Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-16
EAST PITTSToN FAIR.
And I VGy f.r D'y Of It
Tuesday.
Pine OpaninS Eut Larger CroIds EI-
pc.M o. Wednesday.
What the Journal Sav at the Fi 81 Day .
Exhibition.

EAST Ptrrsros. Sept i0.-The mana
sers Of the L ..s Plttsson Fair Association
b ID fae weather. 70, their opening races
today. The attendance wss rather suAll.
hu. With good vea h-r Wednesdsv and
Thursd.y, the fair c,nnot be ether than .
success.
The Eus Pistston Agricultural snd Trot-
tirg Park Association Sss organized IN
1883 la,gslv through the efforts Of Mr..
Arthur E. Msrson Of Pi,tston who vas its
hrst psesldent. IL purchased park Of
seventeen and one-htif acres Of land the
year il VAS organized and built upon
il good half mile track. The
park 10 enclosed and the managers
of the association intend to er, c.
an exhibition hail and bull ling for officers
quarters next yesr. l; hiss held two fairs
before that Of the present year. The prop
srty of the association is reprs sented by
so sha,ehol ters, but it il proposed to have
the society become . regularly incorporated
society. Tns park 10 located in the neauti-
full valley OF E&stern river about half =
mile from the village Of Esst Pittstop, and
near the fam buildings of Mr.. Leonard
Moody the eminent New York millionaire
Who spends his summers in this, his native
town, and who has built here magnificent
C .untry residence. The officers Of the
association are:
President, G. Z PeAslee, Alaa; secre-
tary, E. E. Hsnley; treasurer. II A.
Clark, East Pttston; directors, Z. c. Jew
ett, Whltefieid; Geo. E. Moody, Pittston /;
B H. Reed. Pit.stou; Charles E. Peaslee,
Alas; Arthur Z Msrson, Pitts.on; c. w.
Church, Pitsston; Gilman Moody, Aloa !;
Herman Thayer, Pittston; George p.
Thompson, Piltston.
for horses the present season, and among
the horses present we're the following;
Robert c., entered in the ESQ tlus, l.
+ Hopkins, Richmond; Bon Burleigh, j.
yesr-old, by Don Carlos, dam. Bon Bon,
by BayArd-winper Of the 3-yesr. old race
at the Gardiner track this fxil-W. L. Law
son, Eatefpfise Stock Farm, Augusta
Jack. 5 years old, by Shaws Kuox. dam
Hector mare. L. the 3 minute and so
classes, w. A. Hsnkes. Augusta, Boy
Rolfe, year-old, by Young Rolfe, Jr :,
dam q Gideon mare; and Black Harry, 6
years old, by Cushnoc, out OF good Can
sdian mare, 8 PAGER, but breeding not known
The fvrneris in the minute class, and
Black Harry in the 2 80 class. W. +. Walker
Augu.tA. Sidney, yIs. old b. C.renaught
by FesrBaughr, dsm by Chandler Knox, IN
the 3 minute and 2 80 classes, W. Y. Bal
lard, sidney. Independent Gray, 8 yrs.
old, By kennebec, by Independence, by
Gen Kuox. grAndsm BY Gideon, in the 8
minute class, J D. Hayes, Randolph Stock
Farm, Randolph. The year cid colt Path
sgorss, owned by Mr.. Hayes Zone year OLD
In Ma, last) by Y L By Nelson, was
weighed q week rgo, ll26 lbs, without a
halter or strap on him. Horsemen say this
Is ore Of the best cells of his age IN Ken
neb.c C county. Hs will be shown at the
Windsor fair. Sept. 30Oct Ere
mont Knox. 8 yesrs cid, stallion, by Nor
gan Ksox, q $50 dam, Jessie Fremont,
(2 40), q Black Hawk mare, entered in the
3 minute clsse, Mofri, l. BiiDn, Dresden
Mile. Gray Eagle, years old. by Cuth 4oc,
dam, Belle PInkham m The minute class.
J. E. Powers, North White I'D. MeBikuk,
7 years OLD, by Morrili Knox, out OF cam
by Z son Of Plato, . pacing mare having .
record of 81 l.2, Lon Mcdonald, Ease
Pi,tston. Chafl,s d, 6 years old, b.
WAtchmsker. will start In 3 minute class,
Loa Mcdonald. Mr. Mcdonald will also
8 art Essex Bow, 7 years old. by S'sr Ian
bert. in the z IS cl.ss; s'so Hector, 81,
in the 2 27 class. Matchmaker Patchen,
years old, b. Watcbn ,ker, dsm Pstchen
msre, in The minute race. G, K. Pssslee,
Alna.
The East ri ts'on Cornet Band, fourts n
uieces, o Nash. Leader. Furnished mufic
Iodsy and will also be in sr entance each
day of the fair.