Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-26

| from tho Maratims Provinces, subject to
same conditions as are given Maine
stock. Premiums the same and inde-
pendent of the Maine Premiums. Conn.,
petition only with stock from Maritime
Provinces.
| HORSE DEPARTMENT.
| SUPERINTENDENT OF THIS DEPARTMENT.,
Is III GREELEY. ELLSWORTH, ylcE
| PRESIDENT EASTERN MAINE STATE
| FAIR.
Assistant Superintendent, Major w +
Harding. Bangor.
Entries close Monday, August 5th.
Exhibitors will be required to pay an
Entrance Fee of Five Per Cent of total
premiums competed Tor. See Section 81,
General regulations.
The State appropriates to this depart
ment $3.50.
The examination of horses will take
place, on the grounds in an enclosure
made for that purpose, and no person
other than the Judges, their assistants,
| and the owners or attendants of the
stock being judged, will be allowed in-
side the ring. Judging to commence at
s n IN sharp each day.
All horses TO be entitled to premiums
must be sound. The judges shall have
power to reject any exhibit deemed I'M
worthy.
In tho several classes Of American
trotting-bred hors $, and of pure bred
French Coach, Hackney, English Shires
Suffolk Punches, and Percherons, tho
breeding must DO fully indicated on the
score card, and with the pure bloods, n
certificate of the same shall be presented
TO tho judge.
No credit will be given for pedigree
unless tho breeding be- indicated on the
entry card. Tho sire OF the dam must
DO given as well as the grandsire on tho
malo side, also tho breeding of the
grandams on both sides, If possible. In
40 other way can credit for pedigree
value DO figured accurately. "Dam, u
Messenger" or Said to be Knox,"
carries no value, and can have no credit.
| Any attempt ut deception or fraud
will bar tho entire exhibit or an in
dtvidual from competition. Exhibitors
are urged to note on entry cards records
won by sire or dam, or other OF their
offspring. The judges. in making up
their awards, shall have the right to call
out any horse to harness chat is broken
to harness), though it be stated that his
class is to be shown to haltor. In case
two animals In the same class score the
sa,aN NJ the ,highest number of points,
To- IN Hbet cyAsiderod equal. and the
first and second premiums will be di-
vided equally between the two. In case
three animals in tho Same class score
the same and the highest number OF
points, tho first, second, and third pre-
mums will be divided between tho
three. If the first premium is awarded
without such a contest, and if in COM
petition for tho second premium, two or
more of the contestants score the same
and tho highest number of points, tho
second and third premiums will be di-
vided equally between such competitors,
and in such case there would be no
third premium. In case the second pre-
MUM is awarded without such contest,
and if in competition tor third premium
two or more contestants score tho Same
and highest number of points. then they
will be considered equal, and the third
premium will be equally divided between
them.
Tho Superintendent of this depart
ment will furnish exhibitors with suit
able sign, giving name of horse and
owner The exhibitors will DO required
| to place same over tho doors of the
stalls they occupy. They arc also re-
| quired to keep open doors during tho
forenoon OF each day. weather permit
ting.
No 27--AMERIcAN TRorTrNa BRED
i Tn In, ft,is Il T,n
entitled to the number of points scored
by their offspring on exhibition, for
record; records to be credited must DO
made previous to August 20. The same
| credits allowed to brood mares. EN-
hibltors must write on their entry card,
| the naine and record of the competing
| offspring. Only one record will be
credited for the same animal, as n one
year old, two year old, three year, etc
| The exhibitor witt be entitled to the
| benefit OF having placed to his credit the
ono record which will give him the
| greatest number of points. Stations
| over four years old, competing for pre-
miums, shall have been kept for service
| in this state at least four months prior 10
| the exhibition,
| Any person entering horse In this
class must have the official record of
their stock. or they must show to the
| judges full mile OH the track i'm the
time required, having two trial boats for
| each horse, subject TO the call of tho
| judges.
Five years and over. having a record
| of 2.35 or better, or able to show same
to judges. with three of his get. not less
than two years old (no two from the
same dam, to halter, s25, list. 10. I'd.
| 10, 3D..
-Four years old, must hayo q record of
ESQ or show same tojudges, to be shown
to halter, $50, LIST, IL, I'd, 5, 3D..
Three years old, to be shown 10
halter, SIS, LIST. 10. I'd. s, Sd.
Two years old, 10 be shown TO halter,
$40, LIST, 8, I'd, 4, 3D..
One year old, TO be shown to halter,
$40, 1st, O, I'd, 4, I'D.
No 23--AMERrcAN TnorTIN0 uHED
GELpINGs AND FILLIEs.
Five years old, to be shown to halter,
$40, LIST, o, I'd, 4, 3D..
Four years old. to be shown to halter,
$40, LIST, g, I'd, 4, 3D..
Three years old. to be shown to halter,
$40, LIST, 9. I'd, 4, Sd.
Two years old, 10 BIO shown to halter,
$40, LIST, 8, I'd, 4, 80.