The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-08
SILVER CUPS AND TROPHIES.
Great in Number and of Hands some De-
sign TO Be Awarded at the Vermont
State Fair.

sign TO Be Awarded at the Vermont
State Fair.
white River Junction, Sept S.-The
Vermont State Fair commission and
its friends have won the reputation
of being liberal with exhibitors and
this year an even greater spirit of
liberality is being shown. At the forth
coming exhibition, which takes place
at White River Junction, Sept. 20, II,
%, and 23, prize silver cups are Of
fered in the following classes.
The Montpelier Morning Journal
offers a silver cup for the best Morgan
bred mare with two or her offspring,
value, $35,
! w. e. Beaman, of Cornish, n H.
offers a silver cup for the best Nor
gan mare or gelding four years old
or over, shown in harness to four
wheeled vehicle.
w. w. Stokes, of New York City
offers the Manchester cup for the
stallion, mare or gelding three years
old or over, lineally descended in the
male line from Black Hawk and
conforming most truly to the type
of Hales Green Mountain Morgan.
c. c. Stillman, of New York City
offers a silver cup for the brood mare
that conforms most nearly in every
respect to the standard of equine ex-
cellence established by the famous
Justin Morgan himself, value. 1925.
Henry S. Wardner of Windsor Of
fers the Wardner trophy, to be award
ed to the stallion, mare or gelding
conforming most truly to the ancient
Morgan type.
State Fair cup for the best harness
horse, mare or gelding, any age. any
size to be shown in any harness and
vehicle, value 500.
Silver cup for the best horse or
mare west or east side of Vermont.
This is really contest between the
east and west sides. There are cash
prizes also in this class, value S25.
E. A. Darling of East Burke, offers
silver cup for the best Jersey bull,
any age best COW, best three-year-old
heifer, best one-year-old heifer, all to
be Vermont bred except the bull, val
ne, $780,
The American Jersey Cattle Club
of New York offers a gold medal for
the best Grand Champion bull exhibit
ed by breeder and another gold medal
for the best Grand Champion female.
These medals are valued at 500 and
will be suitably inscribed.
James w. Tyson, Jr., of South STRAIT
ford offers silver trophy in the tilt
ing tournament.
The Holsteins-Friesian Association
offers a silver cup for the best dis
play of Holsteins, value $25.
The American Guernsey Cattle Club
offers a silver trophy for the most
moneyed premiums won, the cup to
be held by the winner until the month
previous to the next State Fair, when
it is to be returned to the secretary
of the fair to again be competed for.
the trophy to become the permanent
property of the person winning il
twice.
State Fair Championship cup for
the best display of Plymouth Rock
fowl, all varieties competing, value
$40.
The Vermont members of the Rhode
Island Club of America offer a silver
cup for the State championship, value
500.
The State Fair will give a silver
cup to the winner in the horseback
wrestling contest, silver cup to the
rider picking up the greatest number
of handkerchiefs while riding at full
speed and silver cup to the winner
of the horseback melee contest.