Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-04
POWERFUL HORSES UNDER TEST
AT North Stonnston FairPuing Contests Feature on
Friday-snappy Light Weight Team Moved More Than
Hesvyweshh $3.50 Pounds-Lafayette Main Con-
Quoted am Auction More Prizes Awarded

The chief feature Of the closing day
ON Friday of the North 6tnnington
Grange fair was the pulling contests
OF the horses. Over In the roped en-
grounds the horses strained and tug
ged away at the drag piled high with
stone a good part OF the afternoon
with big crowd gathered around the
lines to see the animals In the most
strenuous sort OF action. lt was six
o'clock before the competition in the
last OF the three classes was declared
to be closed and by that time the
grounds were pretty well deserted aft
err q fair that has put money I'm the
grangers' pockets and smiles on their
faces, even though it meant plenty
shows unmistakably that North Ston-
ington grange Is one of the busiest
and iiveliest In the state.
The judges were Eugene Wilcox of
kingston, Enos M. Gray OF Ledyard
ana Alexander. Langworthy of Wester-
ly and James f. Brown of North
Stonington was the capable clerk and
kept the records OF the weights and
performances.
For Horses Over 5000.
Joseph Gerard of Canonset, l., and
Antoine Vito, OF the Vito Construc-
ton company, which has been ding
read work at Stonington, were the two
entrants in the class that called for
weights Of 1000 or better. Both pairs
got away with as much al two tons
and a half on the drag but when more
weight was piled on Mr. Gerard's an
imals proved their superior powers by
a narrow margin. The final weight
was 500 pounds.
In MiddIeweisht Class.
In the class of draft horses over 81
700 and under $500 pounds the Vito
Construction company had q winning
team, with Louis Dotoiofs bays FROM
The fnal weight in this event was
Pulled Out OF Harness.
The entrants in the final class. under
2700, were p. L. Pierce, Louis Dotolo.
George Champlin. all Of Westerly, A.
w: Perry Of stonington. and Elmer =.
Miller of Jewett City. One OF Mr..
Prioris horses appeared In a brand
new harness but on the second start,
at 1900 pounds, the harness strap broke
and the harness was stripped clean on
the animal. The chair was light and
1t also bothered by breaking half a
dozen times at crucial moments. There
was a keen fight for the honors here
however, and as more and more
| weight was added, it became evident
that the lighter horses were going Ia
upt pull even the heavier classes thai
/ 1du pTGCGQ LnGIus- 4A9 OOLOlO LGI1L
was drawn first and then Mr.. Perry
| retired, leaving the field narrowed tc
! three teams. The supply OF rocks
| was exhausted before the load got toe
| heavy for the winning team to bulge
1t and slide up the stipulated three
feet, and human freight was added
Finally at $3.50 Elmer Miller's Jewett
| City horses showed a margin over the
| other pairs, Mr.. Champlin being sec.
| ond and Pete Prion third.
Things Made From Milk.
! The crowd Friday was not ae heay,
as for the middle day, but still Their
were a lot of people out and the
| grange dinner tent and the ice cream
| pavilion and the other places tina
catered to the wants of the visitors
were well patronizedS The band play
| everyone seemed to be having joll,
time. People had time to look a
/ the exhibits over again and amoni
/ the particularly fine ones that con,
| tinued to draw admiration was O
Mrs George ID. Coats, showing arti
all to herself and in it were milk AMI
| buttermillS, skim milk and cream
| cheese Of a number of kinds, custard
| cream cake. and cream pie, and
| whole lot of other products of tn
dairy. 1t was an ambitions displa,
and a tempting one. and Mrs. Coat
received many compliments to which
she replied that she could have mad
many more things that she didn'
show. Mrs. c, E. Hewitt's collection
| Of 26 varieties of sweet old gardei
| flowers also were duly admired, ant
George L.. Champlin's dahlia displa.
was beautiful array of color.
i Secretary E. Frank White was on,
4 of the hardest working men on thu
/ grounds all three days, which is say,
/ ing much. for every one of the gran.
/ gers was strenuously disposed. Mrs
White was also an active help in tn,
secretary's office, although she wa.