Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-10-12
FARMERS CLUB FAIR.
orcoEssFUL TWO DAYS AT
NORTH ELLSWORTH.
-, ,TsrR FISE--HALL EXHIBITS Ex-
ST-IsTEREsrINe RACES
PREMIUM LIST.

worth farmers eiuo.
Tbp weather for such an October event
all that heart could wish, while the
',,endsnce breaks sll previous records.
rr., since IS inception this fair has been
popular.
,.rdspee, there being about l. 800 persons
an ,be grounds on Thursday.
The slrsnuous efforts put forth by the
.,,,h warn well rewarded by the result and
success.
Exb,bltion ball offered unusual aitrac-
.,ons in the line of agricultural products,
trui,s. domestic manufactures, and fancy
work.
The cattle department showed as hne
hard ss has ever been exhibited.
The out -oi-door features were the sports
and races and the "Piken. Lynch's band
.rss In attendance, and gave some hne
selections.
The"Piker was the centre OF amusement,
bslng lively with lemonade vendors, the
''hot. dog" men, fruit stand, time shows
and wheels OF fortune.
There was the GaIates on the right just
opposIte the man with the mackintosnes.
II was cried vs. the greatest mechanical
exhibition on earth, and the only device
that will turn stone to flesh aud blood.
The money games we're as ever popular,
and In most cases you paid dollar to
win quarter. The merry. go-round was
a one ring circus In itself. The crowd
was good natured and bad merry time.
They spplsuded all, and were well salts
hed.
Dinner, served In the lower hall by the
good housewives OF North Ellsworth, was
where everybody met to enjoy an old
fashioned meal OF baked beans, cold
meats and chowders, pastry without end,
and nice cakes, doughnuts and cookies.
The tables could comfortably seat 20oand
we're full most OF the time.
WEDNESDAY.
The opening day drew about 700 per-
sons. The programme was generous
one, consisting OF three racing events and
minor sports. The farmers race was of
interest. with three starters-McKiniey,
Maud ID. and Fsnchon. Mckinley, q
black geiding owned by Hsmiin Mad
docks, Is q horse OF promise and led an
easy field, only two heats being required
Tor first money.
A matched race between Jesse owned by |
Alex. Gray and II. F. Maddocks' Daily
Commercial was exciting, while the three
minute class was the feature on the after
noon card and was won by Lsttie NJ,
Bar Harbor horse.
SUMMARY.
Farmers Race.
hik. gid, Hamlin Maddocks....
Maud ID. CHI m, Alvin Maddoeks ..........
Fanchon, eh N. Carlton McGown. Ellis
worth .....................ss.-
Matched Green Race.
Jesso, blk gid. Alex II Gray .......-...... 1 !
Daily Commercial. IL p Maddoeks 2
Time; SEQ; s22.
Three minute Class.
Iettie N. r IN, Aaron Banker, Bar Har-
Dor ....................... ........-..
Midget. eh gid, Alex Gray. North Els
worth ....-...'.............. i
odoek, blk gid, II Z Rowe. Ellsworth.
Time Est; s.siH; ASH.
The 100 yards dash with four starters
was won by Hamlin Maddocks In eleven
seconds. The halt .miie run was pretty
race. There were seven starters. Hsmlin
Maddocks won easily, with Lloyd Carroll,
OF Southwest Hsrbor, second. Time, 2S7.
THURSDAY. N
With 1900 people on the grounds the
attendance went beyond all records. The
were about the same as on
Wednesday.
The horse racing was rather slow, but
exciting. The track was heavy, owing to
the rain of Wednesday night.
An amusing event was the fat mans
race. There were three starters, Edward
Phillips. Fred Young and A. ID. Stuart,
who finished in the order named.
The baseball game between Ellsworth
and North orlsnd was too one-sided to be
of particular interest, although large
crowd looked on. Ellsworth won easily
by score OF q to 2.
The Ellsworth team was made up as
follows: A. Joy, C; Campbell, p; G. Joy,
LIST b; Clark, I'd b; Jordan, Sd b; Donovan,
SIS; Doyle, IF; Mckenzie, CT; Bowden, II.
North orland played Harper, C; Smart,
p; Moore, 1st b; William, 20 b; Robinson,
Sd b; f. Patten, SO; w. Patten, If; Fl.
Patten, OF; and Gray, II.
THE RACES.
Earners' Race.
Daily Commercial II aaddocks.... 2
Mckinley, Hamiin Maddocks .......... 3 /
Fanehon, Carlton McGown. Ellsworth. 8 5
Free-Ior.AH.
Artist, A Gilbert, Bangor.......... al /
Jesso, A II Gray, North Ellsworth :. 9 L 2
THE ORGANIZATION.
The officers of the North Ellsworth
farmers club are; Francis McGown,
president; John p. Goodwin, secretary;
Alvin Maddocks, treasurer; board of
trustees, Ii. f. Maddocks, j. A. Staples,
J. ii. McGown, c. w. Sweeney, E. B.
Wyman.
SPECIAL EXHIBITS.