New Britain herald., 1916-09-12
BERLIN FAIR MAKES
 HIT WITH FARMERS
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R,) | into the air. Turning completely over in his descent he made clean strike and a moment later emerged from the tank dripping and triumphant.
 Leopard Tanner Exhibits.
 Madame Vallecita, the leopard tam- 1 CT, gave the public two thrilling per- 1 fOrmances with her half dozen giant | jungle cats, Madame has shown these 1 animals in all the large cities of Eu- rope, South America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Usually | she plays the theaters, but made a diversion this fall in favor of the coun- | try fairs.
 Another amusement feature which | pleaSeS the crowds is the fancy rifle shooting of the Savages. These ar lists shoot from a swinging position on a slack wire and fire at swinging targets, making the act dOubly ditfi- ! cult. The Montrose troupe of acro- bats is also making good. Big Night Crowd. Last night, the first night of the fair, saw a big crowd on the midway and the cOncessiOnists and side-show men did a rushing business until a
 
 were witnessed from the grandstand by a sizeable audience. The entertain ment concluded with a display of fireworks. AS the evenin- wore on q heavy mist arose and through it the electrics cast a ghostlike glow over the midway, but the crowd was in high spirits and seemed to enjoy the weird spectacle.
 TomorrOwS Program.
 Tomorrow will be known as Meri- den day at the fair and a fine pro- gram is offered. It follows:
 Gates open a. m.
 Cattle strength tests in the oval, Il a. m.
 Cattle peg race. 1:30 D. m.
 Horse races 2 o'clock sharp, 2:1S trot, purse $500; 2:24 trot, purse $500.
 Judging sheep, fine arts and domes- tic manufG cture and school exhibit and completing other classes not fin ished.
 Free Attractions Afternoon and evening.
 Mime. Vallecita, trained leopards
 Oliver, dare devil diver and diving dog.
 Montrose troupe of acrobats.
 The Savages, fancy rifle shots.
 COlum bia Park Boys club band of San Francisco, tumblers, musicians, etc.
 Prof. Cats, balloonist and parachute jumper.
 Grand fireworks display at night
 Dancing in Foresters' hall.
 With promise of an attendance of more than ten thousand and the mid way and grandstand crowded to ca pacity the second day of the fair was going full blast at 2 o'clock this aft ernOon when the first heat of the opening race was called. The attend ance, which during the morning hours was slight, began to swell towards noon and shortly after 1 o'clock the crowd began to arrive in trOlleys and autom obiles. At the automobile en- trance at the southeast side of the fair grounds a constant stream of touring cars, imousines and run abouts poured through while the troll leys discharged a horde every ten minutes at the main gate.
 The trolley service, by the way, was an improvement over yesterday, for which the public is duly thankful. Yesterday the service was anything but good There were long waits be- 1NSW necessary to wait again. as the fair cars were so far behind schedule that no attempt was made in the city to wait for them The trolley service came in for trimming again last night when there were blOckades at Ash and South Main streets and at the fair grounds.
 Judging Begins.
 Judging in the culinary arts and foriculture which began late yester- day, was completed this morning and the following results were announced. New Britain and Berlin are well rep resented among the winners.
 Culinary Arts. Mrs. George B. Carter, Boston l brown bread, first. l Mrs. A. E. Crandall, Berlin, Boston ! brown bread, second; corn bread, sec- ond; wheat bread, second; cookies and doughnuts, second; apple pie, first; chocolate creams candy, first.
 Mrs. C. T. Lindquist, Berlin, corn bread, first; angel cake, first; gold leaf cake, second; sugar cookies third.
 Mrs. George F. Kibbe, New Britain rye bread, first; raised biscuits, sec l Ond.
 Mike Fetzko, New Britain, wheat bread, first
 Allen E. Hazen, Kensington, soda biscuits, first; chocolate loaf cake second; crullers, second; custard pie first
 Mrs. A. E. Blake, Terryville, ange cake, first; fruit cake, first; spice l cake first: walnut cake third: ChOcO. late cake third; fruit filling, first.
 Mrs L. W. Watkin, Berlin, choco late cake, first; angel cake, second