Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-14
READFIELD FAIR.
Second Days Attendance Larg-
est Of Many Years.
Eleven Beautiful Babies Compete For
Prizes Good Horses Shown.
Afternoon ceyoted to Goo1 Horse Racing
With Questionable Decisions.

Readfield, Me, sept. l3.-(SpeciaD.-
The second day OF the Readficld fair
was as pleasant as the first day was
dsagreeable and the people flocked in
from far and near. There were as
many people on the grounds at o'clock.
as there We're all day. Tuesday.
The lovers who We're prevented from
attending, Tuesday, came in good num-
bers and wandered round hand in hand,
eating peanuts and riding on the mer-
ry-go-round. This was favorite place
for the lovers, especially those who had
timid young ladies for they had to be
held on the horses and what gallant
would not like to do this.
The country boys We're there with
| their sweethearts as well as some of
the city boys who could not resist the
| opportunity to give their friends an
| outing and chance to see the sights
| of a typical country fair. The people
who claim that the farmers are losing
| their rustic simplicity should attend
this fair for here are seen all types Oh
| men and women, rustics and the stolcS
whom not even some OF the coliilcal
sights of the fair can move TO mlrth.
The attractions of the talr, today,
were the examination of horses ana
| colts in the early morning. ana the
badly show. In the afternoon there were
| the horse bicycle and foot races on me
| track which were all good and exciting.
There was lots Of fun all day and every
body had a good time.
The exhibition of horses and colts
was not very extensive but there were
some fine ones shown This part of the
| fair was Doubtless small because some
people Who intended coming did not
| know that the fair was not set ahead.
yesterday. and they will bring their
| hors.s toshow them tomorrow. TIE Mid
way is not as extensive as ut many OF
| the smaller fairs in this country but
still there is lots of fun wandering up
ana down it ana if a man wants TO
| hang onto his money he had better
| keep away The peanut vendors are
plentiful and they are doing a rushing
business for nobody wants TO came to
a country fair without having at least
one bag of peanuts and this VIII not
suffice for the majority.
! Judge Emery O. Bean of Eeadfcld,
who was secretary in the 40's for sew
cral years, and Is years ago delivered
the semi-centennial address, was a
conspicuous figure about the grounds.
Judge Bean has always been interest
ed i'm this fair and has many times
saved it from a premature death. The
| people are always glad to see Judge
Bean and he was kept busy during the
| greater part Of the day shaking hands
with his numerous friends.
Among the newspaper men on the
grounds are DR.. Twitchell of the Maine
Farmer. f. z. Mayo of the Turf. Farm
and Home. L. f. Abbott Of the Lewis
Iton Journal These men have repre-
scented their papers here for some years
land know everybody here. J. NJ. Cross,
the journal subscription man. who al
WAYS goes to the fairs. is present and is
meeting with the old subscribers and
many new ones.
! The Winthrop Band was in attend
ance his afternoon. at the races and
the music furnished by it was good.
The people appreciated it, for it helped
to I'll in the gaps in a manner which
would have been hard to better. This
band is quite a large one, and for
country band surprises everybody, for
the grade of music it furnishes is equal
to that Of many city bands.
For such a large gathering. and peo-
ple who have frequented this fair for
years say that today's crowd was the
largest for years. it was a remarkably
orderly one There was not the slight
est disturbance Of any kind during The
day and the intoxicated people who
have generally been conspicuous at
gatherings of this kind, We're. today,
! conspicuous by their absence. The
police arrangements are under the
charge Of Deputy Sheriff NJ. 5. Cor
don Of Vienna. and he is assisted by
Deputy Sheriff Hiram Gilman of Mount
| Vernon.
one of the handsomest matched pairs
| shown on the grounds for many years
was driven by w. F. Webb of Augusta,
ana owned by H. F. Cummings of the
same place. They were a span of bay
fun sisters and years old, by Rolfe
Lumps. dam by a son of General Knox.
| These horses are beauties and every
Hover of good horse flesh who saw them
| greatly admired them. Among the
other good ones shown was o-year-oid
mare by Arrival, owned by the same
parties.
Sir Roger, by Haley, owned by Harry
r. Lisliness of Augusta, is Well-knoWn
| in this section. for he is one of the
lhandsomest and most promising 3-year-
ODDS which has been raised in kennebec
for some time. He was shown, ana
was as usual awarded blue ribbon.
Alderman Frank X. Wellman OF Au-
gusta, is pardoned in thinking that he
has a coming horse in Maine King.
This little colt, if he is as good horse
as he is colt will be one of the Won
dors of the Kcnnebec farms. He IS
onlv > years old, but he is a tine one.
He is by May King out OF mare py
Nav Prince His breeding is good ana
the horse now gives promise OF speed.
He is well formed, and although not
nearly developed, has a very pretty
body and legs.
The races were good but the rank
decisions of the judges made the crowd
mad. and they were not to be blamed.
If is doubtful if crowd could be
found which would take such poor
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