St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-09-20
HORSE THIEF CAUGHTFAR WAS VERY GOOD
Great Crowd Present Wednesday.
Races Were Real Horse Trots.
-Aeroplane Ascensions.

The Caledonia County fair last
week was the best exhibition ever
given on the grounds. There were
two disappointing features but they
could not be avoided. On Wednesday
there was the largest crowd in the
history of the association present
and they came to see Ely make an
aeroplane flight but the wind was so
high that he did not dare attempt
it. He made perilous flight on
Tuesday and said that $4,000
would not tempt him to repeat it
under the same hazardous condi-
tions. He made three good flights
on Thursday, however, which pleas
ed the 5000 or more people who saw
them. The other misfortune was
the rain on Friday which made rae
ing impossible and those who plan
ned to go the last day lost the best
racing of the whole exhibition. TAX
en- all in all it was most successful
fair. 1t had the largest horse and
cattle exhibition and the largest at
tendance in it's history and every
large number of fakirs on the
ground but as fast as the manage
ment could locate them they were
told to leave.
Wednesday.
The attendance Wednesday was
around 10000 and although the
weather was frigid, with disagree
able breeze nearly all day, the
events were with the exception of
an areoplane flight, carried out ac-
cording to program.
An event of much interest to Cal
edonia County people was the tug
of war contest, in which ST. Johns
bury won from their old rivals of
Speedwell Farms, by a decisive ad-
vantage of three and one-half feet.
There were three teams entered, the
Lyndonville crowd easily defeating
the team from Concord by three
feet and four inches.
Among the other attractions was
the exhibition of thoroughbred
Kentucy stock by Charles A. Bos-
worth of Springfield, Mass, who. in
company with Mr.. Duncan of Speed
well Farms, who rode Prince Dare,
showed the handsome bay mare,
Queen Carlina by Montgomery
Chief. He also showed the black
mare, Polly Stewart, by Highland
Denmark and the bay carriage mare
by Axworthy, also The Peer, a
three--year-old.
A great disappointment to the
large crowd was Ely's inability to
fly on account of the freaky wind
which made the undertaking impos-
sible.
The Races.
The races were first class Wednes-
day, both classes being real contests.
In the 2.40-2.35, pace and tret,
Daisy Queen, Pinard's chestnut |
mare, mixed things and sprang a
surprise on the crowd, when after
taking fifth place for two heats, she
walked away with three straight |
and the money. In this race Hard
scrabble got behind the money and |
was mt to the barn after three
heats.
Summary:
2.25 STAKE PACE, PURSE $500.
Fern Hall. b. M, W. Mcpherson,
Kemptville, Ont. L L
stansfsad. al e Ol p. e. H F. Pierce
frankie Bogash, b. M, J. NJ.
IN naglt gl,a $al. sherbrooke: 6r
er, White River Junction, -
Time 2.19A, 2.1975, 2.19A.
Summary:
240 PACE. 2.35 TRoT, PURSE. $3.50.
Daisy Queen, ch. M, G. S.
Pinard, ST. JohnSbury. ....5
Tinola, ch. m, Highland Stock
Farm, Newport. L 1
Tom Fagus, b. g., H. Alder
man, South Vernon. .......2 2
ohm c., br. g., F. P. Fox, Med
Ioro, MASS. 8
Iardscrabble, ch: G., c. H.
Time, 2.291 ", 2.29A, 2.26A, 2.27, 2.2S.
HardScrabble was plucked after the
bird.
Starter Pike conducted the races
n a manner which ELECTED much ia
-orable comment. In eight heats
he starters were sent back only four
INES.
Thursday.
The attendance Thursday was
arge, about 5000, and it is safe to
ay that no one went home disap-
ointed, as the show was real one
rom early morning until Starter
like made the last announcement
q the late afternoon.
The ball game in the forenoon
7as a big attraction, although not
reviously advertised, and pleased
many people-especia1ly local and
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