Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-09
Races Run Off in Fine
Style and Sun COntin-
ues to Shine on Good
Crowds Exhibitions
Well Filled-Judging
Of Horses Today with
Grand Cavalcade

Lewiston, Me- Sept. s.-(SpeeiaD.-
Tuesday the weather man was not
so considerate of the Maine State Fair
as he had been on the previous day,
8 and he sent a cold, penetrating breeze
that made overcoats and heavy wraps
very comfortable things indeed. The
wind swept up and down the mid
way distributing a thin veneer of
earth on all the edibles that the booth
Keepers had not covered up. There
was a continual fiap-f1ap of the tent
sides, and while the wind was the
strongest in the forenoon one of the
stands on the outside near the main
entrance was partly blown over.
Survey of Grounds
Many of the drivers took their
horses out and warmed up in the fore
boon, and in the early afternoon be-
Tore the races started. The judging
was we'll under way and the judges
In every department found they had
no easy tasks before them. In the
exhibition hall and art building
Grange exhibits Wed very closely for
the special prizes that had been prom
ised to the Grangemaking the best
showing. Fruits, vegetables and dali
ry products looked inviting enough to
eat as they were. and some OF the ap-
pies looked so tempting that the ex-
hibitors decided that 1t would be for
their benefit to screen off the aisles.
The indoor affairs on the cold day
naturally drew the larger crowd, but
there were some who fingered around
on the benches on the outside, and
felt lust as much at home as though
they were sitting in the bright sun
shine. Now and then Old Sol would
poke his countenance out from be-
hind the clouds, but only for mo-
fllent
Gasoline engines exhibited in tents
and other places around the grounds
kept up continual chunk-chunk all
day. The supply of farm implements
under tn egrandstsnd was exceedingly
small Monday, but Tuesday a few
new features were added, but still
there were a great many bare stalls
and booths.
wednesday there will be judging Of
the trotting- bred stations, road horses
geidings, FLIES and foals, and dfaf'
horses will be tested, and the gents
driving class will be judged. At L
O'Clock there will be a grand cavaf
cade of prize winners. In the after
noon the races will be the main fea
ture, but an exhibition of stock on tbs
track and a parade of fancy bitches
will also be in line. Thursday. as
usual. will be overnor's day. and His
Excellency Governor Haires wiz be
present.
Most of the folks found 1t more
comfortable to keep moving instead OF
lodging in one spot in the grandstand
and for that reason there was more Of
a crowd on the Midway and at tht
other attractions than IN the big wood
en- structure. When the heats wert
called the devotees of racing w3ule
line up alnog the fences anu Their
drift on after the race was over. The
vaudeville performance was repeated
In the afternoon, but on account OF the
high wind the balloonisL did MT as
cend AS the afternoon grew older, thu
sun came out from behind the Dig
white fieecy clouds and made things
more cheerful. One feature, and il
may truly be called FIXTURE, was th'
six-horse team of the Union stock
yards, Chicago. Six beautiful draf
horses, weighing about 1000 pounds
each, and worth a dollar for eacl
pound, were driven before the grand
stand in a huge wagon Beautiful spec
linens of horse flesh, young, pranc:nt
and immense, the driver, who yer,
skilfully turned and ret irned then
in a remarkably small area received
round after round of applause. Th'
harness was unusual. 1t was some lit
tie time after shutdown before the las
Of the crowds had dilfted through thu
gates bound home ward. Wednesday,
races will include tn, 2.19 pace, thu
2.17 trot and the 2.22 trGt.