Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-09-17
EDEN FAIR.
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITS THE
FINEST EVER.
GOOD RACING - EXCELLENT EXHIBITS
OF STOCK GOOD TIME eENER-
ALLY - PREMIUM LIST.

Every fair given by the Eden agricul
tprsI society seems to be an improvement
on lis predecessor, and the twenty fourth
fair, held last week, seems not to have
broken the rule.
For the only drawback this year the
weather, not the management, was re-
soonsible - the second day being post
roned on account of the threatening
weather.
This years fair had the usual features
including side-shows, takers, merry GO
round. The hall exhibits were OF intense
interest. Handsome vegetables and
tempting fruits we're displayed on all
sides. The big seventy. pound Jumbo
pumpkin exhibited by f. P. Higgins, OF
OF Indian Point, attracted unusual stten-
ton, while the display OF preserved fruits,
beans, peas and pastry cooking could not
escape the eye OF any. section OF the
hall was given over to an exhibit of fancy
work and embroidery.
Poultry and livestock were exhibited,
there being some fine birds and animals
in the lot.
The weather on Friday was all that
could be desired. The attendance was a
record breaker, and the fair officials were
greatly pleased with the interest shown
BY people from nil over the island. The
grounds were filed during the afternoon,
and the takirs, refreshment tents and
amusement places reaped a golden bar-
vest from the happy throng.
The problem OF feeding the crowd was
serious one. but was well met, for besides
the numerous retreshment tents, the
spacious dining hall, in charge OF Mrs. A.
NJ. Thomas and Mrs. Flora Allen, provided
excellent chicken dinners.
The fair closed Friday with dance in
the evening.
The officers OF the society are; Presi-
cent, Charles l.. Shand, Bar Harbor; Sc
eyetary, Leon l.. Smith, Salisbury Cove;
treasurer, Charles II. King, Eden; di-
rectors-C. l.. shand. p. X. Leland. A. 5.
Bunker, J. Lee Fogg, Lester Alley, George
Fogg, J. f. Bunker, j. II. Stafford.
THE RACES.
There was good racing both days of the
fair. Charles II. Leland, of Ellsworth,
acted most efficiently as starter.
WEDNESDAY, RACES.
Gait Race. Purse $50.
Sc Todd, E II Greedy, Ellsworth. l !
Alice L. Aaron Bunker........-.,...... 2
Ben C, Arno W Cleayes ................ 3
Time, ass, asa, 2As.
Three minute Glass. Purse, s76.
Jack vassar, c II shuman..,.......... /
Hiram II, Fred weseotf................ 2
Happy Hoolixsn, James Sullivan. 8
Phyllis, H Greedy. ,.......,........... 4
Time, AS 2-454, 2.ts.
The farmers race, for mile nearest to
four minutes, brought out six starters. J.
l.. Fogg. last to come under the wire, won
first money, his time being exactly four
minutes. l.. l.. Smith was second; time
35e. John Renwick, third; 3-5s.
The peg race, embarrassing, Harvesting
and going one half mile, was won by
George Cleaves; }. l.. Thorn, second
Walter Sargent, third.
FRIDAYS RACES.
There were three races on the card for
Friday. The results were as follows:
Free ior-ail: Won by Baby Lawrence,
owned by Marion Newman, OF Southwest
Harbor and driven by Fred Wescott; NJ A
GreeIy's Daniel o'Deil, second; George
Cleaves' Frank C, third. Best time, 2-3lA
230 class: James Sullivan's Happy
fiooligan took first money in strsightsi c
Il Shuman's Jack Vassar, second; NJ A
GreeIy's Phyllis, third. Best time, 2.43.
Colt race; VI A Greely's $ Z Todd, first !
Arno Cleaves' Ben c, second. Best time,
2.i6
"A Greedy, of Ellsworth, the oldest
driver on the turf in America to- day, re-
peated his performance at the Bluehill
fair, driving his horse, 5 E Todd, to vic
tory in the colt race.
PREMIUM LIST.
Colts.
Purse OF rs offered by Alfred l Dupont.
Two-year- old, bred by exhibitor, A >
Bunker, /.
-year-old. bred by exhibitor, Walter
Stockings, Ralph Robbins, Il Charles +
King, 2.
Cattle Department.
Purse of SIS offered by Morton Smith.
Cows three years old or over, hoisteih
breed, John Russell, and 2.
Cow two years old, Holstein breed, John
Russell, l and 2.
Cow two years old, Guernsey breed,
Walter Leland, l.; b V Grant 2.
Cow two years old, Jersey breed, II
Young, l.
Ayrshire COW with calf, Mrs William
Sargent, 2.
Three years old Hoistein bull, King,
l.
Guernsey bull calf, { f King, l.
Sheep Department.
Pen containing ram and three ewes, I
King, /.
Pen containing four lambs, c + King, /.
Glass 3.
Purse OF sl5 offered by Miss Edith G
Bowdoin.
Partridge Wyandotte, Daniel Farley,
/; Lawrence Brewer, 2,
White Leghorn, Daniel Farley, /.
Rhode Island Reds, l. Russell, /; Chas
l. Shand, and 3.
Barred Plymouth Rock, pen OF cockerei