Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-10-07
SHOW and Fair of the Kennehec Cou.
Agricultural Society.

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Agricultural Society
SECOND Day.
Inc second day of the exhibition was ia.
vored with pleasant weather, which aided the
show very much, enlarging the attendance
keeping everybody in good humor, and in.
creasing the receipts of the treasury. The
crowd yesterday was bigger than the dav be-
fore, and probably about as respectable, well
dressed and well behaved crowd as could
be got together at any public show in this or
any other county. The sturdy farmer ele
ment FREEDOM mated largely of course. but
there was ministers, and lawyers, and
mechanics and ladies from the cities in
goodly numbers.
The first thing attended to in the morning
was the examination by the committees on
horses and cattle, and pretty big and diff
cult job 1t was too. There were more than
one hundred entries of horses and cattle, and
each one of the owners was undoubtedly
fully persuaded in his own mind that his
particular horse or colt was the best on the
ground. SO the committees had to look
sharp, but if they had the wisdom of a score
of Rareys they could not satisfy everybody
when each thought his best. Paying brief
visit to some of the stalls we had an oppor-
| tunity to see some of the magnificent ami
mails on the ground.
Mr.. f. II. Jackson of Winthrop had a
splendid chestnut stallion in the exhibition.
young, handsome as picture, kind, fast and
weighing 100 pounds. He is part Knox
blood.
Another famous stallion exhibited was
Whalebone Knox. owned by B. F. Fairbanks
of Winthrop. This is one of the most IA
mi tI,o =,
Is years old, can trot his mile in 23O and
weighs 100 pounds. He took the second
premium at the recent State Fair.
G. ii. Folsom of Winthrop had handsome
colt upon the ground, part Knox, sound, kind
| and fast Is said to have trotted in 2.3J, but
has no public record.
Edward Howard of Monmouth exhibited a
fine four year old, sired by Whalebone Knox,
which promises to take high rank on the
track.
George Macomber of Monmouth also had
four year old. from Whalebone Knox,
| stands l6 hands high. and is a fast one.
II. ii. Pulsifer of Wayne and A. II. Yeaton
Of North Wayne, each exhibited nice four
year old
S. Robinson of North Monmouth exhibited
four year old, said to be one of the best in
the county. Is of Winthrop Morrill, stock,
and has shown speed already of 2.40.
Captain John p. Carson, President of the
Society, takes the first premium for best
brood mare and best colt
George A. Russell of Readfeld takes first
premium for best family horse.
There were 16 entries of brood mares and
IL of colts nice lot. Some of the young
sters will be heard from by and by as winners
of races and takers of premiums. But
things are changing somewhat in relation to
the raising of fast horses, the farmers begin
ming to think that speed is not everything
and that they have been neglecting other ex-
cellent qualities in horses too much for their
own interest Fast horses will always be
priced. but the other sort are as useful and
pay the breeder as well the dainty pets
reared for speed and big price, which the
Jockey and not the farmer usually gets.
At = O'Clock p NJ, Marshal r. NJ. Soule
who let us say right here is not only a
handsome, but capital marshal-gave orders
for the horses entered for the first race to
take their stations. This race was for horses
four wears old and over. The following en-
tered their horses: George 5. Worster, Mt
Vernon; Daniel X. Graves, Wayne; A. A.
Jones, East Winthrop Samuel Dolly, Read
field; Il. F. Maxim, Wayne. This race was
for the best in FIVE heats and was sharply con-
tested. The first heat was won by Dolly's
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and fourth heats were won by Graves's horse
time respectively, 2.5l, 80, POI. The
award of the Judge was Graves LIST; Dolly
2nd.
The second race was for horses four years
old and under. Best in three heats. For
this four colts were entered as follows: IL.
II. PuIsifer, Wayne: B. f. Fairbanks, Win
throp: A. II. Yeaton, North Wayne; IT, r.
Gile. Readfield; Edward Howard, Mon,
mouth The Giles colt won two heats and
was declared the victor. Time 3.06, 3.o3.
Tho races occupied the time until 40 r.
NJ. when the crowd suddenly dispersed, each
going his way home as rapidly as possible
| The Readfield brass band enlivened the oc-
casiou with good music. In the hall Ne
show was considerably enlarged and I'M
proved from the day before, but the acres Oh
cattle. sheep and swine, seen on the nrst ia.
| had mvsteriously disappeared, leaving not
one solitary calf pig or lamb behind.
The exhibition continues to-day anu 'iis
will he the last and undoubtedly best day OF
| the whole. &c tho
Al 10 o'clock A. NJ. the reports OF th4
| committees will be read from the stand OF
lowing this will come the address OF Hon; II;
| A. Gilbert, Secretary of the state boaro vi
Agr;cultnre. which will undoubtedly be an
able practical aud instructive production.
At one o'clock there will be match game
of base ball PLAYED on the grounds between
two of the best base ball clubs IN the county
And at q p. NJ. there will be more tfo''i n.y.
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