Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-23


207 feet and irches with a 5000 pount
load, taking first prize. The time was
Il three minute Dull and the horses
did well. After the match was over
Mr.. TraSk tried his pair Just for fur
to see what they really could do anC
this time the load went a distance 81
35l feet, 6 inches.
Early IN the forc,oOn the people be
gan To arrive at the rrottins park ano
by noon there was a crowd out for tn,
day, which was ideal, the Peanut anC
cigar Vendcr" was On hand and sole
his wares right and left. Several tent.
We're erected along The left OF the en-
trance and the occupants dil a thiiv-
ing business, selling good things to ea:
and supplying the youngsters wit.
peanuts and pop corn. without which Z
air is never cOmnletr.
OF course Tie horses were the ceate
If attraction and they were We'll wortl
while, TOO. The work horses We're H.
he host OF Trim and held their ne0js
wen w. evidently ENG proud OF thcii
treng;h. Tho trcttcrs were the admir-
OF all admirers and there was d
general center near the stables All day
i he tack was in the pink OF condition
ana it was rather fun 20 watch tn
rleek beauties as their drivers gave
them a tryout.
Thcrr We're hosts of people from
the outlying cities and towns, those
who could came on the electricS ano
others on foot, wheel, and in carriages
Mother, father and the chldre IL, JOIN
and his girt, and big sister with the
he outlying cities and towns. Thost
,thGrs on foot. Wheel, and i'll c2rriasec
little sisters and brltherS, all We"t
here, as we'll as the sporty chap Wht
knows all about horses and has seer
some fancy racing, sir. in my time
The y-go-rourd was well pat
toniZed and not by the children wholly
either for although il looks rather
.oolisn t. see grown persons on on,
# the cOntriVanCeS, yet there Is a SorI
of fascination which makes you walk
up and get on the back Of one OF those
horses, When you firmly say that yot
will not Eut YOU do and like II too
Here and there over the spacious
grounds were knots Of men in tho blue
of the Grand Army and they were
thoroughly enjoying the day, many
having come over from the Nationa
flome 1t was rather interesting t.
near them tell of days when th"y were
Younger and of the great old talr!
they went 10. Folks from the countr!
brought their dinner alonS and the
bag of hay for the horse. Somehow
everything tastes good at such (
place when it is topped off with some
of /
great
The County Fair Association WIS or
ganized and Incorporated short time
since by number of public Spirlte'
men who have made up their illnd
that the city needs fair ground ant
that the Trottng park should be KEEP
IN. With this idea in view they lad ;
meeting and elected the following
board of officers and directors:
Pre- sident-Charles Purington of AN
gusta.
vice president-Wnl c. Atkins o.
| Gardiner.
Secrctary-Elden Hanks of Augusta
| Treasurer-Henry Springer of Az
gusta.
| Directors - Will Haley, Gar"inrr
! t1eilTy tle31Wdtei' lI'ii'"''''
f. Trask, Winthrop: l.. L. Wtlimai
and viii Clrrier of Augusta
| The grounds have been newly lehc
ed in and a judges stand erected. IL
| he early spring of the coming YEA
a new and large grandstand ana Dun"
ings for exhibition purposes ana NOR
! than likely a hall will be built, IN
track is in ..harge of l.. l.. Weilmal
and ,ie evidently is the right man II
| the right place. for lie knows morse
| and their wants from a to H. ina
track is as smooth as a smelt an
was brushed between each heat W.T.
| a big drag hauled by an auto
| Next season there will be three
| DAYS fair and it will be some
thing worth coming miles to attend
| Already plans are being made for Tn
events and some of the best horse
flesh in the State will be here for tn
| races.
The brides Of the stables were GU
for a constitutional in the forenoo
and among the beauties were note
The Indian. Hello Bill. Paul Boone
Silvia Swift, La Colheth and Blac
Velvet. all of the 2.22 class. OF tn
lo27 class there was Wilkes, Jr., an
Miss Avon, Emperor Wilkes and Ger
eral Direct. every one of them mig
istcpping beautiful specimens OF morse
kind AMI the pnides of their owners.
Winthrop 8; Augusta I.