The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-09-19
The IIartland Fair.

The Cattle show and Fair of the East
Somerset Ag1 society he'd last week,
vas favored with nice weather. large
ATTENDANCE and good exhibition.
There Was good lis Il fine -iock on
the eroul DIS, WhiIi. NIlh n,auy Lew
FEATURES introduced BY the n4ar agement,
attracted much attention.
The purse of $50 for large draft horses
drew well and number If entries re-
suited. The contest was so sharp that
the trial did not end until nearly dark.
George Smith of Bingham Won lst and
4th money. Asher Davis of Solon took
2hd money and Howard Estes OF Pal
myra took Bird money.
Premiums were awarded as follows:
Draft oxen, society premium-over :
feet, |. b. Raymond, ST. Albans; 2, J. F..
Hilton. st. Adams: under : feet, |, j..
B. Dow.
Draft horses, society's PREMIUM,
b +. Libby; ,, w. o. Hilton, st. Al
bans.
stock horses. non standafd-l, j. F.
Hilton. sldllloD, Ntu D.
Non standard year old colts-l, n.
W. Richards, ST. Adams; :. X. II. lib
belts, Palmyra.
Non standard 3-year olds-l, George
Sye, 81. Albahs; 2, l.. l.. Lucas, st. AL
bans 3, }. Il. Dow, ST. Adams; T. X.
II. Tbbetts. Palmyra.
Non standard brood mares and colts
|. y. W. Goodrich, Palmyra; ,, Wilson
Bgelow, st. Adams; 3. George Nye, St.
Alhans; 4. Ed Wyman, Pttsfield.
Best pair OF oxen-l, ID. d. Raymond,
ST. Adams; 2, j. b. Dow, st. Adams :;
3. ). II. Goodwin. St Albans; 1, j. f.
Hilton, ST. Adams.
Best pair fat cattle-l, y. Is. Turner,
st. Adams; 2, 5. w. Hubbard, st. AL
bans.
Thoroughbred bulls. J. 5. Page,
llartland; 2, James Fuller, Hartland :;
3, Joel Wright, Palmyra.
Grade bulls, ID. ID. RAYMOND ST.
Adams; 2, 5. ;. Goodrich, Palmyra; 3,
{. Il. McCrillis, Palmyra.
Bull calves, Noah Goodrich, Pal
myra.
Herds, not less than 10-1, G. r. Nc
Crilis; 2, 5. ). Goodrich.
One ear a; d two year-old colts and
, to Wilson Bigelow, st. Adams.
Standard tillies--l, Buker Bros, Hart.
land.
Herds of Dairy cows-l, ). 5. Good
rich, Palmyra.
Three-year old heifers-1, Fred Thomp
son, Hartland; ,, 5. :. Goodrich, Pal
myra; 3, Howard Estes, Palmyra.
Heifer calves, grade, d. ii. Porter,
Palmyra; 2, Charles Mason. ST. Adams;
;, G. X. McCrillis, Palmyra.
One-year heifers grade-l, Howard
Estes; 2, Ed Wyman, 3, 5. ). Goodrich.
Grade Buck 81, A. G. Starbird, Hart
land; 2, X. II. Tibbetts, Palmyra; 3, S.
IL. Goodwin, ST. Adams; 4, w. O. Hill
ton, st. Adams.
Sheep, best flock of 10-1, F. H. Farm
ham, Palmyra; 2, Joel Wright, Palmyra.
3, A. G. Starbird, Ha:tland; t. S. II.
Goodwin, st. Adams; 5, Charles Mason,
Hartland.
Lambs, flock of l0-1, F. II. Farnham,
Palmyra; 2, A. c. Starbird, Hartland
3, Geo. w. Patten, Pittsfield; 4, S. II.
Goodwin, st. Adams.
POULTRY, Cochin, Chas. Mason; 2,
Leghorns, Hudson Fuller, Palmyra.
There were s starters in the wagon
race Wednesday; Ralph Burrill's z. e.
Ned won the first money; M. A. Ken
dall's z. IN. Gladys, second and +. O.
Webber's b. IN. Spinster, third. Best
time, 252.
There were three starters in the race
for three year Odds. A. II. Shaw's b. e.,
Albert H., won first money Il. II. Muir
rays W. I. Lizzie Wilkes second and d.
Palmer's g. b., Divio Wilkes third. Best
time, 2.52 IL.
Seven started in the 2.29 class and A.
F. Buker's b. z. Tough End won, with
II. l.. Williams z. e., Wellington, sec
ond and +. w. Hills blk z. Blandin,
third Best time, 2.2S IL.
Seven started in the 2.40 race, A, X.
Libby's b. &. Gypsy Boy, lst; l.. A.
DascOmh's b. M, Susan D., second; F.
W. Hills C. G., Longway, third.
Thursday, the last day of the fair at
Ilartland, WAS largely attended, the
drawing feature being the races, the first
event being the 2 81 class and it proved
a fighting race all through, taking seven
heats to decide. Col. T., h. x, took the
second and last two heats and the race
Geo. NJ, second; Gypsy Boy, third.
Best tune, 2.29 IA by Gypsy. The 2,25
class was decided in three heats, Ned H.,
first; Tom Drew second; Ansel w.
third. Best time, 2.23.