Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-23
SPORT AT WINDSOR.
Both the Track Record and
Attendance Record Broken.
Two Holly Contested Races Won by
Daisy RoIfe and Ralph Hanks.
Town Teams, Pulling Cattle. Poultry and
Other Attractions at the Fair.

load of people drove into the grounds
there was, behind the early comers a
lie of teams extending beyond the little
strip of woods in the valley near by.
And all of the time the procession was
being reinforced by people from the
various roads that lead to the Windsor
corners. The rush at the gates was so
great that several men in addition to
the gatekeepers had to be stationed
there to keep the arrivals moving in
the right direction and avoid DELAYS
and accidents.
The South Kennebec fair seems to be
drawing card.
Among big passenger teams to arrive.
today, was rack in which was a party
of students from Ersiline Academy,
South China.
The exhibition in the hall was wei!
arranged, today, and some space was
devoted to manufactured articles. al
though most of it was taken up with
fine specimens of the results of agri-
cultural effort. Bowditch & Webster
the Augusta druggists, had supply of
trusses and supporters.
Not far from the building is a tent
for agricultural Implements, etc. This
occupied entirely by an exhibit from
the establishment of S. S. Brooks &
Co, Augusta. This firm is showing
SleiShs and wagons as well as farming
implements. In the latter class are
Syracuse, Yankee and Hussey plowH
The tent also shelters a line of fancy
door latches and knobs. The firms
exhibit is embellished with mounted
deer and bear heads. a mounted fox
skin and a mounted pointer dog skin.
The committees on awards began to
report about noon, today. Following
are the reports made:
Trained Steers-Two years Old Ed
win Knight, Pittston, first; one year
old, Eddie Whitefield first.
Fat Cattle-Four years old or over,
George w. Boggs, Whitefield, first:
three years old, Charles Griffin, Wind
scr, first.
Sheep-Bucks, Grin Il. Bailey, Jeffer-
son, second; ewes. Edward Andrews,
first; Grin f. Bailey, Whitefied, sec,
ond. Eve lambs, Edwin E. Bailey,
second.
Swine-Breeding sows. ]. II. Dougin,
Windsor. first; white pigs, T. T. Weeks.
Jefferson, first; John Dougic, Windsor,
second.
Poultry-Wyandott Bert knight.
jefferson, second; Plymouth Rocks,
John Dougie. Windsor, first: Mrs. d.
Given, Windsor. second: White Leg
norm, John Dougie. Windsor. first, w.
b. Davis. jefferson. second. Ducks
Mrs. a. Z. Moody, Whitefield, first w.
Il. Davis, jefferson, second.
Pulling Cattle feet s inches and
over. c. II. Croclzer, East Pittston.
first; 6 feet II inches, Sam Croker
East Pittston, first: George f. Croker.
East Pittston, second; under 6 feet II
inches, George r. Thompson, Pittston,
first; Fred Hunt, Pittston. second.
Grade Cattle-Durham bulls, Thomas
Nolan, Whitefield. first; Elbridge Nc
Kinsley. Whitefield, second. Hereford
bulls, Stilphin. Pittston, first; J. F.
Ashford, Windsor, second. Durham
bull calves. ]. F. Ashford, third. Jer-
sey cows, c. A. McManus, Whitefield.
first: Ashford and Dougie, Winslow,
second Jersey heifers, Dana Wilkins,
Windsor. first; c. a. Bruce, North
Whiteficld, second. Holstein cows.
Carl Colson, Whitefield, first; a. Rog-
ers. Windsor second. Hereford COWS,
Charles E. Griffin. Windsor. second.
Durham cows, John Keat. Whitefield,
first; c. a. McManus, Whitetield. sec
ond; Charles +. Griffin. Cooper's Mills.
third. Durham heifers. Thomas She-
kan, Whiteficld, first: Carl Colson
Whitcfield. second. Durham calves.
John Kealee, Whitefield, first. Ayr
oh Taff
first Hereford calves, Leon A. Fas-
sctt. South jefferson, first.
Town teams-Pittston. 1st; White
field, I'd Windsor, Sd. The cattle in the
Pittston team are owned by G.. II.
Croker, II. s. Marson, Herbert Croker.
George e. Croker, Sam Croker, John
Blodgett. Il. A. Marson & Son, j. II.
Bailey, George p. Thompson, S. A.
Jewett, Fred Hunt, James Ferrill and
7. II. Dow. The committee which got
the team together was T. H. Dow, 5.
a. Jewett and J. E. Marson.
The owners of the Whitefield team
are George w. Boggs, John f. Field.
Thomas Field. J. H. Mooney, Peter
Field, l.. e. Kane, Theodore Chism.
Carl Colson, II. J. Skehan, William
Rooney. III. T. Partridge, John Healey.
Herman Thayer Arthur Chism, Frank
Campbell, 3. +. Devine, w. ii. Ken
nedy, Charles Taylor. The committee
was George o. Bailey, j. H. Mooney
and John Cunningham.
The Windsor team owners are Il. j.
Hussey, A. c. Choate, Frank Trask,
John Gaffney, H. Choate, Frank Hall,
Ira Choate, c. E. Griffin and j. A.
Sproul The committee was Frank
Trask, Fred Barton and B. r. Albee.
The Races.
The races were called at 1.3O P. M.
Hastings drew the pole in the 2.42
class Sylvia second place. Lady Jed
wood third, Ketchup fourth and Ralph
Hanks fifth. The driver of Ralph
Hanks asked permission to trail and
was directed to do so. Lady Jedwcod
won the heat but had to make good
effort for it, especially in the last half
Sylvia K, pressed her. This mare had
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