Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-12

superintendent Oh tHc iloTSe ucpdAt-
ment, E. L. White. superintendent of
the upper hall, Charles f. Trufant of
East Harpswell, superintendent of the
lower hall and L. T. Shelton of Bow
doin, superintendent of restaurants
and vendors.
The morning of the opening day
saw an array of about go horses In
the stables at the Topsham track and
in addition to these a fine lot of ex-
hibition horses were in evidence in
the stalls. Fl. F. Smith of Richmond
has two exhibition stations; one, Lake
King, is standard bred and registered
and the other is a fine gated Morgan
bay. George A. Edison of Richmond has
foal of 1906 and a brood mare and colt,
the colt by Lake King. NJ. c. Hodgkins
of Topsham exhibits yearling colt
and c. F. Mcintosh of Durham also
exhibits colt Melvin White Of Bow
doinham has a handsome 17-month
English Coach colt, Nero, weight 1915
pounds, that stands Is hands. inch
es. Nero is by Victor S., he by
Eborite.
C. w. Sylvester of Bowdoinham ex-
hibits Bingen Bird. a 6year-old STALL
ion sired by Bingen, FOG IA. His
dam is the Alta Bird by Jay Bird, sec
Ond dam, Meg's Luces by Young Jim,
third dam, Megs Loces by American
Star. fourth dam, Lady Erwin by Ham,
bletonian 10. George P. M. Kenney of
Lisbon Falls has Rondo Wilkes a A.
year-old chestnut stallion by Am
bulator, in one of the stalls on ex-
hibition, although not competing for
one Of the premiums on account of
being out of limit.
F. c. Denning of Harpswell exhibits
a brood mare and handsome
e-months colt, weighing 46O pounds
by Malcolm Forbes. This mare and
colt won blue ribbons at Richmond
and Lewiston. Toothaker Bros. of
Richmond have 2-year-old bay
stallion, Harry Wilkes by Milbrook, he
by Bayard Wilkes, 2.11 IA, dam Gold
Dust. A. B. Whitney of Brunswick
exhibits the Percheron stallion, Hercu-
les, weight 1860 pounds.
THE cattle exhibit this year is far
in excess of any that we have ever
had at this fair" says Superintendent
Whitney, The exhibitors have on the
81 un,s a out 30 head in all.
TIE principal exhibitors are: John F..
Ruker, Bowdoin, 10 head of Guernseys;
r. c. Patten, Topsham, rs head of
Guernscys, Shorthorns and grades; E.
Y. Shaw, Topsham, 20 head of Jerseys
and seven head of Brown Swiss; w. S.
Totman & Son, Harpswell, Is head of
Jerseys: +. NJ. Patten, Topsham, Is
head of Shorthorns and steers: L. T.
Williams. Topsham. four pair of Here
ford and Shorthorn steers and yoke of
draft oxen: w. F. Dunton, Bath, 20
head of HOlsteins: N. F.. Curtis, Bow
dom, eight head of Devons; f. H.
HathOrn, Woolwich. 16 head of Sussex
and Herefords; s. W. Nelson, Bowdoin,
eight head of Swiss; Joseph Whitney,
Topsham, nine head of Shorthorns;
Harry Stuart of Webster, nine head of
Holsteins; Harry Fisher. Webster, Is
head Of Herefords and steers: w. S.
Policy. Webster, six head: s. w. Fish
err Webster, eight head of Herefords
and steers: c. f. Meserve, Topsham,
pair steers and three cows; Victor
Ring, Richmond. pair steers; C.. f. Nc
Master. Richmond, pair 3-year-old
steers; Walter Stinson. Richmond,
three Shorthorns; c. Fl. Hall, Wind
ham, several yoke of draft cattle, for
competition in sweepstakes; Leland w.
Jones, Lisbon Falls. six Guernseys:
Ernest Tedford, Topsham, nine head Of
Herefords.
The principal sheep exhibitors are
Ernest Tedford of Topsham with two
pens of Shropshires. sheep and lambs;
3. NJ. Patten of Topsham with two
pens of Grade Shropshires: E. c. Pat
ten Of Topsham with two pens of
Hampshire Downs and Everett Mallett
OF Topsham with a pen of Grades.
The swine exhibit is the largest for
a number of years. E. Y. Shaw OF
Topsham, r. c. Patten of Topsham.
Henry Simpson and Henry Johnson Of
Brunswick are the principal exhibitors.
The quality of the poultry exhibit is
excellent. although it's size is some
what smaller than usual on account Of
the extra entrance fee charged and
the limiting of the exhibit to 20 coops.
Among the principal exhibitors are E.
A Drinkwater of Sabattus. who has
the limit number of, coops, embracing
Hamburgs Polish and Leghorns; C. A.
warn VI TtlCTIiioIl, LeSilOTHS anu
Wyandottes; John Leavitt. Topsham.
White and Barred Plymouth Rocks:
Frank Wilson, Topsham. Rhode Island
Reds and Buff Minorcas: Richard
Smith. Topsham, Brown Leghorns; Ell
Elcr Nickerscn. Topsham, Rhode Is
land Reds: Williams Bros, Bowdoin,
Silver Spangled Hamburgs: C. NJ. Pat
ten, Topsham. Barred Plymouth Reds.
White Wyandotes. Brown and White
Leghorns.
Moses Young of Hartford is the judge
of the oxen and steers and c. H. Hall
of Kennebunk of the dairy herds of
cattle The judge of the poultry is
George P. Coffin Of Freeport.
The hall exhibit will not be all in
place until today, although quite lot
of the fruit and vegetable exhibits
were placed in the lower hall yester-
day and some of the art and fancy
work exhibit was in position in the up
per hall. A feature of the hall exhibit
is the Grange contest. The three
Oranges competing are Merrymeeting.