The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-22
BIG CROWDS
AT FAIR
Almost Record Attendance at
W. R. Junction
TWO RACES YESTERDAY
r. A. Slayton's "Dr Styles Won the
2;4o Race in Five Heats Yester-
daytime Display in Floral
Hall.

Wnfuf haFer Junction. sept. tH.~~Aue
second day Of the Vermont state fair,
although Il opened today with threat
ennz skies has almost, II not quite a
record attendance. The crowds began
arriving early and were stiii coming at
O'Clock
The floral hall at the state fair
grounds aeords opportunity for long lin
gering over many square yards of fancy
work, patchwork and kindred productions
/ OF Vermont women and their sisters
across the Connecticut in New Hamp
shire. From the quilt made Of countless
pieces by the grandmother to the frst
effort Of some little girl in making a
dolls dress, the needlework samples
prove that the science rs a domestic
asset Is not waning in this quarter Of
the world and, again, the water eolors,
oil paintings and charcoal studies show
that graphic art is not a missing guam
/ tity.
Essentially Of this department but
shown IN the same building with the .ex.
hihit Of the Vermont fish commission,
/ is a big taxidermy exhibit made by G.
lS Phillips Of Glover Mr. Phillips is
personally in charge Of bis display. which
embraces almost everything IN small an
imais fishes, birds and deer Another
Interesting exhibit in taxidermy Is made
by r. G. MunseN Of Hartford in the
foral hall
The superintendent Of this department
IS S, F Leonard Of North Pomfrct and
the judges are Mrs g. +. Gartland
Of White River Junction, Mrs Mary
Jackson and Mrs. d. sherwin Of Wood
stock
The sheep exhibit Is attracting much
attention IN Shropshjres 81 head are
shown n Coxwools, 2ls Hampshire
Downs, 25. Horned Dorset %; Oxford
Downs. 49,; South Downs, T3; Lincons,
23; Merinos. ~; Rambouctts, l0; De
laines. u; Dickinson Merinos, s; Chev
lots, 25; Tunis. 8; Black faced high
lands. Is; Suffoks, l3. These exhibits
come from Ohio, Maine New Hampshire.
New York. Canada and Vermont The
Fillmore farms at Bennington and the
Hearts Delight farm al Cbazy, N H.,l
make large ard excellent shgwings q
horned Barseta
W II Harrington is superintendent
in this department and the judges are
William Hammer of 0mtarjo II Y san
ford Cornwall and George Harding
pomfret
The Races
There were two trotting events yes
terday afternoon the 2s40 trot and /
pace for 4 purse of 5000 and the 2s30
stake race fof 4 purse of $500 tn Tie
2s40 trot ard pace there were four en-.
tries, and It required five heats to settle /
the contest 'fhe fight was between DR. /
Styles, owned by f. A Slayton Of I
Barre, and Lady Laurel owned by P. +
II. Jarvis 81 Windsor The Slayton i
horse lost the third heat. breaking just
before the wire was reaehed but won /
out Ia the fifth. The final heat was ona /
0f the pretfiest contests ever witnessed +
on q trotting track.
The 2:30 stake race showed six en-
tries. Two Canadian horses were out
to win, and both were driven the limit I
Ill was really a race between the black /
gelding Alto owned hv Fl. r Pierce.
Stanstead. Can, and the chestnut mare
6roveland Winsome, owned by N Lecav
olier Montreal Each Of the three heats
showed better time.
2:4o Trot and Pace.
Purse, s2o0
Dr.. styles. bs, r A. slayton,
Barre tSlayton) ,...... ll23l
Lady Laurel, chm, p F. Jar.
WIS., Windsor Taylor 22ll
Madee Bradley. hm, r ~
Lang, Newport d.angl S9S22
Albingen. bs. A. M Richards,
Bellows Falls tWhitneyl 4 dis
Time, 2:27h 2.25M, 2i26i5, 2;Sl-
ESQ stake Pace.
Purse. $500
Alto, blkp II r Pierce, STAN
stead Can. Berry, - II
Groveland Winsome, chm, n Le-
cavelier, Montreal, t0otyin) 222
Albert r., bs, Newport Stock
Farm Newport tPickell - SS 3
Color Bearer bg, J NJ Blake. Con.
cord, NJ III tBerryl ... 445
Billy Mack, chg, r n. Carr, st.
Johnsbury tWattonl 654
Eidena, bm. Woody Hill Stock
Farm, Salem, n ", tsteyens) 5 Cdr
Time 2;2oia, 2;20, 2slai3.
Awards for Morgan Horses.
Awards il Morgan horse classes were
made to day as follows;
Stations four years old and over
First, Willoughby Morgan r. A. Oar +
ling; second Bobby, p. A, Darling; third,
Donald, @ 6. Stillman. New York City +
Stallioas three years old Burke
Mountain Boy, p A. Darling second
Senator Reed J. O. Bruuk. Rochester,
Ill., third Reynard, cahoon farm Ign.
donville +,
stations, two years old Morgan r..
a, r Van Tassel, Dubois, Pa second h
Welcome, A. T. Phillips, Barton; third
Frank Bump, A. r Phillips. Barton
Colts, three years oid-First Ed. Hoff-
man, A. r. Van Tassel. Dubois Pas
second, Aeiatis, A. q Phillips Barton;
third, Ida e a. Z Phillips, Barton.
Colts, two years old Major Strong,
A. p Van Tassel, Dubais, Pa; second
Kittie, Cahoon farm; third, Hornrody,
Z. a. Darling
Colt, gemlings First, Rose Queen. e. {
A. Darling; second, Morgan Queen, a,
p Van Tassel Dubois Pa; third, Sen
orita y g BRINK Rochester, TIL
Mares with fosl Of 1909 Owners of Ii
same are aIst J. e RFnnks sseaad ]