Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-11
AT EAST PITTSTON.
The 18th Annual Fair Opens
Most FavorabIy.
Jennie P. Wins Dat Race and Hat The
Corn Race.
50
Exhibits Are Excellent and Everything Points
- TO Good Meeting.

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ciaD.-The 18th annual fair and races
of the Pittston Agricultural and Trot-
ting Park Association. better known as
the East Pittston fair. opened under
most suspicious circumstances on their
grounds. Tuesday. The weather was
all that could be asked for, the only
drawback being the thick dust in the
roads.
The grounds We're opened early in
the morning and the different exhib-
ltors then began to arrive. 1t was
noon before they began to show very
much but by night. the exhibition hall.
near the entrance. was we'll filled with
fancy goods and flowers the result of
the good housewives toll. There were
also many displays of vegetables and
fruits.
On the outside of the building the
poultry was found. This year prom
iseS large display of this. The asso-
citation decided to hold the exhibition
earlier. this year. that the stock might
be seen at its best. Vegetables and
fruits are at their best. but more at
tention is given here to the stock.
This years display will be very large.
Some sheep and swine are also on the
grounds. The stables are busy places.
The horses are receiving every care
ard most of the visitors visit these to
look them over.
AS usual. the booths are running
Here one can get refreshments of all
kinds The management will not toll
crate gambling on the grounds. some
thing much appreciated by almost all
| the patrons. The dining room under
the grand stand is open and doing
! good business, an excellent meal being
served.
No fair is complete without its
amusements. fakirs and hawkers.
This fair lacks none of these and they
furnish lots of fun.
When the races were called at
| o'clock. there was a very fair sized
crowd present. people from all direC-
| tons being present The track is in
| the best condition that it has been
since it was built and good races must
i result.
The oat race called three starters
and was easily won by Jennie p. in
| three heats.
| ne corn race WIS IL Sool one. nat
| won it in straight heats There was
| no time given. but the horses We're all
| punched and the result was in doubt.
| Dr.. G. T.. Pickering. who has acted as
starter for 4 number of years. is again
| in his position. The summaries:
DAT RACE
Jenie p Erwin Plummer. Alma. .....l l
| Maude Nelson. Arthur Pinkham.
Gladys William Geyer. Newcastle
Time, 2.5S, 30. $50.
CORN RACE
| Hat. w T. Wood. Gardiner. /
| Harry j.. f. c. Jones. Gardiner:
| George T.. George futile, Damaris-
Kitty C., Charles Wight, Gardiner. :; 3
| Time, 3.02, %, 2oS
Wednesday promises TO be one Of the
hest. weather permitting. The gates
| will be opened at s o'clock and at 1890
! the committee will receive their books
| or stocks and will at once examine the
exhibits There will be no entries re-
| ceived after the committees receive
| their books. At II o'clock. there will
| be the exhibition of town teams, and
at noon. the trial of draft cattle.
The races will begin at o'clock,
sharp and these promise to be very
interesting. Already many of the
| horses are on the grounds and being
worked out The following are the en-
| tries for the afternoon races:
| SEPT. 11-25O CLASS-PURSE s75.
Jimmie L.. br. g., DANES Leonard).
! VIM. Harp.
Clint B.. b. q, CIV. S. Malcolm), H.
| II. McCausland.
F. Webb.
Gray Bird, g. g.. CIV. F. Webb, w.
F. Webb
| Dusty, b. e., OH. H. Lee). H. H. Lee
Milton. b. G., UTred Perkins, Somer-
| Vile, Mass.). II. II. Lee.
Black Prince. bl. g.. (Chas. York;, H.
II. Lee.
Tony c..
229 CLASS-PURSE slOO.
Maud NJ, b. M. CIV. A. MilrOy), W.
A. Milroy. South Gardiner.
| VIM. p, b. G.
Teddy. ch. e., CIV. F. Webb, w. F.
Webb. Augusta.
Dusty. b. e., Oh. H. Lee), H. H. Lee.
Augusta.
Milton. b. e., Erred Perkins,. H. II.
Lee, Augusta.
| Black Prince, bl. g., (Chas. York;. II.
II. Lee. Augusta.
Centerville. the famous village near
the Bull Run battlefields. has gained
but two new houses in 40 years The
hotel where General Mcdowell had his