Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-11
BIG CROWDS At
THE RUTLAND FAIR
Sixteen Thousand Paid Admis-
siOns Announced by Man
agement-Race Results.

Rutland, Sept. At takes more than a
rainy morning to keep people away from
the Rutland fair as shown this afternoon
when the biggest crowd of the week as
scmbled in spite of an all nights rain
and frequent showers during the fore
noon. The attendance was variously es- 81
umated up to 10000 and the fair officials
claimed 5000 paid admissions. Tho
track was slightly heavy but dried by two
o'clock so that the races could be begun
and the weather improved steadily
throughout the afternoon The sudden
drop In temperature brought men clad
In overcoats and heavily wrapped women
in place OF those who sweterod in a 90
degree temperature yesterday.
There were four races on the pre- gram
to-day and % classes IN the horse show
department were judged in front of the
Erandstand. Tho fair will be wound up
tomorrow when four more races, includ-
ing the $500 free-for-all, will be pulled off.
In several departments the exhibits
eclipse any former year at the 1913 fair.
The poultry department Is the strongest
with over 5000 birds, many from a dis
lance. These birds are owned by rs en-
trants. The Hoke poultry farm at Gettys-
1t shows so birds. many Of strains not
raised in New England. The cattle sheds
are filled and some famous herds are to
be seen. The Marston stock farms of Or
ford, y. H., show 50 Herefords. and there
are many high pedigreed Vermont cattle.
The sheep exhibit Is the largest seen hero
since tho wool industry was at its height
in Vermont G. H. Marshall & Son and
Tool
ton Of Cambridge, y. Y, and A. w.
Foote Of Cornwall are among the largest
exhibitors
There are l53 horses entered in tho
horse show department, which made up
part of the program Tuesday, Yesterday
and to-day. The Adirondack Farms OF
Glons Falls y Y. c. e Corliss of Rut-
land, y. D. Day & Son Of Ira, G.. W.
Lamphere Of West Rutland Joseph Reed
of Pittsford. II. r, C.. Watson Of Brandon
and Temple Bros OF Rutland have largo
strings. There are 100 entries in the ken
mel show which was revived this year
To-day's races resulted a. follows:
2;2G CLASS, PURSE 500
Biagio, b. &. Sage, Troy, y. Y, ....1
Bonnie, CHI, m, Beloin, New Britain,
Conn. .......,...................2
Carnathan, b. e., Fox, Medford.
Mass, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 8
Tadma, hr. g., Fletcher, Fitch
burg, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Barchester, br. h.. Parkway Farm,
Goshen, n. Y, Observation-Disclosures 4 .
Harry Nc, b. g., Carmichael
Springfield, Mass, ...............4 8 &
Time, 2:21 Ia, 2:21 IA. 2:2O IA.
2:25 PACE. PURSE 500.
Kelso. blk h., Fletcher, Fitchburg
Little Emma, b. m, Fox, Medford,
Mass ........................5
Aaine, oh. e., Martin, Dover. ". II.
Dandelion Boy, ch. g., Wheaton.
New Bedford. Masa ................ As
Heater Patch, blk. h. Parkway
Prince b, b. G., Foley. Poultney.s fell
Time. 2I9sa, 2;171l, 2171A.
2:l7 TROT. PURSE 500.
Susie Wood, CHI m, Dore,
Salem y, H. ............2 Q IL
Larabie Gyp, b. G.. Sun
derlin, Lebanon, n. HI l 2
John O., b. &, Russell,
Lake George .............1 3 8 4
Noms. b. e., Greenberg,
Hartford, Conn ........S . s42 3
Kastos b. h.. WEIGH,
North Adams ..,...,...4 70
Time, 2:24, 222i4, 1922, 2;25. 2:231a, 2:2s
2:27.
2:90 PACE, PURSE $500.
Peggy. b. m, Bright, New Haven,
Conn. .......................l l
Young Chehallis, blk. g., Kendall,
Shoreham OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Hercules, oh, e.. Fletcher, Fitch
uuIS .''..'.'''.........' ..'.'''',.....t
Investigation, b, g., Gyles, Pater-
son. y. }, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. dis
Time. 2:26h. 2:oTa, 2:oo1s.