Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-09

solon; W. Ii. Perkirs. Paris; y. p. Bes-
erage, O4kiaad, B. c. Moustort, De@ring'
X. S. Msrseii. LnehEeli. IA a.dizion
there are three Of tbs eity poAee CT the
grounds all day.
The graaast.ni exhibit hall il 10 charge
Of Csps- Nichols Of Corinth.
The gentlemen who have made The
awaris Ia the aeyeraI departments are Hon.
C. c. GGtn.r, Chari8,:sfown, i. l.,
horses; O.. 7. Fletcher, Melcese, Mass
cattle AMI sheep; C. II. Hayes, Portsmouth,
" H, cattle and sheep; II. B. Mzy, Sailex,
Mass, poaiEry; ID. 4. Wadla. Belfast.
butter ahj cheese.
The Night 0Sl." the big night luneh
team, has dOse zoad business through the
day feeding the lgR2ry. The pop com
man with hi. gas arrangement for popping
corn has been busy r'sn, there being a
grsat demand for that aeiicsey-
Three little boys. the oldest not over 10
and the youngest not over 3, picked up
many pennies Friday By their songs and
playing. The two small lads did the sing
ing and the older one accompanied them On
an accordion nearly a. lx.ge as himself
The agricultural implements exhibited
and inventions and have been closely e1-
auined and tested by hundreds. The sales
have been very large and Thousands OF del
lars worth OF new farm machinery viii
come into Maine this fall
The grani eayaleade drew large crowd.
The line started az ! / 80 with Marshal e..
W Whitney and police leading. Tie Lew
iston Brigade Band came next, followed by
fsi- officials. Then came the prize-win-
ming cattle, followed by the horses.
There was a long STING Of both and they
seemed to realize fully the great honors
they had won and bore the enselses with
grea, dignity. The crowd cheered them
and every body was happy
There must have been GOO or $500 peo-
pie on tie grounds when the races started.
The grand stand was comfortably filed and
the fences liaed as usual
The afternoon vas beauty, warm AMI
pleasant The crowd kept coming ill lste
in the afternoon.
After the grand cayalcide, in which all
the prze-winning animals appeared. Just
before noon, many of thelr u~ners took
them from the grounds and the she'is AMI
stalls fat became vacant.
Very few, il any. Of the other EXHIBITS
were removed and will not be till Saturday.
The event Of the day was TIE great
matched race between Stanley AMI Early
Bird for 500 purse, 500 added If
=. to IL was beaten. The horses seemed in
the pink of condition and were warmly ap-
plau,ied when they came out.
la the first heat Early Bird had the pole.
They scored down three times and got
to the front and AZ the quarter pole held
lead Of three or four lenSths ov,r Early
Bird. The latter, however, was peggiag
away behind snd evide l,ly not hurrying.
They came down the stretch. Stanley
leading but Early Bird slowly cref Plug up.
over on the back sAle Stanley leI by one
length. .-.:..
Al the tlree-qaarter pole Erly Bird
broke bat caught very quickly and ,oon
worked up alongside Of Stanley. They
turned the corner nose and nose and then
the speedy roam pat in some fast work ard
passed Stanley.
The pace down the stretch was 4 hot one
and Early Blr,l vent under the wire in the
midst of greh; cheering in 10 -, two
lengths ahead of Stanley.
In the second heat Stanley went up even
with Eariy Biri u, tie tirst turn b1: AZ the
Erly Bird was a lenSh ahead.
v hieh Iesi he held to the bali. AZ tis tnrn
he had opeaC'l o1t thrc, lengths anil was
making great race.
TN the back stretch he lrf; bi. fee, for a
few .te pa but caGglst ant jamgel into his
OIL gaI; y Il only the loss Of QUE lCrgth.
\; th,. three-q asriers he had Increased his
lead to & ise long:ls AMI cane a.ouni tie
turn ~ay ahead. He emed 10 III down
The stree, Stanley losing AZ -''ry step.
Early Hiri finished a. beast 70 lengths
ahead, St4ul. y pnl!iag up. Time, 2.ia 1t
In the ;hir atI iA=t heat they got tie
best ssar: f The race. The story OF this
aea: ia tu: repetition of thr oiher two.
Stanley t1ol the lead a, the turn and held
II, leading by from orc tTo IenSb'. - the
.hree-qaarter pale. Early Bird n ole his
usual skip bul q4icklg recovered and took
the lead on the turn, coming home an easy
sinner by fsc lengths. Tine, 2-2J 81.
1t is esriu t-eel 'Dts Il" expense of the
fonr DAYS of the t-i- sill a-nJiit t0 500
BOG in roun Numbers AMI uiAf t.'ets re
.eIpts will bring tie t.'al recei,ts 10 mo-e
han that amount, ~ that sn''l iaymeht
II least car be raait, - ii4e 'lCbt. TIE raIn
# THURSDAY a.tla aol lag "a. n-cnt ini-
possible.
There pas grsa' Irls' .I, ~ shor; : -
1ve. the arrest of ui4n NL9 'si " ca rrI
,iHg some Aia1 ~ a eg1Er o, ll.e us-rrpeci-
ng pepp.e Nit. - hirl thcy IA. .c4n ,'i'satis-
aad. lie vas h-ti Tat +. i 'fip,.tes there
,eicg M eyiI.ns.~ ~ ,if5.t IiH'. liz
row, fo,,ove the Of a-s aEi their ma"
.bout and eff tue grounds and t'r.tc MAS ex-
sitelileat enough tor = rios.
The Holly p4t'nt Wagvr CO. pscsqne
Isle, haye one of tieir Ia'-'.j j'gEtr gens
N exhih tiaa, though It arrive too lsts to
De en.erci /: il a great iavertin1 ard Is
called one of TIE best wagons male 1t IS
meeting wiTh LARGE sales
II aasr ported about tie groun f.urnE
he afternoon That p-. Drake, owner of
Early B,r.i, ZIG -. AMI c. II. Melon,
1wn.- T Nelson, G., were tAlsing Of q
-sre L.;wes the tao horses There are
msny people in Mine who have IN iiea
.ha: f=rlv Bird couli naka the Northern
King trot HI. hes; to v IN ttree cut of five
Iea'.. ami There hre evs Il some who th,uk
that Early Bill nigh. possibly vim the
race. Fev of Nelson's friends. h"Never.
have any such idea and III back him for
al they are WORTH