The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-22
FAIR OUTLOOK is
EXTREMELY ROSEATE
26th Annual Show Next Week
Will Fracture All Records.
AERopLANE FLIGHTS ASSURED
Unusual Number of Holstein Cattle and
Morgan Horse Entries Track Events
Ought to Prove Sensational Some
thing About Various Attractions.

The outlook for the 2Gth annual fair OF
| the Valley Far association warrants the
I prophecy of record breaking attendance,
The top notch attraction is J. A. ID. Me.
Curdy who is to make ascensions each OF
| the three days of the fair next week IN
! a Curtss biplane Diving horses which
| leap from a tower into a pool OF water
! and continuous vaudeville IN front OF
the grand stand, concerts by the First
Regiment band. three days OF racing with
$1,000 reefor-all, one OF the largest ex-
| hibits of Holstein cattle ever shown at a
| Valley fair, a long string of fancy-bred
horses and many new exhibitors in the
sheep and cattle departments are only a
| hint of what the fair managers have in
store for those who come to Brattleboro
| Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next
week Children under Is years of age
will be admitted free on Tuesday.
Among the entries already received are
herds of Holsteins and Ayrshires from the
Mount Hermon school, a fancy flock Of
purple-bred coarse wool sheep by +. ID. X
T. G. Hiltan of Anson, Me-, Holsteins by
George +. Wood of Jamaica, Avrshires
by f. +. Gile of Fayette, Me, Herefords
from the farm of II E. Morrison of>Or-
ford, n H., the Holstein herd Of w. d.
Newton 4 Son of West Brattleboro, the
well-known showing of Shetland ponies
by Boyd Bros, of Wilmington, u. Z. x
G. f. Brittons herd of dairy shorthorns
from Westmoreland, y. H., Holsteins
from +. f. Copeland of Colraiu, Mass,
the Robert w Blood herd of Normandy
cattle from Dummerston, and Holsteins
from F. p. Knowles of Auburn, Mass.
Edison Wissel of Middlebury viii ex
hibit Champain and Champlain Boy, two
fancy-bred Morgan stations. This is Mr..
Wissells first showing at a Valley fair.
The Fillmore Farms OF Bennington have
entered their sweepstakes flock of Horned
Dorset sheep. 4 showing of Shropshire
sheep by Bradford House and farms of
Groton, Conn, will doubtless interest
visitors as the animals are premium win
ners at the state fair, A Valley Fair
Fralick and his string of standard bred
horses and accordingly he will be present
with a showing of horsetlesh equal tC any
ever sent up from the Connecticut River
stock farm at Hatfield, Mass. The Speed
well Farms of Lyndon will make an eN-
hibit of Brown Swiss cattle and Percheron
and French coach stations The exhibit
will also include a string of saddlers and
Welsh ponies. The latter animals are
sure to prove one of the attractions of
the horse department. Charles w. Bos-
worth of Springfield, Mass. will show his
Kentucky saddlers C. d. Noyes of Col
rain, Mass another veteran at Valley
fairs. will be present with a string of
standard bred horses.
Lovers of horsefiesh who are inclined to
favor Vermont-bred Morgans of the old
type are promised an interesting exhibit
from the stock farm of E. d. Hoffman of
Lyndonvlle if Mr. Hoffman can arrange
to show here It is expected that other
well-known Morgan breeders will have
showings Of this strain of blood.
The poultry exhibit, Judging from the
entries received, will be up not only to the
size Of previous years but equal in quality
to any show in Vermont this season. Den
mis- f. Tasker will have charge of this de
partment as usual and The Judge will be
the veteran who has been present in that
capacity since the fair was established,
I. w. Felch of Natick. Mass. Though the
extreme dry weather of the past summer
has made truck raising a rather disheart-
ening proposition Agricultural hall will
contain a display that will prove that
gardeners and farmers of Wndham county
and the surrounding towns have solved the
problem of raising vegetables with mini
mum amount of water.
The attraction of the second day will
be the parade of decorated automobiles
half in length The procession of cars
will start from the common and pass
through Main and Canal streets to the |
fair grounds where the track will be cir
cled twice. A. B. Clapp will be chief mar
shal.
C. F. Pike of Windsor will be the starter
in the races and +. d, Harpin Of that town |
will be the presiding Judge. E. j. Fletch- |
er of Greenfield, n. f., well known to Val