News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-08-26
A. RECORD BREAKER
FOrty-first Annual Lamoille
Valley Fair Sets New
Standard
EXHIBITS LARGER THAN EVER
Show of Stock Beats All Pre-
vious Years. Fifty Trot-
ting Horses on Grounds.

LAVA oSO oll
! With ideal weather conditions and in
dications pointing to continuation o
the same for the remaining two days
the Lamoille Valley Fair opened yester
| day under most favorable conditions anC
at noon today everything points to {
record breaking three days exhibition
According to the opinion of Lamoille
county dairymen, who have attende
this fair foT years, backed up by the off
cial figures, there never were so many
cattle shown on the grounds in the his.
tory of the association and the show not
only includes some handsome exhibits OF
small groups by local and nearby exhibit
ors, but also there is a representation of
registered cattle that will rank with
many of the larger fairs of New England.
1t appearances on the grounds the first
day count for anything the Lamoille
Valley Fair this year will be just what it
has been advertised, clean, instructive
and entertaining event and although the
admission has been slightly advanced
the crowds coming into town today
from all directions would indicate that
the people have taken the statement of
the management, that the quality of the
show would be increased proportionate-
ly, at its true value.
Fifty race horses are now on the
grounds, which is the largest entry list
IN the history of the Fair association,
with the exception of last year, which
was record breaker. The races TODAY
and tomorrow promise to be unusually
good, as some of the fastest trotting
stock on the circuit is among the entries.
The events today will be the 2:4O class
trot or pace, purse $3.50; 2:24 class,
trot or pace, purse $3.50, and the 2:15
class trot or pace, purse $3.50.
Chester F. Pike, the well known horse
man from Windsor, will be the starter
this year.
The stage show today and tomorrow
promises to be of an unusually high or
der and in addition thrilling high dive
act will be given near the vaudeville
stage on both days. The Morrisville
Cornet Band will furnish music today
and tomorrow.
Among the big exhibitors are the re-
gistered Hereford herd from the Marston
Stock Farm, Oxford, N. H., which came
here from Barton Fair; The Wiley Bros.
Holstiens, II head, and the
Cutting registered Ayrshires, 15 head,
rom Cambridge, Thos. Gerry, large
showing of registered Jerseys from Hyde
Park; w. G. Baker, large showing of
Jerseys from Morrisvllle Among the |
smaller herds deserving special mention
are the four Jerseys shown by E. B. Col !
ins OF Hyde Park; D. n Stafford, six head !
Of Holstiens from Cambridge; L. p. |
Cambridge, four Ayrshires, o. |
". Stygles also showed IL head grade
1olstiens and a registered bull calf
There are thirteen handsome pairs of
teers and oxen on the grounds, includ-
ng an especially fancy pair of yearling
)evons shown by Z. c. Abbott of " ater-
Jury. This department is in charge of
:. A. Smalley of Morrisvile. T. NJ. Gal
agher of Craftsbury judged the oxen,
teers and beef breeds Tuesday afternoon
lnG Prof William Elliott of Gault, Ont,
Judges the dairy breeds today.
In horses this year there is larger
nowing than usual Wiley Bros. of
have a string of 10 on exhi-
ition, including Percheron stallion with
0ur of his colts. B. E. Reynolds OF Cam
ridge shows his handsome stallion with
our of his colts in light harness class;
7. D. Jones of Hyde Park shows his
tallion with four colts; Will Graham of {
alais shows stallion with colt in the
1organ class and in this class Frank (
,aton of Waterbury has a stallion and
DIT. Mr.. Smalley also has charge of ,
1is department, Chester F. Pike of
lindsor a:ting as Judge.
One of the most notable exhibitions in .
he stock department is that of c. H. ,
Iarshall & Son of Vergennes, who show :
ems of registered sheep from their cele-
rated herd, there being IA head in this
ne exhibit. Mr. Marshall is one of the
est known sheep breeders in Addison q
,unty and the management was fortu-
ate iu securing this attraction. Theron
Iiller of Craftsbury also shows pen of q
gistered sheep. Geo. H. Terrill exhibits
pen of Berkshire swine and o. w. Styg Z
$ a large number of the White Chester !
ariety. John Gray of Hyde Park has
large of the sheep and swine depart
ents.
The showing of poultry this year is es- /
,cially good. the large number of entries e
ling the poultry house to capacity and
was found necessary to, place a num- !
n of the exhibits outside. Homer Lam 5
ler has charge of this deParsment, NJ. g