Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-11
ENDURANCE HORSE TEST.
Already 10 Entries for Stnte Fair
Eyent-PIenty OF Water.


White River Junction, Sept. 1O.-The
endurance ride of Morgan horses and
other breeds, which will be held next
week as one Of the features Of the
Vermont State fair, has Interested a
number of horse owners and the ride
promises to attract the attention of the
public generally.
The ride will start from Mortified
on Monday, September IS, going
through Waterbury, stowe, Morrisville
Greensboro Bend, st. Johnsbury, thence
to White River Junction, a distance of
l54 miles. Under the conditions that
govern the ride the horses entered
must complete the ride in front of the
judges stand on Wednesday, Septem-
Der II, between the hours of 1900 a.
IN. and 400 p. IN.
Sixteen entries have already been
made and these include some notable
horses Of Morgan and Arabian breed
ings. Spencer Borden Of Fall River.
Mass, has entered four Arabians as
follows: Yaquis Il white Arabian stall
lion. 13 years old; Razzia, a chestnut
Arabian stallion. six years old; Hal
cyon, q chestnut Arabian mare, seven
years old; Rodan an Arabian horse.
Norwich University enters three Nor
Eans: Ethan. a chestnut Morgan geld
ing, seven years old; Mamie. bay Nor
gan mare, nine years old; Babbetts. a
bay Morgan mare, eight years old
y. d. Gray Of st. Johnsbury enters a
black Morgan horse; Harvey Warren of
Calais, a siX-year-old bay mare; Alfred
Pierce Of Claremont, y. H.. a Wilkes
Lambert, brown mare: T. F.
French of Rockland Military Acad-
emy. West Lebanon, n H.. Lit
tie Daisy, Morgan mare; +. A. Darling
Of East Burke, Lyndon, a Morgan stallion
by Billy Roberts; f. G. Ballard of Mont.
pelier, Morgan horse; r. c. Howard OF
st. Johnsbury Center a -year-olc
Morgan mare; Charles NJ. Sllley of North
field. a dark brown Morgan horse. 81,
years old.
A rumor was started some days age thai
owing to a shortage of water on the stat,
fair grounds no fair would be held thi.
year
There is absolutely no truth connect et
with the statement" said Secretary Davi.
to-day. In the first place there is ampl,
| water In storage for all our needs dur
Ing fair week, and what's more, it's goot
water. We have never run short We
and we have more water in the reservoir
than on some previous fair weeks AL
visitors to the fair will be supplied Will
all the water required for their needs and
the great number of stock to be exhibited
won't go dry, either. | had heard tn,
! story In circulation quite a number o.
times, but so trivial was II | did not con
! slider 1t worthy a denial till to-day wher
I was told II had been started by NAL
icious persons with the intent of injurng
the State fair. The fair viii be held OF
the dates advertised Tuesday Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday, September 16
II, is and 10, and If we have the right sor
of weather we will have the greatest at
tendance in our history"
The stock exhibits, greater in numbe,
than at any previous exhibition will be
gin to arrive at the fair grounds on Sat
urday of this week and will all be II
the exhibition sheds by Tuesday morn
ing
Transportation rates on all lines o.
travel have been reduced for the Stat,
fair below what they have been before.