The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-15
Third Day Saw Some Splen'
did Horse Racing
Events
MILKING CONTEST
HAD s ENTRIES
Many Fine Horses Were Ex-
hibited and Prizes
Were Awarded

| White River Junction, sept. 10 luz
attendance at the Vermont state fair
yesterday was o,096. There were ia au.
tomobiles and 9s teams ON the grounds
Judging in all classes was continued. la
Morgans, class No. Is, pair shown in har-
ness TO four wheel vehicle, Emily and
| Welcome of the Morgan Horse Stock
| farm, Windsor, drew first premium, and
Hippolita and Rose OF Sutton, from same
stables. the second; Mayflower and
Georgia. owned by Miss Sue Evarts,
fourth; +. A. Darling's second entry, Lit
tie Justin and Jonathan J., taking the
third. Glass No. p, stallion, mare or
gelding three years old and over most
true to ancient type, Emily OF the Nor.
gan Horse Stock farm first, Lyndon OF
Z. A. Darling's string second, and Success,
belonging to H. r. c. Watson of Brandon
| third.
H. s. Wardner had eight fine Morgans
on exhibition, the stations Windsor Nor
gan, Streeter Morgan, Woodbury. Morgan,
Dan Linsley, the filly Harriet Porter and
the mare and foal Nell Porter and Maple
Sugar.
i. II. Coe of West Burke, new ex-
| hibitor of Morgans, with the stallion cap
Morgan at the head, whose stock were
Just taken from the pasture and are not
fitted up for show purposes as some 9th
ers, and whose exhibit included mare
RUBY with colt foaled in May, 1915, sold
the latter Yesterday to Austin White of
Kendall Green, Mass for 800 and Mr..
White will ship the animal home from
here II is a fine colt and was sired by
Cap Morgan.
The Morgan Horse Stock farm owned
by A. Fullerton Phillips of Windsor, has
string OF beautiful Morgans and they
took many premiums. The stations
Welcome, Dan Gushing, Hawkeye Croy-
don Prince. Uncas and Count Woodbury.,
with Emily and Hippolita and five mares
with foal OF this year, made good show
ing. In Miss Evarts' string were Donald,
son. the three year old ALaytlower, and
Georgia. half sisters. the yearling Susie
and foal stations.
At the meeting OF the Morgan Horse
club which was held Thursday noon at
the commissioners room in the admins.
tration building the officers Tor the ensu-
ing wear were elected as follows: Presl-
dent. f. A. Darling. West Burke; secre.
tarv and treasurer, C. c. Stillman. There
were brief talks by Pres. Darling, h. ,.
Wardner and Y. c. Paddock OF Claremont,
n. H. No collation. was served, nor were
there any new outlines for work formu-
lated.
The Judging of saddle horses took place
Yesterday afternoon in the area in the
rear OF the Judges stand near the track.
In the entry for those under l4H2 hands
high with three entries Miss 10 Evarts
won the blue, Miss Helen Gillette the red,
and Miss Eyarts' other horse the white.
In the class l41a hands or over, II. K. {.
Watson's Evelyn took the blue, ". r.
Browns Arab stallion Of Berlin n. H.,
the red, and r. A. Darling's Boots took
the white. There were eight contestants
and it is safe to say finer looking lot OF
saddle horses were never exhibited on
these grounds.
The milking contest followed immedi-
ately after at the same place, there being
seven contestants. Fifteen had been en-
| tered but owing to the age limit OF at
tendance some of the younger entries
were barred out. Those contesting fol
low in order of winning with amount OF
milk to the minute:
Pearl Caldwell of East Thetford, 10,
2.22.
Louisa Caldwell of East Thetford, Is,
liza
Polly Evarts of Windsor, is, LII.
Emma Z. Coombs of Thetford. H. l.63.
| Eta NJ. Parsons of Bethel Is. SO
Ruth f. Caldwell of Thetford, II, 81.
The prizes were $40, SIS, so, s., $3.50,
and the latter two contestants receiving
gold brooch pins.
In the public service building there
a bout the same number OF visitors as the
day previous, with "a hospital cases,
mostly exhaustion, with one case of sun
stroke. Pres. Estee addressed the boys OF
the extension service in the evening at
the grounds.
The racing events Yesterday were the
2:20 class trot for purse OF $1,000.
2:24 trot which went five heats and
I2:l7 pace which did not finish until sun
down and went six heats and was won by
Hal Perkins, Jr
Two more successful balloon ascensions
were made by Prof. Bonnette, the first
going up very straight and alighting just
outside the grounds in the highway. In
one of the races Driver Harding was
thrown from his sulky and his nose brok-
on and face scratched. his horse stumb-
ling in his hobbies when another horse