St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-09-11

County Fair was scheduled to begin
yesterday the spirit was in the air as
early as Saturday when the train
loads of stock began to arrive. All
that night and Sunday trucks were
busy carting exhibits and takers
paraphernelia to the grounds and on
Sunday concession men and eXhibi-
tors we're busy getting located.
This promises to be a banner
event in the history of the fair as
sociation with good racing cards for
the last three days, the usual large
showing of blooded stock, good vau-
deville, a monoplane and two bands,
not to mention the ever-popular mid
way, where one can get his fortune
told, take a throw at the dolls, sit
for tintype or take a chance at
the dog and dollar game.
President A. J. Higgins and Sec
retary ]. M. Cady have by the most
strenuous effort gotten the grounds
into the best shape, with sew
eral improvements over last year, in
| Guiding a new vaudeville stand, an
addition to the Office and several i'm
provements on the stables.
| Yesterdays program was confined
| to showing and judging of cattle in
the forenoon and vaudeville perform
ance in the afternoon, and the
crowd though small, was fully up to
expectations for the first day The
grand stand was opened free and
those on hand were we'll repaid, as
the show furnished by the Six Bal
tons, lady gymnasts, and Prof. r.
wins musical and trained seals was
undoubtedly the best ever seen on
the grounds.
Racing Begins To-day
With good weather the program
for the next three days ought to
bring out record breaking crowds |
The racing begins this afternoon
at one o'clock with the green coun-
ty race and this event ought to |
prove a winner with it's string of
local entries. There are eight en-
tries from LyndonvilIe, Kirby, Dan
vile and St. Johnsbury, and be-
sides the 500 purse it is said that |
some old scores will be settled in |
this race. The 2.17 pace for purse |
of $3.50 will also be raced this after
noon, with eight starters.
George Dyott, the aviator, makes !
his initial appearance this afternoon |
in his Bleriot monoplane, the aero
plane that resembles a huge dragon |
fly, and the stage attractions ac-
companied by the ST. Johnsbury Con-
solidated band, certainly make up a !
program that should appeal to all.
Plans for Thursday
Thursdays program includes fly
ing at IL o'clock and four o'clock,
the stage attractions, parade of /
stock, and two good races, the 2.3Ot
1rrffh iohk
and the 2.22 trot in which six fast |
steppers will contest. The manage
ment has been fortunate in securing |
the services of the Lyndonville band |
for this day and with the local or
ganizatiOn on the job at the same
time fair patrons ought not to want
for music.
The big racing card has as usual |
been reserved for the last day, but l.
one unusual feature is that although 1
there is more racing nothing else has
been cut. The vaudeville will be i
held the same on other days. Mr.. 1
Dyott will take the air in his Bleriot I
and the cattle will be shown, and
still another attraction has been Sc
cured by the management for the I
closing day. The ST. Johnsbury
base ball team and Hardwick, who |,
played to 3 game here last Sat
urday have agreed to play on the l
grounds at 10 o'clock for purse of /
$50, which is given by the Fair
Ground association. The races for !
Friday are the 2.15 pace, purse $3.50,
with six starters, the consolation
pace, purse 5000, nine starters, and
the named race which is bound to
prove hummer, with four starters.
The Stock Exhibit /
The stock exhibits while no larg- l.
er than last year include some of the
best show cattle and horses ever
seen on the grounds, most of them I
being brought here from other ex-
hibitions, where cups, ribbons and I
money have literally been showered /
upon them.
Albert McMurray and Sons of the I
McRae Stock farm CT Ganesvoort, N.
Y, show a herd of II Holsteins, in
Guiding two registered bulls, COWS
and 8 calves, that made good at
Hudson Falls, n. z, and Hartford,
Conn. At each place they carried off
IA ribbons and the owners are con-
fident of their share of the honors
here.
The Lyndon Agricultural school of
Lyndcn Center is also showing four
HOlsteins for the first time, besides y
three Ayrshires and from their ap-
pearance the judges will probably
linger over them for a while
Another herd of Holsteins that is
attracting attention is that of J. w.
Prentiss and Son of Alstead, N. H.
This herd of 21 cattle has been ex-
hibited at Salem, N. H., Middlebury
and Rutland and as a result the
owners proudly display so ribbons,
in which blue predominates. 1t is
one of the finest herd of Holsteins
ever shown here and cattle fancfers
will he Interested to see them