Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-06
MAINE DISPATCHES.
THE ANDaoscoooIN PAIR.
Large Crowds and Exciting Races ou
the Closing Day.


Special to the Kennebec Journal.
LiyERMoRE FAILS. Sept. 8.
To-day is the closing day Of the county fair
st Evergreen Park. The crowds began to
hock in at an unusually early hour, the races
announced for Thursday brings them out in
round numbers. The best races have been
reserved for the last day and people from
| every source realizing this have made =
grand attempt to be present Today fine races
were trotted in the morning. The 2 40
and 2.30 classes contain some Of Names
fast ones Seven horses have been en-
tered in each class and nearly all are present
to start. Early in the day grand stand tick
ets sold beyond all expectations. c. 8. r.,
Dr. Smith and Lady Martin. the horses that
made such grand showing at Dixfeid few
weeks ago are in the thirty class and in
readiness to repeat their work. C. s. y. is
fine black stallion attracting great notice
wherever he is shown up. DR.. Smith is
owned by c. NJ. Records of Lewiston and
is beautiful gray gelding. Lady Martin
is model chestnut mare and owned by VIM.
W, Smith of Dixfied.
The following is the summary of the
races
@tV LAsr-l = hsf Slp.
J. H. T~ombly, b m Lucky. 22lll
B. Turner, blk < L. e. Knox, | 22 2
e. $. Robbins. Honest Mack. - I
q. G. Jones. Nellie b, ; 3 3 3
Time. 2,37 Ia. 239 "a. 2.39 IA, 2.39 "a,
242.
$50 CLAss-PugsE $3.50.
". w. Smith, ch m Lady Martin, 222
G., NJ Records gr DIR. Smith |
G. A. Page, blk C. $. r, 33 3
Time, 2 20 IA, 2 30 l-2. 2 80 "a.
u. NJ. Foster sold Monday. his yeariing
tilly Lizzie Miller, by Fred Boone; dam by
Black Star, to Massachusetts parties. We
learn that over a half thousand WAS realized
from the sale.
The figures handed US for Tuesdays re-
ceipts were $500 Wednesdays receipts
were very much larger as the crowd was
Just immense" AS expressed by those in
terested, the receipts amounting to about
$500.
The management have 30 arranged and
carried out their business as 10 greatly please
all exhibitors. The committee deserve spe-
cal mention for their clean and tasty arrange
ment of fruits aud other articles brought into
the exhibition building. The ladies' have
greatly assisted in this work and are IS much
interested ~ the male sex. The exhibits
next year will be grand In the near future
the exhibition building will be enlarged to
accommodate all who wish to make a dis
play. Next wear the number Of box stalls
will be doubled, Many other stalls will be
put up. In conversation with one of the
officials to-day. he said: 1T is seldom that a
county fair it'll the crowds of yesterday is
ever so orderly hardly any effects of liquor
being seen on the grounds
The races this afternoon were the best yet
trotted.
Premiums on the best pair of matched
driving horses were awarded as follows; W
II. Miles. Lisbon. Ist Gorham Parker, Can
ton Point, I'd. pn family horses, John II.
Look LVermore Falls. lN; Russell of
Leeds, I'd +. Gould. Jay, 81. On walking
horses, +. Gould. lst.
Gents driving class, best two in three was
called a. II 30 = NJ Three horses only
csme 10 the tra,k, W.
Potato Digger. chg l.. W. Gould. Beans
Corner
Ernest l.. g. + W Hutchins, Auburn.
Lady L ch N. Chas s. Robbins. LivermOre
Falls.
Potato Digger ~as distanced in the first
heat, Errest l.. won the race in two straight
heats, Lady 2. coming in second. Time.
2. 40 IA, 2.46 1-2.
The exhibition building on both floors
has been crowded all day with sight seers.
At the time of writing teams are coming onto
the grounds in numbers that are so filling
every available space tha, it is difficult to OBJ
tain room for more. Prrfect order prevails,
hardly has policeman in the grounds had
enough excitement to keep him from rusting.
No arrest, have been made on the grounds
and but one at Livermore Falls. Quite an
unusual record for country fair. A game
of base ball WAS planned for this afternoon,
but the crowds and races compelled the boys
To abandon this feature of the smusements
About $500 is estimated as the total re-
ceipts of the fair.