The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-09-22
The Hartland Fair.

The Flat annual cattle show and fail
of the East Somerset Agricultural So
ciety was held in Hsrtland on Thursday.
Friday and Saturday last.
The weather on Friday and Saturday
was favorable, the attendance good and
the exhibits Of high order.
One very noticeable feature Of the
fair was the absolute absence of drunk
enuess. Not one drunken person was
found during the day, a fact which
speaks well for Somerset enforcement.
Friday, owing to the rain of the pre-
vious day, which made the track rather
heavy, it was tho ught advisable to post
pore the races until Saturday forenoon.
The events of Friday afternoon were
the pulling contest with purse OF 800,
open to State, and a baseball game be-
tween the Harrfand Academy nine and a
team from Corinna.
There were three contestants In the
pulling match, The drag upon which
was placed 6040 pounds Of stone WAS
hauled 165 feet by good pair Of DRAFT
horses owned by Harry Williams, Har'.
land. A pair belonging TO 5. o. Har
rlngton of ParkmaD, then hauled IL 1921
feet. The last team in the contest war
that of John Jones OF Ripley, which
moved the load 3715 feet.
The baseball contest was a thinning
game, which abounded In sensations
plays by both teams. The game was
finally won by the Corinna lads by n
score of to s.
Saturday forenoon's program includ-
ed two good races, a 227 class with n
purse OF 800, and a $50 class with a
300 purse, which were very interesting
although they went in straight heats.
The 227 class was easily captured by
lockwood, bay mare owned by Frank
Vining of st. Adams. Hudson's Joker
NJ took second money, and N. NJ. Cleve-
lands Miss Archer, third. The other
horses in the race were Cools Robert Y E,
Burrill's Winnie Maybe and Hudson's
Harold s.
The $50 class had three starters and
WAS won by Richardson's Bill Bailey
j. B. another Of Richardson's trotters,
gathered In third money. Miss Imper-
Thence, bay mare owned by J. Fl.
Manter, won second place.
The afternoon program included 2,22
class and 2.18 class, both Of hich
were good ones.
While the racing was 10 progress ar
exciting game of ball took place on the
diamond In the center of the park be-
tween the Hartland Academy boys and
the Canaan ball tossers, which was wi
messed by a good sized crowd. The
game resulted In victory for the Hart
lands by score OF II to IL,
The summaries:
2.27 CLASS, TROT AND PACE, PURSE 500.
Joker M, by Wilkes (BurrilD ..............s
Harold y. b. &. by Harold (HudsoD)'..''5
Miss Arch er, b. m. by Also (Cleveland)..2
Winnie Maybe (Burrill) .................6
Robert Y blk 8, by Eolus (Cool) .........4 B
lakewood, b. m. by Mambrino (Vinin).I l /
Time, 230l4, 2,a0l9, 23lA
$50 CLASS, TROTAND PACE PURSE elOo.
Bill Bailey, ch g. (Richardson). ..........1 /
j. b., b <. by Msllett Observation-Disclosures 8 2
Miss Impertinence, m, by Impu
dence (Manter). ......................'''2
Time, 2.36l4, 2.34la, 2.35ia.
222 CLASS, TRoT AND PACE, PURSE $3.50.
Rhode West, no m. by Tom West Book
En-. 49,. .........'''.. .....'3
Winnie Wilkes, b m. by wilkes (Heald)I l
Payline, (Ckark...... .....,...............3
Time, 2.2ll2, 22b12, 22eA.
2ls CLASS, TROT AND PAGE. PURSE $3.50.
Blanche p, b m, by Also (BurrilD ......2 2
Frank S., b g (Hudsonl. ..................I /
Bay Dean, b Davis. ...................3
Earl E.,gg (Richardson). ...............4
Time, 2.24A, 2.2l, Az.