Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-04
IN THE RAIN.
Great 2.l5 Race at Bangor
Postponed Till Monday.
Early Bird Won First Heat in the Rain
---Time, 2 2l9 IA.
20 Race Declared 0h-Iom Ores Wo
240 10 z 30 1-2.

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| BAseom. Sept. 2.-t Special "A cloudy
sky and threatening weather opened the
last day of the Eastern Maiae State fair
During the forenoon rain fell at intervals
and rhe outlook was bad for starting the
horses.
la the afternoon there was but q small
crowd st the park in comparison with the
previous days. The morning was spent by
the exhibitors and fakirs in packing up
their goods and taking down theie tents.
Iie afternoon v as cold and raw and the
ATTENDANCE was snail. there not being over
1850 people on the ground.
I he ? So irolting class was the first race
called, followed BY the Is trot and $50
pace.
Tie same judges oiiicisted as at previous
days.
After the second heat Of the 10, at 80
O'Clock. light drizxIe started in, threaten
! ing to spoil the afternoons sport. The
I wind was easteriy and ard the clouds hung
low and heavy.
Myrtle Peek again gave her exhibitions
Of hurdle jumping and riding and was sp-
plsuded by the crowd which could but
admire her skill and daring, though they
preferred the racing.
Up 10 this meeting Maine had - horses
in tie 2 80 list and c. II. Nelson's Sunny
side Stock Farm, Watersille bad the honor
of having pu. II of them in that much de-
sired position.
The judges 10 the several classes com
pl,tel tteir work ami closed up their
books
| Upon fat and working oxen and steers,
including town teams, the principal winners
~ere +. A & C.. Hilton, j. V. Fietcher,J.
f Weston and Eli tIowes. Anson; A. j.
Libby Il Son, join G.. Fish. ami G.. G..
Birke, Oskiani; Eastman K Hathorn, b.
F. Barker, Athen. III c. Burieigh, Va.sal-
boro.
c. II. Nelson Waterville, and +. w. Hill,
Bar xor, took the best prizes TN matched
driving horses, and Edman Loudon and
| Georg, Hillman CanterD Dury, n. B., and
-. T.. Larrabee, Dover, won the principal
prizes on the Clydesdale and Percheron
stock,
In the class os Sussex cattle, T G.. Bur
l,igh of Vassslboro was the large winner.
III. re were hundreds of minor premiums
which usre. scattered all over the State and
will foot mp handsome sum.
Tom McAloon's roam gelting Charlie
Danforth had never faced a starter till Sat
urd ". hut without lifting his nose or max
ing a skip h came to the wire In 2.23 3-4
in the tir.t heat.
At the end Of the first heat of the 2. l5 race
solid rain tme DO an and the crowd sought
shelter The track was soon wet and slip
perry aud racing was carried on under diff
,ulties.
Tt4 tn ri heat of the is class was trot-
ted in smart in and at the faish there
wa- "a looz wait while the jndges consii-
cred Il weather and probabilities of again
,'artog the 2 Is horses. 1t kept on rain
ing The tract was narrowed but it only
uale things worse instead of better.
Ths cruwl grew impatisut. II was
O'Clock and they wanted TO see that race
finished Over in the west there appeared
a bright spot Il grew larg and clear sky
sass on sitible 1t sii raiued however. At
last II was plain that the storm wonld clear
asag The track was in bad shipe though.
and the judges thought best not TO start
the tor.cs again, Therefore the announce
mcnt wps made tiat owing to the weather
,rd had condition of the track tn. urii1-
h races wonld he postponed to Monday
sfa.~1"ou AT 2 clock.
Al g., tn ~ va. a hig OK, both from
the rr ,ed and some of tn, drivers. The
....l 4,.,,,,I ..t,o. ;, t,n, hiring ON,
., .,I s.,, o,, n.rfact storm
cnv Elwarl. steamed tn the
,ro,t - ,b, .t.uJ and told tn, iuJges that
,l,.t,,r .triv.,s "A hars.s .ntcreJ for
IT, r,.... ,t T.awiston. and To most
n ~. thes. races III N,nd,y would spoil
MI th.ir nlsrs Mr. LIbhy. driver Of Stan
Ies 4 other driver. made the same state
m ,,s
D- Drake objected to starting Early
- an .peh .tr,.k and under the ruies
a.. ohi ctiop spttled the matter. The
r-..w.l kept on how ling for more racing and
one man u no wauted something. he didn't
care 81 hat. cried bring out the moose II
avsiled nothing, however, and the Judges
AMI other officials left the stand.