Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-01
CLOSING DAY
OF Eastern Maine State Fair at
MapIewood Park, Bangor.
Fair Was a Success Financially and
Otherwise.
thursdays Shower Puts Damper on Races
and Evening Fireworks.

MapleWood Park, Bangor. Aug. 81
CSpeciaD To-day marks the close OF
the fair that has for the past four DAYS
held the attention of the people of
eastern Maine and furnished amuse-
ment for thousands. With the excep-
ton of Thursday. the weather has
been all that could be desired. and the
attendance during the four days has
been about up to the average The list
Of attractions was first class and peo-
pie who saw them felt repaid for going
10 the fair. President F. Q. Beal said
In the journal. this morning. that the
fair was success financially, ana
fully up to the average of the other
fairs heretofore held by the associa-
ton.
The shower of yesterday afternoon
put somewhat of dampeG on the
races. and left the grounds decidedly
muddy. but that did not deter a large
number Of people from flocking to see
the fireworks. 1t was the last chance
they had and they We're bound to see
the pyratechnics, if they had to swim
in mud to do it. But they didn't have
to swim-they simply waded.
The fireworks We're not shown to as
good an advantage as on the previous
night owing to the presence of heavy
Vapor over the park and this, with the
smoke of battle from San Juan hiil,
almost concealed the rockets and other
aerial explosives from sight. Some of
the set pieces got Wet. during the show
Cd only, r..crApndai fn ha t,I,
sections. To cap the climax. the Good
night" piece accidentally caught fire
from the other specialties and went off
before its time. People who did not
see the fireworks of the first two nights
could not realize what they missed.
The awarding of premiums in the
horse department was concluded.
Thursday, and the decisions of the
judges in the few remaining classes
was as follows:
Ladies' driving horses-Mrs. F. \. Gil
bert, Bangor, b. m. Madam Matchmaker
LIST; y. L. Larrabee, Dover, b. g. Hen
~, %.
sweepstakes for Percheron. CIydesdale
English Shire and Suffolk Punch stations
y. T.. I.arrabee. Dover blk. s. Hercules
1st; +. Q. Goodwin, Stetson, b. :. Hector
G., "a.
Matched carriage or coach horses-J. A.
Letting, Brewer, c. <. Robert, list.
Thoroughbred running stock-P. Flood
& co. Lowell. Mass, Cakewalk, lst;
Smith & Wood. Dion, I'd.
This morning dawned clear and
beautiful. the forerunner of a perfect
day. Evidences of dissolution were
apparent all around the park, as the
stock exhibits had been at work since
3 o'clock, and the rattle Of carts drove
all thoughts of sleep from people who
lodged within the gatss. There was
nothing going on during the forenoon,
with the exception of those people get
ting ready to go home. The Paine
Firewrks co. We're very busy taking
down their frames and the San Juan
hill scenery, preparatory to going to
the State fair at Lewiston, next week.
The latter part of the program will not
be given at Lewiston.
The principal attraction of the after
noon was the races and there was a
fair sized crowd present to see them
The unfinished race of the go class
was called. at o'clock, the others fol-
lowing.