Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-29
GOVERNORS DAY
tntices Crowd Of $4,000 or
More to Bangor Fair.
Gov. Hill, Staff and Other Distin-
guished Guests Are Present.
'es>'e u and Commodore Dewey Race Winners
1.-Two Ball Games.


kMcek without any discount. The
Eifotels are filed beyond their standing
broom mark. Cots and every other
/ tfing have been brought out for the
Visitors. The trains coming into the
feitS-.during the day have all been
packed and there has been Il good
ktrdXd at the fair.
H. Ills EXccllcnCy Governor Hill &C
fConIpanied by Mrs. Hin. Adjutant-
EGeneral Richards and Mrs. Richards
tand Ma jCr Holman +. Day arrived in
lJsanEor. Tuesday afternoon. and went
4 to thevEangor house where they had
supper. They were Joined there by
tCol. Eugene Il. Sanger and Col. f. II.
| ParkhurSt. and later in the evening
| the party drove to the park To see the
| fireworks display. They visited the
| grounds. this forenoon. escorted by
Pres. Ecal.
Tho party WIS composed of Gov
crnor and Mrs. Hill. President Bcal
| and ->diutant- General Richards in the
FIST carriage: Mrs. Richards. Major
Holman F. Day. and Col. r. Il.
| Sanger in the next and Secretary
Col. F. II. Parkhurst in the third car
riagc
IT. fatigue uniform. the party made
a very attractive sight as they rode
about the grounds in the forenoon and
| inspected all parts of the show.
| 1t was a most lively forenoon though
probably Thursday fcrenon will be
| equally as lively. The judging Of all
| tie horses. the cattle ard in other de-
| ndrtments was in progress, every
| where making sport.
| The oxen pulling contests have been
omitted this year rs last. There is
more real sport for the farmers in
these contests than in any other of
| the departments of the whole fair.
| and unless there is moro cruelty dis
| played at other fairs there seems to bc
| no good reason why the pulling con-
| tests should Ice omitted.
The exhibit Of live stock at the fair
| is perhaps better than ordinary this
| ve1r #nd arc surely as good as can be
| found anywhere. Although there is
| not an immense show Of individuals.
| nevertheless this deficiency is more
than ovrrruled by the excellence in
quality Of the stock exhibited. and is
a show that all lovers of fine cattle
should see.
| As one prominent man remarked.
yesterday. and he is an excellent judge
| OF cattle. The show of Ayrshires and
| Jerseys is the finest this year that |
have ever seen on the fair grounds.
both in number and quality. The
poultry exhibition is also larger and
| finer than those Of other years. TIL"
hor@e display is small but it contains
| good ones
Talking about horses. YOU should
have seen the grand exhibit yester-
day. Of L. hIooded French coach horses
| owned by j. :. Sanborn OF the great
coffee house Of Chase & Sanborn. BoS-
| ton. and proprietor of the ElmWood
stock fam at Lewiston Junction. Moth
! ing like it has ever been shown mere
ane. it is doubtful if similar exhibit
ton viii ever he seen on the Bangor
| grounds. Why it was worth the Whoie
| price of admission. Anyone VIII TESTIFY
| to that who saw it. yesterday. Didn
| they feel proud. though, as they parad-
| cd in front of the grand stand IN iuli
| view of the admiring multitude, mead
| ed by the imported French stallion
C;cmarc. hitched I" Just the finest trap
and driven by Mr.. Sanborn. Temare
mate. Lothaire. WIS shown to halter. as
| was also Galloway. a colt by 'refnare
out Of an imported French mare. These
| three are the high bred stations. the
| remainder of the stock being haif
| bIoods at the head Of which was. Fire
Nv. a four year-old FLY by Gemarc,
! dam y half bred French coach mare,
orc of the handsomcst horses ever seen
on the Maplewood grounds.
| Two colts, Pharoah and Primrose.
were shown to halter. then a pair driv-
en- by col A. Il. Nealy Of Lewiston.
Squire and Mona. years old. Then
followed a royal looking pair. Delight
ard GaIena, 4 and years Old. Delight
| being the winner Of the high stepping
| ~ ize at the Bar Harbor horse show
| Mr.. Sanborn has refused $1,000 for the
pair The string ended with the tandem
team. Marjorie and Margherita. both
great actors All of these horses were
sired h., Gcmare or Lothaire. After the
| Bangor fair Mr.. Sanborn will take ms
horses to Brcckton. Mass. wfere he
will exhibit them at the far at that
place.
| The crowds about me cattic StaiS
and stables were especially large and
| ali seemed to nc enjoying themselves
1t was almost the next thing to impos-
sible for one to pass through the packs
of paople along the Midway and
through the exhibition hall they were
Sc dense.
In some respects the Judges are up
with the game. but in tue majority of
cases they are little be hind this year.
They have been delayed somewhat in
many cases and it has been impossible
for them to do their work until lit
tie later than they expected. They
were at work on the exhibition hall
and the auditorium. Wednesday after
noon. with a will. The poultry was
Judged today. and the swine and cattle
were coming in for their attention all