The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-11
STATE FAIR WILL
OPEN TOMORROW
Bigger List Of Entries Than
Ever Before in All
Departments
TRACK EVENTS WILL
BE STRONG FEATURE
The Morgan Horse Display VIII Be
Fully Up to Standard, with Many
New Exhibitors - 500 Head Of Cat


Fully Up to Standard, with Many
New Exhibitors - 500 Head of Cat
i tie on the Grounds.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Sept.
1.-THE tenth annual exhibition of
the Vermont state fair will open here
tomorrow. Everything is in place for
the opening day. No department is
|lagging. With the rising of the sun on
the morrow the gates will be thrown
open to the public with first class ex-
hibition awaiting the crowds of sight
seeing, amusement-seekers sure to
come
The state fair commission has been
generous in its premiums and this has
| brought hosts of exhibitors in every
| department. Track events will be a
| strong feature of this years event.
More and faster horses have been en-
tered in all events and the trotting-
loving public viii find that their love
for the trot will be amply satisfied.
| President Estee of the state fair
commission in giving his personal di-
rection to things and with Secretary
Davis is exerting every effort to make
this event the browning one.
| The Vermont state fair has won an
lenviable reputation as cattle show
1t may be stated that the cattle ex
hibit to be seen this year is superior
to any previous state fair, both as t.
numbers and quality of stock. TIL,
, Morgan horse display will be up Il
! former years, with many new exhib
itors.
: With good weather the attendance i
expected to exceed that of any previ
lous fair held here, and this despite tn
ruling of the state board of health tina
. admissions must not be granted chill
J. dren under 10 years of age.
f The two trotting events on the open
!. ing day will be a 2.17 trot and %
lpace.
The Judging of cattle and horse
E will begin tomorrow at O'Clock.
In the horse exhibit there are 22
n entries of which ZIG are Morgans, l
7 draught horses, Is standard bred,
: exhibition other than those of regula
classes, 10 Welsh and five other ponies
10 six Percheron, three Suffolk Punch, an
Il seven Belgians. A big feature is owe
4 Is entries for the state cup on singl
f drivers. The strings of E. A. Darlin,
: A. F. Phillips, H. R. c. Watson, and tn
, Evarts farm with those of II. S. Ware
. ner, are among the Morgan exhibit wit
i many new ones. Mrs. Dunbar with HI
I standard bred string, and w. R. Brow
q of Berlin, n. H., with an exhibit
al saddle Arab horses, are features in II
r. horse exhibit, as well as the magnificei
q, Percheron stallion and mares and Be
n. gian stations and mares with foals, b
II longing to the Balsam Stock Farms
= Dixville Notch, n. H.
The exhibit of sheep includes Ham
shire Downs, Southdowns, Cheviot
Merinos, Shropshires, Leieesters, o
ford Downs, Cotswolds, Horned Dorset
s. and Rambouillets, the latter entry b
re ing from the farm of j. l.. Norris, jr.,
Lyndonville and the only ones of tn
class shown. Other exhibitors of she
are f. L. Compton of North Clarendo
Fillmore Farms of Bennington, j. c.
Hamilton of Bridport, NJ. Hannah
Brownsville, Jackson Brothers of VI
/ gennes, Long Branch Farm of Bowdoi
ham, Maine, the latter having 81 he
and showing seven different breeds.
Is event during the fair will be the 81
= of Southdowns at auction of the 81
n plus stock of the government farm
1. Middlebury, Vt.
- The swine exhibit comprises Pola
China, Berkshire, Chester White, j,
sey Red, and Mule Foot breeds and @
70 shown by w. H. Aldrich of Billin
% - Farms, Brookfeld Farms, A. p. Dul
pro more, A. G, Hoitt, C. A. Neal, Otis Fl
. Farm, G. T. Pierce, G. H. Savage,
II. G.. Tinkham, Upham Farms, S.
!. Wright and F. w. Durham.
- Over 500 head of cattle are shown
:. the different breeds, and this exhil
~ includes 90 head of oxen.
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