The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-09-19

Several towns will present town teams of
horses this year. In the past this has, been
given chiefly to oxen, but this year the
management have offered good prizes for
the best team of horses pulling in any town
team.
The grounds are well drained, Offering ex-
ceptional opportunity for those who desire
to tent, and to the fakirs who go so far to
make "fair" there will be given good
positions on the midway" which will be
at its best. Merry-go-rounds and other
features will bring many patrons and it
expected that the fair of this season will be
the "high water mark" in the history of
the association. The program for the three
days races will be as follows:
FIRST DAY-TUEsDAY, SEPTEMBER "a.
No. l, 2.lS stake, purse, $4,000. No. 2,
.. "a stake, purse. $4,000. No. 3, 3-minute
stake, purse, $4,000.
SECOND DAY-wEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25.
No f, 216 stake, purse, $4,000. No. 5, 8
years-oid, best two in three, purse, 100000
No. E, :. 10 stake, purse, $4,000.
THIRD DAY-THURsDAY, SEPTEMBER 26.
No. S, 2.29 stake, purse, $500 90. No. g.,
free-for rail-, purse, S5O0.0O. No. 10, 80
class, purse, $4,000.
Attractions between heats.
Ample arrangements will be made for ex-
hbitorS to show their stock in front of the
grand stand each day of the fair.
A band will be in attendance each day.
The track will be in frSt-class condition
for the occasion.
Entries for stake races confined to horses
ned in Maine and Maritime Provinces
Glass races open to the world.
FIRST DAY-Stock and all articles for ex-
hibit must be entered before noon of the
first day
SECOND DAY - Examination of horses
and cots, other than trotterS, and all other
stock at 8, 80 a. III. Testing horses and oxen
on drag at 10 O'Clock
THIRD DAY - Examination of driving
horses at 10 O'Clock ID. m.
The Belfast Band have been hired for the
occasion and during the races of the
three days there will be some excellent con-
cert programs rendered under the direction
of the leader Mark Crockett.
Arrangements have been made with a
good company to give vaudeville show
during the three days, and there will be
something in that line during the entire day
so that there will be no wait for those who
come to "see it all"
The New England Telephone and Tele-
graph Company will make an exhibit in the
main hall during the fair and will also have
telephone in the building where parties
may at their desire telephone to various
points and all who visit the fair grounds
will have excellent service at their disposal
NJ. B. Smith of Hartford, Conn, will have
fine line of horses at his stables on the
grounds during the races, where they can be
| inspected by those interested in the racers
and trotting stock of his large farm.
President Horace Chenery will also have
number of excellent horses and blooded
| stock at the pretty stables which have been
erected for his horses and racing gear, and
which in themselves are an attraction TO the
| grounds and pleasing addition.
Mr.. f. E. Babcock, the superintendent o.
the grounds, has been very busy in the past
two weeks putting things to rights in the
| buildings and the grounds have been graded
in places and the midway" has been inf
| proved to handle the number of attractions
which will be seen there. Stalls have been
added and the pens for the sheep and sheds
for the cattle have been rebuilt so that the
exhibits will have the very best of care.
Most of the local business men have
agreed to close their stores at noon the
second day of the fair.
Those contributing to the ladies' depart
ment who may find it incouveuient to send
articles to the grounds may have them
taken ont by telephoning to the office Of
President Horace Chenery on Main street,
and having them in readiness before 8 a. m.
| Tuesday.
| Arrangements have been made for ball
games to be played in the afternoons
during the fair and the games will be most
| interesting and well contested. The home
team will be that of the Young Mems
Association, which is known as one of the
most successful teams in the State. They
have won a majority of the games played
and when defeated have lost on small
margin. Interest is very great at this time
in baseball and it is expected that Sears
port will present the opposing team for
one or more of the days of the fair.
| President Chenery will place horse on
the track for an exhibition half mile in
running, which he guarantees will do the
| fastest half mile ever seen on the Belfast
track. MIR Chenery will also show John
Ward, who has given an exhibition mile il
2:OS.
A large number of attractions which
have been at Monroe this week will be here
for next week. Secretary Morse went to
Monroe Wednesday and arranged with
many of the exhibitors there to come here
for the three days and all the leading fea
| lures at Monroe will be seen here, with
many new ones.
THF 18th MAlNF RFIJNION