Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-10-15
Farmers Festivals.
The Sagadahoc County Show and Fair
Cattle and uorscs-1he Premium Lists
The Races.

gress of the county fairs, and this year the
agricultural societies in the State have been
| favored with fine weather for their annual
gatherings; let the aforesaid Probabilities
have all the credit. The Sagadahoc Society
are this week holding their Goth annual show
on their grounds at Topsham, which are ia
vorably located right alongside the track of
| the Maine Central, the entrance to the large
exhibition building being within few steps
of the depot. For the transportation of cat
tie, machinery and other heavy merchandise
for the show, this offers facilities unequalled
by any other society in Maine. The building
in which are exhibited the products of the
loom, the farm, the shop, the kitchen, the
dairy, agricultural implements, and kindred
articles is about 100 feet long, two stories in
height, and is on the present occasion filled
with attractive and useful articles-the little
space remaining is occupied by a "stream of
humanity that is surging through the various
avenues. In these shows the people Of
BRUNSWICK, BATH AND TorsnAM,
take Especial local interest, and are always
determined that they shall prove a success
When other expedents fail, they choose the
military, but that being at low ebb at Bow
doin this term, the legitimate attractions are
alone resorted to. On Tuesday came off the
CATTLE AND HORSE SHOW,
which has not had parallel in the many good
exhibitions of the Society. In the afternoon
rs pairs of oxen were driven around the
track, all over feet girth, magnificent look
ing animals, looking for all the world like our
Kennebec oxen ard that is compliment
enough. There were 800 head of cattle on
exhibition; 33 horses, and 80 mares and colts
At the drawing match, James Clark OF Lew
iston took the sweepstakes.
To day most of the premiums will be an
nounced. Through the courtesy of the Sec
rotary we give in advance list Of
The PRINCIPAL PREMlrMs
Working Oxen-1st premium, John F. Har-
ward, Bowdoinham.
Matched Oxen-lst c. Horace Beedle,
Richmond; I'd, l. E. Mal!ett. Topsham.
Town Teams-lst premium Richmond: I'd
Bath, Sd, Bowdoin; 4th, Bowdoinham; 9Th,
Topsham; 9Th, Brunswick.
Devons were represented by single cow
of this breed, exhibited by James Purington
of Bow doinham, who was awarded So.
Grade Devons-Best grade Devon cow,
James burlington, Bowdonham; %, w. w.
Pa,ten, Topsham; l year old heifer, Patrick
McMannus, Brunswick.
Stalions-lst premium TO Knox stallion
Sagadahoc, by Horatio Staples of Topsham;
%, to Knox stallion owned by Hiram Kay Of
, llarpswell.
Three Years Old-lst, to Knox stallion, by
James Purington of Bowdoinhan.; %, to
Knox stallion, by Wm Fields Of Brunswick
Two Years Old-lst, to Blood French Nor
gan, by Samuel Strout of Bath.
| One Year Old-lst, to Blood Sanford Knox
, by John Graves of Topsham.
| Jerseys and Grade Jerseys-Best bull, 2
years old LIST, A. Sugars, Bowdoinham; ID,
G. b. Sampson, Bowdoinham.
Best Cow-lst, G. B. Sampson, Bowdoin.
ham; "a, Patrick McMannus, Brunswick.
| Best Two Years OLD IIeifers-lst, q. B.
Sampson, Bowdoinham.
Best One Year Old Ileifers-lst, G. b.
Sampson, Bowdoinham best heifer calf
Jos. johnson, Brunswick.
Grades-Best Cow; lst, B. Z. Smith,
| Brunswick; "a, VIM. Muir, Brunswick; 3
years old heifer; LIST. Geo. +. Mallett, Tops
ham; best years old; LIST, Frank Barron,
Topsliam.
Fowls-lst premium on turkeys to Isaac
Wilson of Bowdoinham, bronze turkeys. LIST
on ducks to Isaac Wilson of Bowdoinham !;
I'd, to Willie G. Rogers of Topsham Geese,
LIST to James X. Millay, Bowdoinham; %, to
Samuel Dunning, Harpswell. Hens: LIST,
b. L. Pennell, Brunswick; ID, G. F. Temple
says that the net profits Of 43 hens since jan
| lst, 1874, have been Si3 50.
The principal attractions of Wednesday
were the hall exhibition and the horse race
in the afternoon. The hall was thronged all
the forenoon, and in the afternoon the crowd
collected for the races.
The first race was for best trotting 4 years
old colts, best = in $50 to first, 81 to sec
ond. There were entered a horse of Black
| Hawk blood, by Nathan Mayhem of Bath,
and s}rrcl horse by X. NJ. Small of Bow
doinham. The race was won by Black Hawk.
Time, 8 35, 3 -. They were both green colts
of good promise.
The second race was for best trotting geld
ing or mare, best in 5, for Society's pre-
MUM. There were three entries: Mabel.
Grey, by +. +. Anderson of Bath; Orphan
Boy, by Sumner Holbrook Of Brunswick
Delhi, by j. Z. Emmons of Bath.
The frs: heat was an exciting one; Delhi
having the pole, and maintaining it until near
the stand, when Mabel Grey shot ahead and
won the heat by half length in 2.4l3. Ma
bel Grey also won the 4th heat in 2.434. Or
plan Boy won the I'd and Sd heats in 2.46
and A. In the fifth heat by an accident,
the driver of the Mabel Grey was thrown from
his sulky, without injury, and it was declared
dead heat. Mabel Grey won the next heat
and race.
The concluding race was for stations, for
Society's premiums, best 3 in 3 The follow
ing entries were made: Sagadahoc, Horatio
Staples, Topsham; Daniel Drew, Fred
Adams, Bowdoinham; Mr.. Adams entered
Daniel Drew, not for purse, but to fill up the
race. The race was won by Sagadahoc in
three straight heats. Time, 3.l5, 800, 3.02.
Between the heats in this race, Fred Adams
of the Merrymeeting Farm in Bowdoinham,
showed to an admiring crowd his magnificent
stallion D-eadnaught, owned by Col. Russell
of the Milton Home Farm. The horse is but
five years old and is as perfect as though he
had stepped out of a picture. He is grace
full trotter, and has shown extraordinary time
in private.
There were present upon the grounds at
least 1900 persons, who were orderly and
we'll behaved. To-day we will glance at the
hall exhibition, and give an account of the
contest for sweepstakes.
Maine Industrial SbhOOl for Girls.
The undersigned take this method to inform
the public that they have been appointed by
the Board of Directors of the above named