The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-10-06
DARLING AND
CARY STOCK
AT STATE FAIR
Wed. Was Governors Day
and Reunion of Last
legislature

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Oct. cit was Governors day
Wednesday at the Vermont State
fair and conditions could not have
been better or could they have
pleased Governor James Hartness
more. The attendance was $4,000
and 1000 cars were parked within
the grounds.
Accompanied by Adjutant Gen
eral johnson, Col. E. w. Gibson
and Secretary of Civil and Mill
tary Affairs Latin, Governor Hart
ness arrived on the grounds before
IL o'clock and was received by e.
L. Stewart of Lyndonville, presl-
dent of the State fair commission
and other members of the commits
sion.
A reunion of the members -
the Legislature of 1921 was held in
the Public Service building follow
ing the inspection of the depart
ments fthe fair. Hon. James b
Estee presided and short speeches
were made by, the Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor A. w. Foote
Speaker Billings, Hon. Hale X
Darling, Ex-Lieut. Gov. Charles
H. Stearns, DR.. w. N. Bryant
Hon. Wade Keyes, Miss Edna
Beard, the one woman member OF
the Legislature and Howard L.
Hindley, editor of the Rutland
Herald.
Between two heats of the races
while working out Ammonia, Driver
w. E. Berry was, run into by
Driver A. V. Woodrow, driving
Forest Axworthy, and Berry was
thrown. He was carried from the
track in a semi-conscious condl-
ton, but was not seriously hurt
Both sulkies were wrecked.
The PIT pace, which went over
from Tuesday, was finished yes
terday, four heats being required
to find the winner, the race being
won by Brown Gentry. The
race schedule showed three events
on the card, each race being finish
ed in three heats. The racing was
of the type that pleases a crowd,
and the occupants of the two
grandstands, filled to their capa-
city, demonstrated their pleasure.
The grand cavalcade of prize
stock was over a mile in length
and was fine exhibition and al
though lacking as large a display
Of Morgan horses as has been seen
in some of the years previous was
one of the best as regards cattle.
Preceded by the Claremont Band
the first to head this exhibit was
the Morgan horses of E. A. Oar
ling of East Burke with the
Grand Champion stallion "Sir
Ethan Allen" at the head of the
string, ofllowed by. the Morgans
of the U. S. Morgan Horse Farm
with "Troubador", a Massachu-
sets exhibit with Donaldson Jr'.
at the head, the Morgan exhibit
of C. C. Stillman of Cornwall, N.
Y. The Maxwell Evarts estate
had four led by Donaldson the
Standard bred stallion of H. +.
Dunbar of Barton, Percherons Of
Connecticut Agricultural college,
with dragon Jr,' C. E. Willett's
"Pico" of Rutland, then the Sui
folks of the Upway farm of
Woodstock and Percherons in
harness by c. B. Murphy of New
Hampshire.
Next came the cattle with the
Rutland Band at the head, the
Vermont Agricultural school lead
ing with their herd of Jerseys, the
same breed from Hill Pasture,
Philadelphia, Seaver Wright's
herd, White River Junction, Cal
vim Simonds herd, and Vermont
Agricultural school of Randolph
with Guernseys, Davis Brothers of
Hartland and the Otis Hill farm,
and that of Spencer Borden of
Fall River, Mass.
Ayshires shown were from the
herds of Matthew Hanna, Browns
vile Vermont Industrial school Of
Vergennes. Maxwell Evarts' es-
tate Windsor, Glenn Newton of
Quechee and Villa Clara, Dover,
N. H., Holsteins were represented
with the herd of Vt. State Hospi-
tai, Waterbury, A. G. Dewey farm
with the prize champion bull, Que
chez, G. B. Hawthorne, White
River Junction, Bigelow farm,
Waterbury.
Devons, were shown by Neil
and Son, Meriden, N. H., Batchel-
der Farms, Mt. Vernon, N. H., and
Charles Neil, White River juno
ton, E. H. Marshall White Rock
Farm, N. H. The milking Snort
horns were shown by "Great
Wood" Farms, Plainfeld, Batchel-
der Farms, Mt. Vernon. The Here
fords had great showing in the
herds of George Cary, st. Johns
bury, Brook Dell Farm, Windsor,
Brookside Farm, Durham, Conn,
Watson Webb, Shelburn and
Mr.. Page of Greenfield, Mass. Eff
teen yoke of oxen and steers were
shown by A. Allen, Reading, and
20 yokes by Atweed of Wood
stock. In this last exhibit there
was feature which created great
applause from the spectators,