Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-14
READF|ELD FAIR
Opens Tuesday Morning Under
Auspicious Conditions.
Drawing Contests the Principal At
traction Of the First Day.
All The Exhibits Noticeable Tor Their QuaIit,
and Quantity.

Readfield, Me-, Sept. 13.-(SpeciaD.
The eth annual fair Of the Kennebec
County Agricultural Society opened at
the Readfield fair grounds. Tuesday
morning. During the many years past
the society never awoke on the morning
Of their opening and found better
weather than they did this morning.
Jack Frost started to put in an. ap-
pearance but he was finally frightened
away and the sun poured down on the
inclcsure. making an auspicious OPEN
ing for the great fair Of Kennebec val
ley.
The crowds began to pour into the
grounds early and before noon the
gate receipts showed that one of the
best opening crowds of recent years
had arrived to pay tribute to one OF
the Oldest and best fairs in Maine.
AS one walks into the grounds, this
year, he at once notices that the track
has been extensively repaired. The
back stretch has been raised several
feet and with a stone foundation it
greatly improves the value of the
course. The horsemen are delighted
with the Improvement and promise the
society that they will show them some
fast time.
Tuesday was quiet day, the only at
traction being the drawing contests
These, however, furnished lots of
amusement and both old and young,
those interested in cattle and those mott
had a right good time The individual
who delights i'm watching the strong
noble OK do his best to outclass his
competitors in strength is pleased to
notice the splendid collection of these
animals that many believed to be near
ly extinct in the State.
The one who doesn't give a hurrah''
about cattle does enjoy getting out in
the crowd and hear the old timers get
the work out of the oxen. Now 1T IS
one thing to have strong pair and an
other entirely different thing to get
them to pull their best. 1t isn't every
man that can make an OK carry a load
1t is just as much a trick as it is to get
speed out of trotting horse. There
fore everybody had good time watch
ing the drawing contests.
Wednesday, several good races will
be trotted, among which will be the
ever interesting and unique ladies'
races. The racing will be a feature
both Wednesday and Thursday.
Awards.
The following are the awards made to
date:
For best pair beef oxen fattened by the
eXhi bitOr, with full statement of mode
of fattening: ]. G. Yeaton, judge-Gile
Bros. 1st;. e. A. Robinson, I'd; F. B.
Leighton, Sd.
SHEEP.
Oxford buck-A. N Manter. Wayne 1st
Shropshire buck-E. ]. Beals Read
field. ist and Sd; N. NJ. Bailey. Win
southdown buck-David Dudley, Read
field. 1st; ]. o. Butman, Readfield. I'd.
Flock of ewes, coarse WOOL. o. But
man, LIST; Z. J. Beals, I'd: A. N. Man
Flock of eve lambs. coarse wool-A n
Manter, 1st; ]. o. Butman. I'd.
CATTLE.
Best yoke steer calyes-Gile Bros. 1st.
Best pair 2-year-old steers-E. Pettin-
gill, 1st; Gle Bros, ID.
Best pair matched oxen-E II. Kent
LIST; E. A. Robinson, I'd and Sd.
Town OK teams-El j. GllmaH MI YER
non, 1st and I'd; e. j. .Beals Readfied, 3D.
Town team 3-year-old steers-E. j. Gill
man, Mt. Vernon, 1st..
Best team 2-year-old steers-E. ]. Gill
Best team 1-year-old steers-E. J. Gill
man, LIST
Three-year-old steers-E. Williams.
Readiield, 1st; Edwin Gordon. Mt. Yer
non. I'd: O. o. Weston, Mt. Vernon, Sd.
Two-year-old steers--A. S. Norton. Mt.
Vernon, 1st; F. l.. Norton, Mt. Vernon. I'd.
Steers. year old-Gile Bros. Fayette,
list; c. NJ. Lane, Kent's HILL ID.
Fogg, %.
OK PULLING CONTESTS.
Five-year-olds-C. E. Fogg, Readtield,
LIST: Bert Hall. Mt. Vernon, I'd; u. Wes-
ton, Mt. Vernon, Sd.
Four-year-o lds-French, Mt. Vernon,
lst; Gordon Palmer, I'd; J. NJ. Damren'
Readfeld 1st: Ed. Gordon, Mt. Vernon,
ID; Miles Williams, Mt. Vernon. Sd.
POULTRY.
The poultry exhibit, this year, is not
only large but it represents an unusual
good quality of fancy birds. The hens
occupy comfortable position In shed
to the right as one enters the GROUNDS
and are as much visited as any OF the
exhibits
c. s. Riggs of Wayne, is at the fair as
usual and Is showing his friends some
good looking Buff Leghorn fowl and
chicks. He also has some Golden Wyan,
dottes that are noticeable for the good
coloring and symetry.
]. o. Butman of Readfeld, has two
pens of White Plymouth Rocks. fowl and
chicks. These birds are exceptionally
clean looking and apparently have all the
good qualities OF the more common Darr-
ed Plymouth Rock.
c. ID. Winters of Kent's Hill, has pen
of Light Bramha fowl that are both good
size and well marked. He breeds THIS
strain almost entirely and finds that Tor
market use they have few superiors.
H. c. Black of Readfield, is showing
Brown Leghorns His fowl are Old prize
winners while the chicks show every IN
dication of following in the footsteps OF
their parents.
C. E. Fogg Of Readfield, has an exhibit
of the good old Plymouth Rock that Tor
all around actual worth have no super
iors He has a pen of chicks that are
especially well developed. They are wei!
marked and give every fndication OF
making strong healthy birds
A pair of Plymouth Rock chicks are the
property of E. X. Leavitt OF winthrop.
He also has a pen of Buff Cochin chicks
that are very good specimens o. that
M 4. Hubbard of Fayette. is a large ex--
hibitor. He has White Wyandottes and
Golden Wyandottes. His pens OF chicks
in each variety are much admired.