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A postcard advertisement for the Connecticut State Fair in 1889. The back promotes “new features and attractions, larger and better than ever before. Mammoth grange exhibit, plowing match, exhibit of Standardbred horses, agricultural implements, farm machinery, and much more. Races each day.”

Dawn Bonin Horsemanship

Natural Horsemanship . Lessons . Sales/Leases . Versatility Course Two Outdoor Rings . Indoor Arena . Miles of Trails

October 10 - Practice Your Versatility Clinic . October 16 - Versatility Competition October 31 - Halloween Fun Ride November 7 - Practice Your Versatility Clinic . November 20 - Versatility Competition See website for more upcoming events. Giſt certificates available!

Coventry, Connecticut 860-742-2667 (barn) . 860-985-7611 (cell) DawnBonin.com . BabcockHill.com

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Ice harvesting on Wanamaker Lake in East Northfield c. 1905. Ice was the first agricultural product of the year in New England and harvested in the heart of winter throughout the 1800s. Specialized tools were developed to harvest 12- to 20-inch thick ice. Ice was stored in well-insulated, double-wall ice houses for up to two years.

BACON’s

EQUIPMENT

Sales and Repairs for more than 40 years. 29 GOSHEN RD. (RT. 9) WILLIAMSBURG, MA (413) 268-3620 baconsequipmentinc.com

UNPARALLELED IN CARE & AMENITIES

Lessons . Boarding Training . Sales

Hunters . Jumpers Equitation

Full Service Multidiscipline Facility

24/7 On-Site Care . Open 7 Days . Onsite Trainers 29 Stalls with All-Day Turnout Custom Feeding Programs . Showing Opportunities Indoor Arena & Viewing Room . Direct Trail Access

GOLDEN ROSE EQUESTRIAN CENTER

411 North Street, Jefferson, Mass. (781) 828-5015 . goldenroseec.com

Pawtucket

Narragansett Park was a Thoroughbred racing track in Pawtucket. The Narragansett Racing Association opened the track and steeplechase course on August 1, 1934 and chose the name of the track after Narragansett Park, a former trotting park in Pawtucket. The track was one of the first in the country to install a photo finish camera and a starting gate. On June 22, 1935, Seabiscuit broke his maiden at Narragansett Park. On June 29, 1979, the stockholders of Narragansett Park voted to sell the track to the city of Pawtucket. The city sold the land to developers to stimulate employment and business investment.

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