Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-18
At EAST PITTSTON.
Close Of Successful Fair
Good frottiD6.
Lal6est Crowd BIer Seen On the Pfkqus
Isle Pair Grounds.
Nsted vlsiters Present Whs Adir, 50
the Immense Crswd.
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| Especial to the KEsxEsEc Journal
East PIrrsros, Sept. 1.-The Trottins
Park and Agricultural Association had =
fine day for its closing races today, and the
attendance, though far less than that Of
yesterday. has yet been very good indeed /;
and 10 sufficient evidence Of how we'll the
fairs Of this association could be sustained,
we're the strictly agricultural features given
more prominence, and provided . suitable
| building could be erected for the uses Of
the eficefs As heAfqusrtera, a. an an xiii
bidon hall for the ladies departments Of
the fair, fruit. vegetables, poulry, farm
crops, etc. Ii 10 to be hoped the sssoe-a-
citation will do this by the time another fsir
season comes round. Then With the
ns.. .onsl rules to sustsin the judges their
races. there would be little to be desired in
the management OF this society.
Among the hoisss on the ground today,
aud no, previously reported were tso ex-
hibi ed by C. T. Achorp, E.q, Cooper's
Hill. One vas bis stallion Dan Smuggler,
yrs old. by Smuggler, gift by Old Smug-
gler, dam by ason Of Glloreths Knox. This
fine stallion is . rich bay in color, weighs
l165 lbs. and stands l6.l high. Tne Next
is one yesr-old, Ben Van, by Dan Smls-
gler, dam Mcclellan msre-S very hand
some, Symmetrical cole, rich bay in color,
and beautiful in every line and limb. He
will 0s shown in the one-year-old race 1t
the South Windsor fair.
Thomas Kelley, Wbiseield, shows .
good year old colt by |. Y l., by Nelson.
out Of mare by Dorchester, her dam .
Kn, mare. This colt will also be 10 the
one year-old race At South Windsor.
Indeper dence, I'd. 8 yesrs old, by Romeo,
BY Independence, by Gen. Knox; dam by
Unc,e Shube, by Wyef's Knox, BY Gen.
Knox; Is high, weighs ,075. Was tx
hipited by C. E Peasiee, Alma.
One ef the best 81 ckiDg colts on exhibi-
ton is the Ave months old colt shown by
Dennis Kelley, of Whitefeld. This is 3
bay flly by Elevator. the young Wilkes
stallion owned by W. d. Harley. South
Gardiner, out of Dorches' 'ef-Kncx mare.
1t is fine colt, worthy Of being exhibited
at any Stale fair.
Prsmiums.
Drawing; Ssven feet catile-lst El-
bridge Bailey, Head Tide; I'd, g. E. Gosd-
win. Six feet csttle-lst. E Blair; I'd,
Bert knight; Sd, Will Moody. Sweep
stakes-C L Peaslee, Alma. Steers-One
year old: Ist, Albert Knight; I'd, Will
Thompson. Two year old-1st, Mark
Moody. One year old bull-lst, + A
Carlton. Cow: C E Peas.ee. Stock
horses--lst, dam Smuggler, G F AehorD,
Cooper's Mile; I'd, Independence, % C K
Pesslee, Alma. Colts. ore year old LIST,
Ben Va, F Achorn; I'd, Dandy, Thomas
Kelley, Whitef field. Sucking colt-lst,
Dennis Kelley, Whitefeld. 3-yeAr-olt colt
list. C Peaslee; %, Thomas Can pbeh,
Wnltefeld. Draft colt, 3yesrs-old-lst,
Ford Hunt, P.ttston; I'd, John Hunt, Pitts
ton.
The pts Of the gate today were $3.50;
total gate receipts Of the three days, S5l2.
A marshall would have been 3 very use
fui fl ;er at the fair, and everybody wants
to see one sno.her year.
There were altogether too many gambling
games all, wed upon the park.
Between heats during the trot.ipg If the
2 27 race today, tne we'll known stallion
Aimont Pateher, owned by DR.. G. f. |
Pickering of Gardiner vas given an eIbib |
ton mile BY his driver. Charley Haley. |
lhur tuc III He'll III ,
last quai .er 10 81 | 2,
TIE races this afternoon were goot, but
they w,uli have been better under ti.e |
whole some il faehce of NAuonsl rules.
The horse. DR.. Nesi. owned BY Mr.. N. |
Z. Marson, Pntston, did we'll in the races
t, day and is 3 model gents driving horse-
very valuable animal for that turpose,
and Mr.. Msrson is de.i'ous Of selling him |
as be always has large number OF horses, |
The same Judges did duty today IS yes-
terday, and performed theif labors IN the |
same impair iaI, satisfactory manner as
before.
JOURNAL representatives are indebted to |
the officers for fsvors and assistance.
The gsmey stallion Hector, by Daniel
Boone. dam by q son of the Crawford
horse, owned BY J. B Hayes of Randolph,
was exhibited upon the track this afte moon |
under ,he handling Of his driver, George
Dustin. He showed finely.
The sum nsries of the races trotted this
aftefI IN are gwen. |
Summary.
EAST pITIsToS TRoTrING PARK, Sept. Il -
Puree of AGO for hOrses that have never beaten |
2.40, bett in .. to harness.
u. d. Pinkham. Balowell. Snow Storm
c. A. stac. pole. 6srdiGer, Watch.
VS.. amson, augusta, Harmont.... 2
W Bppps. Jp tray Victor. 2 4 3 |