The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-26

cry department. any Lar ever
held by the association. All that
Is needed is good weather and the
/ promise comes from Washington
that fair and warm weather is on
the way for Northern New Eng
land for the whole of next week.
Those who have come to the
annual fair for many years will
find a great surprise awaiting
them. Improvements that have
cost close to $4,000 have made
the fair grounds one of the best
III the state. The big grand stand
that seats over 1000 people is
completed and will be dedicated to
the public on the opening day. The
fifty new horse sheds were today
filled with fast racing horses that
! come from the entire north coun-
4 try as far east as St. Hyacinth and
St. John. The overflow that is
coming in constantly is now being
/ taken care of at the horse sheds
at the north end Of the grounds.
Dr. r. II. Burke in charge Cf the
racing program says that over 90
entries have been received to COM
pete for the $4,000 Of race prizes.
/ One of the new features of the
fair will be Grange day. This
comes on the last dav, Thursday.
! The entire fair is turned over to
the Grangers and that live wire or
ganization has perfected a pro-
gram that will probably outshine
anything ever done by the Grang-
| Crs of Northern Vermont.
The new Grand Stand and Flor
al hall are two of the most inter
esting features of the new build
ings. There is a great deal of
prlde in the fair management that
this excellent building accomplish
I ment is the work of a st. Johns
bury contractor, J. NJ. Swan and
Son. 1t is considered one of the
| best pieces of building work seen
il this section in a long time.
All day today the fakirs began
to arrive from the four corners of
the globe and set up their tents
and shows. BY Sunday afternoon
it is figured that fully 100 individ- |
ual concessions will be occupied, !
with more coming. There will be
over a half mile of concessions Oc- !
cupied by the live wires of the !
fair and the ones that have made |
the New England County fair a
distinctive institution. Along with !
the Midway attraction came Wal |
ker's monkey speedway, Hoodini, |
the handcutf king, the Man with
the Lobster Feet, Fortune tellers,
and the scores Of others who have |
their unusual and startling at
fractions to offer to the holiday |
crowds.
The Midway is now located on
both sides of the street north of !
the grand stand, The machinery !
building will be located where Flo
raj hall formerly stood and the
new exhibition hall for mechanics, !
etc. will be in the large building !
formerly occupied as a dining hail.
The dedication of the new
$4,000 grand stand and floral hall .
will take place at l o'clock Tues
day afternoon. President Harry
H. Carr of the fair association will |
preside and make some remarks
about the objects and aims of the
fair grounds association. A young
Miss will break a bottle of water
on the stand and christen the new
structure. There will be playing
by the band and there may be an
out-of-town speaker for the occa-
sion. The complete program of
the dedication will be given in
Mondays Calcdonian- Record.
Due very largely to the tireless
energy and careful planning of the
superintendent of the races, DR..
Burke, the race track has been
put in splendid condition and the
recent heavy rain have been just
what was desired to put on the
finishing touches One hundred
and twenty-five loads of clay have
been mixed with the loose earth
ard the track has been rolled un-
til it is in fine condition. The
seasons growth Of witchgrass had
to be cradicated by the man with
hoe before the track was finally |
smoothed of. A decided improve
ment at the finish is the widening
Of the track some four feet from
near the upper gate to the end of
the new grandstand. This gives
the track the width at the most
desirable point. The track is now
wide enough for five horses to
come down abreast.
By locating the judges stand
some - feet north of its old oca-
ton and erecting the new grand
stand % feet north of the old
building, the finish of the races is
brought farther north and the
trottcrs do not reach the turn IN
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