Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-08
On Closing Day Of Son.
erset County Fair.
Blanche B and Lady Yo|ande
The Race Winners.
The Fair Seriously Affected Financially by
The Bad Weather.

SkoWhegdn, Me, Sept. '.-NOpeeioi''
Excellent racing marked the closing
| day of the Somerset Central fair.
About 1900 people were in attendance.
Blanche B. owned by r. w. Haines of
Skowhegan, the favorite in the 2.20
class. won three out of four heats.
though hard pressed by both other
horses.
The 2.35 class was one of the best
races ever trotted on the Fairview
park track. Ed r. showed great
speed at times but lost through in
ability to keep her speed.
The fair was not a financial success
owing to the unfavorable weather of
| the past two days.
| The race summary is as follows:
30 CLAss-TROT AND PACE-PURsE
| s125.
Blanche r.. b m. r. w. Haines.
Cayline. Percy Gilman. Water
Crown Duchess. b m. E. Giedhill,
Time. 22la. 22ih. 22lis. 2.2i.
2.25 CLASS-TROT OR PACE-PuRSE
$780,.
Lady YoIande. b m. H. B..
IS Small q Waterville ...-...'-i ] : : : J
s 81 r.: b E.. b g. STANLEY Stanley : :
Nan Jones. b m, Freeman
Jones: skowhesan ,,;; ~; a. ! :,
The starter was Hugh A. Sweeney OF
Arson; II. A. Sweeney. Portland. and w.
H. Wildes. Skcwhegan.
Following are premiums awarded OH
stock in the various classes:
Class 1-Shorthorns. full blood. 2. N.
Glass 2-Herefords. full blood. Heifer.
two years old. l.. G.. Stevens. LIST and Sd;
Eben Dean & Son. I'd; bull, two years,
Eben Dean Son Madison, LIST; Dull calf.
| & Son. Madison. ID; cow. four years and
| over. Eben Dean & Son. Madison. LIST and
Sd; L. g. Stevens, C3rn n ID rr,e
| ton. Skowhegan yearlinG bull. list.
| Class 6-Grade Jerseys. Cows. III. A.
Archer, Skcwhegan. list. I'd and Sd; heifer
calves: l.. G. Trafton, Skowhegan. LIST. I'd
| and Sd.
class Grade shorthorns Three-year-
| old hetcr. Fl. A Archer. Skowhegdn. LIST;
one year-old heifer. Eben Dean & Son.
I'd: heifer calf. II. A. Archer, Skowhc-
Class SK-Grade HoIsteins. One year-old
heifcr. Ora Mitchell. LIST and I'd;
Glass a-Grlde Herefords. Cows. 9; II
Real, Cornvile. LIST and ID; B.. Fl. Libby.
Sd; calf. F.. n. Merrill. Skowhegan. LIST;
one year-old bull. f. n. Merrill. LIST.
Glass 1O-Working Oxen and steers.
Working oxen. f. n. Merrill. Skowhegan.
list; Roscoe Bigelow. Skowhegan, Sd;
Eben Dean & Son. Madison. "a: steers,
three years old. Frank Parker. Norridge-
| wock. LIST: Abel Snow & Sons. Skowhegan,
I'd and Sd; steers. two years old, l.. @:
| Stevens of Cornville, LIST: +. n. Merrill OF
Skowhegan. I'd; Abel Snow & Sons of
Skowhegan. 3D.: steer calves. f. n. Mer-
rill, Skowhegan. list: S. II. Beal, Corn
Vile. I'd; Frank Parker. Norridgewock. 3D..
old and over. l.. G. Stevens. Cornville. list;
| Willis Blanchard. Madison. ID: three
years old, Abel Snow & Sons. Skowhegan.
1st and I'd: two years old. L. q. Stevens,
Class Flown Teams of Steers. Abel
Snow & Sons. LIST.
Glass 1LFat Cattle. -Four years old
three oy Years ff old Abe Snow % Sons ist
three years old, l.. G. Stevens OF Corn
vile. LIST.
gan. 1st Fben Dear & Son, Madison. I'd:
Il. Z. Reed Skoowhegan, Sd; draft horses.
Joseph Chucott of Skowhegan. LIST; J. F.
| Wasscn of SkowheGar. I'd.
Glass 16-Sheep: Ewes, l.. G. Stevens.
Cornville. list; lambs. l.. G. Stevens.
Cornviell. I'd.
| Class l9-Stallions. Four years old and
over Parker & Robinson. Skowhegan.
LIST: Ivory A. Homestead. Skowhegan. I'd;
two years old. F. T. Palmer. Skowhegan.
1st: Charles Tuttle. SkowheGan, I'd; A.
X. Perkins. Skowhegan. Sd
Class 2l-Brood Mares Ernest Elmer
son of Skowhegan. list: S. F. Steward of
Skowhegan, I'd; f. Z. Hurd of Madison.
Sd.
Glass 22-Co1ts. Three years old. Da-
mon Rerce of Skowhegan, list; Perley +.
Withee of NorridgewOck. I'd. two years
old F. r. Parker of Norrdgewock 1st;
Calvin Cleveland of SkOwhegan. ID; draft
colts, J. Y. Porter. Skowhegan. 1st; J. T.
Leavitt Skowhegan. I'd; Lester Packard
of Skowhegan. 30.
Class 23-Draft Stations. L. G. Trafton
OF Cornville. 1st
Class 2J-Driving Horses. F. NJ Vittum
of Scion. list: w. F. Mcclure of Skowhe-
gan, ID; E. E. Whiting of Norridgewock.
Sd.