Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-31
Another Big Crowd En-
joysSecond Days Races.
Fitzgerald Wins the 2.30 Trot
or Pace with BeIIadOna Second.
Frank S. Wins III Tfut OF Pace, With
Susie 5. Taking Second Money.

Bangor. Me, Aug. 30.-(SpeciaD.-
Despite threatening clouds there was
good attendance at the Eastern
Maine fair today, although not as large
as that of Wednesday, which will
doubtless go on record as the banner
day of the fair. AS on the day before
INC crowd began to come early. The
Midway received its usual share Of pat-
ronage. although there were large num-
bers of visitors also to the cattle and
stock departments.
The exhibition of sheep from Aroos-
took county excited a great deal Of ad-
miration. There are several varieties
and all are fine large specimens. Out
side of these exhibits the chief interest
was around the stables, excepting OF
course the ladies, who passed great
deal Of time in the auditorium and in
the exhibition hall under the grand
stand.
The stands where refreshments are
sold did rushing business from the
middle of the forenoon until closing-up
time in the evening. Perhaps the liveli-
est business of the day was done by
handkerchief Jack from Kalamazak."
Jack established himself behind the
grandstand and did a land office busi-
ness until nearly time for the races,
when he moved into the track enclos-
ure and in little while had as big a
crowd as ever around him.
Many of those in attendance OF course
were ladies. The attendance Of the fair
sex was especially noticeable at the
races. majority of those in the grand
stand being women. The ladies took a
great deal of interest in the stock ex-
hibitions and fingered long in the build
ing devoted to the exhibition of poul-
try
As the rain held off until afternoon
the crowd began to come in greater
numbers than early in the morning and
before noon great many teams were
on the grounds, some driving about and
others quartered along the west fence
behind the grandstand.
The Industrial exhibits were freely
visited by both sexes. The women
found much to inspect and admire in
the departments where goods used in
housekeeping We're shown and the
men were equally interested by the
exhibition of farming tools and machin-
cry There is an unusually good show
ing in both these departments and
many new things are exhibited.
The Ferris wheel proved, as on the
previous days Of the fair, popular at
traction. Not only the boys and girls.
but elder people as we'll patronized it
to the limit of it's capacity every time
it went round. The other attractions
were equally well patronized. The big
dining halls. as well as all the refresh
men stands were well patronized, but
not to the extent of Wednesdays pat
the crowd being much smaller.
Many of those who came to the fair
wore raincoats and were prepared for
rain. There were not nearly as many
lunching parties seated on the grass
about the grounds as OH Wednesday.
The bankers on the Midway shouted
their attractions as loudly as ever. but
doing their best they could not make
business as good as yesterdays.
The exhibits Of the work Of the
school children in the Auditorium and
Of fruit and preserves in the exhibition
hall attracted a great deal Of attention.
especially among the ladies. Many
themselves by watching the
trotters which were warming UP on
the track for over an hour before the
racing begun.
When the time for racing commenced
there was a large crowd to see the fast
ones go through their PAGES and they
were well repaid for attending. The
races were fully as good as on the pre-
ceding day, with more entries on the
card than on any other day since the
fair opened. All the horses starting
were good ones and went through the
heats iE fast time. There was consider
able scoring. but the tedium was re-
ieved by the entertainments furnished
On the big platform in front OF the
yrandstand.
The fact that Crescent. winner Of the
l.25 trot Wednesday, was entered in
he 230 class today lent added interest
o the races.
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