Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-09-13

The eighth annual txbthii.on II the
Hancock county far assnc.at tou cams Id
an end last Thursday. The last aay II
the fair YVES The he: Of lie lA5ee, nd In
the reputation OF that day alone, tn E!ls-
worth fair management should be assured
Of biz crowd next yuar.
WEDNESDAY,.
The utt,r'uuce 1t the fair Wednesday
was large, tat tile gale which Was sweep
ing acres The ark made II uneoufart-
able for cgc.A body. Hhe wind filled ewes
and mou;hs witn dts, heightened cut
the mi.e. toc he horses End bicycle riders
and Trade fasi time itupg-~tble 1t drove
the crowd snlveflnE t,om tie grand sland
TO seek FesGEe II tie tat! or in the Ice os
some fairs sand. Everyone appeared
unhappy except the dancing girls ana
they looked as Pleasant as summer
morning, only decidedly cooler.
CHILDREN's DAY.
1t was children's day Mt the park, aEd
the little folk were there in force. In the
morning there was a ball game for boys,
which was reported !Rst week. In the
early afternoon there were athletic
games and minor sports. The results
We're "a follows:
Potato race Roy Haynes, first; Waiter
Scott, second; Bert Powers, third
Saea tste-Joe Drummey, first; Ray
mons .,t,e.,, socoGG; Clare Cement,
third.
Forty-yGrds dash Orrin Clement, first
Roy Haynes, second; AttAur .Abram,
third.
. Three-legged rsce-Arthur Gerry and
Pearl Moore, first; Frank Gerry and John
Fernald, second; Roscoe Smith and Blaine
Holmes, third.
Hundred yards dash--Orrin Clement,
first; Charles Knowlton, second; Pearl
Moore, third.
Imitation wheelbarrow race-Frsuk
Gerry and Pearl Moore, first; George
Bowden and John Shea, second; Arthur
Abram and Bert Powers, third.
Wednesdays RACES.
The racing in the afternoon was good,
though the wind made fast time out Of
the question. 1t looked like another
Andrews day" when the Bangor horse
man had tucked away two heats in the
forty class and one III the 'twenty-three,
but then Wheelden, another Bangor man,
came along with Scooter and carried of
the next three heats in the 'twenty-third
class. Andrews Wen III the forty Class,
making his third win. Gladys NJ,
who started in the 223 class, went lame
and was Withdrawn.
The running race between two Bangor
horses made pretty picture, and aroused
the enthusiasm of ontookers.
In the judges stand Wednesday were
Starter Whittier, OF Old Orchard; Frank
ir,, and 7. f. Moran, OF Bar Harbor.
Following is "A summary OF the races;
40 CLASS. PURSE 500.
clifford Wilkes, br <, I q Andrews,
hanger ......................... !
Frank II, gr 5, Roscoe Holmes, Els.
worth..s........... ...............
Daisy, br m, Dunbar Marshall, Bluehill } 3
Brook side, gr :, Charles Piper. Belfast,
Day Break, br <, Weaver, Bar
Harbor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ..........
Time 2.35, 2.S6, Il.
3 CLASS. PURSE $50.
Scooter, h (, Il T. Wheeiden, Ban.
gor Observation-Disclosures. 4
Scott; ID :, c Il Andrews, BANGOR.
Camille. b m W a Deering, Els
worth Observation-Disclosures. )
Impudence, +. } ii Manler, Gull.
ford Observation-Disclosures. ) 10 :
Gladys Nj, br IN, l. II Ryder, Bangor 5 DIR
Time 2.3,, 2.-44 2.25, 2.3th.
RUNNING HALF NILE. PURSE 50.
Diva, b +, John McGuire Bangor.
Nearest b +. } Yerkey, Baugor............
Time 81 3,5. ,It..
The farmers race, for one making
mile nearest 10 four minutes, was won by
Arthur Salisbury, OF Ellsworth; Clifton
Woodward, Of Ellsworth, second. The
others entered were q. 5. Cook Joseph
Clark and Fred Smith, all of Ellsworth.
Between the heats OF the races there was
a cake-walk ia front OF the band stand,
which helped to amuse the crowd. The
Brownies did their bicycle act, and Master
Walter increased his popularity.
BICYCLE RACE.
A half-inile bicycle race Wednesday
afternoon was won by w. L. Boober, OF
Old Town, f. W. Pray, OF Bar Harbor,
second. The other contestants were
George A. Gray, Bluehiu; A. +. Pray, Bar
Harbor; j. {. Ralph, southwest Harbor;
James Stock bridge, Ellsworth Time,
l.29.
BASE BALL.
The base ball game Wednesday after
noon was between West Sullivan and
Ellsw orth. The battery for West Sulii-
4 WONDERFUL CURE
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