Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-30
At SOUTH WINDSOR.
Splendid Opening Of The South
Kenntb.C Fair.
1 Pine Exhibit. .-fhs Baby ShoI Has q
Large Attendance.
Large Crowd Present The Races = The
Receipts Fair Notes.
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Receipts Fair Notes.
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SourH wIspsoa. Sept. 80 The open
ing day Of the fourth annual exhibition Of
the South Kennebse Agricultural Society
proved very pleasant AID WAS such ss 10 be
| most gratifying to the officers and friends
Of the society. The day was simply one
Of preparation, and the public programme
| consisted only Of trials Of colts in the one
and four year old classes. The receipts
| were much in advance Of those Of the first
day in 1898 and while in tome departments
the hall exhibit Was somewhat less than on
the ret day last year, 1t is presumed that
| by Wednesday noon il will present - at.
tractive an appearance as las: year which
is saying q coed deal, the exhibit in these
classes being fully as extensive and we'll
selected as thst Of any county fair ever
| held in Msine.
This society WAS incorporated by the
Legislature in 1889, and WAS formed BY the
union Of /. cal ergan stioDs tha. had been
| fast taking the place of the old South Ken
nsbee Society which was formerly IN in
corporated society, but long since ceased to
hold annual fairs. Its present off csrs are :
President, David Given. Windsor Secre-
tary, T II Mooers, Pittstop; Treasurer
(pro tenn s Gray; Supt Of Neat S;ocs.
A LAphsm; Sup: Of Horses. L A Hove;
Supt Of hall. Miles Moody; Marshal. John
p Halpin; ladies' committee on hall ex
hibition. Miss NJ G Bryant, South Windsor; !;
Mrs L A Howe, Windsor; Mrs Fred A
Coombs, Windsor; Mrs Seth Pratt, White
feld; Mrs II Mooers, Pittston.
The Display of Horses,
although not large, comprises some of the
best bred colts and young horses shown at
any fair in Maine this fall, not excepting
the State Fair or those Of any county
society. While not giving complete list
By sny means, some notes are given below
Of those upon the ground the frs. day
Other classes are to be shown on Thursday
when further notes will be given.
Kelley boy, year old. dark bay, black
points, stands IA 2, weighs $50 lbs, by \
L, out of q Dorchester mare, Thomas Kel-
ley. Whi.efeld (Joyce o.,
Venus, l year old, dark brown FLY,
stands Is hands, weigh, $50 lbs, by Nelson's
Wilkes, dam Blossom, q Kuox mare; Jack,
) yrs, by Shaw's Knox; Starting. bay flly,
yrs old, by Nelson's Wilkes, dam Maggie
Knox by Kennebec by Independence, f W
Hanks. Augusta.
Alcantara Boy, Is 3o6. years old, by
Alcantsra, 2 90, dam Miss Alice, bred st
Highland Farm, Lee, Mass. Bon Burlie,
10 COS, by Don Carlos, 2 20. dam Bon Bon
by Bsyard, 23l1. by Pilot, Jr, l6 hands.
Il5O pounds and Fanny Lambert, 32b, 8
years old, by Daniel Lambert, dam by 8
s)n of jeely's American Star, exhibited by
Enterprise Stcck Farm, Augusta. The
Young stallion Alcantsra Boy, staoding at
the tesd of the Enterprise stud, is 3 horse
OF great vigor and beauty, having line. OF
high symmetry az d form and cspscity
that is hard 10 match with any horse Of his
age in the State.
B M c. yrs old, stands Is g. weighs
1850 lbs, by Cushnec, by Victor, dam by
ThsyeI's Kuox, 81 dam by Champion
morrill,, 8 very handsome well made up
| colt, mahogany bay entered in the year
old class Wednesday, owned by Bert M
| Cross, Augusta.
Black JACK, geldirg 3 yrs old by Victor,
Jr., by Victor; dam by Starlight by Old
Knox I'd dam by Gen Mcclellan; stands
| Is hands, weighs $50 lbs. | A Perkins,
Windsor. Win start in three year-old class.
Lamont, 8 yesr-od stallion, by Dor
chester, by Dictator, dam by Montreal. by
Winthrop Morrill,, Isl hands, weighs
| 975 lbs, mahogany bay. Daniel Wright,
| Pittston. IL entered in the 3 3yesr-old class
Wednesday.
Rsymont, year old. by Cushmont, by
Cushnoc, dam by Constellation, Il hands,
800 lbs, mahogany bay. George X Nc
Guire, " bite fe d
Combination, stallion years old, by
Dorchester, by Dictator, dam By Gilbre,hs
Knox by Gen Kuox. blood bay black pointa,
| one white bind ankle. l5-l hands,
| $40 lbs, + W Blanchard, South Gardiner.
| Will start in 50 clsss on Thursday.
Miss Fleter, 2 years old, by Grav Vic.or,
| by Cusi noc, dam q Morgan Messenger
mare, iron gray, stands IA hands, F M
Rlackmsr, South Windsor.
Victoria, ea!s old fily, red roam bIack
points. by Victor Jr,, dam a Kentucky
mare. II 8 hands. $50 lbs, Russell s. Bar
ton, Yves, Windsor.
Ben Van, one-yesr old, by Dan Snug
aler, by SmuGgler Gift. dam by q son Of
Gen. Mcclellan, dark bay, l5.l hands,
| s25 pounds, Charles F Achorn, Cooper's
| Mills; in the one year old class Mr. Achorn
also shows, for exhibition only, the stallion
Dan SmuQeltr. 2 3s, by Smuggler, dam By
a son Of Gibretb Knox, six years old, ll65
pounds, stands Is / hands. Actor, by Vas
salboro Boy, by Victor, 2 80, BY Gen. Knox,
dam Morgan Girl, by Green Mountain Black
Hawk; stallion, 5 yrs old, stands l5 ?
| weighs 1000 pounds. blood bay with black
points. and a very stylish, well-fnished
horse; owned by f s. Forrest, Riverside.
Black Annie, four y ear old, by Nelson $
Brilliant 2.2s, by Young Rolfe, dam,
Molie Plummer by American Boy,by Gen,
Knox, stands IA 3, weighs about 900
pounds also MolIie Wilkes, two-year-o old,
by Nelson's Wilkes. BY Alcyone, by George
Wilkes; dam, the dam of Black Annie,
weighs about 700 pounds, stands al.
j. r. Plummer, South China. This flly
will be in the two-year old race Thursday
Flora Drew, yrs old, brown filiy, stands
Is 2, weighs 900 lbs, by Cushuoc, dam by
| Sweepstakes by old Drew; = good gated
| colt; will be shown among the get of Cash
noe at this fair, ten or dozen in all, and
every one 9 good one. This colt has nice
action and will make fine roadster. l. s
| Pierce. Windsor.
JB Hayes of the Randolph Stock Farm
showed his Nelson stallion y l., IL, ,185,
out Of q dam By Gideon; and also his one
year old colt Pythsgorss, by 1 X L, dam
by Farmers Favorite, remarkably ha1d
some. rich bay colt, Is 2. and weighing
shout 1000 lbs. Standing out together
I he onlt thav p,sda a hand
some trio-as good . Sire and two ss good
sether upon any fair ground in Maine this
year.
GH Simpson, South Windsor, one-yesr'
cid colt James NJ, by Y L, bv Nelson
dam Lady Independence, by ST. Elmo. out
| Of = msre by Gideon; stands IL 3, bay
weighs 1000 lbs. A very handsome, veil
4 built colt.
| In the Hall.
In Exhibition Hall the display is unus
uslly hne, comparing well with the fail
hsld by any county society in Maine whict
the JOURNAL has visited this fall, and il
some departments, notably those Of fruit
vegetables AID canned fruit 10 easily FIRST
In fruit there is . large and choice display
ABB Noye., Coope,s Mills, exhibits eight
plates Of apples. J A Grant, WhiteAeld
Eve pIstes of apples and q neatly arranged
exhibit Hartford Prolific grapes. A /
Souie, SomerviIle. J2 $nieties Of ap
pies ard one OF crab spples. Francii
Colburn, Windsor, 6 varieties sppies
David Given, South Windsor. 10 varieties
apples, four of pears, one Of plums ant
one Of grapes. Samuel CooksoD. Souii
Windsor, Delaware and Concord grapes