Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-26
OPENING DAY


which IS 1Ol9A pounds of butter in one
year, or at the rate Of % pounds per
There are other butter makers in the
nero with wonderful records. There's
| iormeulors Fancy Wax which was the
| hfst prize COW in this first prize herd at
| the New England fair in 1896, She has a
record Of "a pounds 1872 ounces of butter
| weekly. Ana then there Is Chestnuts. a
| COW not quite as handsome, but whose
butter producing capacity is stated az -
| pounds q week. The Hood farm exhibit
OF berkshire hogs is also one of the great
| nttractiohs. The two Hood farm tents
| near the superintendents office are never
without callers.
Other COWS less famous, perhaps, but al
| most rs remarkable are here There IS
| ne liolstein. Hclle of Dresden. owned by
A. }. Libbey of Richmond. whose milk
| record IS "A pounds day. And &. +.
cobb exhibits Regina. Mt Pleasant,a very
| modest young Ayrshire COW, who wears
| the New England fairs blue ribbon FOR
proving herself equal to the task Of pro
ducng the enormous amount OF 2ol2
pounds of butter in one day. There are
| many very interesting points about re
cattle show. j. T.. Weston of Starka. has
| II head of great lIcrefords, VINO brought
with them from Rigby II prize ribbons
lnd A. n. Clark Of Scion. whose Il head
| of ticrcfoids brings with it 10 Nc" Eng
land fair prize ribbons
The horse department examinations Will
reveal some Interesting subjects, but The
combinations were barely begun TINS
| afternoon.
The stock department IS under the
isUperintendence of Herbert NJ. Luce of
| iicrmon, and he has won words Of
| praise for the ease with which he has
sullnounted the difficulties Of the first
day Of the fair rush and gotten his OK
| hibit in order with pronptness and
dispatch Colonel Harding, supern
| tendent of the horse department. has
been perhaps more severely tried than
any other man on the grounds, buy
his department is creditable in its
showing Among the good exhibits %
driving horses are the Nelson string Of
IT, the barrett string Of 1e. and the II.
H. Common string Of five from Pitts
field.
During the forenoon the committec
examined the exhibits Of draft ana
driving horses, the cattle and sheep
| exhibits The pulling oxen We're also
Judged. there being two entries in the
: feet. inches girth class. .. ". Rolfe
cf Deeriue. had the winning yoke
against e. F.. Pcaslee Of Alma. The
judges were Alden Mclaughlin. John
f. Baker ana T. l.. Palmer
During these exhibitions there was
a game Of ban between the Brncktuns
and the Bangor club. which attracted
most If the crowd, but the Interest was
tame.
At noon the crowd Of arrivals was at
it, height, ana it was the LARGEST first
day crowd On record ut Mapiew0od
The managers say that they are salts
ii.d that it exceeds any first day. Good
judges place il at from 5000 70 10000
The day being Children's day. there
were many young folks ana the Mid
way with its unprecedented attractions
was the Mecca Of the ma jority Of them
81 O'Clock there was To lie a meet
ing in Mechanics hall, which, it was
announced would be addressed By
Hon. J. II. Brigham, master Of the
National Grange The meeting had
been poorly advertised and but n
dozen on SO attended. Prof. brigham
said but a few words expressing re-
1ret that more did not know of thu
meeting.
When it became known that an OPP
portunity To hear the National Grange !
master speak had been missed. there
we're many expressions Of regret and it !
was hoped that he might be prevailed
upon 10 deliver an address. tomorrow. |
state Grange Master Hon. Edward |
Wiggin Of Pressure Isle, is present and |
ii is probable that there may be an
address either by Mr. BRIGHAM or
him
At $50. Prof. Bennett went up in the |
balloon. or rather upon the parallel |
bars suspended from the balloon. The |
air was calm and as the aeronaut |
ut loose from the balloon and sailed |
down to terra firma under the para
chute. he scarcely seemed To drift at
all He landed in the adjoining field, |
V lille the balloon struck in the center
of the race course
The ball game. this afternoon. was
witnessed by a much larger crowd |
than the forenoon game and il de- |
served more attention, although with |
umpire Connelley's yellow decisions |
and Brocktons yellow playing. it was
still far short of scientific bail playing. |,
There could not have been a more
perfect day for the opening races of
the fair. The attendance was not |
large. but many more people are eX
pccted on the remaining days of the |
fair Three events We're on the score
card The 2.21 class was an especially |
fine exhibition. The game daughter of |
Eloodmont. Ada p. pulled it off in
straight heats, but had to lower her
mark in the second heat. Following |
are the summarizes:
Green Horse Glass. rrot and Pacc--Purse
5000.
randosa, b. $. by pancost Mon
roe FoXcroft. Me ................. ] !
Jack. ch. 4. Folsom. Augusta. 49,. . 1
Tom O NeilI, b. G., Woodbury.. Port
land .......................... 3
Isle Dew b. S. Nelson, Watervile. 9
Menelaus. b. g.. A. J. Libby. Gar
tlHSF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. |
Oelo. hr G.. Young, West Bangor. 6 !
Time, 2.2S2, go go.
POI Glass. Trot and Pace-Purse $500.
Ada p, b. M. by Bloodmont. Foss,
Fort Fairfield Observation-Disclosures. |
Lucky Strike. b. s., spencer
orono ......................... . 2 ?
Neni Wei b. <. Bean Comdcn... > 6
Belle r., CHI. m, Gould. Old Town. 3
Venture. CHI. s., Small. East Vas
,salhoro .,.,......:......:............ ; G 4
Nancy Rice. y. m. Woodbury.. Port
land Observation-Disclosures. :
Time. 22li4 2lSi9. 223a,.
Running Race. One Mile Flat, two in
Tbrpp-Purse Son0