Blind Brian and Calamity Carl are two hard-luck bull calves.

The Whippersnapper competition was named after Sidney Morris, who died on July 9, 2024. He was an important presence at the Agricultural Fair, often with his oxen, Zeus and Apollo.

It’s summer and Island cows are getting fat on tall grass while their calves enjoy their mother’s milk.

The announcer told the audience to be quiet as Fred Fisher directed his te am of Belgian horses toward a loaded sled in the pulling ring at the Sandwich, New Hampshire Fair.

The calves and children sprinted through melting February ice patches at the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society pasture.