Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-02
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cry tent.
Judges at Work
The Judges began their work early in !
the horse and cattle departments, and
some fine lists of horses were shown In
the various classes which were called
for Wednesday. Only three classes
were on the lists but they kept the
judges busy for the greater part of the
forenoon, so many different animals
taking part in the competition.
In the cattle department, the follow
ing different types Of cattle were being
judged, Hereford stock and their
grades, Guernsey and their grades.
American Cattle Club Jersey, Maine
Herd Book Jerseys, working oxen, Al
years-old, working steers, two years
old, matched steers, two years old,
pulling oxen. under seven feet, four
inches, pulling sters, two years old, fat
stock all classes, trained steers all
ages. This made a big list and kept the
judges en- the jump all day.
In the halls. fancy work. china, etc,
and dairy products were being looked
over by the judges and the premiums
awarded
The band appeared at their stand in
front o. the grandstand promptly on
time and big crowd was on hand to
hear a splendid band concert. In the
Coliseum the concert by Drew's Or
chestra was started promptly at $50
and was listened to by large crowd
which quickly filed the seats in front
Of the stage. The waits between the
pieces were taken advantage Of by
those showing pianos and talking ma
chimes and Shorty Johnson in his sing
ing act. Shorty occasionally varying
the program by singing with the or
chestra when they turned to some pop
uiar air.
Afternoon Crowd
The afternoon crowd at the fair,
while it did not prove record break
err filled the spacious grounds Of the
association so that there was constant
ly people everywhere. The grandstand
was full, the stand for the baseball
games was crowded and there were big
crowds in each Of the buildings along
the Midway and in all Of the various
~ P'hi hi'iSiitS. All oNSi liz there
was a good crowd and everyone SEEM
ed intent on having as good time as
possible. The business men along the
Midway were all fairly busy and the
big shows were being on the go con-
stantly, the motordrome in particular
doing an exceptionally good business.
Balloon Ascension Great Success
Everything went off exactly as adj
vertised with an extra balloon assem-
sion thrown in for good measure The
first ascension was at shortly after
noon and was declared by a great
many people who have been watching
them go up for a number of years, to
be one Of the finest that they ever saw.
There was not a breath Of wind blow
ing when the big bag got away and
young Murphy went up in practically
a straight line. Higher and higher he
went until he looked about the size OF
a clothespin and then he cut loose,
coming down gracefully into the i1field
not so feet from where he left the
ground. The balloon also turned over
and came down in the intield a,so land F.!
ing about 100 feet from its filing sta
ton. The afternoon ascension. waich
was featured by a double parachute
drop was almost a duplicate of the
first one. The balloon got about at
about $50 and went almost straigh. up. |
the rider, Murphy, finally cutting loose
when he seemed over the grounds. he,
proved to be a little outside Of it,
landing in field a few hundred feet
from the track, the balloon also COM
ing down near the grounds and was
back ready for the filling for the eve
ming within a very short time.
AS soon as the balloon ascension was
over, the flying machine was wheeled
INTO position and with a little prelim-
nary tuning up of the engine was away
on a long and graceful flight. The en-
glne worked perfectly and the aviator
made number of fine dips and spirals,
which proved interesting to the crowd.
For the most part he kept above the
grounds where everyone was able to get
good look at the machine and the
manner of handling it. He landed grace
fully in the infield and received great
round of applause from the crowd for
his splendid work
On the vaudeville stage the perforrn-
ance of Tuesday was repeated, the per-
formers, if anything, seeming to give
better program as they became acquaint-
ed with the stage. The band also work
ed finely with them and added much to
the pleasure of the program.
The Races
The racing proved to be much better
than that of Tuesday, the go pace fur
nishing the features with the first heat
dead one. the judges being unable to
see any difference between the positions
OF Mainline and Leila Burns.
Baseball Game
The baseball game was between the
Pilgrims and the Tigers and was finally
won by the Pilgrims after a see-saw
game in which both sides did some good
hitting. yet the majority of the putouts
came by reason of strikeouts. II was a
hard fight with both teams being in the
running until the last man was out. The
work of McPhee, the old Coburn pitcher.
for the Pilgrims and of Belanger for the
Tigers was the feature.
The score was: Pilgrims s. Tigers Z
The batteries were: Pilgrims McPhee
and Dubord; Tigers, Belanger and Bur