Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
CLOSE OF THE STATE FAIR.
Attendance Friday About 6o0o-Morgan
Horse Clubs Annual Meeting-Major
Mallow Won Free-for-Ail.

There was a large attendance Thurs
day at the state fair in White River
Junction, but it was not equal to the
previous day. Gov. Mead and staff,
Lieut.. Gov. Slack and eX-Gov. McCul-
Tough were special guests. The Morgan
horse club held its annual meeting and
elected the following officers: Pres, II.
S. Wardner; vice pres, j. c. Brunk, A. NJ.
Fletcher, j. r. Steers, A. r. Van Tassel,
H. II. G. Watson; sec. and treas, c.. c.
Stillman. During the year the club has
secured nine geldings which will enter
the cavalry service. Miss Tottie Evarts
drove Navel Evarts's Thunder Cloud 10
miles in exhibition in SO minute and 10
econds. Aviator Hamilton made a sat
isfactory flight in the morning but could
not go up in the afternoon owing to the
wind. There were 10 contestants in the
contest for mllkmaids. and first prize
was won by Miss Jennie Croall, who
MIXED 26h pounds of milk in 9 minutes
and so seconds. Miss Una Clarke was
second and Eta Parsons, 8 years DID,
secured third prize. The Stillman cup
and $3.50 for the best brood mare of the
Justin Morgan type went to c. II. ellison,
A. L. Van Tassel second and E. A. Darl-
ing third.
H. r. McClellan's Orale, from st.
Johns, N. B., in a field of six starters
won the 2.30 stake pace, fastest heat
2.16A. AL billiard, owned by Page
Brothers of Barre, led the way in
straight heats in a field of five in the
2.13 stake pace, fastest heat 2.13A. The
2.2O pace was won by M. H. Spafford's
Pauline. from Springfield, this state,
fastest heat 2.1SA.
The fair closed Friday will an attend
ance of about 5000. Owing to the wind
Aviator Hamilton refused to make any
flights. The state fair cup, valued at
800, went to H. r. c. Watson of Bran
don for the hest h arnacS hnrga QXbihitp6
Della. Black Bess, owned by W.. j.
Smith of Sheffield, won the Montpelier
Journal cup, given for best brood mare
with two of her offspring. II. r. C.
Watson won the special Wardner prize
for stallion, mare or gelding, three years
or over, foaled in this state. The award
for the same foaled out OF Vermont
went to A. r. Van Tassel of Dubois, Pa.
A cup offered for the stallion, mare or
gelding descending in the male line from
Black Hawk and conforming most ac-
curately to the type of Hale's Green
Mountain Morgan, was awarded to II. r.
c. Watson of Brandon, with Ara Gates.
7. N. Vail of Lyndon, the telephone
magnate. took premiums with Percher-
ons, and w. III. Miner of Chazy, N. Y,
was heavy winner of ribbons with his
Belgian horses.
The 2.15 Junction House pace was won
by Edna b., owned by C. II. Mudridge
49, - 90 ~ aiANi
Edna B.. took the last three heats. II.
A. Harding's Roxy Ann, from Barton,
winner of the first heat. was distanced
in the fourth mile. The fastest time was
2.17R. Major Mallow and Colt Eft were
the only starters in the free for all. Colt
Eft won the first heat in 2,12% and
Major Mallow took the other three in
2.14h, 2,13, PA. Five started in the
2.25 stake pace and w. H. McPherson's
Fern Dale won in straight heats, fastest
2.17%.
Many words have been spoken in praise
of the public service rest tent, nursery
and emergency hospital maintained by the
county Young Mems Christian a~ssocia-
tion. Tit presence of a physician and
trained nurse prevented much suf-
fering in even slight ailments. The hos
pital was patronized each day, one
day about 60 being treated. The cases
treated ranged upward from slight in
dispositions and bruises to a partial
shock and threatened case of appendi-
citis.