Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29
PRIZES AWARDED
MORGAN OWNERS
Most Successful Vermont State
Fair Ends with Last Day
Crowd of Nearly 5000.

This. the last day Of the fourth annual
Vermont state fair. was no disappoint-
ment to the management or visitors.
1t was the largest attended fourth day
since the location of the state fair in
this place. the attendance being nearly
5000.
The following special prizes on Nor
gan stock were announced:
The 800 purse offered by C. C..
Shilling to the person who. or farm
which. breeds the largest number Of
Morgans winning first money in nine
different classes to Jonathan Jenkins
Of East Burke, who showed Donald
and Pomah.
The Mountain View farm, owned by
Elmer Darling of East Burke won the
prize for best head Of Morgan stand
ard, showing the horse Lyndon
The silver cup offered by the Mont
peter Journal for the best Morgan
bred mare also went to this farm,
Hazel being the winner
The Manchester cup offered by w
". stokes eff New York city for stall
lion. mar" or Fclding. three years or
ovcr. llneal descendant In tho male
line from Hawk and conforming most
truly to Hales Green Mountain Nor
gan 81 Nrddlebury. who showed the
nan shown in harness. went TO Joseph
Enttcu OF Middlebury. who showed the
horse Scotland
Tho special prize offered by Charles s.
M"'len for a Morgan stallion marc or
gel.'ng under three foaled IN Vermont.
vert 10 the Mountain View Farm n Lit
tie Justin.
The same farm took tho e. c. Shilling
prize Of silver cup for brood mare com
lre closest to standard Of equine excel
leuce established by the famous Justin
Morgan. The mare Hazel also won this
prize
The Wardner silver trophy was won by
the stallion Fob Morgan owned by o.
r. Van Tasse Of Dubois.
The cup for best harness horse went
TO the bay gelding Harry Allen owned by
g. W Ward of Newport
The first prize for best mare or geld
ing owned on the east side of the State
went to Tom Abram, a bay seldins own
cd by Frank S, Palmer of Wilder
The first for best mare or gelding on
the west side went to the chestnut mare
Beauty owned by Joseph Battell
F.. y. Darling of East Burke won first
on the driving pair, Goldie ana Eva
All of the vaudeville acts were given
his afternoon Tho diving horses made
,neir daring leap Into the tank of water
ana while the trottinf was taking place a
Football game was in progress on the
oval There We're three track events 2:l2
pace, go stake race and 2:24 pace The
summary:
2;l2 PACE. PURSE $500
Bert Nuthurst, b. e.. by Nuthurst,
William Bright New Haven, Conn.,,
tRrisie) .......... ....... ...........1 /
Silver Heels, CHI. e.. j. f. Marsten.
Pittsfeld, N. H.. (Marsten. 2 2
Albert r.. b. s., j. II. Gaines New
port. (Pickle). ...... ...... .......S 3 3
Northern Spy. b. e.. Paul rardin.
sonersworth. N. H.. CWoodbury).5 4 4
Alley He'll, br. g.. r. F. Hayden,
Lewiston. Me. OHayden). .....4 s s
Time. 2:4 Ia. 2:14 IA. 2:14
2:2o STAKE PACE. PURSE $780,
'Al Dilliard. br. &. by Abbott
Wilkes, Page Bros. Barre (Page).l I
Prince Glencoe. b. e., W. f. Berry.
Concord. n. H.. Derry ............2 8
/
South Boston. Mass. Thompson).s 2
Captain Logan. b. g.. Newport
Stock Farm. Newport. F1ckle). IA 4
Time. 2:1s IA. 2:l5 1-2. 2:lz.
al billiard protested on the ground of
having a record OF 21Sl-a.
2:24 PACE, PURSE $500.
Lady Laurel. oh. m, by Sidney
Kruger p. f. Jarvis. windsor.
NMRrStcn) ....l i !
Pauline, b. m. F. Dutton. Wood
stock. G)uttCn) ...... .....2 2 I
Ellen Constnon. Xix. H.. A. II.
bore & Son, CTanston. R. l..
NboEel --.... $500. ........S
Alley wilkes, r. g., F. K Kit
tredge. Woodsville, n. FL.
NLyons) ..... ....6
Matte b.. b. m. Charles Rounds.
South burlington. Rourds) 4 6
Melvin Bell, br. e.. r. E.
ThonrsoI-. Brighton, Mass,
(Thompson) ....... ......T s
The Senator. ch g., j. w Bur-
ten, White River Junction,
Burton go, $3.50. ,.6 & 7
Time, 2:lsh. 2:18k, a.1sN.
The football game was between the
.>oi WIN NHiNtTSity una tho st, MI
chaels college elevens. In the first
two quarters Norwich scored 81 points.
The Norwich eleven was entirely
changed in the third quarter but the
first eleven was put back in the fourth
quarter when moro points were scored
The score was 32 to 0 in favor OF Nor
wich
"A, II. Van Tassel OF Dubois. Pn., ex-
hibited four-in-ha-d Of Morgans on
the track this afternoon that won
much applause. The leaders were
sired by Green Mountain and the
wheel horses by Ethan Allen 2nd.
The exhibit Of granite made by the
Barre Manufacturers association will
he taken from here 10 the Rochester
~ H.. fair and thence to the Brockton.
Mass, fair. After that date the ex
h'hit Will be made in various cities.
The fair has been pronounced sue
cess from the opening. Evidence OF
this Is found in the highest words OF
praise uttered by men who have ex-
hibited at some of the greatest fairs
in the country.