Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-09-26
READFIELD FAIR,
Twas Chilly, but People En-
joyed the Closing Day.
Maud M. Wins 2.29, Fred Morgan,
22l, Gwen P, 2.35 Races.
closing Scenes of Fair-Another lono
List of Premiums.

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PIE who attended the fair. Wednesday.
must have had Il good time. for the
most of them. ana others beside. came
back to see the closing program, today.
This is quite an unusual occurrence.
for 1T the several fairs in Kenrebec
county, the second day calls out tn,
biggest crowd. and the attendance the
last day is conipa ratively light. But.
today, 1t seemed rs if there were quite
rs many people on the grounds as there
We're. Wednesday.
The day has been characterized bv
fair weather. but there was a notice
lbie depression in the height of the
mercUrial column that caused the pee
PIE to huddle in sunny spots. and in
the exhibition building. 1t is not the
custom to mention the clothing Of the
crowd AZ Il fair. but TO the casual oh
server there was such marked incon-
gruity notice able, today. that :, brief
allu.t0n may be permissible.
To see this. one had but to stand ut
some point whore the people were con-
stant.y passing. and keep his eyes open.
There were all the viried raiments
worn ny humanity. from tnat adapted
to the hot days of July to the heavier
garments worn when the November
winds are pilinG the dead leaves il
every fence corner. First would come
along It man clad in overcoat and fur
collar. and then like as not, next t1
him would be Il sweet Lit Of budding
Womanhnnd. in light waist and white
duck skirt st9rched TO beat the band
for this special occasion. Then would
slunter along Il young man in Il shirt
waist, ard another with ovcrcOat but
toned ap to the chin. But in spite Of
all this everybody seemed to have a
good tirle. aad tried to keep as warm
ITS they could.
The forenoon was generally devoted
by the exhibitors To getting their ef
fccts into readiness to 90 home. and
The exhibition hall was Il very busy
place. There was no program for thy
forenoon. until II o'clock, when u. \.
Gilbert of North Greene. delivered Il
most interesting address from the
grand stand to ii large and attentive
audience.
Down near the south entrance Of the
grounds there was an interesting game
Of ball in progress. probably the last of
the season. The contestants were the
Readfield and Winthrop mines. and it
was battle for all that there was in
it. And when the last man had gone
ont on three strikes. and the notches
which had been cut in the stick were
counted it was found that Winthrop
was Il winner. TO the ture of 8 to ).
m. 10 tbraa 1.lN-
drama from real life were the races of
the afternoon. There We're three
CLASSES. All mixed races. i'll 80, 2.21 and
2.:35. and. though al We're finished in
three straight" still they furnished
the crowd n ; per cent. form of excite
mcrt. and helped fill ont the afternoon
Thc grand stand was filled to the limit,
ana it is safe to say that horses never
showed 30 clip over Rcadileld trace
before il more appreciative audience.
Between the heats Prof. Waldo +.
Lyon of Lcominster. Mass. gave one of
his interesting exhibitions of trick
bicycle. riding and caught the crowd
mt once. Pref Lyon performs most diff
ccult tricks with ease, and Is the moss
graceful rider ever seen on the grounds.
Prof. Ness also showed several colts
which he has been training for the past
two days, two of which were green ANA
wild. Wednesday. and they were as
tractable as if they had been driven iii
harness for years.
The summary: