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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
THE COMPLETE STORY ABOUT THE SHOWS MANY FEATURES

total of 70 animals on the grounds. BE.
Smith of Wilmington exhibited nine of
the dairy strain including the three year
old bull Duke of Hillside farm, three cows,
two hefers, a yearling and two bull calves.
Mr. Smith is building up a herd of the
dual purpose shorthorn and the quality of
his animals would indicate that his founda-
ton stock was of the best. II. z. Crafts
of Wilmington showed two promising bull
calves by Dictator. George Springfield,
of Rochester, n H., new exhib-
itor in Brattleboro, showed 20 head of
both beef and dairy shorthorns including
a number of prize winners at various shows
this year. George E. Taylor of Shell
burne Mass, exhibited the Glendale herd
of shorthorns, ID in all, led by the hand
some bull which he recently bought in
dairy characteristics to a marked degree
Y. r.. and G.. E. Brtton of Westmore-
land, n. H., breeders of true dairy short
horns, were on hand with y of their herd
Their leading bull Duke of Meredith, Jr.,
is son of a COW with a record of GA pounds
IF milk testing 81. There was also prom
sing bull calf in Duke of Glendale, and
,earling heifer, Daisy Oxford, whose
mother has yielded SO pounds of ga milk.
,alue of these records George w. Fisher
If Dummerston, who may always be de-
pended upon to come down from his
lightly farm with something choice in the
larry shorthorn line, this year competed
With 10 animals including his new bull
Rosebud Duke IA, whose dam has four
months record of 40 pounds and grandam
fourmonths record of 50 pounds.
A pair of 0O-pound Durham steers was
hown by ID. r. & f. A. Cole. of Keene
I. II. This pair was as smooth pair of |
hree-year-olds as has been seen on the
rounds for a long time
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
THE DRIVING CLASSES.
Gentlemen Roadsters Awarded Prizes
Yesterday Morning.

The gentemen's driving classes were
Judged on the track yesterday morning
and attracted the attention of large
number of horsemen Six animals came
out in the class for horses 1872 and over,
and it took Judge Murphy no little time
to pick the winners. He finally gave the
blue to handsome black mare owned by
r. n Smith of Walpole, n. H., G. d.
Noyes of Colrain, Mass, getting second
with a classy chestnut. E. w. Blodgett
of Brattleboro took third with the bay
mare on which he won first last year, and
H. +. Prefontaine of Brattleboro very
highly commended on his black.
The small class contained II horses of
all kinds and descriptions, but there was
no doubt as to where the blue ribbon be-
longed 1t went rightfully to "a beautiful
5year-old inbred Alexander mare owned
by p Z. Jarvis of Windsor There were
several bidders for second but w. X.
Ware of Chesterfield, n. H., finally cap
tured it with his eight-year-old black
gelding, son of Sulphite Wilkes. w. A.
Subway with his handsome bay mare
that took second last year was given a
third while G. d. Moves took fourth on a
O. r. Ware was the only entry
in the matched pairs.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
The Midway.

From the man selling a squawk that
made a noise like a duck to the wonders
of the Orient displayed beneath canvas
the midway was a success. Though the
fakirs were inclined to the belief that
their business was not up to the average
they were a cheerful lot who jollied the
visitors into purchasing tintypes, popcorn,
whips, flags and hundred other adjuncts
of correctly conducted midway. Super
W. A; Shumway, "the man with
the Ratchet" was the person that kept
things evenly balanced along the pike and
by his vigilance the trail was kept entirely
clear of undesirable propositions.
Fred Cunningham, the veteran fakir of
n. Y, who has been cover
ing Vermont fairs for % years, was there
with an assortment of his staple-handker-
chiefs. Fred said that the Valley fair was
one of the very best he covers in a seasons
trip and that while he didn't sell the
amount of goods he did last year he was
not registering any kicks. Cunningham
goes south next week and within a fort
night will pull into FL Paso, Texas, with
/ line of high colored bandanas designed
for cowboy consumption.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
MOSTLY BOSTON TERRIERS.
Other Glasses in the Dog Show Were
Rather Light.

Aside from the exhibit of Boston ter
rlers the dog show was rather light in mum
bers though fine in quality. Something like
100 dogs were shown but competition was
not as keen as in former years, particularly
two years ago. In Bostons there were mum
Der of classy entries, the best of the lot
being the pair Yankee Doodle Rip and
p Kendall of Lexington, Mass. The lat
ter won the cup for the best in the show
in addition to open and winners in her
division. NJ. F. Doherty of Brighton,
Mass, exhibited two good Bostons, Mark
Anthony and May Fern, while Samuel
Noah of Somervile, Mass, did we'll with
his bitch Cleo. A local entry that was
worthy of special mention was j. 2. Fer
riter's Boston puppy Gold Bar, winner of
a first. second and three specials. Mr..
Ferriter also won with the pups mother,
Ferriter's Lily.
Outside the Bostons the best quality was
found in the young pointer bitch, Belle of
owned by r. c.. McQuillen of
Dedham, Mass, and shown by the veteran
breeder and handler, F. C. Leenoir of
Wakefield, Mass. She won reserve to the
best in the show and was awarded the
cup for the best in the sporting classes.
Another hunting dog that attracted much
attention was the Irish setter bitch, Mus
kerry Fenton, shown by Mrs. Helen M.
Talbot of Claremont, n H. James P. Fer
riter's Cocker bitch, Silver Lake Nancy,
went through to winners in her division,
while Mrs. c. H. Welcome with her Eng
fish toy spaniel, King William, won the
up for the best shown by resident of
Brattleboro. Two famous Yorkshires were
;hown by Mrs. G.. Z. Peabody, her Oh.
Douro Chief being very pretty NJ. T. Ma
,on of Northampton, Mass had good
Exhibit of pointers while the English set
ers of Evans Brothers of Townshend had
hings about their own way.
A feature of the dog show were the ex-
iibtions given hourly by the trained dogs
If Guy Hobbs of Holyoke, Mass.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
CHICKENS OF ALL
KINDS AND COLORS
Greatest Variety of Poultry Ever Seen
on Grounds-Quality Way Up
Bantams a Feature
Ducks and Geese.

Never was there such a poultry show
from the spectators point of view Ii
former years the utility breeds have pre-
dominated, making the exhibit of more
interest to breeders than to sightseers, but
| this year on account of new classified
ton almost every known variety was rep
resented. There were fowls of every shape
size and color from squatty little Cochin
bantams to elongated games-new breeds
like the Jubilee Orpingtons, Lakenvelders
and Columbian Wyandottes, freak breeds
like the Silkies, Frizzles and Rumpless; be-
tween 1900 and 100 of them in ALL and
practically every specimen fowl OF quail
ity. The exhibit of bantams was show
in itself. Around 300 specimens of toy
poultry were cooped, the principal bantam
breeders of the east being represented.
Another feature was the number of fowls
shown by Canadian fanciers. The banner
variety was sngle-comb Rhode Island Reds
with 40 single entries and nine pens in
competition. The experiment of charging
an entry fee proved more than satisfac
tory. 1t did not lessen the number of en-
tries but increased the quality and brought
in stable revenue.
Judge Felch began his work Tuesday
morning in spite of the postponement and
spent greater part of the day with the
bantams. The largest bantam exhibitor
was the Congdon Bantam Yards of Oak
Lane, R. l., with SO birds Miss Georgine
Camerand of Sherbrooke, P O., was also
big bantam exhibitor, as was Jesse f.
Snow of West Stapleton, N. Y, Hillside
Bantam yards of Shirley, Mass; and the
Milestone Bantam Yards of West Brat
tleboro. Competition was equally warm
in both game and ornamental varieties,
the local entry getting its share in the
game classes. There was a splendid show
ing of Plymouth Rocks and Wyandottes,
such old-timers as A. E. Davis of Warwick,
Mass, George F. Morris of Peterboro, N.
Y, Riverside Poultry Yards and j. E.
Burt of Amherst, Mass, fighting for hon
ors. Pleasant Valley Poultry Yards of
Athol Mass, exhibited number of fine
Rhode Island Reds, while Evans Brothers
of Townshend did well with their white
Plymouth Rocks. The big exhibit of
games was a new and interesting feature,
while the display of waterfowl was a
record breaker. Wood & Freeman of
Fitchburg, Mass, showed all kinds of
ducks and geese in addition to many en-
tries of poultry, and the Munson Water
fowl farm of Greenfield likewise had
great display. Jesse F. Snow, the West
Stapleton, N Y, fancier, had the largest
string, making 200 entries.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
Pet Stock.

The showing of pet stock was confined
practically to local exhibitors and though
only a few specimens were shown the quail
lty was up to the standard especially in
Angora rabbits. Harold Miner showed a
pair of domestic white rabbits and a pair
of black English. Mrs C. s. Hopkins ex-
hibited a pair of Angora rabbits and a
nice pair of the same strain was shown by
Rena Densmore. Ralph Newell showed a
well-pointed Maltese kitten. In his ex-
hibit were white English rabbits and pens
Of Belgian and English hares. Elizabeth
Moran showed Belgians and William Wei
come Aneora rabbits. Horace Welcome
showed two pens of Belgian hares and Al
len p Davis had an exhibit Of white rats.
All of these were Brattleboro exhibitors
Edward Denault of Sherbrooke, p. O.,
had a pen Of Angora rabbits.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01

showed a chestnut brood mare with an
agile filly colt at her side. She was en-
Fred l.. Proctor of Northfeld, Mass,
showed his threeyear-old Roam Rex, a stall
lion by Sable Glen out of a dam by Prince
Deroan. He also had the three-year-old
chestnut stallion Harry Franklin by Harry
Lambert, son of Daniel Lambert out of a
Daniel Lambert dam.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
The Drawing Contests,

The draft oxen drew large number Of
people to the oval inside the track Wed
nesday and yesterday. The entries looked
as if there would be a triangular contest
among James d. Avery Of auckland
Mass, Dan Wilder of Brattleboro and
Ansel Dickinson's Sons of Ashuelot, N.
H., but Mr.. Avery had so much the better
of his competitors that the adjective tri-
angular is hardly the proper one. The
man from auckland won first in each d.
vision, making the outcome decisive by
scooping the first three premiums in the
free-for-all event. The heaviest weight
drawn was 9,0l3 pounds, which was ex-
cellent though not record breaking Mr..
Wilder took a second in the class under
1900 pounds but couldn't get a look in
anywhere else The winners and weights
will be found in full in the premium list.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01

Charles J. Bell Of Hollis, N H, who
acted as judge Of sheep, is a cousin of the
late ex-Gov. c. j. Bell Of Vermont.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01

FLYING Star, c. V. Paddock's Morgan
stallion, ike many another Morgan, has
some interesting history connected with
his pedigree His grandsire on his mothers
side was Davis Lexington, whose grand
sire, Davy Crockett, was stolen in Tennes-
see in 1862 and brought north by federal
soldiers.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01

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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
Butter Test.

George IT, Butterfeld of Vernon, with a
grade Jersey COW, captured the butter test
from a field of 10 entries. Mount Hermon
school with the Holstein Spring Brook
Creamelle,, was second, taking tnird with
another of the black-and breed, Fol-
lowing is the result of the test:
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
Sfran6 Sets Nes0 Auto Marx
'ashes Over 1otor Speedway at indianapolis with
Speed of Wind.
Dashes Over

Indianapolis. Dec. S.-The fve-mile speed
record for an automobile over an elliptical
track was broken on the motor speedway
here to-day by Lewis Strang. driving a 175-
horsepower Fiat car. He covered the dis
tance in minutes II 4-5 seconds. The old
mark had been held by Barney Oldfeld.
who drove the distance in a Benz car in 4
minutes II 1-5 seconds last summer on the
same course. before it was paved with
brick
Strans's brilliant performance so startled
the officials of the track that they were
disposed at first 10 discredit II. Fred Wag
ner, the starter, announced however, that
he had caught Strang's time one-tenth of
second faster than the official time.
When Strang brought his, car to a stop
he found that one OF his tires had been
slit and he decided not 10 make any fur
ther efforts at breaking records. He said
that il il had not been for the bad tire he
believed his time would have been even
faster.
The timing machine caught Strahg over
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

one mile with a flying start. before he en-
tered upon the five-mile journey, at - sec
ends The course Is of two and One-half
miles. and Strang- then made two laps.
The timing machine caught the last mile
of each lap. In the first lap this mile was
done In 50. SO and in the second lap in 1856.
In one of these miles a quarter was COW
cred in sos, which is new record for this
distance.
The trials were made 10 test the efficiency
and safety of the track. repaved with
brick, upon which five lives were lost in
the races last summer. The owners OF the
plant and the drivers are now Well satisfied
with its condition. Strang said his car held
we'll to the surface and he felt entirely
safe on the banks Before he broke the
five-mile record Strang set d new mile
record for the Indianapolis track of 1921
Only Strang and Christie tried for rec
ords to-day. Christie covered a quarter in
SIS seconds, but one of the springs his
racer was found TO be defective and it was
decided to take no chance with IL.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
CALL FOR FOOTBALL REFORM.

CharlottesYilIe, Va, Dec ED foot
ball conference to-day in which the univer-
stiles, colleges and preparatory schools of
Virginia were represented resolution was
adopted favoring a revision of the football
rules TO eliminate danger To life.
The resolution sets forth that action and
wit should emphasize the charaSter of the
game moro than force and weight, and
says that the spirit of spectators and play
ers should conform more closely 10 the
ideals of rational sportsmanship.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
NEWTOWN Is BE1TEN.
Easily Vanquished By StuyUe-
SAINT Basketball PLayers.

The Stuyvesant High School basketball
team maintained It's lead I'm the struggle
for the Public School Athletic League
championship by easily defeating the New
town High School five on the formers
court yesterday by score Of 4s 10 25. The
game was fast and interesting, and Stuy-
vesant showed some excellent team work
and passing during the contest and easily
cutclassed their rivals.
The EewtoEn players were forced 10
shoot for their basket from the middle OF
the floor. as Friedlaud and Jacobson. the
Stuyvesant forwards. offered sturdy de
fence These two players, with Dowlng.
played well for their school. Johnson and
Planeroth were conspicuous for their fast
playing for NewtoWn.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

II was announced yesterday that ar
rangements are under way 10 publish
book entitled "Automobilins'' that will
present an epitome of ;he development of
the motor car and its use. Many we'll
known men have been asked to contribute
special articles and among those who are
said 10 have promised 20 lend their aid are
Henry r. Sanderson, Robert Lee MorreIl
Winthrop +. Scarritt Louis H. Spear. Col
gate Hoyt. A. L. Westgard and Charles ]
Glidden. II Is said that 100000 will be
spent I'm its production
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
TWO TITLES FOR SAME SCHOOL.
P. S. 109 to Represent Brooklyn in
Basketball Championship.

Public School No. 109 won both the senior
and junior elementary basketball champion
ships of Brooklyn, I'm the gymnasium Of
ST Johns College. yesterday. The seniors
defeated Public school No. AZ by a score
of Is 10 :. while the juniors won by a
score of Is to s.
The victorious teams win represent
Brooklyn in the interborough tournament
for the elementary school championship
of New York, which will begin the hrst
week in January.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
M'LEoD WINS GOLF PLAY.oFF.

Atlanta. Dec 1S-Fred Mcleod. OF the
Midlothian Golf Club. of Chicago. won the
play-ofr OF the triple tie in the seventy-two-
hole medal play competition over the East
Lake course to-day. defeating Jack Hutch
lnson, Of the Pittshurg Coli Club, and Dave
ogilvie. Of the New Augusta Country Club.
With card Of 81.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
ARNY IN CLOSE CANE.
Vest Point Cadets Defeat
Penn State at Basketball.
M Telegraph b ~ Trihune. l

West Point, n. Y, Dec. 1S.-In a game
IN which fine passing and floor work were
marred by the poor shooting of both
teams, the Army defeated Penn State at
basketball here to-day by the score of %
TO 70. Penn tied the score when only a
few seconds remained to play. and with
both teams playing a whirlwind ball, Me-
Einny shot the winning goal just as the
whistle sounded. The first half was nearly
over before the Penn players scored their
first basket, but some rapid fire shooting
saved them, and the half ended: Army, 13;
Penn State, s. The lineup:
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
BASKETBALL TROPHY FOR BOYS.

Patrick Jones, superintendent Of supplies
for the Board Of Education, has donated
TO the Public Schools Athletic League
silver basketball, mounted on ebony
stand. perpetual trophy for the
heavyweight basketball championship Of
Ma nhattan. The series Of contests among
i25-pound fives has been going on this fall
and the final game between Public schools
So and 81 will be played on Wednesday
afternoon IN the 22d Regiment armory.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
,uses PERIODS FOR FOOTBALL.

oxford. Miss. Dec. ls-lf suggestions
80 nv the executive committee or the
so-,bern intercollegiate Athletic AssociA-
s,o, are followed by tie rules committee
,uture football games may be divided INTO
.s-~.a ,sriods instead OF two. The South
ltlsr headed by pr. W l.. Dudley, OF
ysnderbiit, discussed yesterday IN anpnai
rneetiug reforms aud other routine nusl-
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
BOYS HIGH VICTORS.
Defeat for Basketball Players
of Far Rocka7cay.

The Boys High School basketball team
defeated Far Rockaway I'm a roughly
played Public School Athletic League cham
pionship game at Avon Hall yesterday by
Z score of IS TO %. The winning aggrega-
ton PLAYED a much faster game than their
opponents. also eXcelling them in shooting
baskets. The Far Rockavay players had
a tendency to foul. and We're penaiized two
dozen points for these offences.
The first half hard fought, Boys
High leading at the close OF the peried by
I9 to IS. Bisson. of Boys High, and Kubie,
Of Far Rockaway. who replaced McGinnis,
played well.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
MORRIS HIGH SCHOOL WINS.
Erasmus Hall Basketball Team Beaten
in Close and Interesting Struggle.

In a close and hard fought struggle the
Morris High School rye defeated the Eras-
mus Hall team in championship game
at the Morris High gymnasium. Brooklyn,
Yesterday, by a score of 81 10 o. The
Erasmus Hall representatives showed good
team work in the latter half
The summary and lineup follow:
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

Goals from feld-VoIlbracht -. Reubert o..
NcManus McMath %. Lowvilie. Stover Evans
% Points awarded fouls--Erasmus. II
nsorris "a Referes--Fostsr. High School Of
Comnaerce Umpire Rotterdam, Commerce.
Time OF haiVeE-Fifteen minutes each. Eubsti-
tution-Evans for McMath
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
EASY FOR COMMERCE HIGH.
Eastern District Five Outclassed in
Game Played on Armory Floor.

The High school of Commerce basketball
team defeated the Eastern District High
School In a championship game at the
9Th Regiment Armory. Brooklyn. yester-
day by q score of 10 to 80. The Manhat-
tan players easily outclassed the Eastern
District team. permitting them TO score
only three baskets from the floor The
winning team was penalized "A points for
fouling.
The summary and line-up follow.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
MORE FOOTBALL REFORM URGED

oxford. Miss. Dec. ls-The Southern IN
.or.o,lAsiate Athletic Association to-day
-rept on record as favoring radical changes
,n the rules governing football More open
r,.y" Is especially urged. while another
resolution advises that no student younger
.ban sixteen be permitted 10 participate In
.-ta-.o,legiste or ipterscholasuc contests.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
CHESS TEAMS RE1DY.
Intercollegiate Players Viii
Begin Tourney UednesdaH.

Beginning on WEDNESDAY afternoon. Co
iumbia Harvard. Yale and Princeton will
meet for the eighteenth time in the annual
intercollegiate chess tournament Of what
has come TO be known as the G. TT. Y. p
League. Play will begin at the West Side
Republican Club. No 2Se7 Broadway. at l
o'clock. and will continue on Thursday and
Friday afternoon Excepting Columbia the
universities have named their teams. Yale
coming INTO line yesterday with her quartet
The lists are the following:
Princeton-I.. W. stephens. J. ". Alex
ander jr.. j. l. Tiemann and H. r. For
ger. all of the class of 10
Harvard-G- =. Hadley. Middle borough
Vt: ". NJ. F. Mitchell. Brookline. Mass. .
F. p. Byerley.. Cambridge. Mass. and D.
3 Priest, Washington
YsIe-J. r Chandler. II, g Burgess. II +;
&. r. Jefferson. 10 and =. r. Parsons,
IL. 10.
The Columbia team will be captained by
c. II. Ramsdell. but his associates have
rot yet been named.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
NO FLORIDA SPEED RACES.

W J. Morgan. promoter OF the autorno-
bile speed tournaments held on the ornond-
Daytona Fla1 beach. said yesterday that
the contests would not be held this win
ter chiefly because OF lack OF financial
support.