The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-03-19
sKOWHEGAN'S POSTPONED HORSE DAY
WAS A GENUINE SUCCESS
Splendid Parade Races and a Large
Attendance = Several Sales

skowhcgan's annual Horse Day was
a rattling success Thursday in spite
- me fact that it was a postponed
ssont People from the surrounding
4onntry began to arrive in town at
an early hour and with the incoming
trains. the multitudes were swelled
into probably the thousands. Both
weather and travelling were excellent
and aided greatly in maturing the
carefully laid plans.
some of the horses were in evidence
during the forenoon, but no special
features of the program were taken
nm until shortly after one o'clock,
when preparations were begun for
the parade. The animals were given
nositions on Heselton and Leayitt sts.,
and a splendid array of beasts they
were, from the pony teams to the
heavy Percheron draft horses from
Harvey d. Eatons Cornvile farm.
The cavalcade was arranged and di
reeted by Fred c. Dunlap, assisted
by J. Leon Parlin and passed down
North Ave, thence over some of the
business streets of the town, return
ing TO await the decision of the judges
in the vicinity of the Municipal Build
ing. 1t was led by a group of thir-
teen saddle horses ridden by both men
and women and was followed by about
seventy-fve troting bred horses with
attractive trappings, while eleven two
ard four horse teams of heavy draft
horses brought up the rear. The work
of Judging the animals was quickly
attended to by Frank Wiggin of Au-
burn
Speed trials We're next in order and
two classes were arranged. the results
of which were awaited with
much interest by the onlookers. The
e-for-all had three starters, while
IN the 2:40 class there were four. The
appearance of the racers elected ia
yorable comment from the horsemen
and some good trotting resulted Wat
er Street below the r. r. crossing was
used as the course, and Marvel c. in
the free-for-all won three straight
heats, while in the 2.40 Nilox won
three out of four.
The summary is as follows:
FREE OR-ALL.
Marvel c., owned by Richard
Chase, Canaan. | !
Hiram b., driven by E. H.
Morrill, ............ )
c. P. w, driven by Peter w.
Merry OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Z
2:40 CLASS
Silk Forbes, owned by b.
W Gaylord. .....,.. 3 4
Nilox, owned by Chas Jew
ell Canaan, .......... l
Hiram b., driven by E. H.
Morrill,, .............. ,
Betsey, owned by Charles
W. Day, .............. )
Several sales We're made during
the day. and included among these
was the sale of Dexter Wilkes, a dark
bay gelding, from w. r. Tuscan of
Scion to DR.. A. E. Sawyer of Water
vile. E. c. Butler purchased sad
die horse of the broncho type from
George Cooley of Athens and l.. r..
and w r. Brown sold a gray horse
weighing 400 pounds to c. H. Buzz
zell of Mercer. also a gray mare to L..
G. Trafton of the Bigelow Hill district.
Four handsome colts, the get of
Colonel B., were shown. Two of these
are owned by Geo. Smith of Canaan, a
yearling and two year old Another
is the property of Frank l.. Parker of
Norridgewock and the fourth is own
ed by Rev. A. o. Lacroix.
Among the out-of-town men here to
witness or participate in the proceed
ings of the day were A X. Libby Hart
land; Noah Goodrich, Palmyra; Web
ster Williams, DR.. A. f. Sawyer, Wat
eryille; Alton Goodrich, Frank Tib-
belts G. w. Weeks, William Harris,
Chas Jewell, Canaan W. r. Tuscan,
Deputy Sheriff John l.. Foss, L. l..
Patterson, Solon Harvey D. Eaton,
Esq, Waterville; Frank Chain, Lew
lston; Dr. H T. Bibber Canaan; r.
{, Riley, Winthrop; F. r. Mcclure,
Cornyille; j. NJ. Stanley, c. H. Buzz
1ell, Mercer; Ora Judkins, Frank
Hight Athens. Georoe Coolav Har-