Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-19
Add Weight to Crowd on the
State Grounds at White
River Junction.
EVERYTHING GOES FINELY
Good Racing and Aeroplan
Flights-Exhibits Overflow
into Tents-5, 900 Attend
on First Day.

on First Day.
white River Junction, Sept. n.-Four
hundred OF New England's latest fat men
came to the Vermont State fair to-day
and Immediately they were a part Of the
great exposition. Tonight In the Odd
Fellows dining hall on the grounds they
are putting on more weight at banquet
tor the sports they are to pull off to-mor-
row, and they are interfering between
.he courses songs, speeches, stories anu
applause The spread will conclude with
q lavish burst OF fireworks In the oval.
Another contingent OF fully 100 fat men.
all Of whom are members of the Fat Mems
club, is expected tomorrow.
The opening day Of the fair to-day was
attended by fully 5000 persons. Late this
afternoon G. NJ. Dyotte, the young and
daring aviator. made n most successful
flight in q Bleriot monoplane. remaining
in the air nine minutes and ascending
1000 feet He will attempt three flights
tomorrow. with the same good weather
tomorrow as prevailed to-day record
breaking crowd Is looked for.
There were two track events to-day, a |
2:3O pace stake and 2:2+ trot and pace |
named race The first event was easily |
won in three straight heats by Frank Boz |
gass, Jr., bay gelding owned by the
Newport Stock farm. and the second event
was won in like manner but by horse
that seemed to have come from nowhere
The story goes that Casey Jones. the bay
gelding. winner in the 2:24 trot and pace,
|. a Kentucky saddle horse and was never
driven to harness until year ago. The
horse has been entered in six races this
season and has pulled down first money
in all Of them. The summarizes:
$50 PACE STAKE. PURSE $780,
Frank Bogass. Jr.. b. e., by Boz
gass PickeD ......................1
Betty Dean, CHI. m. (Slayton) ......z
Searchlast. b. s.. Porter) ............S
Kelso. b. g., (Fletcher) ......"......4 Z
Time, 2:1s%. 2:17 EAT
e:2 TRor AND PACE NAMED RACE
PURSE $780,
Casey Jones' b. g.. Pedigree Un.
known. (woodrow) ..."...".......1 I
Alcandeen, blk. s.. Devlin) ........2 Q 2
Lady A. b. m. (Pickle) .....""..S
j. H. g.. blk. g.. Pierce) .."".......4
Lazy A., ID. Ill., NTlchieI '''''''''''''S
Danger Signal. b. g.. CHusbao Us
Hampton Land Oakland blk. g..
(Parding) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. I 8
Rock Sandy, b. g.. UapifD ......7 Or
Annie Direct, CHI. m. FLETCHER. 8 dr.
Time. 2:19N. 200 2l9&.
There will be three trotting events
tomorrow. 2:12 pace stake for $500
with nine entries. n 2:22 stake for $500
with ~ entries and 2:20 class pace
FOR $500 with IA entries.
In the sheep department there are
Shropshires. Delaines Black Faced
Highlands Hampshires Downs. Horned
Dorsets Oxford Downs Cotswolds.
Leicesters. Lincolns. South Downs and
Merinos. These are owned by many diff
ferent exhibitors from Connecticut,
Maine, New York, Ohio. New Hamp-
shire and other States as we'll as the
flocks Of c. H. Marshall & Son. Yer
gennes. Matthew Hanna Of Windsor.
Billings farm of Woodstock. Jackson
Brothers, Vergennes. and E. v. Bissel
Of Shoreham.
JUDGING is IN PROGRESS.
All the delayed cattle arrived the
very last thing, and the judging began
this morning. The shed room for cat
tie is completely filled and a tent for
several herds has been put up near the
new barn for oxen James Avery of
Shelburne Falls. Mass. has five yoke
OF fine ones. one Of which weighs $500
pounds, and the other $500 pounds.
The space for hogs Is all filled and
some more pens have been hastily put
up to meet the demand for room. Five
different breeds are on exhibition.
The poultry entered has all arrived
the last coming this forenoon, a carload
that broke down in transportation from
other fairs. Among the large exhibits are
those Of Charles Brown of the Otisil,t
Farm Whitney's Point, N. Y, who ha,
a thousand entries, ]. C. Krtner, Stettlers
vile Pa, with probably the next iarges
exhibit. d. b. Bramer of West Pawle,
who has close third, c. +. Button O
Chelsea, who has the biggest displa
of turkeys ever shown in the State, mum
bering So head.
Sheriff Frank Tracy of Montpelier Is o.
the grounds with a squad Of Washingto
county officers to look after the individua
who shows inclination to step outsid
lawful bounds.
Commissioner Lawrence Of Addiso
county Is in charge of the marshals an
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Agriculture Martin.
BEST OF DAIRY EXHIBITS.
The dairy department, which 10 In
building by itself, shows butter ar
cheese In n most inviting way and aga
demonstrates that Vermont knows no
to make the best. In this building Il
state forestry department makes a SHOW
Ing OF Seeding pines of different varietie
Three years ago this department plantt
small forest OF pine seedlings on II
State fair grounds and they are shown
remarkable growth.
Judge Hamilton T. Baldwin, commi
sioner-at-large. is In charge Of the tro
ting horse department.
One thing noticeable among Il
newspaper fraternity is the increase
number OF representatives of far
journals. About every farm journ
In the East is represented and son
~ them with as many as seven pc
IONS to look after reporting the ia
and soliciting subscriptions.
The music of the midway Is varr
and at times harmonious. There
about everything to he seen there
freak character from the "merma
Of the southern seas" to the color
fat man who tips the scales befo
dinner at 793 pounds.
In farm machinery nothing Is lac