Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-15

NaHowell- Fairfield Retire weber,
lAntoli; $. A. Plummer, Fairfield; AL
I Liose Merrill Winslow; II. A. john
! son, Waterville; H. e Kenney. OAK
land; E. T. Strickland. Oakland; j.
A. Sawtelle, Oakland; A. z. PluniHer,
Winslow; John Weymouth, Clinton
Freeman Emery, Farmingdale: George
Cushman. Winslow; G. w. Hurd, vas
salboro; Noah Paul, Benton; Lllewel-
lyn Libbey, Albion: George Bryant,
Oakland Stephen Poulin, Oakland; L.
V. Mitchell. China: n. c. Quincy, Bel
fast; H. w. Nye, Fort Worth, Texas;
+. w. Danforth, Plymouth; Angus
( tus Bradbury. Fairfield: +. B. Lowe,
Waterville; Percy Brown. Benton: b.
+. Fairbanks. Mt. Vernon: J. p. Bry-
an, Belfast; T. s. Benson, Sidney; b.
Dougherty, Sidney: H. NJ. Reed, Ben
ton; c. \. Adams, Wilton: H. G. Dick
ey. North Nassalboro: c. A. Atkinson,
Norridgewock: W. G. Williams, AL
bion; James Coombs, Waterville.
Hereford Auction Sale
The auction sale of pure bred Here
. ford cattle which has been SO wide
ly advertised was held in specially
constructed ring in the inheld, the
auctioneer being Col. f. A. Reppert OF
, Decatur, Ind. At 1880. the time ad-
vertised for the sale to begin, Presl-
dent Harvey D. Eaton of the Hereford
Association and Col. Reppert came TO
the stand, which was already sur
rounded by a large number of peo-
pie, including many of the most prom
inent stock breeders in New England.
Col. Reppert was introduced by Pres
ident Eaton and spoke at some length
on the necessity for a great increase
in cattle raising in New England. He
said that he had travelled for "a hours
in New England before coming to
Waterville and that the nearest thing
he had seen to a stock raising estab-
lishment was a Bull Durham Tobacco
sign beside the railroad track. he
spoke Of the large amount OF unused
! land in New England and told how
it could be turned to great profit IN
the raising of cattle. He called es-
pecial attention to three prize animals
which were led into the ring for show,
and declared that it was possible for
every breeder in the State of Maine
to raise as good stock. The sale was
then started, and As animals were dis
posed of at prices ranging from 5000
to $1,000. On some of them the bid
ding was quite brisk and it was re-
ported that a large number of new
! breeders had purchased some of the
stock to make start on the raising
Of high grade cattle. Col. Reppert
was a whole show in himself and
seemed to have the ability to tell when
, man really wanted an animal and
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in getting 1t. The sale was considered
by stock men and members Of the as
ISOLATION as being very successful
one and they were much pleased with
the results obtained.
During the forenoon also fine band
concert was given by the Waterville
Military Band on the stage in front
Of the grandstand. The final pulling
contests were held and the judges COM
peted their work early in the day.
The Afternoon Program
The afternoon crowd was mostly a
race horse crowd and baseball fans
and they were out in fairy good num-
bers for the final day of the fair. The
attendance was about equally divided
between the baseball game and the
horse trot and those VINO saw each
of the sports enjoyed some interest
ing contests. While the fields were
small in the races, the finishes were
close and each heat was in doubt un-
til the final flag had dropped on the
winner. The ball game was excit-
ing and the crowd which attended was
cheering continually. There was very
little doing in the midway Friday,
many of the tents closing up early in
the day and departing for new fields
and pastures green. The Walkers
Diving Girls and the Monkey Racers
still did business and seemed to be
doing q profitable business all the
afternoon They We're the last shows
on the midway to pick up.
In the Coliseum the afternoon con-
cert by Drew's orchestra was enjoyed
by a good sized crowd among which
were many Of the old folks. who We're
the guests Of the association for the
day. Here practically all Of the booths
continued u do business until well into
the afternoon. The dairy exhibit was
closed out by selling the greater part
of the exhibits Of butter cheese and
so forth to those who wished to pur-
chase premium produce. This was
also true in the vegetable and fruit
classes.
The Racing Card
The racing card was excellent. Mas
ter Mariner won the 2.16 class after
five heats ahd been run. Recco took
the first two heats and the finishes
were very close. The chestnut Cy
Paul won the 2.22 pace in three
heats. though in the third heat Ruth
w. was very close when the stand was
passed The 22S was won by Pete
w, with Pottle driving. Summary:
PIG CLASS. TROT OR PACE;
PURSE $500
Master Mariner. CHI &, by
Mariner Pottle) ........ 1 I
Becco, b Il, by Oakland
Flowbar (Gibhonsl ..... 2
Jimmy Hicks, b & Nev-
ers, Observation-Disclosures. ss 3
Time: 2121-4, 2.121-2. 2.121-2,
212l-o. 2.15. I
2.22 STAKE, PACE; PURSE $500
Cy Paul oh e, by Dan Q.