The Press., 1910-10-19
A GREAT SUCCESS!
Second Day Receipts Largest in the History of
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 aolamnly before the beholders. Staf.
 0rd' had the best 20 yokes and the bast 10 yokes. while Coventry wal
 Waried second in both these classes.
 he prizes are giyen respectively to
 amnal RoOk1tII R Stafford and H .. walker cov sry, who will di- side them aiaoas be owners of the xarlons steers HIeb went to maks up klis district exhibition. The, parade Was led by Grant Foster of Staff ord,
 young farmer who has shown con;
 derable patience in training his
 nimals He showed them of about Boon time before the grand stand, and later gave. a more elaborate exhibition near the cattle pens. These cattle lave been taught to arch their heads ae the crack of -a whip and go through several similar drilling stunts. in. cluding. teetering. rolling blrrels and the like. The contest for draft oxen Weighing overi $500 pounds hitched t0 . cart was. won by John Rockwell Of Stafford Springs, who also captured sscond and fourth plRcas,. leaving third to E E, Stacy of Monson. The pair of oxen belonging to E. R Oar. penter of Charlton won first prizs ir the bac king contest for animals weigh. ing less than 5000 pounds. H. O Walker of Coventry wasiseooRd, with n. H. Parker of MansReld .stJatrd and Grant Foster of Stafford fourth.sg The special development of stthe cattle feature this year brought out an .un. tasnally large number. of entries, ant tlae excel elleHce of the blopded stock Tmads d. cisiona difficult. and long de layed. D A Leonard of Holland .ant IA B Davis of R ckvilIe have tht keatures4 nsthe Dutch belted.a depart Isaent. E J.. WoEthinGton of West stafford won eight pEeEniAms with hil Dur hams s.L R Sparrow of Tollanf eaptnlea three, ,firets jn.tbis class, and 1seQEge Know les. Gs&St Ros kXille took 1s lFreninnss. !Semu.l Johnson of ToI laadsto k. l 1 gfrsts and four seoondl
 ilh his prize stock of Jerseys, ant annthter beothers won two .firsts and two heeonda,. In the. Holsseiu olast Oi,aFlea o Dat of Rockville had . big antry of thoronRhbredp, which were awarded nine firsts and twC seconds. In t3a same class Fred K. lEl His 3Sf R0e kpil1e received five firsts six seConds and special premium g E. S Amidopspf Ashford captured I6 premidms with his grade ant thorong bred DeyoEs The poultry aIiow was smaller. thii year owing to the latsness in deciding to have it.
 The athletic clntests formed new feature which excited. much interest Lott O Halloran, who was in charge of this department, worked hard and intelligently. As B result of hit eff0i tl there was big list of entries and some good sport. The prominence given athletics all over the country al present and the interest manife steG seem to indicate that this feature ot the fair could be worked to larger proportion with profit The event Thursday were put on without Rllitoh, and b good sized crowd in. the grand stand thoroughly eljJyed them. Mucf interest ,centered in. the 1OO-yard dash, which was Wonshy. Drew. the phenomenal Springfield rgpner. The result of the athletic events follow :- 1l O0-yards dash-First heat won by Arthur J. Mulligan of I, A. A. Q. oi Now York; J. F. Buckley of Water. bury. 2d; time.. 10. 275s. Second heat won by Howard P. Drew oi springfield;. 0, E. Sherman of Hol yoke Young Mems Christian assocI atioD, 2d; time, 10 2:6s Third heat won by Charles Letz of, Middletown George F. Holmquirt of Middletown, 2d; time, 10 1-5s. Final heat won by Howard P. Drew of springfeld Arthur J Mulligan of I A. A. 0. oi New Yoik. 2d; J B.. Buckley oi Waterbury. 3d time, 10 2. 5s.
 ,n Half mile. local-W Won by Arthur J Taylor; Ed. Green, 2d; Patsey Costello, Sd; time. 2 IT.
 44O-yards, open-Won by Edward w.. Stebbins Of Middletown; E. D. .Brummer of New Britain Young Mems Christian association, 2d;- Raymond Q. BarroRao of Amherst. Sd; time 55s.
 One mile high school relay race-- Won5bY Rcek vile; Wesleyan academy, 2ds' Enfield: 3d;., time. 8 5114
 s' roo yards looalgE- Won by Patsey Costello Clarence. Woods. 2d;s Ed. Green, 8d timss II 3.5a. 4t,.
 one.mile relay open. Won by Noiseless Typ EiteE A. Al of Middle sowns A. A. O. of New York, 2d {; tfilis.t 2, 3l,,:4lg sQFs ss.asas ,.si< ss
 ;yards,1,en nelazF Won abE Frank iBarilkoW of MaEidenss Pu4ana of 0. Al Q.es 2d;tQ H lsonst of New HavePsasd i; time, 2s9.ss, g.e ss....3.ssa
 aIhb trotting events filled In good shape and tliere wasss0mexg gondgsport. Interest csntered tfnstheftwo big stake races tor pnraea 0fs 5000 O@teactl.y y The Nutmeeg2 20 pace wasw6n by Dawson Dillopsxnwnad by O. E { Pitman of Trenton. The racsa was sf1 flnislae6 Wednebday. tJesle Sei,3 ownsasBy RTE Shsldon of A8alones NsssY '.~ having two haathgana aaAwBons Dsl louaswo ;5ahtss \ The sTesnaun nihaEaes sestaBl Blisisd Iiis eputationif 1sinua saay aby taking anothar heat snd9 winning the race. The Congressional q a323strotgT ThuFaday was won by Maage WoEs1.y Sowhea by
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