Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-20
VAUDEVILLE.
FAST RACING
Expected on Central Fair
Grounds, Today.
Large List Of Entries in Every
Event.
Trotting Will Begin at O'clock, This
Afternoon Endless Number of
Minor Attractions on Program, In
cludng Baseball Game.

Today will See the first Of the racing
| in the big trotting meeting to be held
| at the Central Maine Fair grounds, to-
day and tomorrow, and it is expected
| that thcI" VIII be Il great crowd i'll the
city, attracted not only by the great
racing, but by the fine program Of
anuscmrIIts which has been arranged
by the management of the park.
Every nuduccmcnt i'll the way of low
fares ana careful manaEement has
been extended by the officers of the
association 10 the people of the kennc-
bee valley and the Attendance should
be la!%r People living in the upper
part of somerset county can get IL tick
ct at Show hogan for Il dollar which will
give them transportation both ways
and admission to the park
This il, something almost unhcard of.
Then the management is cndcavorinS
to arrange for special trains to run 10
SkuW gan and down over the WiSCaS-
set, WatcrviIIc K Pennington Railroad
after The evening performance for the
ronv,nicur. of those who wish to re-
turn home at that time.
\ large crew of men has been ut
work 1T the park for months and the
grounds are now in better condition
for the reception of large crowd of
people than any other park in Maine.
There will be IL large number of cater
us on the grounds and there will be
enough To eat for everybody. The WA
t"ryiIlc x Oakland Road will have All
of its cars in commission during the
day to carry the crowds to and from
the park and there will be no trouble
from that source.
The trotting will begin at = o'clock,
this afternoon. There is Il large list
of entries in every event and big
field Of starters is promised. The en-
tries include some of the best horses
IN Maine and there should be some fine
sport. The list of races for today is
as follows: The 3-minutc class. trot
and pace. purse $500; 2.19 class, trot ana
pace. purse 5000; 2.26 class, trot and
pace. purse $500.
Beside the racing there will b" an
endless number of minor attractions.
WatcrNill" and Oakland will play ball.
and II fast game is assured. a purse of
So, has been offered the winner and as
this is the first time the teams have
met and as there is considerable rival
~, the fans are looking for good
game. There will be a balloon ascen-
sion by man and woman, and Il par
achute drop.
Tho Empire Speciality Company now
playing at Cascade thcater. will give "a
performance between the heats Of the
races. There will be a slide for life by
"a man sliding from Il pole 100 feet above
tho ground and hanging by his teeth
to a strap.
The Midway Will be taken up by the
usual concourse Of takers and wonder
workers. and will furnish amusement
of it's own kind. In the evening there
will hc racing by electric light. vau-
dovillc show and Il magnificent exhibit
ton Of fireworks as shown by the de-
structInn of the battlcship Maine and
Il battle between the Japanese and
Russian forces. There will be some
thing doing all tho time and everybody
will get his moneys worth.