Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-07
Successful Opening Of
That Annual Event.
The Exhibition Very bad
Weather Affects Attendance.
Miss Archer Wins 2.28 Race and AItoon a
The 3-Minute Glass.

SkoWhegan, Me, sept. b-tSpeclal)--
The first day Of the annual fair of the
Somerset Central Agricultural Society.
Tuesday, was devoted to the examina-
ton and classification of stock, and hall
exhibits. The premiums are not yet
awarded. The attendance was light.
owing to unf,vorabla weather. Il heavy
thunder showers passing over the
grounds late IN the afternoon.
The cattle exhibit is above the
avetaGe in quality. +. n. Merrill has
= choice exhibit Of Is head, mostly
Hereford stock. from his East Skowhe-
gan farm. Other large exhibitors are
Abel snow, Skowhegan; Eten Dean a
son. Madison: Lester. G.. Stevens. Corn
vile. Henry A. Archer, Skowhegan.
In the poultry department Vim.
Cakes of Skowhegan has Il splendid dis
play of Rhode Island Reds and White
Wyandottes. Other exhibitors are c. c.
Cleveland. James l.. Bean. Z. f. Whit
iEg. f. NJ. Davis. and y. b. league.
The hall display is somewhat of a
disappointment. owing to the back
ward season. Very fcv; vegetables arc
exhibited. but the orchards are well
represented. The Morrison Rug Works
have an excellent display of Oriental
patterns i'm rugs. +. A. Wood has a cor
nor devoted to Glenwood ranges, while
cream separators. gasoline engines and
manure spreadcrs are other attractions
Of interest.
The new grandstanI recently erected
by the F'airview Park Improvement
Society was completed IN time for th,.
events OF Wednesday afternoon. This
stru is 100 feet in lrTgth. is stu
ated directly opposite the wire and the
judges stand and is designed to accom-
modate 1000 people. Its cost is between
5000 and $1,000.
Wednesday forenoon the examina-
ton Of brood mares. stations, drawing
horses. matched and driving horses
and ponies took place. Awards will be
made Thursday
Thursdays program will consist Of
examination of poultry and hall eX-
hibits in the forenoon. foot, sack ana
bicycle races ball game and trotting
for the soriety's purses in the after
noon. The track events will be the 2.3j
class and 30 class There are eleven
entries in the former and nine in the
latter
Tn" afternoon program was frequently
interrupted by light showers. but good
sport WAS furnished Notwithstanding, and
q fair crowd was in attendance. The
chief interest conferred about the track.
the events being IA 3-minutc and Il 2.2S
class Miss Archer. the BAY mare owned
and driven by Norris Cleveland of Show
hogan. was an Easy winner in the IN
class. not being headed for the race. In
the 3-minute class. Altoona s. won first
money after dropping the first heat to
Ned X. The summary of the races is as
follows:
IN CLASS-TkOT OR PACE-PURSE
500.
Miss Archer. b M. y. NJ Cleveland.
Lady T.. b m. Percy Gilman. Wa
tcrvillc Observation-Disclosures.
I.ldy Yolnndc. i m, H. - Small,
Time. 233 - 2.3i
800 CLASS 800.
Altoona S. b &. Ira Mitchell. Wa
tcrvillc ..........................-2 | l |
Ned r.. 4. II. h. Small. Water
willie OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ;
Armada. m. G. W. Day, Show
Tom sbray l. z. f. G Hunter.
Eidorado. b 5, + il. Hunter
Iittshurg .........................6 DIR
Time. 23!t. 2.32, 2.32ls. 2.3jN.
The officials were: Starter. Hugh
Sweeney of Portland. Judges. Fl. h. Muir
ray 1T North Arson. c. NJ. Hilton Of Wa
trrville. and Stanley +. Day of Show
hogan: timers W. W. Nye of Fairfield.
$. G. Pooler OF SkowhcGdn: marshal. II.
+. Savage Of Skowhegan. The attendance
was about 1000 Music was furnished by
| the SkowhcEan Band
The events. this afternoon. will consist
of Il 20 class, purse $l25. and a 2.35 class.
purse 500. There are nine entries in the
former and i in the lattcr