Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
CROWDED ROADS
ALL LEAD To THE
M|OOlEbURY FAIR
Secondary Attendance Said to
Break Acknowledgements
man Greene Speaks
Racing Begins.

Middlebury, Sept. 1.-The second day of |
the Addison county fair commenced this !
morning with clear skies. Special trains /
north and south were crowded, while ,
roads leading from the country were
nlled with teams and automobiles. 1t Is |
said that the attendance was the larg- |
est or any second day in the history of
the fair. Congressman Frank l.. Greene
was a visitor to-day and made a brief
address.
In the races, Glenwood Star. owned
by Frank Wicker of Ticonderoga, won
the 2:27 pace. The 2:24 pace was won by
Minnie Directly owned by a. V. Wood
row of White River Junction, and DR..
Bell, owned by c. a. Mosher of Troy,
n. Y. won the 2:17 pace. The sum-
maries:
2:27 PACE. PURSE 500
Glenwood STAR b. g.. Frank
Wicker, Ticonderoga .............1 / l
Len Mckinney, b. g.. T.. Z. Hyde,
Hartford. Conn. ....................2 q
Seal Skin Boy, b. g., George r.
Russell. Lake George ...........".3 2 81
Echo Wilkes, b. g., L. T. West
Matte Wilkes, CHI. m, Lillian X.
Seavey Plymouth N. H. ........5 4
Bessie Lambert, F. w. Howard,
BrldpOrt ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Time, 2:22A. 222A, 2:22A.
1924 PACE. PURSE $500.
Minnie Directly. b. m, A. V.
Woodrow, White River juno
ton ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Riley A.. CHI s., c. L. O'Clair
Waterbury ..................2
Henry Jacobs, Lillian II. Seavey.
Plymouth. n. II. ...........3
Grace Leyburn. CHI. M. F. A.
Wicker, Ticonderoga ........4
Time, 2:16h, e15k. 2:15.
2:17 PACE. PURSE $500.
DR.. Bell, blk. g., C. A. Mosher.
Troy, n. Y. ..................1 l
Dartmouth, CHI. e., Fred E. Hyde.
Hartford, Conn .............2
Othello, C. L. OClair. Water
bury ...................
King Locomoco. b. g.. D. II. Nc
| Hugh. Mddlebury ...........4 4
Time, 2.15. 2:16A, 214A.
| Exhibition hall, in charge OF A. j.
Blackmer, was visited by large crowd
to-day and bids fair to attract hundreds
more. 1t resembles a miniature city
The electrical display booth by w. c.
Duncan attracts much attention. The
| Hanks & Chilson booth is In charge OF
| William Farrell, Jr. The booth of +. G.
| Hunt, Jr., florist. contains several hun
dreds of plants, Bailey's Music Rooms of
Burlington has an attractive booth.
In Mechanic hall there are exhibits of
automobiles by James r. Cartmell and
| Dodge Brothers. The G. II. Grimm es-
tate of Rutland and the Leader Evapora-
tor company of Burlington have fine
show of maple sugar apparatus Brack-
EFT, Shaw & Lunt of Boston haze a large
| line of power machinery.
| Morgan horses are a feature William
Todd of Now York city. who bought a
number Of the horses of the Joseph Bat
tell estate. has some excellent specimens.
| the Battell estate is also represented and
| II. r. c. Watson of Brandon has a good
| showing.
The merino sheep industry, which made
| Addison county famous, Is we'll represent
ed by j. s. Hamilton Of Bridport and Ira
Giambin of Cornwall +. S. Comptols of
| Clarendon and several others have some
| fine mutton breeds. The fish and game
department Is in charge Of Fish and Game
| Warden George Chaffee. George Church
Ill of Brandon has a tank where may be
seen lingering brook trout and trout one
and two years old. There also are
hedgehogs, foxes, skunks, lynx and sew
eral deer the latter being the property of
Col s. A. Ilsley of this village
The cattle shipment is in charge Of
Wills N Cady. ]. Watson Webb Of
SheIburne has n fine herd Of Herefords
George Fl. Dunmore Of Swanton exhibits
Ayrshires n. r. Mitchell Of New Haven
mas f1ne showing of Jerseys. and NJ A.
Johnson OF Weybridge Holsteins Andrew
Elliot of Gait. Ont, began his Judging
OF cattle at nine o'clock this morning
The Morgan horses from the United
states government farm AT Weybridge,
under the direction of Superintendent
Hammond, will he shown tomorrow
This Is the only fair where they will be
seen this year as the government does
not allow them to be transported.
The poultry house is in cahrge OF
George Farr Of Bristol and is filled to
capacity and there are several hundred
birds that had TO be cared for In tents
outside the regular buildings. There also
about dozen pens for ducks and
geese especially built
The dog house, which is In cahrge of
G. j. Duncan. Is filed to Its limit and
there are some Very flnekennels ofbeagles,
Scotch collies, bulls, and hounds. Horti-
cultural halls exhibits are drawing much
attention. There are several exhibits by
different Grange societies in the county.
: At ten O'Clock tomorrow morning the
" Judging of matched and single driving
- horses will be held, The program OF
races tomorrow will include a 2:l3 pace
for purse of 500; 2:27 pace for purse OF
D 500; 2:l9 trot for purse of 500; and e:15
y trot for purse of 500