The Republican journal., 1910-09-22
THE MONROE FAIR.

turai society was held on the grounds Of the So
ciety in Monroe September 18th, 18th and 18th,
The receipts at the gate on the first day vere
larger than in 1909. There were many auto
parties. There were good exhibits in all
the departments including q fine DISPLAY
in the ladies' hall. The fruit and vere-
table exhibits were first class. In the cat
tie department were seen the usual breeds.
Holstein, Jersey. Shorthorn. Ayrshire and
Brown Swiss and Guernsey, with excellent
animals in each. Oxen and steers of differen.
breeds were also shown. The horse stalls
were all filled with fine stock and there were
good displays of sheep. swine and fowls.
The first thing of interest Tuesday forenoon
was the contest of draft horses and George A.
Daley of Bangor won first in the sweepstake
pulling matches for heavy draft horses, the
distance being 274 feet. The next best was SIS
feet, 5 inches. Six teams pulled and all were
practically of the same weight. The winning
horses are a pair of dapple grays used by Mr..
Daley in the wood dealing business in Bangor.
Their approximate weight was 5000 pounds.
A.E. Chase of Brooks won second money; C.
H. Roberts of Brooks, third and M. W. Towers
of Searsport, fourth. There were but two en-
tries in the light draft class and M. M. Hamm
of Monroe took first money and George Alley
of Frankfort, second.
The races Tuesday were pulled off promptlv
at 1.30. The summaries:
THREE-MINuTE CLASS, TRoT OR PACE. PURSE
$780,
Agnes Montview, bm. by Montview, r.
pon+;a W. ourllll hn, GangST bal Mo:c, q
Pendleton, Islesboro. .........l
Alvin Swift, Jr brs., B. B. Hall, Damar-
Star Coast, bg., C. F. Fogg, Brooks ....3 8 8
Aaron Wilkes. bg., E. P. Dearborn.
Time, 2.soi. ESQ, 2sii, 2.s4 10 4F0
2.17 CLASS, TRoT OR PACE, PURSE 5000.
Black Velvet, blm., by Montview, H. B.
Omera. bm.. by Broomal, R. W. Burrill,
Bangor r.. Il 2
Constantly, chm, c. L. Jackson, Green
vlile. .................-....3 8
Time, 2.22, 2.22s, 2.1sss, 2.22.
WAGON RACE, TRoT OR PACE, HALF MILE,
Country Boy. bs, by Rescue. L. o. Smith
Dannie r. bg., A. M morrill,, Nswbureh ;
Nancy B., bm., H. E. Staples, Brooks.
Time, 1.23a, 1.26, l.26.
In the second heat of the 217 class Omera
threw her driver, R. W. Burrill, before he
reached the wire on the first half capsized the
gig, but righted it again and finished the race
driverless. The mare showed some of the pretti-
est pacing ever seen on the track after her
driver had been dropped, continuing around
the course, preventing the following horse
from passing her and on the last turn creeping
up past the leader and going under the wire
ahead. While the judges set her back to last
place, the crowd was with her. Mr. Burril was
only shaken up but not injured
THE W. c. T. U. REST ROOM
The rest room of the Waldo W. C. T. u was
a feature of the fair. Last year tent pitched
the ladies' hall was all they could boast
but this year a recently purchased cottage
across the way is neatly and attractively ar
ranged. Two rooms on the ground floor, sit
ting room and kitchen with chambers above
make very comfortable abode for the ladies
in charge. Miss Alice Kane of Swanvlle
county superintendent of fairs, was in charge,
assisted by Mrs. Clara Nickerson of Prospect.
Other officers were present from time to time
during the fair each local union sending their
fair superintendent, particularly those of which
Monroe is the center. The sitting room has
comfortable chairs and couches, with warm
woolen carpet for the floor and pretty draper
les for the shelves. A photograph of the room
was taken by Ray Henderson and copies will
may know of the work being done by the union
Nearly 500 avaled themselves of the rest room
year ago, mostly women and children. The
scheme is philanthropic one and its helpful
ness is much apprecia. ed by the patrons of the
fair.
THE SECOND DAY.
Wednesday forenoon there was base ball
game between Monroe and Morrill,. The cap
tain of the Monroe team was W F. Evans and
Of tbo Morrill, I pau1 oclos
game and the score was to in favor of Mon
roe.
The draft oxen contest came on Wednesday
forenoon. They were tested by drag. Drag
oxen feet or under girthing tested on drag,
j. w. Jones, Brooks, first; c. Fogg, Brooks,
second; D. Meservey, Morrill, third
Draft oxen, free for ALL tested on drag, Fred
M. Nickerson, Monroe, first; E. Grant, New
burg, second; D. Meservey, Morrill,; third; J. w.
Jones, Brooks, fourth.
The committee these were Leslie Lowe,
Monroe and A. w. Curtis Swanvile.
The track was all right for the racing which
began at about o'clock. The summaries:
COLT RACE, 4-YEARs' OLD AND UNDER HALF
MILE.
Zelpha, brm, by Johnny Wilkes, H. B.
Small, Augusta. ...................'1 l
Cobialnut. tg, H. H Lee, Augusta. 2
Bird, bm, l. F. Grant, Frankfort. 3
Lady Marston, bnn, E. L. Alley, Frank
Zelpha won in three straight heats. Time
Ito; Cobialnut, 2.32, time, LA; third, Bird,
1923, time, 116.
224 CLASS, TRoT OR PACE, PURSE $3.50.
Lavnsky, BIS. by Ashland Wilkes, c. L.
McCurdy, Bangor. or.............. l
Young Constatine, BIS, E. McKenney,
Earl r, bg, R. W. Burril Bangor. .... 8
Time, 2.23 4. 2.26 1-2, 225 1-2.
2.27 CLASS, TRoT AND PACE, PURSE $780,
Maid of the Pines, brm, by Vassar,
| C. L. jackson, Greenville
Lady Bell. bm, by Bellchimer, r. w.
| Burrill, Bangor. r.................... l
Tommy Rogers. bg, by Barrows, B..
B. Hall, Damariscotta. .....-..3 l z q
May S., bm, H. A. Dodge, Islesboro... 3 3
Emily Gale, brm, W. E. Perry, Union. 5 ro
Between the heats some fine stock was
shown, including the following horses:
Dobson, owned by Henry Haley, was exhibit
ed among the first. Dobson is by Bingen and
hitched to a road cart weighing 200 pounds,
showed quarter in 343 seconds. Alcyon, a
chestnut, of good action, owned by s. W. Par
ln was another good animal shown up. Agnes
Montview and Black Velvet, winners in Tues
days races, are his grand-daughters.
| team that attracted a lot of attention was
three driven abreast, owned by II. M. Leonard,
South Newburg, and used to haul cream for
the Maine Creamery Co. Its route is an IL
mile one.
| F. M Leonard, Bangor, owned the imported
French coach stallion Cordofan, which was ex-