The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-11
CATTLE SHOW AND
Fair of the Somerset Central
Agricultural Society.

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Agricultural Society.
The annual show and fair of the above
named society was held at Fairview Park
in this place, Tuesday and Wednesday
of the present week and was a success
from start to finish. Everything was ar.
ranged to please the crowd, and it is safe
to say that but few of those who went
were not pleased. The races were of the
most exciting kind, the exhibits fully up
to the mark of previous years, and all
the details carried out to the general sat
isfaotion of all present.
The exhibition of cattle was fully up
to the average of previous years, the
sleek herd of Jerseys belonging to Miss
Julia Coburn, 20 in number, and the
prize winning herd of Herefords of B. B.
Perkins attracting much attention. In
the horse department the showing of
colts by Stirling, for which his owner,
c. D. Miller, offered special premiums,
was feature.
The poultry exhibit was exceptionally
pleasing, it being the finest, probably
ever seen on the grounds.
In the hall the exhibit was hardly up
to some years. Mrs. c. NJ. Lambert had
a fine display of oil paintings and fancy
work, and Miss Rena Archer an attrac-
tive exhibit of oil and water colors. Sam
Piles of the product of the Skowhegan
Jersey Creamery occupied a prominent
place among the exhibits.
The midway, with its varied attractions
to gather in the dimes and nickles, -four
ished as never before. The 1000 10.
horse, the African dodger, the tintype
man, the hurdy-gurdy, and score of
other side. shows too varied to mention,
did thriving business bet Heen the
heats.
The Maccabee band furnished excel
lent music and lots of it both afternoons.
TUESDAYS RACES.
The races of Tuesday consisted of 2.26
and 2.40 classes, and there were eight
starters in the former and six in the lat.
ter class The 2.26 class developed into
hot contest In the first heat Guy
Wonder drew the pole and was not
headed for the mile, although hard
pushed by Aral. In the second heat Guy
broke at the quarter pole, and when he
was fairly on his stride again he was at
the tail of the procession, and after that
was out of it, Aral won the second and
remaining heats but Nutwood kept him
going in fact in the third heat it ap.
peared to the judges that Nutwood could
have won had it been so desired. A
change of drivers for this horse in the
final heat, however, did not better his
position.
The 24J class was easily taken by
Fred Morgan, he having speed to spare
1t was reported this horse received a
mark within a week of 81, but having
made it after the date set by the man
agement of the track for such, was eligi-
BILE to start
The summaries
226 CLASS.
Aral, Big by Aral A. E. Sawyer, Wat
erville, |
Guy Wonder. Big by Bayard wilkes,
w. r. Brown. Skowhegan, 8 4
Nutwood Big by lockwood, A. p. Nor
rill, Fairfield. 8
Topeka. chg, r. H. wiggin, Lewis
ton, 2
Big, F. E. Southland,
Skowhegan, s
Gene r., chg by Eolus, H. Hudson
& Son, Guiliord.. 7 7dr
dali, clinton, $50
w. Pittsfeld, 4 DIR
Time: 2.26aa, 224l9, 2.2414, 2.2pa.
$40 CLASS.
Fred Morgan, Big by Butcher Boy, Peter
Carron, Augusta,
Miss Dixie, chm, L. d. King, Fairfield, Q
Bright Eye by Viking, A. e. Sawyer
James Corbett, brig by wilkes, Walter
Reynolds, WaterviIle, 3
Miss Archer, BIN by All-So, Norris
Cleveland. Skowhegsn, 6 5
Brown John, brig by Son OF Knox
Charles Wells, Clinton, 4 9
Time: 2.3iH. 2.j0}3 233.
The judges were Il. F. Libbey, Gar
diner; j. F. Withee, Madison, T. D.
Emery, Skowhegan.
WEDNESDAYS RACES.
The racing events of Wednesday in.
GUIDED 2.20 and 2 80 classes In the 2 20
class there were only three starters, but
never, we think, did the crowd witness a
more exciting contest for supremacy.