Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-12
sUCCEssFUL CLOSE
OF a Grand Good Fair at Windsor
Those Who Took Away the Awards.


| Special TO the kennebec Journal.
WINDSOR, Oct. IL.
The closing day of the Fair at
Windsor was most successful one
from every point Of view. The day opened
bright and clear and early in the morning
people came focking from all point. of the
compass. Hundreds after hundreds passed
through the main entrance and AS the mum
| bers increased the officers of the society wore
| the complscent smile of success Ii was 4
great crowd and great day. Good judges
| estimated the number present At nearly one
thousand ard the interest in all the depart
ments of the far increased during the day
The rack was trlfe heavy from the recent
rain and the trottng was not 50 fast as it 9TH
er~ise would have been. The officers are
more than Satisfied v ith the success and feel
sure that the fair is an institution which has
come into southern kennebee to stay. The
receipts of the fair have not been figured up
a. yet but they will doubtless be a good sum
in advance Of the expenses. In the crowd
today were representatives from nearly all
cities and to sns in the county Tie award
| ing committees were busy all day and the
result of their labors so far as known are as
follows;
| PrLLISa OxEN.-7ft. Gin, class, lst Thos.
Dow. Pittston; 6ft. l0n. class, st. VIM.
r Gray. Chelsea; eft Sin. class. lst Bert
Knight, Pttston; 3D. VIM. I. Mallaney,
White field.
| VEGETABLES Best collection, F. II.
Mooers Piuston; hes, PIX. potatoes, David
Given. Windsor. lst. Joseph LebaiiisIer I'd,
N. Stimpson. Si; best drumhesl cabbage
David Given, lst, u Whine, Whtetield. 81.
| Samuel Cooksop, Windsor, 81; best bed
onions John Hanson, Chelsea, lat, David
Given. ID; best pumpkins. Harry and
Robbie Given, Windsor, lst Hubbard
squash, Fraucisco Cob m. Windsor. lst :;
A kennsy. Pittslon, 2d.
/ Boston marrow sqgash, II J McGrune.
Whiteteld, LIST; largest squash. Chls II
Partridge, LIST; ruisbaga turnips q. z.
Reed Windsor, lst, r. B jewell I'd table
be is, & F. Reed, LAT, n. Simpson. Wind
sor. 2d Thos VI. Gray, Chelsea 81; turban
quasi tHtfo,d & We; largest pumpkin.
Wle. Moody. WINDSOR, lst, ID Winnie,
whtefi.l ~. Rrbie Blsckmau. Sd.
STATIONS / Eve year old, LIST, George
potre win sor. -. J. II. Mooney, White
aeid. 81 5. c. Stsrrett; 2 year old, l.t, T
B. McManus, whte6sld, ID Henry Dunton
3D., Martin webber, China; year old. lst
C +. Acorn. whi,efeld, "a II White
b use. Vassalboro; year old. lst, Mile'
Moody. Windsor, I'd, J. s Grey. Windsor
Sd Charles Mallaney. Wind or
Cotrs-3 years OLD, lt. h +. Devine,
Whitefield, ID, J. G Drake, Windsor; two
wear old, LIST. j.. G Hsn'o1. China, ID
Frank Washburn. Sd. ] z. Wheeler, White
field; sucking, LIST. Horace Choate, Winh
sor. "a. J. A Sproul, Windsor, 81, A
Rodgers Windsor.
BREEDING MABEs-lst. Horace Choate
Windsor. 2d, J A. Srroul, Windsor. 3 /
+. Marson. Augusta.
MATCHED DRIVING HoRsEs-lst. }. F
Thompson, Augusta.
In the races there was no very quick time
made but some close races were trot,ei.
The following is the summary
Two year oIjs, one-half mile heats. bes
two in three.
Black Bass, W. Noyes. White field.
Roscoe. +. McGugin,
Time, IA, La.
Three.year-olds, mile heats, best two il
three
Lady Rolfe, Ira Perkins. Windsor, Is
Italian. A A Richardson. Nasssl-
boro, q
W Ballard, Sidney, 81
Time. 3.l7, BIZ, 3.is IL.
Sa,b prnt, of Whitefeld sold his four
months old colt to Edwin Tssker of Gard,
per and J. II. PerkIhs of windsor, soid t
the same gentleman colt of the same age
Both of these colts are sired by Bogs
Victor. he by Cushnoc, and they are bot
fine animals.