Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-21
MARYLAND FAIR.
Record Breaking Crowd and a Fine
Program-The Races.

Hartland, Me, Sept. 19.-(SpeciaD. Sat
urday was the record breaker at the East
Somerset Agricultural Fair. The weather
was all that could be desired and at an
early hour the crowd began to arrive to
witness the days sports.
The midway was about the same as
is customary at county fairs, and the
vendors of sweets and iced drinks did
a rushing business. The pal1nists. test
your-strength machines, and chances to
ring the canes were numerous and well
patroniZed.
The entire absence cf drunkenness was
a noticeable feature on the grounds At
ter two or three arrests made, Friday,
by Deputy Priest, all of the gambling de-
vices were satisfactorily disposed of.
The program for Saturday forenoon
consisted OF wagon race half mile
heats. Four starters came out for this
race, Bayard L.. Broadway, Jr., Johnnie
Smoker and Gipscy Girl Broadway, Jr,
took the first heat with Johnnie Smoker
close second. Bayard l.. won third
ard l.. steadied dowa after the first heat
and easily took the next three straight
The best time was liz
There were three races on the card for
the afternoon program, the ii class,
purse $50: 3D. class. purse 500, and the
2.29 class, purse 500.
Five starters came. up to the wire for,
the word in the 22l class. Nettie W., Rob
!
The race went in straight heats, Lancey
easily winning. I.ancey showed lots of
speed, crossing the wire several seconds
i'm advance of the other starters. Nettc
w. Took second and Robert Y. third mon
cy.
Four starters came out in the 2.32 class.
Percy Wilkes, Rensselaer,. Gene f.. and
Erik Lumps Percy Wilkes captured the
Jumps was drawn after the first heat on
account of slight injury to one OF his
legs.
The 2.39 class had only two starters and
consequently was not d very interesting
race. Nancy j. won the race in straight
heats, Miss Archer being a close second.
Best time, 2.S1A.
Following is the summary:
WAGON RACE, HALE MILE HEATS.
Bayard j., by Bayard Wilkes
Broadway, Jr., QlaisdelD....l );
Johnnie Smoker, no & Uluntcr)... 2 > > :
Gipsey Girl GIiltom ,...............4 a
Time, I'll, lie. 1.1o1a, 11oA.
22l CLASS-PURSE $3.50.
Lancey, s by Apple Jack Ous-
un) .--...................-l L
Nettic w, b m (Southards). ........2 ?
Robert ", blk S Gacobs). ............3 3
Buck, b g U-ogan) .....................4
Gipscy Boy, b g G.ibby) j
Time, 2,23E, 20 2..el2.
81 CLASS-PURSE 500
I'icH Wilkes, III X tibuTTllJ......... Il L L
Rensselaer,, b & Gichardson). .......2 2
Gene f.. oh 6 acknowledgements 3
Erik Lumrs. b 6 (Currer). DIR
Time, 2.32A, 2.3oA, 2.27H.
go CLASS-PURSE 500.
Nancy j.. m by Eolus Gacobs)....1 ! |
Miss Archer. b m (ClevclanD. .......2 ,
Time 2.3S, 2.31h, 233a
The officials in the stand were: Starter,
G. S. Dorrithy of Boston; judges, Or. X.
e. Freeman of Dexter, Webster Williams
of North Arson. Robert Linn of Hart
land marshal. thas, Mason; clerk, +. y.
Webber of lIartland.
AT 3 =. NJ. the Dexter and Pittsfed
baseball teams played the rubber game, |
each having previously won one game.
Dexter won the game after a hard strug
gle by a score of to L. Hamilton was
in the box for Dexter with 'Frisky' Da
Wis behind the bat. Pittsfield was repre-
scented by Elliott and Emerson. The game
was close and exciting throughout Nei- |
Their side did much batting but some re-
clever fielding was done by both |
sides. 1t was a pitchers battle from first
to last with honors about even. Dexter |
secured her two scores in the third ard |
fourth innings, Dulac crossing the plate
in the third and Dustin in the fourth |
Bailey secured Pittsfeld's only run in the |
seventh. Twice during the game with |
three men on bases and one man out, |
was unable to score.
The score by innings: