Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-09-10
BLUEHILL FAIR.
pprGHT SKIES AND FINE AGRr-
CULTURAL EXHIBITS.
.rrrspAYcE BREAKS RECORD = GOOD
RACING GOOD MUSIC - PRE-
MUM LIST.

Hancock county aKrfcuituthi soeiety ana
GA Probabilities actually conspired to
u,o,ufacture weather for the twenty sec
ona annual fair and cattle show at Noun
,aip mark is not known, but II they did
thew did mighty good job, for three sue
.essiye days OF such ideal fair weather
ran hardly he imagined. The result Of
/, all was seen in the attendance every
asv. the first and third days attend
spoe was quite up to the average, while
that OF the second day was far above it,
more than 500 admission tickets being
soId on wednesday over the record OF any
previous year.
The season has been fairly good one,
add Il was reflected in the size and the
excellence OF the exhibits OF agricultural
uroducts, which in quantity and quality
were above the average.
The stimulus given to better farming In
western Hancock county by e. j. Brooks,
ot New York, which has been noticeable
at the Bluehiil fair for some years, was
again observable, not only in his own ex-
bibit, but also In those OF many all-the-
year-round residents.
According to his custom, Mr.. Brooks
offered this year special prize OF so for
the best assortment OF potatoes, and one
Of IS for a peck Of the largest potatoes.
Both prizes were won this year by d. E.
gmerton, who for several years has been
winner OF the special premiums offered
by Mr.. Brooks.
Other members OF the Brooks family
have been emuiating the head OF the
house in the matter OF exhibits and prizes.
Miss Eleanor Brooks had most admira-
bic exhibit of flowers, while Mrs. Brooks
offered two prizes OF $5 each, one for bes,
pie, and one for best cake.
In this contest Mrs. Pearl Parker won
the prize for the best pie, and Mrs. A. G.
Hsrrick the prize for the best cake.
Another specih prize was that offered
hy Mrs. Thomas % for the most artistic
bouquet. This was won by Mrs. Victor
Loring.
As usual, Thomas Grieve, farmer,
granger, bother OF the best mineral water
on earth, was in charge of the hall and OF
the agricultural exhibits, and had A. T.
ellis as his assistant. Mrs. Arthur Her
rick and Miss Emma osgood presided over
the ladies' department. Henry Darling,
assisted by Albert Hinckley, had charge
Of the office and grandstand tickets.
The music was furnished by the Ellis
worth band, and that for the dancing in
the evening at the town hall by Mona
ghan's orchestra, OF Ellsworth.
DIVERSIONS.
Besides the music by the band, which
played at intervals throughout the day,
there were ball games, horse and cattle
drawing, and the usual side shows, fakirs,
merry-go- round, not to mention other at
fractions.
Unusually good this year were the ex-
hihits of stock - horses, cattle, sheep,
swine and poultry. and the results are re-
fected in the premium list.
The management did its hsndsomest to
meet the many demands made upon it,
and added to its already well-earued repu-
tation for conducting one OF the best fairs
In Maine. The genial presence of Char
enee 5. snowman was missed, he having
died during the year. He was the So
eiety's secretary for many years.
Following is a list OF the officers
Of the society; President, F. p.
Merrill; vice-president, +. II. Allen;
treasurer, Max Il. Hinckley; secretary,
Dr. q. F. Candage; directors, F. B. Snow,
q. A. Morse, J. NJ. Snow, 4. G. osgood,
W. s, Hinckley.
THE RACES.
The racing all three days was excellent,
though only one OF the seven races went
more than three heats.
Charles A. Trafton, Of Sanford, the
"iive-wire starter, who acted as starter
ct this fair, established q new record for
Mountain park In getting the horses away
with little scoring and without favoring
any. OF course he was assisted in this
record, but II is no less to the credit OF
the starter that he had the sulkies work
ing so in harmony with him. Tuesday
MI. Trafton got the horses away for six
heats after scoring but twelve times;
sixteen times, and Thursday for eight
meats, scoring seventeen times. This is
total OF twenty-three heats with forty-five
scorings, or less than two to heat.
Z. II. Greedy, Of Ellsworth, acknowl-
edged to be the oldest driver on the turf
10 this country to-day, on Wednesday
afove his own horse, 8. e. Todd, to victory
IN the three minute class. Mr.. Greedy re-
eeived an ovation at every heat that
Drowned out the starters megaphone, the
midway shouters and the whistle OF the
merry o-round.
II is worthy OF note that Baby Lawrence,
tne horse which won the 2.23 class on Tues
uay and repeated in the 2.lS class Thurs
Jay, Is owned and was trained and man
aged by woman-Miss Marion Newman,
OF Manset.
a unique exhibit on the track We'd
aesday was that by George l. Soper, OF
west Penobscot, who is doing much in
iiaising the standard OF draft horse stock
"a TINS section. Mr.. Soper exhibited his