Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-16

Vermont state fair made history to-
day. With an attendance of nearly
twenty thousand persons. perfect
weather, Notwithstanding the thcr-
momcter rose to above 90. three ex-
citing races. and track events that fill
cd every minute of the afternoon. the
day goes into the record as the great
est second day since the State fair was
instituted.
Not only was every section Of Ver-
mont represented by we'll known citi-
zens but prominent men from other
New England States were present
Among them was Spencer Borden of
Fall River, Mass. tho famous breeder
of Arabian horses. and Charles a.
stone Of Boston an exhibitor of Nor
gan horses. Among the prominent
breeders of Morgan horses on the
grounds are c. C. Stillman and Henry
! S. Wardner of New York city.
Tomorrow there will be three trot-
ting events. a 2.15 trot. n 2:17 pace
and a 2:25 trot for purse of $500 in
each race. The prize horses and cat
tie will parade on the track as to-
day. Four-in- hand. tandems and sad
die horses will be exhibited before the
Erandstand. The Norwich cadets will
give an exhibition of military and
trick riding.
At four o'clock in the afternoon the
girls milking contest will tako place.
There are thirteen entries in this event.
The vaudeville performance will take
place as usual.
100 AUTOMOBILES.
This might we'll be called automobile
day at the State fair. Before noon eight
| hundred cars had parked and by three
| o'clock there We're eleven hundred cars on
the grounds. OF these one hundred came
from Montpelier. most Of them containing
members OF the board OF trade Of that
city. There were forty cars from Rutland
and in them came members of the Mer-
chants association of that city
The parade upon the track Of Morgan
standard bred ard non-standard bred
horses and cattle and oxen was one of
the best exhibitions of the kind ever seen
upon this track.
TILTING EXHIBITION.
An exhibition Of horseback riding, the
riders carrying lanccs six feet long and
driving at full run under standards hold
ing suspended rings, was given by Miss
Sue Evarts and Miss Polly Evarts of
Windsor, daughters Of the late Maxwell
Evarts, and Miss Rosa p. Tyson. daugh-
ter of James w. Tyson. Jr., of South
STAFFORD, Vino offers a silver trophy TO
the winner in this contest The exhibition
to-day was preliminary to the real con-
: test which takes place tomorrow.
Cadets from Norwich University
at Northneld gave an exhibition of mill
tary manoeuvers hurdle jumping and
fancy and trick riding
The State fair commission regret very
! much that all it's efforts to secure an
). other flying machine to take the place
!. of the one disabled the first day Of the
fair were unavaiing.
T.. a. Sunderlin of Lebanon. n. H., the
well-known trotting horse breeder ant
= driver. was quite severely bitten by &
= = horse at the trottlng horse stables yes
| torday, but he was able to drive in two
races to-day.
, At the public service building, in tht
- nursery department, 43 infants were
u cared for among them one less than {
| month old.
;, SOME HEAT PROSTRATIONS.
n In the emergency hospital there were
II about 80 cases of heat prostration
). About 1900 persons visited this buildinl
). during the day.
Il Before a gathering that crowded tn
g big spacious grandstands to their ca
d pacty and with hundreds of peopl
=. gathered about the judges pavilion th
bandstand and the vaudeville stage. al
of the events scheduled on the program
| occurred on time and the pleasure o
the assemblage was frequently demon
strated.
n EXCELLENT RACES.
@ There were three races on the card
!. n 2:2S pace with ten starters. that wen
e four heats. Lady s., driven In the frs
l. heat by Renehan and in the three sue
c cessive heats by Pierce. winning IN
t race. In the 2:l3 pace stake Susie NJ
y owned and driven by Sunderlin
II Lebanon, n. H., won three straight heat
e but was pushed hard by Cheerful Charlie
n a New Bedford horse. Susie NJ, know
d for the last half dozen years on tn
/ tracks of New England. was a big favor
u ite
u Five started In the 2:24 trot. the rae
going three heats. being warmly conteste
g by four horses Brighton. bay geld
re ing from the Canadian border. and
10 new horse from these parts. pulled dow
first money in three straight heats.
The summary;
2:2S PACE PURSE $500
=. Lady s, b, m, by Realism.
q, (Piercc) ........ ......,.3
- Uebc Marquis. CHI M. tMul-
or cahy) ........,. .........1 3
w. The Buick, ch, &, U1ard-