The Portland daily press., 1895-08-21
EASTERN STATE FAIR.
Bangor Prepares to Welcome Crowds of
Visitors.

Bangor, August 90. THE 18th annual
Eastern State fair, which opened today,
promises to be one of the most interesting
exhibitions ever held. The fair has
changed hands since last year and the
new management has made many I'M
proyements at the grounds which will be
greatly appreciated by the patrons Many
exhibitors have already arrived on the
grounds and the exhibits in every depart
ment will be as attractive as usual.
There are several foreign exhibitors.
The entries in the stock department are
very large and to accommodate the ex-
hibitors one hundred stalls have been
built. There will be many attractions
outside of the races, etc. Nine. Maran-
aette and her manager arrived in the city
Monday and are quartered at the park.
Her horses alone will be big feature of
the fair. They include Filemaker, the
high jumper, Evergreen, the horse with
Twelve different gaits, Albertross, the
fastest PAGER in the world under a saddle,
and many others. Charlie Kinzer' S
trotting dog DOC will be another at
traction and there will be troupes of per-
forming dogs, and the Japs who scored
such big hit at the exhibition last year
Master Roger Staples of Bangor will ex-
hibit his pacing dog each day.
Ihere will be ball games on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, both forenoon and
afternoon, between New England league
teams. Thursday will be Governors day.
Governor Clcayes will arrive in the city
on Wednesday and remain until Thursday
night.
AT City hall Superintendent Rollins is
hing +I,O .xyhi nc, CHI
The display here will be large. In the
art department will be found the work Of
many prominent Maine artists Miss
Lillian Eaton of Boston, will have charge
of this department. She officiated in the
same position last year.
Bangor people are arranging to enter
tain a big crowd and with good weather
the fair will be success.
-Four regulars events were on the score
card. The 2. 80 class, purse $500, with five
starters, was taken in straight heats by
CHI G, Ludlow, by Cunard, Jr., owned by
Stackpole of Gardiner. Best time, 2 81
made in the third heat. But three heats
were paced in the special race for PAGERS
eligible,in the 2. 40 class, but the first half
of the first heat was made in LOG Ia
Following is the summary:
Beatrice M, by Bayard Wilkes,
Drake, Lewiston. 1 / l
ham, Rockport, 2 2
Belle P, m, Gould, Oldtown, 3
George NJ, g g, Poole, Dover, 5
Charles II, g, Littlefeld and
Runnells, Waterville, 8 5
Marion, m, Haley, South Gardi-
ner. dis
Time-2. 241144, 2. 271l, 2 27a4.
The running race, best two in three,
with eight starters was won by Mon
mouth, b G, Morris, Charlestown, Mass.
Best time, l. 1919.
Between the heats Madame Maranaette
gave an exhibition of fancy riding, and
high jumping. Other interesting features
were races by trained dogs and a perform
ance by the laps
In the running race in the second heat
W. H. Church, the rider of Donna Per-
fecta, was thrown on the first turn The
mare was jumping badly when the rein
broke, and the driver went over the horses
head. He was picked up and physicians
summoned No bones were broken, but
Church was severely bruised and shaken
up and was taken to the hospital he is
an old man and the fall will lay him up
for some time. The mare ran around the
track and was caught without difficulty.
The following is the summary of the
2. so class:
Ludlow, oh G, by Cunard, Jr.,
Stackpole, Gardiner, 1 1
Wellington, G g, Williams, Hart
land,
May Queen, m, Wellman, 3 8
Pualine, g IN, Haley, 4
Singer, Oh S, Merrill, dis
Time-2. 361a, 2 35A. 2.32.