Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07
CROWD or ( III
SEES RACES At THE
MIDDLEbDPy FAIR
Special Trains from North and
South Crowded Many Prize
Winners Announced.

trains from both South and North, as
well as the regular trains, were crowd
ed to their capacity. The grandstand.
which seats 5000 people, was filled
soon after the races were called at
1:15 o'clock and it was estimated that
there were 10000 people on the
grounds Governor Gates will be pres
ent tomorrow.
An exciting race was the 1924 trot,
which went five heats before Plucky
Chat came through n winner. The Only
One and William Bing also made
strong bids for the $500 purse in this
event. In the 2:17 pace, purse $500.
Princess Nellie. after finishing fourth
in the first two heats. took the next
three heats in succession. thus nosing
out Pedro. who looked the winner in
the first two heats. The 2:2C pace.
purse $1,000 was easy for Lady Gam
age. who won in straight heats.
224 TROT. PURSE $500.
Russell Hill, b. e., Jami
son Bros, Somerville,
Mass. ............:... 8 D DIR.
William Bing b. g.. David
Stems. Pittsburgh. N.
Y. ................. l 3
MoNie c.. b. m. f. f.
Jones. Canistota. N. Y.3 4 4dr.
The Only One. &. g., Pottle
Stables. Portland. Me- l 3 3 2
Plucky Chat, gray Edw
Lyons. Hadley. Mass...1 2 2 l
Ben Wilken. CHI. g.......6 G 6 DIR.
Time. 2;21A. 2:2OA. 2:19A. 2:24h.
2:22h.
2:17 PACE. PURSE $500.
Maella. e. A. Sunderlin.
Lebanon. n. II. ........3 2 8 4 8
Princess Nellie, b. m. E. E.
Jones, Canistota. N. VA l l l
Pedro, b. g., Lester Dore,
Haverhill. Mass. .......1 1 Q Q 2
The Goods. Frank Wicker.
Tconderoga, n. Y. ....2 3 s 3
Time. 2:21h. 2:16A. 2:17A. 2:17A,
2:19A.
2;2O PACE. PURSE $1,000.
Crescent Todd br e.. L. A. Sum-
derln, Ticonderoga. ~ Y. ...3 s
Stables, Portland, Me. .......1 l l
Lady Carnage. b. m. Pottle
Echo Wilkes, br. h.. L. T. West.
Warrensburg N. Y. ........2 3
Don Mckinney. blk. g.. w eks G.
Dwyer. Fitchburg. Mass. ....5
Dottie Hal. b. m. by The Iero..4
Time. 2:17A. 2:1iA. 2:l5.
At ten o'clock this morning came the ex-
hibition of single and matched driving
horses, and at two o'clock the grand ca
valcade of all horses and cattle was held.
At $50 there was a showing OF the Nor
gan horses from the United States govern
ment farm In charge of Fred w. Ham
mond, manager of the farm.
The judging of the many entries con-
tinued to-day. Among the cattle exhibits
| awarded premiums were: Sentinel Pine
farm, Shoreham, on dairy short horn
four firsts and three thirds: NJ. A. and II.
! G. Johnson, Weybridge, two firsts. five
seconds and four thirds; Otter Creek
Stock farms, Whiting, short horn Dur
hams, six firsts, six seconds and fou,
thirds; Ayrshires. A. Hamilton estate
Middebury, three firsts, four seconds and
three thirds; Ayrshires, Dunsmore
farms, St Adams, eight frsts -four sec.
onds and two thirds: Ayrshires, L. n
! Rowley, New Haven, three hrsts: eiseys
+. NJ. Loomis. one first, and one third. ant
champion bull; d. +. McCauley. Shore
ham, three flrsts, two seconds. and tire,
thirds; Jerseys. r. w. Palmer, New Ha
ven. five firsts. three seconds. and cham
pion bull n. Mitchell, New Haven. thre,
frsts: Guernseys. w. n. Dow Of Middle
bury, three frsts and two seconds.
Poultry, D. B. Bryan of Pawlet, Is
flrsts, 60 seconds and five thirds; d.. No
yak, Rutland. 10 frsts and five seconds
NJ l.. Young. Middebury. % flrsts and !
seconds; Royal W. Sturtevant, Middle
bury six flrsts and two seconds.
rIn lnr- o1,r NOD ~
those who took ribbons were; Bosto
terriers, DR.. Burdck. Ferrisburg, first
Charles nugget. Blackstown, Mass. sec
ond; Toy Bostons. William Gibson. Eas
Middlebury. first: bull terriers, Mrs
L. f. Collins of Ferrisburg. second
Charles Shaw, Middebury. first; an
collies. II. s. Marshall. Vergennes. first
English pointers, Arthur Himan. Mid
dlebury; fox hounds. George Field
Ferrisburg. first: l.. ]. whitney o
Salisbury. second, and e. ]. Whitney o
Salisbury, third; spaniels, JOSEPH
Douglas, Ferrisburg. first. and A
Lucia, Middlebury. second; shepherds
w. r. Foster, Middlebury, first, an,
Mrs. Athal Lovett Middlebury, second
Airedale. Dennis II. McHugh, Middle
bury. first and second: Toy FrencI
poodles, Robert Steele. Mddlebur,
first and second; Russian wolf hound
DR.. Frederick r. Hathaway. Burling
ton, first; English beadles. S. z. Col
Inns. first.
The sheep building Is we'll filled an
the following were awarded premiums
Leslie Wissell, Belmont farm. Cornwall
Shropshires, two frsts, four second.
r Ha ltor
Bridport. American Merino % frsts
six seconds and three thirds; Charlie
whitehall. Cornwall. Spanish merinos
five lrsts. one second and two thirds
jackson brothers. Vergennes, oxford:
Shropshires. Cotswolds and Leicester:
25 firsts, eight seconds and eight thirds
|. l.. Hamilton. Middlebury, America
, Merino, one first. nine seconds. and fiv
thirds; j. l.. Compton, East Shrews
bury Southdown Cheylots, 16 frsts. /
seconds and four thirds.
Some excellent events are set for to
morrow. They will include the 2:1
trot. purse $500; 220 pace, $1,000. an
the free-for-all, purse s400. At $50
p. III. there will be n special exhibitio
of premium winners under the direc
: partment superintendents on the trac
in front of the grandstand,
Tomorrow children under Is year
, of age will be admitted free.
: There Will be continuous perform
| ances on the stand In front of tn
| stand.
In the ball game this morning Proc
tor won from Middlebury by a scor