St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-21
FAIR GREAT SUCCESS
The Aeroplane Made Two Daring
Flights Great Automobile and
Live Stock Exhibits.

of over ten thousand on the grounds,
probably the largest attendance in
the history of the association and
most successful in every way ever
held Rain and the usual inclination
to wait for the "big day" kept the
attendance down Tuesday, but the
second days attractions brought out
over five thousand and a fine pro-
gram was carried out.
The forenoon was devoted to
Judging and exhibition of the live
stock and the completion of the 2.30
stake race, which was started Tues
had heat and it was fight all the
way between the four starters.
But two heats were necessary, how
ever, to decide the event in favor of
Lady Bingen.
In the afternoon the grand stand
was fairly well filed for the three
races and it proved to be good
card. Considerable amusement arose
over Starter Van Wagoner's dilemma
in the mixed trot and pace when
six horses appeared on the track,
when but three of them were named
on the score cards and the amuse-
ment was changed to surprise when
it was seen that one of the new
entries was Kittridge's green mare,
Alley Wilkes. She proved equal and
remped away with first money with
the rest of tho field fighting to get
into the money. Between the heats
the blooded stock was shown in the
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of Speedwell Farms also exhibited
high steppers and tandem teams
with marked success. Prince Dare,
the thoroughbred saddle and driving
horse, proved a favorite with the
crowd and showed as much class as
he did when shown in Madison
Square garden in New York. French
coach and Percherons were also
shown from the same farms and sew
eral ponies called forth applause.
Two other noteworthy events were
the appearance of two former favor
ties, Kendall, now owned by Louis
Leclerc of Lyndon, and the famous
Helen NJ, for many years the holder
of the state record of 2.17. Both
horses are "a years old and Kendall
did not look nor act day older than
when he made his mark of AT.
Thursday was automobile and
aviation day and though the motor
lists were in the majority to the ratio
of about $50 to one, the one ruled
and ruled strong.
It was perfect day and it was
quickly seen that the usual Wednes-
day crowd had decided to take a
chance and wait over for the real
big show, the much advertised first
flight in an aeroplane in Vermont.
Every train was crowded and hack |
men, auto drivers, fakirs and victual- |
ers reaped harvest before the day |
ended. The automobile parade and |
with nearly a hundred entries from |
all parts of the state and the crowd |
appreciated the fine |
showing of cars.
The Automobile Parade.
The automobile parade on Thurs
day morning was a drawing card |
and one of the prettiest sights of the |
fair. There were % decorated cars
in line and a long line of undecorated |
cars following. The parade was
headed by Elmer A. Darling's big |
motor truck, carrying the st. Johns
bury band Next came w. A. /
Ricker's car trimmed with green and
white bunting, ST. Johnsbury acad-
emy banners and a huge Teddy bear
n front with football in his arms.
=. A. CalderWood's car was in laven-
lar and white with banners of the
Charlotte Fairbanks cottage. e. N.
Carter's car was decorated with
evergreen and hydrangeas and the
noxie advertising car was undecor-
ated. George H. Morrill's car was
trimmed with bunting in patriotic
eolors. Miss Margaret Clark drove
her own car, which was completely |
covered with asparagus and big red |
poppies and the occupants wore large |
red hats. Frank G. Landry's car
was all American flags, large and |
small. o. v. Hooker & Sons car
was in white and lavender and rep
resented a sail boat. Showland, |
owned by o. HI. Rickford of High |
gate, was all in white and gold, even
to the occupants. L. p. Leach & Co. 8
car was covered with white and |
with festoons of pink roses |
and the occupants wore white and |
pink. F.. III. Brooks had two cars, |
one covered with flags and carrying |
a canoe with two little Indians |
padding, the other representing the |
museum, a. load of animals driven |
by a big bear. The car of E. & T.
Fairbanks and Co. was in yellow and |
white, girl representing Liberty |
holding the balances, with a boy on
one side and girl on the other. DIR. |
G. A. Cramton's car represented a |
brown-eyed Susan and the children |
carried parasols representing that |
flower. The Commercial club car
was covered with tamarack branches |
and huge poinsettia blossoms. The
G. III. Goss Co. car was decorated |
with quantities of golden rod. Asse- |
lin Brothers car was trimmed with
flags and carried two Grand Army
veterans, two members of Company
ID, and Uncle Sam. The log cabin of
the Towle Maple Products Co.. was
followed by the telephone booth of |
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