Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-16
j n USUAL SIGHT
ON OPENING DAY
OF STATE FAIR.
5000 People Witness Excellent
Scheduled Entertainment;
Also Aeroplane and Bal
loon Wrecks.

White River junction., Sept. 1.-THE
5000 people who visited the Vermont
state fair on the opening day of its ninth
annual event were furnished with pleas
ing features provided by the manage
ment, incidents not on the program and
with accidents that fortunately did not
result seriously to anyone.
In making his first fight Captain
Chauncey Redding. the Boston aviator,
wrecked his machine, He had difficulty
In getting up. but finally rose to height
Of about 100 feet. Partly circlng the
grounds he ran into bad current OF
wind that took the machine downward,
and before he could again right the plane
one wing struck a tree, throwing Redding
and his companion. who was to have
dropped from the plane, making
parachute descent, to the ground Neither
was injured, but each received bad
jar. The plane was badly damaged. The
State fair commission Is using every
effort tonight to secure another aero
plane. with prospects Of being successful.
Walter G.. Flexon, the acronaut. made
an ascent and three parachute drops. In
descending no alighted in tree and
was somewhat bruised. but not SER
| lousy that he will be prevented from
making an ascension tomorrow.
The third accident happened in tho fifth
| heat of the 2:20 pace. At the quarter the
horse, Wendell S., broke and threw HIM
| self turning complete somersault
Campbell, the driver, was thrown sew
eral feet beyond the PROSTATE horse, but
beyond sustaining slight shock was not
| injured.
| The crowd was somewhat larger than
| on the first day of previous exhibitions.
| The day was warm to discontinue
There were two events on the race card,
2:l9 trot and 2:2O pace There were Tour
starers In the trot which went four heats.
Cochato Maid. owned by the Winter Hill
stables at Somerville. Mass. going bad
In the third heat.
| The ECO pace was a real race. Alden
Jr, a bay stallion owned and driven by
Charles Martelle Of W1lliston. VT, new
man to racing this season, surprised
everybody by taking the last three heats
| The summary:
2I9 TROT STAKE, PURSE $500.
Cochato Maid. b. M. by Cochato.
| (Jamesom.... ......... ............l l
Rose Baron, b. NJ, (Cohen). .....S ! 3
Prince Rupert. g. g.. Jordam....2 4
Iona c.. br. m. Tierce). .........4
| Time. 2:l9 "a. 2:l9 IA, 2:l9 1.2. 2:2o Il.
2:9O PACE. PURSE $500.
Alden Jr. b. S., by Alden.
(Martelle). -. ........3 I
Faust Patchen. CHI e.,
Wo6drow) ;-yr....,~.4 l 5
Prince Abbott. blk. g.. Cor
dOn)....... ........l
wendell S.. CHI. g.. Camp
belD.......... ............,.' 4ro
Or. Billings. b. g.. (Carter)..5 no.
Matte Wilkes. CHI. M, (Mc-
| Farland) ........ .dlS.
Time. 2:ls 81. PTS 1-2, 2:19 IA. 2:co II.
2:21 1-2, 2:23.
| Not standing to win any money.
| Weather indications here tonight are
that the day will be fair and warm.
Judging in all departments will con-
tinue tomorrow, with n parade OF Nor
gan prize winners on the track There
are three races on tho card, a 2ls pace, a
2:l3 pace and 2;24 trot. with n full score
card in each event. 1t is predicted that
10000 people will be on the grounds be-
fore noon tomorrow.
VISIT FROM BOARD OF TRADE.
The Montpelier board of trade has or
ganized for trip to the fair. PresJden,
Estce received word from the Capital City
tonight that Co cars would leave for
the fair Wednesday morning. This will
mean that over 200 citizens of Montpelier
will make the trip to the fair by auto
as an organized body. Plans have beer
made for the registration of all visitors
who visit the fair as an organization and
1t Is hoped that every city and village
| having board of trade or similar or
ganization will visit the fair In large
numbers. Forty automobiles with mem.
bers OF the Marble City board OF trade
from Rutland are also expected to-mor-
row.
The cities and towns in New IIamp.
shire north of Concord will be well repre-
scented at the fair on Wednesday. All tht
schools will close and the manufacturing
plants will shut down to permit the chill
dren and the employees to visit the fab
on this day. This has been customary
In New Hampshire for some seasons, th(
school authorities considering one day a.
the Vermont State fair OF sufficient
educational value TO give the pupils q
holiday, and the employers feel that II
is better to excuse the full force than &c
have 1t demoraized with but n few e
work the machines.
Especial pains have been taken to pro-
vide food for the visitors. The large
restaurants are capable Of seating I,Os
persons at time and with competen,
service this means tho feeding of many
thousands hourly. The regular visitor e
the State fair will notice many
improvements this year-changes ant
additions for the comfort Of patrons pro
vided by the commission.
BIG SHOWING OF SWINE.
The entries for swine comprise Polandi
shown by c. II. Marshall and son Of Yer
gennes IA head and W. II. Aldrich Of the
game town 10 head Berkshires exhibited
by the Billings farm Of Woodstock i
head and Otis HIN farm of POmfret \
head Jersey Reds shown by owen Moon
Jr, of South Woodstock 10 head: and the
Chester Whites shown by A. p. Duns-
moor and Sons Of West Windsor II head
c. A. Neal of Hartford head, j. G. Smith
of Hartford 10 head and ono hog by A
, c. Hoitt of Taftsvile. George T. Pierce
OF Burlington shows seven Of the Mule
foot breed. These are the principal ex.
hibtors
POMONA GRANGE BOYS.
Twenty-fou boys from the different Po
mona oranges OF Vermont under the d.
rection of the extension service OF tho