The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-15
STATE FAIR is UP
AGAINST RAINY WEATHER
About $4,000 Were in Attendance On
Governors Day-Gov. Clement
and Party Present


White River Junction, Sept IL
This was Governors Day at the Yer
mont State fair and while the weather
conditions were unfavorable the great
er part of the day, there was an at
tendance of about $4,000 with 1000
automobiles parked within the grounds
Governor Percival w. Clement and
party left Rutland in the forenoon in
four touring cars and arrived at the
fair grounds at 1890 The track
events did not begin until two o'clock
owing to the heavy condition of the
race course which was put in condi-
ton by the running of drags and auto
mobiles over it, At two o'clock Gov
ernor Clement, accompanied by ex-
Governor Pingree of Hartford, ex Gov
ernor Fletcher Of Cavendish Adju-
tant General Johnson and members of
the Governors party arrived on the
grandstand to the music of America -
They occupied seats in boxes and were
among the most enthusiastic spectat-
Ors.
The first feature on the tract was
the grand calvacade of Morgan horses
thoroughDreds and heavy draft horses
The Morgan exhibit was especially fine
demonstrating the fact the this breed
is fast coming back into its own. The
parade of prize-winning cattle showed
conclusively that Vermonters are
breeding better and more extensively
than they have in the past.
Lieut.. Lynch, the aviator, was in
the air much of the time throughout
the afternoon. In making a landing.
after trip with passenger he ran
into the inside fence of the track and
shattered brace on one of the planes
The propeller. when the plane stopped.
was fast against a fence post, but for
tunately the damage to the machine
was slight, easily and quickly repair
ed and the flights were continued.
During a temporary absence from
the judges stand OF Chester Pike,
the started, who has been at every
state fair since its inception. James
Dewey acted in his place and won in
slant favor with the large gathering.
The annual meeting CT the Morgan
Horse club was held in the admins.
tration building today. The officers
elected for the ensuing year are
Elmer A. Darling. president, Spencer
Borden, j. c. Brunk, j. R. Steers, A.
II. Van Tassel, Fl. S. Warden, vice
presidents; c. c. Stillman secretary
and treasurer; j. c. Brunk, G. l..
Church jr., a. w. Peters, j. r. Steers
Fl. s. Warden members of the board
Of governors to serve until 1921
The exhibition of the agricultural ex-
tension Service of the University of Yer
mont workers is one of great interest
to progressive Vermonters consisting
of exhibits of boys and girls club
work and what is called Green Noun
tain Guards. One-half of the building
is devoted to the boys ad girls work,
the age OF the workers to be not over
10 years. On the west side will be
. found handicraft and maple products:
across the south end exhibits of
cooking and sewing; the east side,
work of college home demonstration
andethe center table, canned goods put
up by the young ladies. In the cen
ter of the building is table where
ten clubs will compete in giving dem
onstrations, the teams taking turns
during the fair, tn successful com
petitors to receive trip to the East
ern States Exposition. In this building
will also be found county exhibits un.
der the direction of the farm bureau
agents.