The Republican journal., 1882-10-12
The Waldo and Penobscot Fair.

HDltS Oh Irult ana OF iarm ami garden products,
were not so good as last year. but the show of
stock was quite up to the average. Among the
colts that took first premium was three-f ear
old owned by Mr.. b. S. Staples of Brooks. This
colt is from Won Moltke, dam, by Gen Knox, and
has shown remarkable speed without training
John w. Lang, of Brooks, exhibited a fine herd of
Jerseys and Otis Libby some white Lancaster
hogs. We expected to publish the premium list
this week and so did not make special note Of en-
tries. The Society made i new departure this
year in prohibiting all games of chance on the
grounds The Monroe Band furnished the musi..
and did itself much credit. The receipts of the
Society from gate money in the two days were
1880.
TIE SECOND AND LAST DAY
of the Fair was as usual devoted to trottng races,
and as usual a crowd was present. 1t outnumberrd.
however, any previous crowd, by q large majority,
There We're more people than Monroe could com
fortably care for. Not less than six thousand per-
sons were on the grounds in the afternoon. Bangor
was well represented, Tally -ho coach, drawn by
six greys, bringing down one party. while others
came with single and double teams As for Belfast
our city must have been nearly dcpopuated Friday
afternoon, judging from the hundreds of familiar
faces at the Monroe Park. 4 late arrival was greet
ed with the query Anybody lcftin Belfast" And
must have reapcd harvest, while the owners OF
good horse flesh had abundant opportunities to test
it on the drive out and home. The writer WAS in
vited to climb into wagon and take a seat beside
"Our George" ana can testify that he drives a
horse as skifully as he wicd5 pen He carrie.
no whip, has no bull dog under the wagon, or tan
l,,nl IaI
for short, although it is Of the genter sex) /, a-
modest and unassuming As the driver Indeed, it
is hard to realize that drove to Monroe, George
took the rains ana Strengthened them out. but lid
not say word aud You could not see that th, ami
NAL was doing anything in particular Bul about
that time a panorama began to unroli 1t differed
from the ordinary panorama ~ TWO respects-it
showed both sites of the road to Monroe at the
same time and then the artist had got the teams in
wrong. They We're al beaded toward Monroe anc
apparently going that way ut full speed hut ii
reality were going astern. BY the time the plno
rama was unrolled nearly to Monroe. the road he
gan to look lonesome. 1t only took s. minutes {,
show the whole thing from the journal orice door
to Nealley's store. 1t must have been smart mar
that turned the crank.
Two years ago oar George AMI Ne scribe watah.
ed dining room door for half an hour to ret seat a.
table and chance to wre7te Withl pies and things
but this year hal an invitation % take cunee am
etcetcras With 4 party Of Helfaster7 who are no
likely to starve when they 90 away from home nol
to let their friends 20 hungry. The result wa, tina
about noon, over on the north Side Of thc Park Wt
struck bonanza of hospitality ana good cheer
Sheriff Baker engineered the coffee is with .srct
success, while the Ladies of the party spread til,
table cloth and prepared the vianj- We tct prou,
of that spread As Belfast production. 1t l. sal,
that one of the party actually shed tears because
he could eat no morc, while our George went ant
sat down under Asa Iowes' wagon ami organlct
himself into county fair, with Il brass band, an,
fun list of committees, and awarded first prcmf
ums, blue ribbons and medals to all the articles %
food of which he hai partaken, and we notice.
that he didn't miss any, although toward the clos,
of the proceedings he became somewhat absent
minded amt had to he reminded to help himself t,
a banana. II should be Stated that London porte
was hand to help pm things away and Aein.
stout and abIebodied, Wasa great ncp. Eyrryhod,
having had = suniciency II eat VA chen READY t,
witness the first heat Of the races The following
f. Il summary of
THE IROTTING IN THE FOKENOON.
entered: Halbinger, Young Clou,j Baby Boy an,
Lady Maud. The purse Sl2 for I~t, = for 3d
and = for 81. lIMhinger won first money, Youn.
Cloud "a, Lady Maud 3l. Time, 500, 35y, 3.o3
The years Old race WAS competed for iy asst,
Dare, La Clair, Watan and Maud, the purse bein.
go to the s so to the 81, and - to the 3l Caste
Dare won the race and first money Watau ~ ant
Maud 3d. Time, - 49, 2.59ls and 30.
Three horses entered for the slowe-t race for
purse Of $50. sl5, $40 ana 81 Niger won in three
straight heats, Betty ~, ana ii. Il. ST. Time l.H3 ,
Ais and 50j
IN TIE Al TERNOON
an immense crowd gathered at the trark II
many Is 5000 people being present. There were mo-
officers enough to preserve the order that wa
necessary, and keep the crowd from the track
They would surge M at the corner, and till til,
track in front OF the stand completely, orcupyin-
the course at times, 50 that The horses could no
get through. With the patronage that the Fa
has Il strong police force should be in attrnl.nc,
and preserve order. There is also an insuflcien
number Of seats; at least three times the lIvStn
number being necessary. Considerable delay wa
caused by some Of the horses in the different race
not being entered, but finally all the nccessar,
arrangements being completed, at about 3.3o til,
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C. r. Shibes J-nitr = ~ Sljf,n
A. W. Bracket. Pitsfeld. 4 m. Charlie Grant
=, l-'.itnslu rramhlort. < Down Ea~l hoy
H. H. Williams, HartIard .......... b. m. Priscilla
g. \. Dunlon, W lnterport. ID. IN. LytilI Thompson
After the first heat Lydia Thompson, Kno>
Chief, and Down East Boy We're Withdrawn, auc
the races closed by Priscilla winning IN jhIet
stright meats, CtAfhe Grant ~ and N!h5leS nv
In the 80 class J horses We're entered
l.. Ienuleton, jr, SearSport ..h. m, Red squirrel
N F Eiii Wn,,t i','' M, W N
A. w. Bracket Pitts field. ......r q Nrd Forrest
- a. hot, thht"h. ...h. g ncle John
Inc race was Tor purse OF $1,000, $4,000, $1,000
slo'oo' hed oIulfel was With'iraWn AT thc 20 hea
"h" ohcie '"hl won ihe race ~ three NlliuEfl
meats Nc Forrest ~ ana Meme b"H ume -io -
anu -'''s'
IN inc o"eep"take furse, but . horses entered
Ezra \. Sttrns, Bangor. Roam =. Ezra l.
G. ! Shaw Uartlnni ''" = =, y M.'.,',Iii,I5
The race was fo,. ,,,,.- OF aooo oo 2lo, an an
"a .oo XXI Ill., .,ga, 80, i.