Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17
TOPSHAM FAIR.
Weather Clerk Finally Permits
Worlds Fair to Open.
The Stock and Produce Exhibits
Among the Best Ever Made.
Bit One Race Finished -Granqe Parade and
Other Races Today.

Topsham, Oct. 16.-(SpeciaD. After
being postponed for three consecutive
days on account of rain, the Sagadahoc
County Agricultural Society was en-
abled, today, to open it's exhibition,
known far and wide as Topsham fair.
So many disappointments told very
heavily en- the attendance, and it was
light about 1000 people being on the
ground at the best of the day.
The grounds present the old familiar
Topsham fair appearance. The merry
go-round, photographers. dime shows.
shooting galleries. peddlers of all kinds
and other schemes to catch the small
change were out in full force. even more
than usual being noticed in the space
to the left of the grounds.
Many of the horse stalls were vacant.
the extremely bad weather having
caused the owners 10 send their ami
mails home.
The stock stalls and sheds told a diff
ferent story. Almost every place was
occupied by as handsome looking crea =
lures as ever We're exhibited Old Saga
idii't sulti! Has SDIilc Scbu Sltth-
Exhibition hail presents a very fine APP
nearance. The farm produce exhibit was
one of the best ever made every available
inch of space being crowded The Grange
exhibits were, greatly admired; They
probably excel any similar exhibit made
in the State. The display in the upper
hail is also very nice. The large room
WAS crowded all day long
The races Were the feature of the day
and afforded plenty of excitement and
sport In the first heat of the $50 race.
PoPcorn's sulky was run into and Driver
Russell thrown out. Popcorn circled the
track twice. and as the race was fin
lshed. there was general hustlinS Oh
the part of the other drivers to get out OF
his way. Russell was not seriously hurt
and drove the next heat.
In the third heat of the 80 race, with
Ii horses on the track. Julia. owned by
W. u. Haley, South Gardiner. and driven
by Pinkham, had hard luck in being run
into and having one sulky wheel reduced
to a bunch of bent and tangled wire. No
one hurt.
So slowly were the races trotted that
but one event was finished. today. Sat
urday. the racing will commence at .
O'Clock in the morning. The 2.i0 class,
not being started. today. will come off
tomorrow. The other races will be the
IA, purse 600. 900, purse 800. and "a
purse S..5. The other races will probably
have to be cancelled.
The afternoon races resulted as fol-
lows:
ESQ CLAss-PURsE si25
Julia. b. m, f. n. Trefethen.
South Portland ................ 3 i
Russell T.. b. g. c. j. Russell,
Buckfeld Observation-Disclosures. 6 6 ;
Molly NJ, BIN, DR.. A r.. Smith,
Meta. p s.g.. A. r. Tcnney. West q
AUBURN -; : : >
am, Waterrillc Observation-Disclosures. 4 4
Meteor. b. m. f. d. Tasker.
NraTulnef > Jdr
Maud C.. b. m. Nelson Gagne.
Time. 2S4r.. 2.3la4, 2.553iss. 2.$S4. ~
Four heats were trotted in the go class
and the race will be finished. tomorrow.
The big Grange parade will take place
on the track at 10 A. NJ. SATURDAY. This
is a new feature and will doubtless draw
a big crowd.
The officers of the association. this
year are: President. John f. Buker.
vice presidents, w. B.
Kendall, Bowdoinham. C. f. Townsend.
Brunswick. F. b. Elliott; executive
committee. a. W. Hunt. Brunswick.
Walter Totman, Harpswell, H. H.
Fisher Topsham S. +. Hathorne. Rich
mond, NJ. II. White. Bowdoinham.
secretary. w. S Rogers. Topsham: as
sistants, n. S. Purinton. Bowdoin, ".
+. w. Purinton. Topsham, Mrs O. E.
Rogers, North Bath, treasurer. l.. f.
Smith. Brunswick: auditors. l. p
Booker, Brunswick f.. NJ. Brown. Top
sham: general superintendent. j. F.
Buker. Rowdoinham, superintendent of
tattle,S. B. Hathorne. Richmond: super
ntendent of horses, A. w. Hunt. Bruins
wick: superintendent upper hall. NJ. H.
White. Bowdoinham; superintendent
over hall. II. II. Fisher. Topsham: SUI
oerinten6ent of restaurants and ven
lers, Walter Totman. Harpswell.