Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-10
PITTSTON FAIR
Opened, Tuesday, With Every
thing to Insure Success.
Largest Showing of Stock Ever Seen
on Grounds Is Expected.
Flat of Gardiner, Wen the Oat Rae.
Yesterday.

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The 18th annual fair and races of the
Pittston Agricultural and Trotting
Park Association. better known as the
East Pittston fair, is on. 1t started.
today, about s o'clock, and by II the
machinery was running along as
smoothly as fair machinery ever run.
what could be more suspicious for
tie initial day of a fair than beautiful
weather; and today seemed to have
been turned out to order by he
weather man in favor of the fair
1t was the usual first-day crowd, and
although not large. thoroughly satisfied
the officials that it was a starter of
the big crowds that will be in attend
ance during the remainder of the
VI Gek.
The grounds We're in spick and span
condition, everything being put in
readiness, for the officials have been
sparing neither in pains nor expense
to make the fair, this year, a record
breaker, both in point of attendance
and in quality and quantity of ex-
fibItions.
OF course there is the same happy
Eidway, for no fair would be COM
llele without this inspiring feature,
and here is to be seen hit-th moke
mrr, the lemonade vendors, men with
every quality of feed to appease the
ravishes of the inner man, and many
other attractions. One feature was
lacking, today; that was the merry
| go round. the delight of the little folk,
| and the grown up ones, for that mat
| ter: but tomorrow's sun, by Old Prob's
| favor. will observe this amusing feature
| installed in it's time-accustomed place
at the head of the midway.
This has of course been the get
| ting-readv- and but little stock
| was on the grounds: but. Wednesday,
| if the weather conditions are right
| VIII be seen one of the largest exhibit
| tons of stock ever held on the grounds,
and that is saying a good deal, for
| even yone knows, who has ever attended
| the Pittston fair, that this feature is
| the one pride OF the management and
| is noted for it's completeness and
| quality of exhibit.
| c. l.. Peasley had a large herd OF
oxen, steers and dairy cows that were
| attracting considerable attention. They
are a fine herd and some of them viii
be wearing the blue ribbon before the
| fair is over.
| The leading feature of the after
Moons program was the Oat race. nan
mile heats. best three in five. There
were seven entries and the race was
not finished until nearly dark. The
winners were Hat. Wood Bros, Gar
diner. first; Jenney p, c. e. Peasley
| Alma. second; Kate, G.. a. Mute, third
Richmond Boy, G. G.. Lowe, fourth.
The officers of the fair are: President
J. II. Bailey: secretary, Arthur Mar
son: marshal, Alden Night.
In the exhibition hall fancy articles
fruit flowers. etc, are on exhibition
land. Tuesday, being the first DAY
levervthing was not quite in readiness
but Wednesday, every department Il
mis- hall will be complete and II ap
pearces indicate anything. larger dls
nlay in these departments VIII De Cd
served than in former years.
Il As we nave said everything Is II
lreadiness. efficient officials have dom
their part and now all that is Wantin'
~ attract the largest crowd IN the ms
, tory OF the Pittston fair. is a good as
!, eianroant of favorable weather.
The entries for Wednesdays race
: follow
go CLASS.
villa Wilkes. br m, Folsom Au
gusta. ..,.- q,
Maud NJ, b. M. II. r. Lishness' Au
! gusta. w, c.rar,
. Douglass r., b. m, W. . Stuar'
Weeks Mills.
! Gwin r., Or. M, W. $. Malcolm Au
r gusta. - r. Chisor
! Ao Georse D.. b. G., j. T, McGugin, Gar
4 30 CLASS.
i Granite Wilkes, b. s., c. II. Chisan
| Augusta. n...,
: Billy. oh. g., T. S. Thompson Pitts
tor. ,,,..,. A.
t gusta. " = vah,
. Jack the Ripper, b. g., W. Il. wen
y Walter NJ, br. g., Melroy. South Ca
l. diner. "a c,rar,e
:. cassie Wilkes, CHI. m, Ed Gailagne
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