The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-03
STATE FAIR OPENS
WITH TITO RACES
Airplane Arrives from Buffalo TO Take
Place of One Damaged in
Fridays Storm.

w niue hlNeT 0uhCtious o'ts -. ihS
opening Of the 18th annual Vermont
state fair to-day found every depart
ment filed, with new additions in the
way of exhibits and with the, latest
creations in the amusement line.
It was children's day and the pn-
pills Of the schools saw the big exhi-
bition at no expense to them, for they
were the guests of the state fair com
mission
The gates were thrown open at 7
o'clock and the program for the day
began with a concert at IL o'clock BY
the Claremont, N. H., band. AT ] p.
m, the big array of vaudeville talent
presented a program on the two stages
in front of The grandstands, followed
BY two events of the racing schedule,
a 2:ls trot for purse of $1,000, and
2;25 pace. for a purse of $500 Both
events showed big bunch Of horses
to start. Drew Gordon, superintendent
of races, had the track put in Al con
dition and there is much to expect
from the racing schedule throughout
the week.
Tomorrow will bring out three
events cn the racing card. There wlll
be 2.22 trot, 2:l7 pace and 2:l4
pace. Each race carries purse OF
ST. 900.
Wednesday win be governors day,
and Governor james Hartness, accom-
panied by Adiutant General Johnson
and members of his staff, will make
an inspection of the grounds and oc-
cupy box in the grandstand. The
governor will also attend reunion OF
the 1927 legislature, which will be held
in the Y III. c. A. building. The gov
ernor and his party, upon arriving at
the grounds, will be received by Hon.
James B. Estee, former president of
the state fair commission, who will act
as escort about the grounds. The re-
union of the legislature is expected
to bring together a large number OF
the soIons of 1921.
When the storm of Friday afternoon
struck the White river valley and
swept up it cyclone like, it also took
in Hanover, the scat of Dartmouth
college, and disaster came to the Sails
bury plane that was to have been at
the state fair.
A telephone to Gsllatin g. Wood Of
Buffalo, y. Y, brought the answer
that Lieut.. John p. Wood and r. G.
Barrows. both pilots, would start with
a l50-horsepower plane for White Riv-
err Junction and that they would fill
the contract made by the Salisbury
Jones corporation of Randolph.
About 1880 Sunday morning the
hum of a motor was heard overhead
by the officials and the working eShIb- |
itors upon the fair grounds. Every |
body rushed into the open and directly |
over the oval of the trotting track
was seen an aeroplane scoring for al
landing.
Wood and Barrows few from Buf-
falo to Gloversville Saturday after
noon at an altitude of $500 feet. The
distance was travelled in ONE hour and
thirty minutes. They left rloversville !
Sunday forenoon. making the run to
the state fair grounds in an hour and
twenty minutes. The last leg of the
Journey was made at a height Of 1000 /
feet.
Drew Gordon, superintendent OF
races, has been most energetic IN !
bringing together the largest string OF
horses ever assmbled upon the state
fair grounds. The old familiar 60"
of Chester Pike, the starter, will not
be heard this season assthe horses are
sent away from the wire. But in his
place will be V. H Standish of Attic
boro, Mass, one Of the most expert
enced starters in New England.
The Judges of the races are L. d.
Herrick of Brattleboro, /. Fl. Simonds
Of White River Junction and H. T..
Baldwin of Wells River.
The timers arc w. G. Furman Of
White River Junction, A. ". Daley Of
Montpelier and T. w. Dunsmore of
y. H.
At the trotting horse section two
new features have been added for the
Of the horsemen. A har-
ness shop and blacksmith shop, both
fully equipped and With competent
gorkmen. have been established.