The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-19
DoWnpour Cuts Attendance at
the State Fair
AVIATOR MAKES ONE FLIGHT
Rain All Morning Makes Track Heavy
and Races May Be Postponed-A
Baby Show This Morning
Prizes for Morgan Horses.

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Rain all the morning interfered with to.
/ days attendance at the state fair, but
| in spite of the rain there were nearly
5000 people on the grounds at noon
time and a big crowd is expected this
afternoon if it clears off.
G. NJ Dyott, the aviator, made ten
minute flight in his Blerjot monoplans
shortly after IL O'Clock this morning.
He sailed over the grounds and out over
the village and back.
| new contest developed this morning
in a baby show with prizes for the best
baby under one year Of age. The con-
test was held in the Y. NJ. C. A. tent.
There Were Is entries
Owing to the rain the track is heavy
and it is doubtful il there will be any
races this afternoon.
The judging of Morgan horses was
continued this morning The winner
of the special prizes offered by w. T.
Hardenbergh of Bernardsville, \. J.. was
won by l.. R. LeMaine of Philadelphia
for Morgan stallion ON three 1918
foals of his get. First prize was won
by Bah B, a seven-year old bay stal,
lion shown by G. A. Darling Of East
Burke; 3D. Donald, an eight year old
stallion shown by G. G. Stillman Of New
York; 3D., Knox Morgan, stallion shown
by S. +. Chandler of West Danville.
Special prizes for aged Morgan mares
foaled before 1898 were won first by
Kate, ID by "Jennie" and Sd by la
dy Avaline". chestnut mare Is years
old shown by H. S. Wardner OF Wind
sor
The special prize offered by Allen NJ.
Fletcher of Cavendish for stallion and
four OF his get was won by Bob Nor
gan, stallion 27 years old. shown by
A. R. Nantassel Of Dubois Pa; I'd by
Knox Morgan. p years old. shown by
5 L. Chandler of West Danville and
Sd by Lyndon" shown by G. d. Dar-
ling OF East Burke.
Yesterdays Races.
Before the largest audience ever as.
sembled in the two grandstands. the
trotting features took place yesterday.
The races were 2:l2 pace, stake $500;
a 2:22 trot, stake S5G0 and 2:20 pace
for S40O.
The feature of the events were the five
heats necessary to finish the 2:22 trot-
ting event, in which Monorchid Lady;
won the first, fourth and fifth heats
when all signs pointed to a victory for
Prince Nico. Both horses came from
Canada.
2:l2 Pace, Purse $500,
Al Dillard, blks, lSunderlinI Ill
Rouses Point Boy, BIS tPickle) 222
Alcyde, chg (Warmanl .. 34s
Dena. bm tPiercel ........ 434
Time-o.I5M 0.00L 9.lS1h
2;22 Trot, Purse $500.
Monorohid Lady. bm Dudley l22ll
Prince Nico, bg Wright 80. 5ll3l.
Baron Forest. blks tHardingl 422
bs (Gordonl - "a 343
Memo Bingen. bg tWhitcombl 3 5 s 70
Time 2;2lA, 2;2lA, 2:2oh, 2:2lh,
2:2lh
2:20 Pace, Purse S400.
Helen C. chm (Picklel ...s 1lIt
Madge Bradley. bm tHolbrook) . q 9
Alcaldeen, BIS tDevlinl .... 533
Hercules. chg tFletcherl . 367
Onward Wilkes. bg (Slayton) ..444
Senator chg Woodrow .... G So
Lizzie NJ chm (Chandlerl 80, 81 o
BIS Gray 7 sdr
Time-2;l9A, 2:loh. o:2l.
Yesterday was without doubt the big
yest day in the history of the Vermont
state fair. There were 2l 600 paid adj
exclusive of passed exhibitors
md help tickets.
Twenty cases were attended at
the hospital in the course of the day,
Dut no serious accident occurred. One
woman was knocked down upon the
rack by IL horse.