Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-08-23
GOVERNORS DAY
AT Eastern Maine Fair Saw An
Immense Crowd.
Races Were Very Exciting and Time
Was Fast.
One Horse Ran on Three Legs, Two Jockeys
Fought-0iher Events.

Bangor, Aug 22.-(SpeciaD. old PROT
was feeling kindly disposed, this morning,
and ordered q most perfect day for The
reception of Gov Cleaves and staff at the
great day of the Eastern Maine fair The
perfect weather brought out monster
crowd. 1t was one constant string OF
teams coming into the grounds from early
morning till late in the afternoon. Foot
people were coming all the while and a
birds-eye view from the top of the grand
stand showed a throng of 90 900 or 20, 600
people.
Everybody thoroughly enjoyed the day
from morning to night
The committees are all hard at work
awarding prizes and many will not be
finished before Friday forenoon.
AT 10 O'Clock in the morning, Gov.
| Cleaves, accompanied by several mem
bers of his staff, arrived at the grounds
| His Excellency was in a carriage with
President Beal, Gen. w. S. Choate and
Judge W. Z. Whitehouse. In a carriage
following were Col. Lambard, Col. Stet-
son, Col. K. c. Stevens, Councilman Shep-
herd and Lieut. Hersey.
The party was driven about the grounds
| for an hour or more, and shown the
different features of interest, then re-
turned to the hotel
The 4-years- old class of trotters in the
forenoon was won by an Augusta horse,
W. f. Webbs Millard, By Nelson's Wilkes.
The other horse, which pushed for first
place, was Meona, by ST. Croix. The track
was at least five seconds slow on account
of the wind and dust yet the game young
Augusta horse won the race in straight
heats, finishing the different heats in 2 80.
2 80 and 2.33, which show the colt to be
most promising one.
The races in the afternoon were the
best of any day thus far. Every one was
interesting, but none more SO than the
2 20 class in which the two Kennebec
rival horses, Halle and Silver Street, We're
the leading attractions. There was one
dead heat, and in all the others there were
close and exciting finishes.
Between heats the special features of
fancy riding by Madam Marantette, the
high jumping horses, and the trained dogs,
were watched with great interest.
In addition to the Bangor Band, excel
lent music was given, today, by the Bel
fast Band.
The balloon ascension, this afternoon.
by Prof. G. G. Bonnette, was the most
successful exhibition of the kind ever seen
in this part of the State The balloon was
inflated during the first part of the after
noon and let loose about 4 O'Clock 1t
arose at once to IA height of 1000 or 5000
feet and sailed off in the light wind to the
eastward. A most successful parachute
drop was made. When he cut loose from,
the balloon, Prof. Bonnettc dropped
rapidly for some 500 feet, then the broad
folds of the parachute opened and he
gradually came to the earth, landing in
Brewer, about three miles from the fair
grounds, 1t is understood that another
ascension will be made Friday, IN place
of the one which was postponed from
Wednesday,
The big crowd on the grounds, today,
was remarkably quiet one hardly
drunken person being seen anywhere
Great credit is due Chief of Police Gilman
and his subordinates for the excellent
order which has been maintained during
the week, not only at the grounds but
about the city as well.
Warden Allen of the Maine State prison,
was on the grounds, today.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. +. Kent of Madison,
were here, today, also A. w Linn of
Hartland.
S. W. Matthews, State labor commits
sioner, was guest at the fair, today
DR.. and Mrs Knox of Waterville were
noticed on the grounds, this afternoon.
Hon. G. W. Bass came up from Bar
Harbor to see the fair, Thursday.
Among the callers at the Journal build
ing, Thursday, were: g. W Snow, New
burgh; Fred Longley, Norridgewock
Ralph Plaisted, Augusta Manley T.
Robbins, Bangor q. H. Pulsifcr, Au.
gusta c. f. Flynt and wife, Augusta
Mrs. ID. D. Flynt, Dexter; Mr.. B. f.
Eldridgc, Dexter; Hon. Llcwellyn Powers
wife and children, Houlton; W L. Bushey
WaJerville; Geo. H. Gilman, Aroostook
Pioneer, Houlton; T. g. Burns West
brook; 1. l.. Taylor, +. Humphrey, of
the Jersey Cycle Touring Club; F. H.
Cressey, c. H. Huse Haverhill Cycle
Club Sherman G. Swift, captain Belfast
Wheel Club ex-chief consul of Maine; G.
o. Gardiner, Cross Hill; ]. w. Penney,
Mechanic Falls; Hon. Cyrus Chase, West
field Hon. John +. Hill, Augusta c. S
Hichborn, Augusta; Hon. VIM. r.
Haines, Waterville; Hon. W P. White
house, Augusta; Gen W. Scott Choate
Augusta Byron Boyd, deputy secretary
of State, Augusta; Col. Stetson, Bangor
c. W. Robbins, Old Town Enterprise
Old Town; Mrs. J. S. Abbott and dauph-
ter Maud. Robinson, III. Mrs. Henry A.
Merrill, Bangor; Frank O'Connor, Au
gusta.
EXCITING RACES