The Republican journal., 1908-09-17
THE WALDO COUNTY FAIR.
The Racing was Fine and the Attendance
Large. The Premium List.

The fair of the Waldo County Agri-
cultural Society. held on the society's
grounds in this city, closed last Thurs
day afternoon, and was success from
start to finish. The weather was fine
for the three days, there was good rae
ing and other attractions, including
music bv the Belfast band, ard the Of
fcials Of the society were untlrlng IN
their efforts to please the public.
Wednesdays attendance was record
breaker. II is estimated that there
were fully 1000 people on the grounds
and the grand stand, which holds 200.
was full to overlooking. There were
three good races Wednesday. Prairie
Queen. Pilot Nelson and Fred H. cap
tured their events in straight heats,
but neither trotter had an easy time,
most of the field being well up in the
van at all stages and pushing the lead
ers to their best efforts to hold their
positions to the wire. The summaries:
2.l7 TRor OR PACE-PuRsE 5000.
Prairie Queen, b m (Jordan) ............l l l
Altissima, b G Dewitt) ........... IA z
Tony D.. gr bradbury ,............2 4
Payline. g. .....................o . =
Blanche B., m kirby ....-........'5 3
Time .l63, 2.lS!, 2.17a.
232 TRoT OR PACE-PURsE $3.50.
Pilot Nelson, b g (Perry). .............l l I
Sylvia Swift, No.. =
Foni b, gr g (Berry)... .............4 s
Edmund, b g (Singletonl ..-.........,..3 4
Time ,. 2255l, 2,254, 2254.
, - TRoT OR PACE-PURSE $3.50.
Fred H., g (Witheel ,..............-l ! l
Miss Avon. M Metcalf), .............2
Rubyiatt, CHI m kirby ............."3 5
May S b m Dodge. ..................4 4 4
Time-2.2744, 2.2899, 2264.
Between the heats there was an eA-
hibiton of horses on the track, includ-
ing Horace Chenery's famous sire
Edgemark with seven of his colts, NJ.
b. Smiths noted Marston c., the stall
lion Alcyone, owned by H. E. Haley of
Monroe and many others. The colts
from the Chenery stock farm were
specially admired.
The pulling contests were said TO
have been the best ever seen IN Waldo
county. For heavy pairs Mr.. Crowell
of Brooks won first, with w. F. Mitch
ell OF North Belfast, second. Mr..
CroWell hooked up a eight year old
single horse, who walked Off with big
load for pair of seven foot oxen. For
light draft horses Mr.. Gushing of
Searsmont took first prize, Andrew
Woodbury. OF Morrill, second and c. c.
Ham Of Monroe, the third.
Thursdays races were pronounced
the lest ever seen here. At one time
Eve horses could have been covered
nj of
record Was lowered II second and the
time IS SAID to have been the fastest
made ON any Maine track this year.
In the tree.for-all trot and pace it was
A lively struggle between Miss Lelther
and Isabelle, the latter winning the
first leat, coming under the wire IN
212l4 with Miss Leither second by a
head. 1t was neck and neck between
the TWO about all the way around. The
summaries:
FREE OFt-ALL TROT AND PACE-PURSE $500.
Miss I.either, gr m (kirby), .........2 |
Isabelle, m (Galagher) ...........1 3 2
Prairie Queen, b m (Diekey)........ 3
pocaro, blk g (Beane) .............4 4 "a
Time-21235, 2.l54, 2.163, 2.17A.
22l TRoT OR PACE-PURsE 5000.
Smudge Morrill,, b (ttallagher) .......1 ! |
Anona m (Richardson) ..............2
Kassai. G tBeanel ..................3 4
Quad. m (Dickey). ................4 3
Watchman b g bradbury .............6 5
Lena Wilkes (Dewitt). ................5 6
Charles n. Van Trump, blk g (Kirby)..7 DIR
Hal B., g (Bumps). .................9 DIS
Time , l94, 2235, 223.
227 TRoT OR PAcE-PURsE $50.
Lady Ruth, b m (Dewitt) .............1 l l
Fred H. b g (Withee) .........,......3 2
Mercer c., m Richardson, Jr. .......2 3
Edmund, (Pendleton) ..............4 4
lime > 2351 2.234, 2.22A.