Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-13
BIGGEST YRT.
Immense Crowds At Lewiston
Without Parallel in the Past.
lsVils Anoss tls Skei Sides Of
HiIdWpe CATH.
Pine etsppsFs that ore Present aud the
6pssd Some Showed on the Track
Ysstesdsy.-o Governor BuIisiyh Quest
Of the Day.


feet. ani the machinery Of the ponderou,
fair has run without friction. Examination,
by the committees have been in progress al
day.
Al II O'Clock National Grange Master
Hon. J. II. Brigham Of Ohio, addressed I
vast assembly in front of the judges stand.
At2 O'Clock the Governor's special trair
arrived. All trains special and regular have
been very heavily loaded, and the running OF
trains has been skiiifaliy handled by Mr.
Geo. r. Whitney one Of the faithful con.
ductors of the Maine Central, with the as-
sistance Of c. C. Berry, yard master, and q
large force Of special conductors and assist
ants The RACES attracted throngs of spec
tators, the grand stand being densely packed
and thousands Of visitors were constantly
passing the avenues among the cattle yards
The Society has scored great success to-
day.
The Cattle.-Jerseys.
AT the commencement of the row of Jer.
seys, Mr. A. r. Russell of Leeds, leads of
| with seventeen animals. eight cows, two bulls
and the remainder young animals. With the
exception OF the leading bull. Marcus Of
Riverdale, three years old, Mr.. RusseIl's an
imals are all Maine State Registry. Mr.
Russell has been breeding for ten or dozen
years, and this is his sixth campaign for the
blue ribbons. Mr.. Russell carries off nine
premiums this year, three firsts. A fancy
bred Cattle Club COW 10 Belle Lambert.
80 1873, exhibited by II. c. Little, Auburn.
The Messrs. Wheeler of Fairview Home
stead, Chestervllle, the bull Happy Albert.
five cows and several calves. the animals be
ing of both the Maine State and Cattle Club
registry. Mr. c. +. Cobb of Mt. Pleasant,
South Vassalboro, has fifteen head. all Am
lean C C.. registry. The band is headed by the
bull Sir Florisn, yrs old, and the cows and
heifers, Lily of Leeds. Zona's Gift and Fan
tade Zonas gift is a two year old and took
first special prize for best milk and largest
amount of cream. competing for the special
prize'otferei by President Prince. Doris c.,
and Fannie W. are also fine heifers. The
year old bull Cony's choice, is a promising
young animal by Sir Florian out of Rosa
Fling Another kennebec firm exhibiting in
this class is + F. and A. c. True of Litch-
field. who show herd of twelve head by the
bull Z. of H., by Granger, and Young Gran
ger. each 2 yrs old-high types of the dairy
animal, 2. of II has taken five first
premiums and two seconds. Following
are four cows, and two three year
year old heiters, and some little people be-
side. The COW Kitty Clyde is 9 years old
and fine COW, having given 40 lbs of milk
in one day The Messrs. True took hrst
premium on their 3-year-old Alberta in
competition with sixteen ahimsls The
young bull True's Stoke Pogs, IS per cent
of st Lambert blood is a great young bull
On their herd the Messrs. True get first
prize--Mane regs'ry-and Il total of eight
prizes.
The Nipple Grove Farm of the Messrs
Briggs, Auburn, sends to the exhibition six-
teen animals all American Cattle Club regis
try and all fashi ,nsbly bred This fine
band is led of by the bull Fauutieroy. hv
Kathleen's Son, out of Lactea Pogis. The
animal is solid color and of fine size. The
COWS and hcifers in this fine exhibit are all
beautiful animals.
Next tn the Messrs Briggs is Mr.. T. NJ.
Merrill of West Gloucester. He has total
of thirteen head the bull, Corporal Broad
vale. sta ding at the head. His cows and
calves have large infusion OF St. Lambert
apa Hugo blooi, the cows. Sadowa and
Sikey Sheldon, being fashionably marked,
we'll bred animals
= NJ King, of South Paris, has one of the
best herds upon the ground the same that he
exhibited at the Eastern State Fair last
week. His total exhibit numbers eighteen
head. and attached TO the stall of each is an
extended pedigree. A study of these show
that there are no better bred animals upon
the ground. Within few years Mr.. King
has made great improvement in his herd,
and his animals show good care as we'll as
fine breeding The competition in this class
is very close. the animals being choice. and
the judging to award the prizes critical and
in some cases difficult.
Along the Horse Stalls.
The display of horses is large and exc eed-
ingly fine-one of the largest and best ever
Witnessed in Maine. The stalls are all filed
and many horses are quartered outside the
grounds The Sunnyside stud is not repre-
.ented, but with this exception, the exhibi-
ton embraces the most famous horses now
owned in Maine. Glenarm and several of
his colts occupy conspicuous places. Glen
arm has been sent in twenty races, in four
teen of which he has won first money.
Among those exhibiting colts of Glensrm's
get are Hiram Frost, Wsles. Euclid,
Messrs. Briggs, Auburn; Daniel Moulton,
+. W Power and r. Dresser. Lewiston: f.
E Cross Portland Mr. c. =. Drake, the
owner of GlenArm, has also on exhibition the
stallion Bayard wilkes. Barrett Brothers,
Sumner show sixteen horses and colts from
their Fairfield stock farm. Among these
are Col West, Artemas, Jr., Westiand,
Peter F.. Jennie. Sir Jorss. and the won
derful Hambletonian stallion. Baby Dean,
by Daniel Boone, by old Rysdyk's Hambie-
tonisn His record is 2.23 3 4. The cele
brated Young stallion Also. by Blacxwood
Jr, 222 l-2; dam the trot;iIg mare $3.50,
2l7l4. BY George Wilkes. Prominent
among the horses on the ground are those
forming the choice stud Of W. d. Haley,
lately described in the Journal, comprising
the two fire Nelson colts, the mares Gray
nose and Lizette. snd the Dictator and Mes
senger Wilkes colts
Hon. Geo d. Bisbee of Buckfeld, exhib-
its the four-yesr- old stallion. Mckusic,
q 81 80 He is by Olympus. out of Lady
Burns. The great Lewiston winner of the
four year old race, The Seer, owned BY Dr.
Garcelon of Lewiston, Is to be shown at
Mystic the 25sh of this month. where he ia
entered to compete With the best four-year-
olds in the country. From the Oxford
county stable Of H. L. Horne of Norway, is
shown the choiceiy bred stallion Hebron. by
Priuceps. out of Florence. G. r. Ellis of
Belfast. shows the celebrated stallion Elm
brook. by Hambiesonian Chief, out Of Pet
Knox He has a swo-year-old record Of
242 a. . four year-old. s.26 2. II. b.
word~ell of Lewiston. exhibits the roam
stallion HighlAwn. BY Alcantra. out OF Skip.
the dam Of Gienarm. DR.. Franklin, by
Gen Knox. 10 shown by c. p. Whitney
Presque Isle, and near to him are Mr.. & J.
Lawrence's horses, Ticonic, 232. and Law.
renee, 2.25 IA. Andrew Rice OF Oakland.
has hi. stations Echo by Victor and Oak
| land BY Echo. four years cid. on exhibition
DR. T. n. Drake of Pittsfeld. shows several
choice animals. The stallion Dick Light
| foot 10 exhibited by E. S. Foster, Camden
he 10 b, DR.. franklin. The imported Per
cherou stallion, Capt. Pulley, Owned b,
Blaisdeil & Folsom. Oakland, 10 a dne typs
| of the Percheron. weighing 1875 lbs, and i
much admired Messrs- B. F. & F. H
Briess, Auburn. head their dne display viii
| the stallion Messenger Wilkes. % 3-4)
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