Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
WEE HORSE SHOW.

luo moiBdh hoiSo sHo" was
great one - no fair has a better as
semblage of representatives Of this
famous breed, and the entries to all
classes were well filed. Morgans
from E. A. Darling's Mountain View
farm, East Burke, were shown, and
there were good strings from other
breeder in Vermont and elsewhere.
THE CATTLE.
The State fair has had to enlarge
it's quarters for cattle nearly every
year, and the department was again
overcrowded this week.
Among the exhibitors of Jerseys
was Quechee Fells farm, which
took blue ribbons, and showing OF
local interest was the Guernseys from
Maplewood farm.
Eighty-two pairs of oxen and
steers were on exhibition.
The sheep pens were filled by
representatives of the best Aocks in
the country.
Billings farm of Woodstock had
it's Jerseys, Southdown Sheep aud
Berkshires, the stock being shown
in separate tent.
About five thousand birds in the
poultry section made large and in
teresting show, including pigeons, a
yard full of geese, various water
fowl, and under the same roof were
! guinea pigs, rabbits and turtles.
In Horticultural hall was fine
display of fruit and vegetables, w.
M. Howard of Hartford making his
usual excellent exhibit, and Mrs. E.
B. Newton of White River junction
had fine showing of potted plants.
Here also was beautiful exhibit of
grapes, other fruit and flowers from
+. S. Mackenzie's Conservatives in
Woodstock.
In Floral hall was the usual good
display of domestic articles, pictures,
industrial and fancy work,
The Vermont forest service and
the State library commission had in
| terestinp and instructive exhibits of
their work.
The space on the midway was
taken up largely by painted canvas,
enclosing serpents, stuffed things,
and various moral and more or less
educational expositions; lunch stands,
fakirs, and the conspicuous Ferris
wheel. 1t was not an inspiring line
of attractions, but largely harmless.
AN ORDERLY CROWDS.
Twenty-four thousand people were
on the grounds Wednesday - the
largest State fair crowd ever, it was
said but there were no accidents,
no trouble and few signs OF the pres
ence of liquor.
TICKET OFFICES MoBBED.
While the big crowd was handled
with considerable skill by the trans
portation companies, there seemed
to be little excuse for official negli-
gence and police ineficiency at
several congested points At each of
the grand stand Offices one man was
selling tickets; both windows were
surrounded by hot and exasperated
bunch of men pushing in four differ
ent directions. One able bodied
policeman could have Strengthened
things out, but the nearest thing to
IA cop" in sight were lot of grim
ming uniformed supernumeraries and
program vendors.
This was not the only instance Of
official encouragement There was
quite as little excuse for the crush at
train entrances. where likewise few
live policemen could have made
departure from the grounds much
less Of peril and torture.
| Where were the police?
Il
The imported bluecoats did much
better last year, and the inadequency
of police arrangements this week in
spired some severe comment
| History Of. Polo.
! Polo Is the most ancient of all games
with stick and ball, and probably
| hockey, golf and cricket are but modf-