Hemlock "Little World's" Fair Program 2024

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A Message from the President

Welcome to the 2024 Hemlock “Little World’s” Fair, a proud tradition since 1857. We showcase animals and agriculture from Livingston County, and take pride in sharing our agricultural heritage. We strive to provide the most affordable familyfriendly entertainment and education to the surrounding communities. Grandstand events are always exciting, with horses and horsepower keeping everyone on their feet! The Flying Wallendas, PAWS for Applause Canine Exhibition, and the Party Animals Petting Zoo are sure to be a hit with the young and the young-at-heart! Our midway, vendors and entertainment will provide something interesting for everyone.

There is something for everyone at the Hemlock Fair with events, exhibits, and activities that focus on the past, present and future. Many families have been attending our Fair for generations, so thank you for making Hemlock “Little World’s” Fair part of your family tradition. We are sure you will have a wonderful time!

Dave Gilbert

Dave Gilbert, President

THANK YOU

The Hemlock Lake Union Agricultural Society would like to say “Thank You” to all our Members, Sponsors and Supporters. As an all-volunteer organization, we depend on the support of our local businesses and organizations to assist us in making the Hemlock Fair possible.

We are fortunate to have a group of dedicated volunteers who work tirelessly to present the Fair each year. We take great pride in our historic buildings and grounds, and ‘work details’ take place nearly year-round to maintain and upgrade the Fairgrounds. Thank you to our volunteers who have been working behind the scenes to coordinate all the events and vendors, as well as making improvements and maintaining the grounds.

With the generous donations of goods, services and financial support from our Sponsors, we are able to continue to improve and grow each year. Local organizations and businesses help to promote the Hemlock Fair. Our First Responders are an important part of the Fair, providing the safety and security necessary to maintain a familyfriendly event. Special thanks to the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department and the Hemlock Fire Department for coordinating these efforts.

We appreciate all the efforts of everyone involved in assisting us in presenting the 2024 Hemlock “Little World’s” Fair. Without your generosity and support, our Fair would not be the great success it is today! Thank you!

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AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

• West Shurfine in Honeoye and Livonia (weekly passes only)

• NAPA Auto in Dansville and Mt. Morris

• Wester’s Country Store, Conesus

• The 1812 Store, Hemlock

• Lake Life Accessories, Lakeville

• Geneseo Auto Parts •

HEMLOCK FAIR PROGRAM

JULY 16-20, 2024

(SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

GATES OPEN

Tuesday thru Thursday at 9am

Friday and Saturday at 7am

Rides open daily at 2pm

*Appearing Daily at the Fair!*

Midway Attractions by Gillette Shows

The Flying Wallendas

PAWS for APPLAUSE Canine Exhibition

PAWS Animal Education

Braddock Bay Raptor Research

(with live birds Tues, Thurs, & Sat)

Party Animals Petting Zoo

Monster Truck Rides

($10 per person) beginning at 4pm

Youth Activities:

Tractor Pull, Jr Farmer Olympics, Scavenger Hunt & more!

VISIT OUR BUILDINGS AND DISPLAYS

Heritage Museum

Home Arts * Grange * School Arts

4-H Displays and Demonstrations

Working Windmill and Sawmill Exhibitions

Antique Agricultural Equipment Displays

Train Display in the AG Expo. Building

HEMLOCK FAIR TICKET PRICES

*If your 3 year old is 36” or taller, you MUST purchase a youth ticket to allow them to ride the rides.

Memories

Gary G. Patterson

The Hemlock Fair lost a Life Member, and great friend, when Gary Patterson passed away in November of 2023.

A native of Hemlock, Gary worked on the family farm in Lima before purchasing and operating the Keystone Gas Station in Livonia. He ran the Lima Rodeo on his property for many years, and was the driving force behind bringing the rodeo to the Hemlock Fair. Many people recall Gary’s years as a rodeo wrangler and pickup man!

Gary donated hundreds of hours to his community as a member of the Livonia Fire Department, the Livonia Rotary, and the Hemlock Little World’s Fair Board The Fair was a yearly staple in Gary’s life: a week to celebrate the community and agriculture that he held so dear. He was often found at the sawmill, working and visiting with his friends.

Gary loved model trains and constructed an elaborate layout in the basement of his home, named “Cherel Valley Railroad” after his

beloved wife, Elise and daughter, Cheryl. The Hemlock Fair will become the home of a large portion of the layout, which Gary generously left to the Fair. He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him.

Hemlock Fair 2024 Schedule

4-H Event Schedule

Be sure to visit the 4-H Exhibit Building and 4-H Barns to see all of the 4-H exhibits on display!

TUESDAY, JULY 16

10am 4-H Pet Show, Swine Show Ring

10am-4pm 4-H Produced in New York Food Demonstrations, 4-H Exhibit Building

1pm 4-H Poultry Showmanship, Swine Show Ring

6pm 4-H Fancy Bird Breed Show, Small Animal Barn

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17

9am 4-H Cavy Show, Swine Show Ring/Small Animal Barn

10am 4-H Horse Show: Western & Games Divisions, Large Horse Arena

10am 4-H Rabbit Show, Swine Show Ring/Small Animal Barn

12-4pm 4-H Public Presentations, 4-H Exhibit Building

6pm 4-H Swine Show, Swine Show Ring

7pm 4-H Rooster Crowing Contest, outside of 4-H Poultry Barn

THURSDAY, JULY 18

10am 4-H Horse Show: English Division, Large Horse Arena

11am 4-H & Open Class Dairy Show, Ag Building

12-4pm 4-H Public Presentations, 4-H Exhibit Building

1pm 4-H Egg Preparation Contest, 4-H Exhibit Building

4pm 4-H & Open Class Sheep Show, Ag Building

7pm 4-H Rooster Crowing Contest, outside of 4-H Poultry Barn

FRIDAY, JULY 19

9am 4-H Goat Show, Ag Building

12-4pm 4-H Public Presentations, 4-H Exhibit Building

12pm 4-H Animal Costume Class, Swine Show Ring

3pm 4-H & Open Class Beef Show, Ag Building

7pm 4-H Rooster Crowing Contest, outside of 4-H Poultry Barn

SATURDAY, JULY 20

8am-12pm 4-H Grand Master Showmanship Contest, Ag Building/ Swine Show Ring/Small Animal Barn

1pm 4-H Livestock Auction, Ag Building

10am-4pm 4-H Public Presentations, 4-H Exhibit Building

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Hemlock Fair 2024 Schedule

Gates Open

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday at 9am Friday & Saturday at 7am Rides open daily at 2:00pm Rides are included in our Pay-One-Price Schedule Subject to Change The Flying Wallendas PAWS for APPLAUSE Canine Exhibition

TUESDAY, JULY 16 — Senior Citizen Day!

$5 Admission until 4pm! Seniors 60+ Only 10am ............. 4-H Pet Show (Swine Show Ring)

10am-4pm .... 4-H ‘Produced in New York’ Food Demonstrations (4-H Exhibit Building)

12pm ........... Sire Stake Races (Post time at Noon) 12-4pm ......... Braddock Bay Raptor Research Birds & Education with Live Birds

1pm .............. 4-H Poultry Showmanship (Swine Show Ring)

4pm .............. Kids Mini Tractor Pull

4pm until .... Monster Truck Rides ($10/pp) 6pm 4-H Fancy Bird Breed Show (Swine Show Ring)

7pm DEMOLITION DERBY 8pm-12am .... Live Band: To Be Announced (Festival Building)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 — Military Appreciation Day!

*Free admission with Military or Veteran ID 9am .............. Antique Tractor Pull

9am ............... 4-H Cavy Show (Swine Show Ring)

10am ............. 4-H Horse Show-Western & Games Divisions (4-H Horse Arena) 10am ............. 4-H Rabbit Show (Swine Show Ring/Small Animal Barn)

12pm .......... Mounted Patrol Competition 12-4pm ......... 4-H Public Presentations (4-H Exhibit Building)

4pm .............. Kids Mini Tractor Pull

4pm until .... Monster Truck Rides ($10/pp)

5pm Derek PartridgeCow Horse Riding Clinic

5pm ............ Horse Pull LightweightHeavyweight to follow

6pm 4-H Swine Show (Swine Show Ring)

7pm XTREME MONSTER SPORTS Monster Trucks

7pm 4-H Rooster Crowing Contest (outside of 4-H Poultry Barn)

8pm-12am ... Live Band: To Be Announced (Festival Building)

THURSDAY, JULY 18

10am ............. 4-H Horse Show: English Division (4-H Horse Arena) 11am ............. Dairy Cattle Show - Open & 4-H (Ag Show Arena)

12-4pm Braddock Bay Raptor Research Birds & Education with Live Birds 12-4pm ......... 4-H Public Presentations (4-H Exhibit Building)

1pm .............. 4-H Egg Preparation Contest (4-H Exhibit Building)

4pm .............. Kids Mini Tractor Pull

4pm .............. Sheep Show - Open & 4-H (Ag Show Arena)

4pm-until .... Monster Truck Rides ($10/pp) 7pm ............ NYTPA TRACTOR PULLS: Super Farm, 4.1 Limited Pro Stock Tractor, Gas 4x4 Trucks

7pm .............. 4-H Rooster Crowing Contest (outside of 4-H Poultry Barn)

8pm-12am ... Live Band: To Be Announced (Festival Building)

FRIDAY, JULY 19

9am ............. Miniature Horse Show 9am ............... 4-H Goat Show (Ag Show Arena) 12pm ............ 4-H Costume Class (Swine Show Ring) 12-4pm ......... 4-H Public Presentations (4-H Exhibit Building) 3pm .............. Beef Cattle Show-Open & 4-H (Ag Show Arena)

4pm Kids Mini Tractor Pull

4pm until .... Monster Truck Rides ($10/pp)

7pm ............ NYTPA Tractor Pulls: Modified Tractor, SS Combined, 4.1 LPS Tractors, 2 WD Trucks

7pm .............. 4-H Rooster Crowing Contest (outside of 4-H Poultry Barn) 8pm-12am ... Live Band: To Be Announced (Festival Building)

SATURDAY, JULY 20

8am-12pm .... 4-H Grand Master Showmanship Contest (Ag Show Arena, Swine Show Ring, Small Animal Barn) 9am OPEN English & Western Horse & Game Show (4-H welcome) 10am-4pm .... 4-H Public Presentations (4-H Exhibit Building) 12pm-4pm .... Braddock Bay Raptor Research Birds & Education with Live Birds

1pm .............. 4-H Livestock Auction (Ag Show Arena) 4pm .............. Kids Mini Tractor Pull 4pm until .... Monster Truck Rides ($10/pp) 4:30pm ....... Demolition Derby Matinee 5pm ............ Kids Mini Tractor Pull-Offs 8:30pm- ...... Live Band: To Be Announced 12:30am (Festival Building)

GRANDSTAND EVENTS DON’T MISS THE ACTION!

NIGHTLY GIVE-AWAYS

T – NYS SIRE STAKES RACING – NOON

T – DEMOLITION DERBY – 7PM

W – XTREME MONSTER SPORTS – 7PM

TH – NYTPA TRACTOR PULL – 7PM

F – NYTPA TRACTOR PULL – 7PM

S - DEMOLITION DERBY MATINEE – 4:30PM

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NY Sire Stakes Races

horse races. In the 1800s, horsemen from many nearby communities gathered to train and race their horses in ‘meets’ at our track. From the mid-1950s thru the 1990s, matinee races were held on Sundays during the month of May. This is where horsemen got their 2- and 3-year-old horses ready to race. Several horsemen started their careers at these matinees. In 1955, Ben Webster, a local favorite, won his first race here and went on to claim over 4,300 wins and over $43 million in purses. From a humble beginning here at the Hemlock track, his impressive 47-year career won him a spot in the Upstate New York Harness Racing Hall of Fame and the Batavia Downs Hall of Fame, as well as a special display in our Heritage Museum.

NY Sire Stakes is the nation’s oldest harness racing program to promote state-bred racing. Sponsored and formed from NY State harness racing organizations in 1961, it is now administered by the Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund.

racing of Standardbred horses in New York State, it is comprised of a three-tiered program for 2- and 3-year-old horses. The Hemlock track is part of the County Fair program, hosting races for trotters and pacers in both age levels. Although the Hemlock Fair existed nearly 100 years prior to the NYSS, the Fair has grown into the major event that it is in part because of Sire Stakes racing.

With over 120 years of harness racing at Hemlock, there is a long history of tradition and milestones from 1903 through the present. Opening Day of the Fair, we follow tradition and hold the 2- and 3-year-old Sire Stakes races. Stop in to enjoy the competition and become part of the proud tradition of NY State Sire Stakes racing at Hemlock ‘Little Worlds’ Fair! Post time is 12 Noon on Tuesday – join past generations for the ringing of the bell to officially open the Hemlock “Little World’s” Fair!

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Are you planning a special event and need to find the perfect location for it? Look no further than the Event Center at the Hemlock Fairgrounds! Large or small, we can do it all! Conveniently located on Rt. 15A, and less than 10 miles from Interstate-390, the Event Center is an easy commute from any location. With over 30 acres of well-maintained grounds and numerous spacious buildings, we are sure to have what you need. Our Festival Building and Ag Expo Building can host large events, with over 12,000 and 14,700 square feet respectively. The Festival Building also has a large elevated stage. In need of a smaller space? Our Ladies Hall, with 1,500 square feet, or the 4,700 square foot Commercial Building might be just the right size! Clean, modern restroom facilities are conveniently located. Parking

areas inside and outside our fences have nearly unlimited capacity for even the largest event.

Our agricultural facilities provide two outdoor and one indoor arena. There is ample space for horses and livestock in our three stables and open livestock barns. Camping, with electric and water, is also available at a nominal fee. The Fairgrounds are a great place for any agricultural event!

If you are planning an event, the Event Center at the Hemlock Fairgrounds is the place for you!

HEMLOCK FAIR AND HORSES: A Proud Tradition

The Hemlock “Little World’s” Fair was influenced by, and built upon, the backs of horses. Horses were used as transportation, and as labor in the agricultural fields that surrounded the area. Horses for transportation were expected to be fleet of foot, while a sturdy, strong horse was required for pulling wagons, plows, and stone sleds. Farmers began to compare and brag about the attributes of their horses, and competitions began in local communities. Vendors brought the newest agricultural machinery, carriages, livestock and crops in hopes of educating and selling to the crowds who gathered. The first ‘fair’ in Hemlock was held in 1857. The Hemlock Lake Union Agricultural Society was formed in 1868, consolidating all the local fairs… and so began the Hemlock “Little World’s” Fair.

In years gone by, contests were held to gain bragging rights to the draft horse or team that could pull the heaviest load. These competitions evolved into the horse pulls which are still held at the Fair. For many years the Tony Gerace arena has hosted teams from near and far, including Belgians, Percherons and other breeds, even the Budweiser Clydesdales! The light-weight and heavy-weight horse pulls will be held on Wednesday beginning at 5 pm.

This is our 121st year of harness racing at the Hemlock fairgrounds. In the 1800s, horsemen from many nearby communities gathered to train and race their horses in ‘meets’ at our track. From the mid-1950s thru the 1990s, matinee races were held here, and horsemen brought their 2- and 3-year-

old horses to gauge their potential and train them to race. Soon, breeding programs of stallions and trotters began. At one point there were over 100 horses stabled at the Fairgrounds. During recent renovations, dozens of old horse shoes were found… relics from the past. Post time for the NY Sire Stakes harness races at the Hemlock Fair is Tuesday at 12 Noon…a long- standing tradition to ‘open’ the Fair.

Another exciting horse event is the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department Mounted Patrol competition, which has been held at the Fairgrounds for approximately 20 years. Local counties (including Livingston, Monroe, and Wyoming) as well as teams from the Rochester and Albany Police Departments, bring mounted units to train and compete. Individuals compete on a course of 10 street-based obstacles, designed to reflect real-world scenarios. These include a construction zone, sirens & lights, backing into a stall, unexpected actions & noises, crowd control, suspect apprehension, escorting a patrol car and others. Men and women compete equally, as neither sex has an advantage on their mount. The Mounted competition takes place Wednesday at 1pm in front of the Grandstand.

Throughout the week, the Fair also hosts a variety of Open and 4-H horse shows, including Western, English and Miniature events. Join us at the Fairgrounds all week to see these and other horse events, and gain an appreciation for what horses mean to the past and the future of the Hemlock Fair.