Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-20
EASTERN STATE FAIR.
Everything Is Now in Readiness for
The Great Show.
Fine Exhibits Of Stock-Every Stall FulI-Thc
Weeks Attractions.

Bangor, Aug -(SpeciaD Every
thing is in readiness now and it only re-
mains for Old Prob to give good weather
and the 18th exhibition of the Eastern
Maine fair will surely be the best one In
the history Of the association.
All day heavy stock trains have been
coming In, and tonight, almost every pen
and stall is occupied. In the horse sheds
the speeders are munching their oats and
waiting for the events OF the week.
Nelson is here with a good string
headed by Silver Street, 21913, which
will figure in the 3 go class Thursday.
He has also Sarah Fuller. Little Miss and
Jeanette, and 1t Is rumored that the great
Nelson, 2 %, will be seen on the track
here again this year.
Fl. NJ Lowe of Shawmut, has Halle,
, 90, which will be another of the starters
in the 2 90 class He also has Matte 2. +,
full sister to Halle, 3 years old, which
he will show for the association premium.
n. g. Gould of Old Town. has fine
looking mare in Belle P, 2.32h, by Son
of Nelson, which will start in the 2 80
class. There are lots of other good ones
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the late trains, tonight
The cattle exhibit will be the largest
for years, at least that is what Superin-
tendcnt of Stock Smith says. Twenty
eight new pens have just been finished and
even now there isn't room enough.
A. J. Libby Of Embden, has his usual
large exhibit. Mr.. Ellis of the same town
has IA big herd already on the ground.
The special train from the west did not
arrive till late, tonight, but it brought a
large number of cattle, oxen, dairy stock
and young stock, to be shown by the pro
gressive farmers of Arson, Starks, Oak
land, Winthrop and Nassalboro.
Mr.. Smith says that there will be three
herds of Shorthorns on exhibition, which
will be the largest exhibition of this breed
ever shown at State fair in this State
There is monster pair of Holstein oxen
now on the ground which are to be shown
by Massachusetts farmer.
Tho sheep will have about the same
space as last year. The poultry is In new
quarters, the building at the left of the
entrance, which was formerly used for the
dairy exhibit, having been fitted up for the
Growers. 1t j. evpected that this depart
ment will show up well with the display of
former years.
A new pavilion 80 by ESQ feet has been
built at the left of the entrance which
will be occupied by the exhibition Of car
riages and agricultural implements
Superintendent Field of the hall exhbi-
ton, has been at work like Trojan all
day and could only stop long enough to
say that there will be more exhibits in
both the hall at the grounds and the down
town show than ever before. The hall at
the park was considerably Uttered up, this
afternoon, by exhibitors nnpacking and
setting mp, but will he in perfect trim
when the first visitors arrive, today.
One of the great features of the week
will be the daily exhibitions of riding by
Madame Marantette, aptly termed Queen
of the Turf, with the champion high
jumping horse of the world, Filemaker, -
her high jumping Welsh pony. Jupiter,
and the lightning running horse Alba
tross, - which was ridden by Madame
Maranctte to the phenomenal record of
half in 59l5 seconds and on Wednesday,
she will start the horse to beat this record
This lady will remain during the entire
week and will be seen with all Of her
horses on the track each day.
There are great many fakirs on the
grounds, but it is worthy of note that no
gambling scheme has been allowed place
on the ground, nor will anyihi ,g of the
sort be allowed for moment during
the week
President Real and his subnrdinates
have worked hard for the success of tho
coming fair, and every Indication now
points to most successful event.