The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-09-19
THE GREAT MANCHESTER FAIR
Good Weather. Gobd Exhibits and
Good Racing Made up an Attractive
Program for the Great EYens.

Good Racing Made up an Attraciiy,
Program for the Great Eyens.
Another years fair has gone on
record, and very good fair it was
too. The weather was propitious and
the second days crowd was almost a
record breaker.
There was d very large and fine ex-
hibit Of domestic and fancy work in
Floral Hall and the Manchester Board
Of Trade had an exhibit by large
number Of its members
The State Of Vermont had educa-
tional exhibits and the Y. w. c. A.
War Work for Women was represent
ed by Mrs Leon Edgar Ellsworth and
Miss Edith Dunton, both Of Rutland,
the former viee-chairman Of the war
work council and the latter publicity
secretary
There was a Red Cross exhibit there
that was well attended everyone now
adays being interested in that work
There was a small but select exhibit
Of poultry and the state had a man
here TO demonstrate to those interest
ed how to select the good stock and
separate il from the culls.
Below we give a resume of the
races.
Three holly contested races were on
the card Wednesday and it took extra
heats in two Of the races. Church
Bros of Cambridge, N. Y, were heavy
winners, taking the first and third
races, while the second race went TO
Wilton Forbes, owned by Hanna and
Whitney Of Granville, n Y.
The summary follows:
2:30 Trot or Pace, Purse $3.50.
Cleo Todd br. M, Church, !, 6, 5,
/, l.
Prince Aquillin, CHI M, Russell, 2, 2,
Ara
Jerome Chord, CHI. g., Wright, 5, /,
4, 3. 2.
Belle b., b. M, Roberts, 3, 3, 2, 5, 5.
Sis Armont, b, M, Vaughn, and Miss
Bells. br. M, Mullen, also started.
Time: 2;2lh, 2:24h, 2:25, 2:2l,
2:2l.
2;24 Trot Purse SITS.
Wilton Forbes, b. e., Hanna, /, |, !.
Bower Pride b. g., Vaughn, 2, 2, 3.
Old Folks, b. g., Whiting, 3, 3, 2.
Frosie G., b. m, Brennan, a, a, a.
Cara Bell, b. M, Sguires, and Jim
mic Audubon, gr. g.. Russell also
started.
Time: 2:22A, 2:23, 2:2G.
2:20 Trot or 2;l6 Pace, Purse $50
Axy Sprague, b. m, Church, ., l.,
2, !.
Nellie Armont, oh. M, Church, 2, l.,
LIZ
The Goods. b. g., Finch, 3, 2, 4, 4.
John Smith, b. e.. Russell, 4, 3, 3, 3.
Time: 2:24h. 2:22ll, 2;2iA, 2:23.
This race was settled in four heats
or account of darkness.
The three races on Thursday all
went in straight heats as shown by
the summary which follows;
2;45 Trot or Pace. Purse Sl25.
Billy Bells b. e., Lake. /, /, /.
San Fernando, b. g., Graves, 5, ?, 2.
Rose, & m, Perry, 2, s, 3.
Major st. Clair. b. s., Lawrence, 4,
3, T.
Guniirc, blk m, Benedict, and Dan
u, b. g., McWain, also started
Time: 2;32la, 2:30, 2:32A.
2:27 Pace, Purse SITS.
Sister Hal blk. M, Wright Bros,
4, /, !.
Prince Aquillin, oh. e., Russell, 2, |
2,
Jerome Chord, oh. M, Riley. 3, 3, 2. T.
Anna Chimes, b. M, Provan, 5, 4, 4.
Belle b., blk m, Roberts, also start |
ed
Time: 2:22.. 2:22is, 2:22h.
2:10 Troi or 2:l4 Pace, Purse 1925.
Nellie Armont, oh. M, Smith, !, /, ]. |
Axy Sprague, br M, Church, 2, 2, @
The Goods, b. g., Finch, 3, 3, 3.
Time: 2:2Sa 2:24a, 2.24a.
Premiums Awarded Horses
Stallion five years and three Of his
get, LIST o. r. Black, Pawlei. VI, $500. |
Geldings or mares five years or
over: LIST So, and ID 81. Mrs. Ritter.
Manchester, VT
Gelding 4 years: Is, s.. Harley Dy-
or, Bennington, VI.