9:26t, 2:24t, 2:27t, 2:26t
The weather man made up for the wet
weather of Thursday by giving us ideal
fair weather Friday and big crowd was
in attendance.
1t was Governors Day and Governor
Prouty and members of his staff were on
the grounds. DIR. D. c. Noble, surgeon
general on the governors staff acted as
pilot for the party on tour of inspec-
ton about the grounds. At eleven
o'clock the party was seated on the
grandstand and viewed the grand caval-
cade of stock and prize winners. The
parade was long one, taking nearly an
hour to pass the reviewing stand. An.
nouncement of some of the prize winners
was made by the secretary of the associa-
ton, Charles l. Button.
In the afternoon Governor Prouty was
introduced by John A. James, president
of the association. He said, among other
things, that it was the first time he had
ever attended the Addison county fail
and it had proved most pleasurable
event. He was surprised at the hugh at
tendance and spoke of how much the
success of these fairs depended upor
capable management, and of the debt o
gratitude all owed to Middlebury's public
spirited citizen and enthusiastic count,
fair backer, Colonel Ilsley. The Gov
ernor took up the subject of good road
and frankly told the people of Addison
county that they had much to do in tina
line. He urged earnest attention to thi