Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-29
WILL OPEN, TODAY.
The Great Eastern Maine
State Fair at Bangor.
Monday, the Preparation Day, Gives
Promise of an Excellent Fair.
Entries for the Stake Races Assure Some
Wildly Exciting Sport.

Eangor, Me, Aug. 27.-(SpeciaD.-
BY the busy scenes Of today at Maple
wood park one would suppose the
Eastern Maine State Fair was to open.
Monday. The small city is rapidly
growing and in addition to the horses.
many Of the cattle have already arriv-
ed. The exhibits are being placed and
he tents on the so-called Midway are
up SO that the great crowd Of loafers
have had 4 chance to amuse them
selves in watching preparations all
day.
President Bcal was seen by the Jour
nal. this evening, and asked to say
what he thought would be the success
of this years attempts.
Il am hoping for good weather." an
sWercd the doughty Bangor business
man. with that you will agree with
me At the end of the week that the af
fair has been planned for the amuse-
ment Of the people. 1t has been said
;hc races would be the feature. Well.
must say they will be a feature but
they % not compose the whole show.
'
thing We ever attempted before and
the names of the horses are in them
selves guarantee of this, but the rest
has not been neglected.
The entries of the live stock are
larger than we ever had. over 800 dis
tinct animals have been entered. Those
of former years with new ones make
UP the list. The number Of large oxen
lieve. TO the way the oxen have been
sacrificed for beef since il has been so
high.
The spaces in the Auditorium ana
under the grand stand have all been
sold and there was Il demand for more.
The Midway spaces are ali disposed of.
and. by the way. there Will be no
dancing girls. this year. l gave orders
TO have none of them. The manager
of that department assures me there
Will he plenty Of amusement in the
Midway, though.
We have comedians to amuse the
people between heats. What | believe
will be the best will take place the first
three evenings. 1t is the Battle of Ma
Mia. but it will not be like those fakes
6
0usly, this year. 1t is a good thing
ana I expect large crowds TO see it.
After the battle there Will be fireworks
each evening"
Many changes have taken place. dur
ing the year, for the furtheranCe of the
comfort of the patrons which will be
mentioned. Tuesday. The Bangor ho-
tells are looking for u rush.
Wednesday Will be Governors day
and Coy. Powers and his full staff will
be present. On Thursday it is expect
I'd that many of the Bar Harbor sum-
ner residents will come to the fair and
already several parties have been or
gaUized 1t Names great resort for
this purpose. This years exhibition
promises 70 be very largely attended
and the most successful in some lines
Of any that has ever been held here.
The racing programme for tomorrow
consists of the 30 stake. purse $500.
in which there are 20 entries. the 2.22
class. purse 5000 10 entries. 2.2S class.
purse SEQ, Is entries ana the running
race. one mile, for q purse of $50.
The starter Of the races will be Judge
James Culbertson of Chicago who
has before otiiciated in that capacity
here with great deal of satisfac lion.
The big day for the racing will be
Thursday.