Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-04

a few risks. had beer present, fortunately
for mvself. at fairs heretofore held by this
New England Society in two or three cases.
l had the pleasure, last year, with my friend
Mayor Pratt of Worcester, who, Young as he
looks, saws. although hardly believe him,
that he has attend, d twenty-three fairs of that
Society. | knew how these things were done
in other States, and while believe as you do
Gov. Robie, root and branch, in the enter
prise of eastern Maine, did not know. at a
fair like this, whether a society which is To-
cal down here could do the right and hand
some thing not in entertaining a greater So
cety. but in finding place where the fair
could be held with good attractions and good
showing, we are very glad, as citizens of
eastern Maine, to say here now, in no boast
ing vein, that we have the greatest pride in
seeing the great success of this fine exhibi-
tion.
DIR. Lering does not exsggerate when he
saws, with all his experience. that he has not
seen better fair of this great New England
Society anywher than what is found here
and now in Eastern Maine. have seen some
thing of the progress and advance in Eastern
Maine the last % years. 1t would have been
an impossibiity twenty-fv.e .e fifteen or even
ten years ago for any such exhibition to have
been held in this part of the State or in any
part of the State. The growth of agriculture,
the improvement in stock of different kinds
and the breeds of cattle, horses, sheep and
other domestic animals that have been brought
into the State of Maine form the most graft
Tying exhibition of the advance of her people
and want to say here now that / believe
that the State of Maine having passed through
period of depression has a great future be-
fore her and if it is her good fortune twenty
years frow now to welcome my friend the
Mayor, or the President of this society and
citizens of other States and all who are here
today they will say that what has been done
this week for Bangor and Eastern Maine and
for all Maine BY this society is only in the
gristle. do not, feel run any risk in saw
ing that at that time the State of Maine will
be found to be fully equal in agriculture to
any OF her eastern sisters, if she is not now
In bidding good by. to this audience wish to
say how glad we are. the people of this part
of the State! to welcome our friends, and
whenever they come we will give them
rousing eastern welcome.
President Loring then dismissed the as
semblage in few appropriate remarks
Good judges placed the crowd in attendace
at the races this afternoon, at 20, 900 people.
The weather was fair and the drivers pro-
nounced the track the tasted half mile track
ever driven over. The first event was the
postponed 2.40 race, in which Sontag and
Birdie S. each had heat to their credit.
Sontag won the next two heats and race.
Birdie s. second. Fannie Knox third. Fol-
lowing is the summary:
40 CLAss-PURsE 5000
r. IL. Norcross, ms. b. m. Sontag 1911
w. ii. Smell, ms. bro. m. Birdie S., 5l22
A. Is Page, ms. g. m. Fannie Knox, 3 3 3
w. II. Bean, ms. b g. J. McLain, 2244
Mudgett Bros, ms. g. m. Georgia, 345 )
Time, 374, 2 403, 2.324 2.3l3,
There were four starters in the gentle
mans driving race which was won by Jersey
Lilly in three straight heats. Following is
the summary:
GENTLEMAN's DRIVING HoRsEs-PURsE 500
{. Ii. Nelson, ms. b. m. Jersey Lilly, Ill
IL. j. Tibbets, ms. ch. m. Lizzie L., 222
j. A. Leamsn, rs. CHI &. Long John, 3 8 3
4. L. Norcross, ms. ch. Rapidus, 444I
Time, 2,42i, 2.39, 24l4
The running fiat race was won by Golden
Maxim in two straight heats, with Yorktown
second. Following is the summary:
RUNNING RACE, FLAT-PURsE 500.
G. F. Wallace, ms. b. m. Golden
Maxim, III
John Walsh, ms. b. z. Yorktown. 90
+. W. Ware, us. ch. e. Gladstone, 33I
Time l.50, l.4ss
The pacing race was won BY Ganymeade.
with Gray Boy second. Following is the
summary:
PACING RACE-PURsE $50.
u b. lngraham, ms. g. g. Ganymeade, l IL
+. G Hastings, ms. g. g. GRAY Bow, 222l
F Hazleton, ms. g. IN. Gipsey
Queen, dis.
G j. Shaw, ns. b. m. Stella, dis.
Time, 3l4 2.40. 2.3s.
c. H. Nelson drove his three year old colt.
Nelson an exhibition mile in 2343, the colt
doing the mile handsomely.
In the $50 class there were eight starters.
NJ. G. Lane took the first two heats and
Black Pilot the third, when the race was
postponed until to- morrow owing to the late