Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-03
THE STATE FAIR.
Big Crowd Enjoys the Many
and Varied Features.
The Splendid Exhibits in All Depart
ments Have Their Admirers.
Beatrice Greedy, Joe Hedge and Sam
Win the Races.

Lewiston, Me-, Sept. 2.-(SpeciaD.-
There, this is something like it, said
Secretary Clarke, this morning, as the
stood on the piazza of his office and
sized up the situation as regards the
| weather. This is going to be fair
| day and warm one, and if you don't
see a crowd Of people here by noon, i'll
| treat"
And Mr.. Clarke did not have to treat
1t has seemed more like old times, to-
day, both as regards weather and at
tendance, than it has for some time. In
| the early morning, before the sun had
dried the dew from the grass, appear
ances seemed to indicate that it was
going to be a big day.
The fakirs began putting out their
signs and to fling to the breeze the ban
| ners which had been taken in out Of
the dew, the night before. The celebri-
tiles which had been captured in the
|EWilds of South Africa, or South Amer
ica, at risk Of life and regardless of ex-
pense, for special presentation at the
Lewiston fair, hustled out of bed early
to smear. their features with pigment
and don their appropriate regala, to be
in readiness for the inspection of the
crowdWhich they knew was to come.
/ u And the crowd came early. BY Z
o'clock in the morning, the electrics be-
gan totEbe comfortably loaded and by
. they were crowded. The reason for
it was that the racing which was post
n w do TO l.
off, this morning, and that with the
races of the afternoon would furnish a
whole days sport.
But the horses were not to furnish
a1lAthe sport There are lots of horses
here, and good ones, but there are also
:thc finest cattle raised in Maine, and to
Ethem the attention of the stock raisers
was drawn. The forenoon was devoted
to Judging the stock, with some pulling
matches thrown in for seasoning.
The races were started late in the
forenoon. There were two classes-the
trot for foals of 1900, for purse of
$500, and the 2.40 pace for purse Of
$500. The first was pulled off, but the
second was not started until afternoon.
The starter is Frank Is. Subert Of Bos-
ton. the veteran starter of the old Mys-
tic park races.
There We're three starters in the colt
i'ace-Harry Miller and Jack Wooley,
owned by l.. A. Bartlett of Belgrade,
and Parmachenee, owned by F. o.
Walker of Rumford Falls. Harry Mil
Ter won the race, with Parmachenee
second. Jack Wooley was drawn in the
second heat. The summary:
Harry Miller. Bartlett ...........1 /
Parmachcnee. Walker .............2 2
Jack Woolev. Bartlett DIR
Time, 2.56, 2.4212, 2.42.
While these things were going on up
at the fair grounds. there was some
thing doing down at City hall that was
being quite as closely looked after by
as many as could get into the hall. 1t
was nothing less than a baby show-a
feature of any fair that everybody is
interested in, not excepting even old
bachelors, for the most of them are I'M
cles to one or more of these tiny COM
binatiOns of smiles and tears.
There We're 1874 entries to the show.
and 100 of the babies were there. to be
seen at their best. or supposed to be.
1t is no easy job, or desirable one, to
otficiate in the capacity of judge in
such a case. but the judges, this morn
ing, satisfied one fond mother, at least.
The prizes We're awarded as follows:
list, $40, ALBION Aliver Carver, II months
old, of Winter street, Auburn; I'd, 81,
Harold Clough Cole, months old,
Brunswick; Sd, IS, Marion Gladys
Bodge, one year old, Laurel street
Auburn.
If there was a big crowd in the fore
noon. it was nothing compared with
the throng which passed through the
gates after dinner. There were over
300 people who passed through one
gate alone, and there are four gates by
which one can enter the grounds.
There were people everywhere-the
grandstand was packed. there was
crowd in the exhibition hall, another
on the Midway. and still others over by
the stalls, the cattle sheds in the poul-
try house, and everywhere. There
must have been upwards of 10000 peo-
pie on the grounds.
The attractions were about the same
as on Tuesday, including the races.
the exhibition by Madame Schel and
her trained lions, which is of rare ex-
cellencc, and the acrobats. Among
them are Bonnie Myers. the equilibrist,
the Lowe Trio Comedy acrobats, Rae
and Bendetto and the revolving ladder,
Orvile ard Frank, acrobats, also Polk
and Trask. Major Henderson, and son
appeared again in their drum and fife
act. Prof. Kobrich made another
successful ascension at o'clock.
A pleasing feature of the afternoon
was a parade of fire apparatus from
the Lewiston and Auburn departments.
1t included chemical engine No. l,
steamer l.. c. Peck, and the Rescue
Hook and Ladder truck from Lewis
ton, and a hose wagon and chemical
fgom Auburn. There was a parade,
and an exhibition of ladder raising in
front of the grandstand. as.
The display in exhibition hall is
rather disappointing. not but that it is
q fine one as far as it goes. for the
goods displayed are of the best, but it
is very small compared with what it