Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-28
GIRLS MILK COWS
At STATE F AIR
Miss JEANNE Croall Wins First
Prize-15,000 Attend Third
Day-Birdman Flies.

White River Junction. Sept. A.-The
third day Of the Vermont State fair might
we'll have been called Governors day. al
though nothing on the program gave it
this distinction. Governor John a. Mead
accompanied by two members " hi. staff,
Major Harvey r. Kingsley and col. d. L.
Morgan occupied box and received many
callers. The ex-govcrnors who attended
the fair to-day were f. c. Smith and }.
@. Mccullough. Ex-Governor Mccullough
was accompanied by his son, Paul p. Nc
Cullough, and Mr.. Mccullough, and Gen.
+. l.. Bates. Lieut. Gov. Slack and ex-
L!eut.-Gov. Stearns were IN the ground.
The attendance to-day reached 1900
which is considered remarkably large in
view OF the biz crowd Yesterday.
Charles NJ Hamilton, the birdman, made
n magnificent flight at eleven o'clock, re-
naming in the air II minutes, circlins the
grounds many times and running out over
the village OF Hartford.
The milking contest took place on
the track near the judges stand at
r-thirty o'clock this after
noon. Twenty-Five contestants were
entered: Misses Marjorie Ballstier,
Rrattlcboro, Jessie y. and Ellen r
Thorburn, Norwich Jeanne Crosll,
Norwich. Louise E. Wilson. East Rye
gate Tottie and Collie Evnrts Wind
sor. Katherine and Bertha Eastman
White River Junction, Florence Ben
jamin, White River Junction. Mary D.
Judd. South stanford. Elizabeth r.
Collins, West Bcrks hire, Edna and
Eta Parsons. Bethel Anna Glllis or
ford. y H.. c. NJ Crawford. Iiartlanl
Philcna Tecr. Clarendon springs, TINA
Murray. Hanover, y. II, Maria AMI FL
sic Erskine, Williamstown. Una Clark
Canaan y. IT., and Miss Cossington "l
Norwich. Three of these did not an
pear but the rest drew lot. for the
choice OF the COWS. Each lady was
presented with milking stool ana
pan and taking positions beside the
animal they had drawn, awaited th'
signal to begin,
So Interested were the crowd that
they eurged in upon the track and II
was with extreme difficulty that the
Officers could clear n space large
enough for the contest, so that all
could see When all was ready Chcs-
ter Pike gave the signal by ringing
the gong. lrmedlatelN ~ pair VI
feminine hands were at work, amid tho
encouraging shouts from the grand
stands and those watching the fun
AT the close, each mixers amount
taken from the COW was weighed, the
udder tested TO see the animal was
MIXED clean or not. and the time taken
in milking given to the Judges, who
only knew the contestants by their
number. The first prize OF S25 in cash
was given to Miss Jeanne Croall. who
MIXED 2Gi2 pounds OF milk in nine
minutes and 80 seconds. Second prize
OF SIS. Miss Unn Clark, IL pounds In
fve minutes Third prize. to Miss Eta
Parsons. l4h pounds In six minutes
two seconds. All the others were CIV
on gold pin and allowed to retain
their milking stools as souvenirs. Tho
winner OF tho third prize Is only nino
years Of age
Three were three races races to-day,
the 2:3O pace stake. the 2l3 pace stake and
the 2:S pace. The 2;sO Was a real. live
horse race, Orale, the winner gave way
to Farm Hal In the second heat, but pulled