Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-08-04
ADDISON COUNTY FAIR.
Pre- m u m List for the Great Fair
Ready for Distribution.

The premium list of the 9th annual
fair of the Addison County Agricultural
society was issued Monday and contains
all the general information which may
be desired. A new information bureau
is to be established in the administra-
tion building for the use of all those at
tending the big fair. Allen R. Sturte-
want will be in charge of this office and
will be pleased to impart all the desired
information and to direct strangers to
the various departments on the grounds.
The premium list will be found liberal
and comprehensive, the last legislature
appropriating large sum for the coun-
ty fairs together with additions made
from the society's resources will bring
the total premiums to be paid nearly
5000.
The fair will be held August 20, 80
81 and September l. Tuesday will be
devoted to entering exhibits. On the
second day, the judges will begin eX-
animation of the exhibits at nine
O'Clock and at ten O'Clock there will be
exhibitions of stations on the tracks for
premiums. At 1:l5 O'Clock in the af-
ternoon the races will be called. The
first days races will be the futurity for
foals of 1908, aggregating about 1925;
the 2:24 trot, purse $780, the 2:29 stake
pace, purse $500; the 2:12 pace, $500.
Heats in these and subsequent days
will be trotted alternately. At 1920
a m. on Thursday there will be an ex-
hibtion of matched and single driving
horses on the track for examination by
the judges and races will again be called
at Ills p. M, and will include the 2:45
trot and pace, purse 5000; the 229
stake trot, $500; the 2:20 pace and PIG
trot, purse $500; the 2:14 stake pace,
$500.
Friday will be the free-for-all day
and all children under Is years of age
will be admitted free at ten o'clock in
the morning. There will be special ex-
hibitions of premium winners on the
track in front of the grand stand at
10:30, addresses will be made on con-
servation and agricultural development
in front of the grand stand. The final
races will be called at / :15 p. m., and
will consist of the 2:30 trot, purse,
5000; the 2:25 pace, purse $500; the
% pace, purse $500, and the free
for-all stake race, purse $1,000. The
Middlebury, Vergennes and Bristol
bands will furnish music for the fair,
the Middlebury band playing through
out the fair, the Vergennes City band
playing for the second day and the
Bristol Military band for the third day.
Each band will have % pieces and on
Wednesday evening the Vergennes band
will assist the Middlebury band in a
grand open air concert in the Addison
House park. On Thursday evening the
Bristol band will assist the Middlebury
band in similar concert at the same
place. Fred A. Upton of Rochester,
n. y, who acted as starting judge last
year, will again appear in the same
capacity. There will be special rates
on all the railroads leading to Middle
bury and special trains on the Rutland
railroad for the last three days. Many
additions have been made to the build
ings since the last fair with other great
Improvements on the grounds, including
the covering of the trotting track with |
a layer of six inches of loan which will |
insure the carrying out of all the races
on time.
The directors of the society desire to
show an interesting and instructive ex-
hibit in its new fish and game building,
a large structure built for the purpose,
put up new this season, and to this erd
wish to enlist the assistance of the out
door people of the State or vicinity in
making good showing this first year.
If you have anything in the way of
game the management will make it an
object to you to bring it to the fair.
Animals or birds will have the best of
care, and the owners may have an op-
portunity to dispose of their wild pets /
at good profit, as they will be seen by
thousands, and purchasers will very
likely be found.