Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-29
Closing Day Has Fine
Weather and Big Crowd.
The Grand Baby Show Proves
A Great Attraction.
Three Good Horse Raees---othsr
Events---Dance In Evening.

The second and last day of tho
Winslow Grange fair proved as suc-
cessful and delightful as the openin,
day. The attendance was far moro
than double and excellent weather
prevailed. The program was carried
out with the exception of the hasa
ball game in the morning. which
was called off. There We're three in
teresting horse races. horse pulling
contests and the grand baby show. to
say nothing of the big dance in the
levening.
The exhibition hall was thrown
open at 10 o'clock and as the awards
had been made the evening before
the exhibits We're all labeled with
ribbons. Everything was as fresh and
fine as on the opening day.
The Baby Show.
Of interest to all was the grand
baby show which was conducted At
10 o'clock. There were a large mum.
Der of entries and the judges We're
somewhat puzzled to pick out win
Iners. The prizes were awarded as
follows: Prettiest baby, Earl Han
worth; latest, Douglass Clark.
smallest. Octave Gagnon: noisest
Hazel Frost; reddest hair, Mar
guerite' Frost. The committee in
charge were Mrs. Frank Garland
Sadie Morrow and Mrs. Alden Ras-
sett.
At noon another fine Grange dinner
was served, with fish chowder as the
menu. OF course there were other
numerous goods things and about twice
as many were fed Wednesday.
The Horse Racing.
The chief feature of the afternoon
program was the horse racing, which
attracted q large number of people.
The races We're held in the road In
front of the Grange hall and We're ex-
citing. Three classes we're pulld off,
La minute trot, 3 minute pace and
the free-for-all. Blankets We're award
ed to the first and whips to the Sec
second horses.
The frce-for all went in straight
heats and was won by The Lover,
owned and driven by Walter Reynolds.
The minute trOt had six starters
and went extra heats. 1t was very
difficult for the horses to perform
on account of the width of the road.
Ina b. won the race, taking the first
two and fourth heats The 3 minute
pace had but two starters, Belle W..
driven hy s. f. Whitcomb of Water
vile. and Eva r., driven by Forest
Reynolds of Winslow. The latter
horse was not match for the swift
mare driven by Mr.. Whitcomb and af-
ter two heats it was called off. The
summary:
FREE-FOR-ALL.
The Lover. br CReynolds). l !
ina b., ch m ohnson)................2 g .
Feel L., ch M F'oster). 2 3
S-MINUTE TRoT.
Ina b.. CHI m (Johnson). ........1 3
Gov. Radcliffe. CHI (SmalD. .....2 . / 3
Darling Bell, blk (Snow)......6 3 . 9
c. f. b., gr & Baldic). ........3 G )
Don s, m (Simpson). .........4 s 4
John Brown, b g WiXson).........5 6
3-MINUTE PACE IN 3.
Belle W.. br m (whitcomb). .1 1
Eva r., m (Reynolds). .
The judges were r. s. Horne II. A,
Wood and Louis Parker. No time was
kept in the races
The crowd enjoyed horse pulling and a
boys foot race after the other racing.
During the latter part of the afternoon
the exhibits were taken out of the hall.
which was made ready for the grand ball
AS usual, this dance is an enjoyable af-
fair and Wednesday evening it was far
ahead of all Others Many went over
from Waterville. Halls Orchestra fur