Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-09-01
Yesterday Banner Day.


Yesterday was surely a banner day
Several prominent people from around
the state were present including Gov.
Hartncss, Lieut. Gov Foote Major
Shaw, the governors secretary, Hon
Frederick Fleetwood, candidate for
ConEre,, and Treasurer Walter Scott
Gov. Hartne,,, Lieut-Gov. FoOte and
Mr., Fleetwood spoke, introduced from
the judges stand by Major R. W
MCCucn, viCe-presideut Of the fair aSsO-
citation who has been assisting in Sec
retary Church's office Gov Hartne,s
talked on the strike and fuel situation
and Mr.. Foote congratulated the peo-
pie of Addison County on the great
success OF their fair. Mr.. Fleetwood
spoke briefly in appreciation of the
excellence of the exhibition
Trotting Record Broken.
In addition to breaking the record for
attendance the trotting record on the
track was broken yesterday when in
the frec-for-all trot, $1,000 stake race
Shawnee trotted the first heat in
21l:3-I Premium winners, a list Of
which will he published next week, were
exhibited in front of the grand stand,
between the races headed by the eX-
hibt from the t. :. Government Nor
gan Horse Farm. The exhibit of live
stock, especially cattle is the best the
fair has ever shown. During the even
ing there Wa, a grand display of fire
works and free vaudeville
Children's Day Again.
Tuesday the opening day was Chill
dren's day but owing to the fact
that through a breach of contract,
there was no carnival show with its
children's amu,ements, the management
announces that today is again free
one for the kids and indications are
that it will be a gala one for them. To-
night there will be another carnival
with fireworks as there was none
Tuesday evening as scheduled. The
Great Keystone shows, with three rides
and many sideshowS, set up on the
grounds Wednesday morning, owing to
the quick work and enterprise of the
fair management, when they found that
the outfit booked here had failed them
Treasurer Crane took the early morn
ing train to Farnham, Que, Monday,
and, and returned with the show We'd
nesday morning. 1t is one of the clean
est the association has ever had on
the grounds.
This afternoon the feature OF the
racing card will be the big free-for-all
pace, $1,000 stake, in which Northern
Direct Verlie PatChen, Adioo Guy and
Margaret Dillon will start. This morn
ing at 10 o'clock there was a parade of
premium winners in the show ring.
Wednesday County Day.
At 10 o'clock Wednesday there was
an exhibition of horses and cattle for |
premiums. In the Morgan class for
stations four years old and over Nc |
Mahon won first; for stations and two
of his get, Mcmahon also won first !
Escort wou first in the two-year-old |
stallion class. In the brood mare class |
Viola with colt, won second and Berry, |
shown with colt, won first In the |
Morgan mare and gelding class the file,
Fanella, was first and the geldng,
Flanders, won second These horses, |
were all the property of William Tod |
Of New York and were shown by Pat
rick McMahon of Middlebury
Between the heats of three minute
race there was running race between
horses owned by Eugene Stone, Ged
Davis and Raymond Stilson, all of
Hartland Stones horse won the first
heat running the half mile in SO sec
DndS The second and third heats were
won by Davis horse in one minute and
one minute and nine and one-half sec
Onds There were also running races
between the heats Yesterday On We'd
nesday evening the parade of decor
lted floats received much applause as
lid the display of fireworks and musical
festival
Fine Exhibits
Exhibition hail. Machinery hall and
hall are all filled with ex-