Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-14
TOPSHAM FAIR
Opens Wednesday With Best
of Weather Conditions.
The Exhibits Are Excellent, Among
the Very Best Ever Made.
Races Are Exciting-Metta Wins e. SO Trot-
225 Glass Unfinished.
T0PSHAM FAIR

lOpSnaln, Oct. lo.-(Specldl).-lNe
county fair opened at Tops
ham, today, with an attendance of
about $500 people. The day was an
ideal one. and if the pleasant weather
continues the financial success of the
fair is assured. The heavy rains of
Monday and Tuesday put the track in
a condition unfavorable to the making
afternoon were hotly contested and the
time was remarkably fast, all things
considered.
The hall display is one of the best in
the history of the fair, and the exhibit
of live stock is unusually large, the
stalls at the grounds being completely
filed. "Fikirs'' galore have already
arrived at the fair grounds and their
stentOrian voices everywhere proclaim
the excellence of their wares. Merry
go-rounds, hand organs and amateur
brass bands add their music to the
deafening uproar and all help to rouse
the sedate old town Of TOpsham from
it's proverbial drowsiness.
fair. 1t is childrens' day, and among
the special attractions of the forenoon
will be great parade of decorated
bicycles. The races. Thursday after
nooon, will consist of the 2.30 and 2.4O
classes. The faculty of Bowdoin Col
lege has granted adjournments in reci-
tations and lectures, Thursday, in or
der that the college students may at
tend the fair.
The first heat of the 2.25 class was
called promptly at 100 o'clock, Wednes-
day afternoon. There were IA starters.
the heat being handily won by Ben
venuto Boone, owned and driven by
DIR. Fanduiz CT Brunswick, with the
bay gelding, A. e. S., close second.
The second heat was easily captured
by A.. E. S., while the third heat re-
suited in a victory for Lady Goodwin.
The fourth heat was in the nature of 4
surprise, for that veteran reinsman,
L. J. Bracket, landed the roam gelding
I.iverton, an easy winner in the COM
paratively slow time of 2.29. On ac-
count of darkness the race was post
poned at this point until 1890 o'clock,
Thursday.
The $50 class was won by the gray
mare, Meta, in three straight heats.
She was headed at notime during the
race. Nellie Moore, however, crowdej
her uncOmfortably in the last heat.
The events of the afternoon concluded
with a balloon ascension by the famous
areonaut, Prof. Stevens.
The summaries:
$50 CLASS-PURSE s150-TROT AND
PACE.
A. r. Tenney, gr. m. Meta ........ l
Henry Davis blk. m. Jennie Fl. E. 2 2 4
Clark Bros. b. m. Nellie Moore :.
Mahlen Jordan, b. m Choral c. .... 3
M. L. Gatchell. b. &. Glen Wilkes,
G.. W. Kierstead. b. s. Early Dawn, 6 eds
Time, 1854, 2.34A. 2.33A.
2.25 CLASS-TROT AND PACE-PURSE
2OO-(UNFINISHED).
l.. J. Bracket, 70. g. Riverton, 3
d. r. Hood, ch. m. Lady Good
A. E. Sawyer, b. A. E. S. $50. l !
DR.. Fandiuz, b. Benvenuto
Cummings Bros, br. g. Fred c., ;
Carl Stuart, br. S. Gen Mac 49,. u
c. A. JONES' 70. 6. Ansel w. 49,. II
j. r. Westcott, S. g. SOrrel Jim, 10 IL
N. E. Kimball gr g. Winsome, 13
Fl. Thayer, b. m. Daisy Rolfe :. 13 10
A. X. Tenney, b. M, Madella ii ii IL II
w. G. Morrill, blk. m. Linnie G., 12d
Jos. Trott, b. m. Lady Franklin, lodi
E. B. ireland, br 6. J. F. D. 80. IA DIR
Time, 2.26A. 2.27. 227. 2.29.
The officers in charge of the fair are:
General SUPPLEMENTARY. b. Kendall,
p. o. Bowdoinham.
Superintendent Cattle Departmental.
Il. Fisher Topsham.
Superintendent Horse Departmental.
E. Townsend, Brunswick.
Superintendent Upper Hall-Geo.
Staples, Bowdoin.
Superintendent Lower Hall-Walter
Totman. Harpswell.
Superintendent of Restaurants and
Venders-Edwin Totman, Richmond.
The general officers of the fair are:
President-W. b. Kendall, p. o. Bow
doinham.
Vice Presidents-Geo. r. Tedford, Tops
ham; e. T.. Townsend, Brunswick f. b.
Elliot, BowdOin.
Executive Committee-C. E. Townsend,
Brunswick; Walter TOtman, Harpswell;
Fl. b. Fisher. TOpsham. Geo. Staples,
Bowdoin; Edwin Totman, Richmond.
Secretary-W. s. Rogers. Topsham.
Treasurer. E. Smith, Brunswick.
AuditOrs-I. p. Booker. Brunswick; j.
w. Crawford, Brunswick.
Member State Board of Agriculture-T.