Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-02
CLOSING DAY.
Friday Marks Close of Eastern
Maine State Fair.
Final Contests and Awards Completed
---Exhibits Taken Away.
Small Crowd Witnesses the Races-1he Com.
parison With Former Fairs.

Bangor, Me, Sept. 1.-(SpeciaD.-T The
and this has proved no exception to the
general rule. In the first place the sky
did not look very inviting in the fore
noon and it may have kept many at
home. But along toward noon the peo-,
pie gathered in numbers equal to the
usual last day crowd. The faithful who
attended for the races alone We're there
as the hour for the race programme
arrived. but there We're not the many
nor We're they expected. that have at
tended on the two previous days
The fun was late in starting too. On
account of the absence Of the crowd in
the forenoon the melody Of the midway
bands and the diScords of the shouting
barkers for the sideshows was not
heard until almost the noon hour and
then it was only in a half hearted way.
y part of the midway had flooded up
its tent and had moved away. The
relics from the steamer Portland. al
legged. were moved away with the morn
lIiE llptil It'S nav { lipl Dt'ii tp-A'S7
a rushing business this year and if all
is true they did not deserve to do it.
They had man for Il barker" who
thought to draw the crowd by making
remarks that would give one the inn
preston there was something shady
about the show. For ladies only" h
kept repeating over ana over in
maudln manner as he would le"r at
the women who passed. The outside
OF the tent was covered with pictures
Of the Manila Bells" and a Wheezy
organ inside kept UP terrible din. If
the man had advertised a straight
show with nothing but the relics Of the
Portland ana had claimed nothing else
for it. there would have been great
attraction. but he did not. and in con
sequence he was the first to leave on
account of his poor patronage.
President Beal was all smiles, today,
and was feeling that his fair had been
4 success. He was perhaps not exactly
satisfied with the exhibit of cattle and
a few of the other departments. but on
the whole he felt that he had given the
people their moneys worth. In return
it would seem that the association has
received good patronage. When you
come to think of it one can see that in
reality they have worked seven days
into the four This was done by the
evening performance of the battle of
Manila to which all We're charged p
cents. and the grand stand seats, which
were the best places to see the battle.
sold for as much more. Thousands
attended this part. In fact the attend
| in, RI
that OF he days 50 it will be seen that
money was made intthis manner.
The plan will be as we'll accepted by
the public another year. in case it is
presented for there has not been a
thing in Bangor for years that has
been received with 50 popular a com
mendation as this years evening per-
| formances. They have been grand.
The races have been good ana some
| as good horses as the State can pro-
| duce have been seen. When the racing
gets down to the Is mark on Il half mile
track it is getting to be interesting.
This will go down as the most success
| full racing meeting the Eastern Maine
State fair ever had.
In some respects though the aasocia-
ton must change its manner of pro-
cepdure if it wishes to retain the sup
port of the people. The Journal says
this not with the purpose OF criticising
but in reelection of the general COM
ments that have been made by the peo-
pie. The association must pay more
attention to other departments than
the horse and evening performances. If
there is another year with as few cat
tie as this year it will lose its prestige
in this line Then in the exhibitions
like the Auditorium something must be
done to interest the crowd. This de-
partmcnt was not up TO the standard
of past exhibits. over in Exhibition
hall there were few classes that were
filed full such as the flowers and some
| Of the vegetables. but others Were lack
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