The independent-reporter., 1910-09-15
SOMERSET COUNTY's FAIR
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of choice sheep till further notioo
least al
Swine are not much in evido
Perley Foss shows brood sou Ivy
six little pigs, and yearling boar ~
excellent specimens of the d.
shire breed. He is without conn.,
tors.
There is little doubt but that -.
best exhibit of poultry was given
the fair this year that will or ~
been shown at any county fair in as
State. Some of the largest exbjbito.s
were c. C. Cleveland and wol..
Adams. Mr.. Cleveland's specia,tr :,
in the Silver Laced Wyandottes whit
have won him number of prizos
the different fairs in the State NJ
Adams has an unusually good avh,
bit of Orpingtons and different vo~;
eties of Wyandottes. Miss Eva Storo.
has good exhibit of Indian gor.
and Rhode Island Reds. She wo~
several first and second prizes at tba
Waterville fair Others who had ens
exhibits in poultry were: Clarence
Manter, T. B. league, Charles Holdor
E. G.. Davis, Ruth Eaton, Edwo,s
Groder, Lewis Caswell, A. ]. Tan
tish, Edward Isles, Franklin Dan
forth, A. H. lies, D. l. Walker & Son
E E. Whiting, Carl Goodwin, Neluo
Clark, George B. Roberts.
Much credit is due Harry ueo
who has been untiring in his efforts
to make the poultry exhibit the he's,
ever
When 1t comes to an exhibit or
sheep there is no county in Maine tb.,
can show better lot of sheen than
was exhibited at this fair. Tbio
county is noted to have more sheen
than any other in the State and the
exhibitors at this fair, E. E. Clifford NJ
Canaan and Bert Hilton and Walter
e. Barron of Anson, have the hes,
sheep in the State. Mr.. Clifford has
the Leicester Breed and with ono
buck that he has, he has never been
beaten for taking prizes at any fair
in this State or in any other. Mr.
Hilton exhibited the Oxford down
Shropshire and Southdown Mr.. Bar.
ron had a fine exhibit of Oxfords.
The dog stunt was given by Mr.
Welch both Tuesday and Wednesday
afternoons which added much inter.
est to the performances. He had
four dogs that ran an eighth of
mile dash and they would catch a
ball thrown into the air equal to
person. The running race in the af.
ternoon was won by Arthur Meier.
ole of Madison first, and Arthur Mer-
rill second, and Clyde Witham, third.
Wednesday afternoon there were two
baseball games. one between Skow-
hogan and Madison, the latter win
ming the game, and between Athens
and Bingham. In the last game Bing-
ham won it.
The automobile race Wednesday af-
ternoon was of great interest There
thirteen machines entered. The race
was to go three miles in nine min
utes. 1t was won by VIM. Bracket
o, Norridgewock. William Hackett
received second prize and the third
vas given to Charles Atkinson OF
Boston.
The races Wednesday were not
completed, darkness overtaking the
crowd before the final heats. The
races were begun today at II O'Clock.
Following is the SUNNI ry of such
heats as were run:
2.30 class, purse S100
Nina Belle, bm, by Wilkes, A.
Melvin Eldridge, Clinton, 3 8
Maine Pointer, m. by Joe
Pointer, Charles Pomerleau,
Waterville, ?
Yellow Peril, ch m, by Ian
yard, Elmwood Park Sta
bles, Norridgewock, 4 4 A
Harry Leclair, G. B. Hay
ward, Ashland, 3 2
Teddy,
Time, 2.291s, 229A; 2.29A; 2,29ls'
2.25 class, purse, 1925.
Dora L, blk m, by Wilkes,
Fred Libby, Waterville,
Mollie Wilkes, m, E. c.
Hunter, Pittsf1eld 3
Eva Wilkes, b m, by Johnnie
Wilkes, Will Deering, Hart
land,
Constantine, Jr., b 8, c. A.
Trafton, Ashland, Il
Time, 2.25; 2.23h; 2.22A
222 class, purse, $3.50.
Mavrel C, blk G, by Stirling,
R. p Chase, Hartland, "A
Robert Y, blk s. by Eolus, w.
H. Coole, Pittsfeld, 20
Doctor D, ch G, by Stirling,
DR.. Turner, Hartland, D
Fannie Wilkes, b m, by Isle
Dew, Elmwood Park Sta
bles, Norridgewock, %
Lady Isabella, b m, Palmer
Waterville, 81
Bells Early, G. B. Hayward,