St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-14
THE FAIR IN PROGRESS.
Fine Show Of Horses and Cattle
Good Racing. Auto Parade
and Aeroplane Tomorrow.

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There will be some good racing
this afternoon and tomorrow there
will be the automobile parade at 10
o'clock in the morning, racing in the
afternoon and the fight of the aero
plane by A. F. Willard at o'clock.
While in numbers of exhibits
there may have been more cattle in
some years it is doubtful if the stand
ard of excellence shown by the yari-
GUS herds on the grounds for the
Gath annual Caledonia county fair
has ever been equaled. Many of the
old exhibitors, who have in the past
carried off blue ribbons, are on
hand, as we'll as several new ones
who are here to make them hustle.
T. G. Bronson of East Hardwick
again shows his magnificent herd of
Jerseys which has attracted atten-
tion throughout this section for
years. The herd is headed by the
three-year-old bull, The Warden, and
includes 18 animals. Mr.. Bronson
holds an enviable reputation among
Jersey breeders and mas large vari-
ETY. of ribbons as well as several
cups won at the various Vermont
fairs in past years. Others who show.
Jerseys are J. J. Lenten of this place,
with a bull and two yearling heifers,
and A. A. Gray of GJildhall, who ex-
hibits fine herd of 13.
The Devon strain, rated for their
many purposes aside from milking,
is represented by what is undoubt-
edly the finest herd ever shown on
the grounds. Twenty-Five head
owned partly by George Armstrong
and the Armstrong estate of the
Gilnockie Farms, Center Harbor,
N. H., will have no opposition and
will not be taken into the Judging
ring, but cattle fanciers will be re-
paid by trip to their barn. The
herd has been shown across the en-
tire continent and at the Lewis
Clark Exposition in Seattle two re-
serve championships were annexed,
one by the bull, Hillside Champion
1923, 8 year-old, and the other by
the 5 year-old COW, Lillian, 13413.
Winnepesackee 1910, is at the head
of the Armstrong estate herd and he
has never been beaten. Three year
ling heifers won first, second and
third as calves at Seattle and the
entire herd carried away the f1rsts
and championships at all the fairs
along the coast includizg the Cali.
fornia state fair at Sacramento
q. e. Gile of Fayette, Me-, and D.
H. Tingley & Son of Readfield, Me-,
do the fairs of New England together
and have brought their fine herds
of Herefords, incidentally, to carry
off whatever prizes are offered in
their classes. Mr.. Tingley is show
ing 10 of this strain, headed by the
famous bull, Fairfax 18th, 294,552,
an animal that has been shown with
equal success throughout New Eng
land and as far from home as Chi
cagO, and always ribbon winner.
E. E. Gillis's herd is again headed by
Beau Dale, 155,559, the six-year-old
bull, which among other things, holds
the record of having beaten Fair
fax, 18th, at Waterville, Me.
While the Ayrshire is not the
best looking show animal to the lay
man, there are points about them
that certainly appeal to the judges
and there are several herds on the
grounds that are bound to make
good with anyone familiar with cat
tie. G. B. Stevens exhibits his
magnificent herd of IA head with
Netherhell Robin Hood, five years
old, leading. He also exhibits with
excusable pride numerous blue rib
bons and championship medals which
his sleek herd has brought in at
fairs throughout Vermont. There
will be more interest in the Ayrshire
this year as several new herds will
be seen. Mrs. f. D. Ekhart of West
Berlin exhibits Is head and those
who claim to know say this is the
finest herd in the country. w w.
Houghton of Lyndon shows seven
and F. w. Spaulding of Poultney
and Harold Penniman are other ex-
hibitors.
Interest in the Holstein never
wanes and it looks as though this
would be a banner year for this
strain. Harold Penniman is also
showing in this class, with three ami
mails, including Arbutus Maid de Kol-
berg. Last year he carried
off six firsts with two animals and
is looked on as a winner this year.
r. T. Eastman of Littleton shows
a herd of IA, led by the two-year-old
bull, Count Netherland Wayne, and
including the cow, Drynock Easter,
all prize winners last year and feared
by other exhibitors this year
What is considered the finest herd
of Holsteins in New England is be-
in gexhibited by W. P Turner of
North Reading, Mass. The herd is
made up of 16 beautiful types of this
famous strain and is headed by
the bull, Netherland Prescott Jo-
hanna, four years old, bred on the
Moyer farm at Syracuse. The lead
ing COW is Thyrsa Mechthi1da de
Kol, with a record of go pounds of
milk in "A hours and "A pounds of
butter in seven days, a record made
after being exhibited at fair three
years ago. She is now eight years
old and is still landing the blue rib
bons. This herd. won over $500 at
the fair at Charter Oak Park, Hart
ford, Conn, last week and a
story of their other successes would
take columns. This is their first ap-
pearance in this section
Guernseys. which share with the
Jersey the honor Of being the finest
milk and cream strains in the world,