Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-12
BLUEHlLL FAIR.
SPLENDID EXHIBIT BY BOYS
AND GIRLS CLUBS.

AND rHURspAY-RArN FOR
CLOSING DAY.
The annual fair OF the Hancock county
agricultural club 1t Mountain park.
Biuehill, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday OF last week, drew . large
attendance on the frat two days, and in
spite of the storm on the third day, .
good sized crowd was present to zee the
finish OF the racing.
The stock exhibit was very good and an
excellent showing was made in all other
departments.
BOYS AND GIRLS KxHIBr.
When the directors OF the .association
offered the boys and girls OF Hancock
county e16o in prizes for their exhibits at
the fair, they surely aroused the club
members to action, for eighty exhibitors
with eighty-six exhibits, four OF which
were large, general club exhibits, repre-
senting fifteen clubs, made . display in
the exhibition ball, the equal OF which
was never before seen ct the county fair.
This exhibit was composed Of $50 Jars Of
canned fruit aud vegetables, ..@enty
exhibits of ten potatoes each, . large
garden exhibit, and bread from cooking
club members.
The feature OF the general club exhibits
was that made BY the Ellsworth Falls
canning club, which won first honor.
This exhibit il u the present time being
shown In the window Of Auetin H. Joy In
Ellsworth, and 10 well deserving OF the
high praises It has received. The honor
OF sending the ten highest scoring Jars in
. class Of hfty-thrse contestants fell TO
Francis Moore Of the Ellsworth Falls club,
whose exhibit received perfect score.
The true club spirit was well shown by
the canning clubs Of Deer Isle and
Stonington. These clubs were % tar
from Biuehill that each member could
not send ten jars, due to the expense,
hut each did contribute one jar, in order
that the club might be represented.
Reginald johnson OF Hancock, for the
second year in succession, carried away
first honors with his exhibit Of ten
potatoes, and their appearance on the
shelves showed that be certainly knew
how to seiect and prepare . winning
exhibit. Howard Burns OF the North
Ellsworth club won the first prize in
garden exhibits on onions, and Melissa
Jones OF the Bayside cooking club won
In her class.
OF the money offered tio1.50 was y on
by the boys and girls, and nov their full
attention 10 focused on the second county
contest. which viii be held in Ellsworth
October 10 and 20.
FLOWING CONTEST.
The second annual blowing contest held
"Wednesday proved OF much more interest
in the Geld in each class and the prizes
were won in the following order:
George A. Morse, Landslide class, prize,
set OF horse blankets. His score in this
same class also ..entitled him to the
championship cup. - 49,
Lionel Howard Of. .sedgwick, sulky
class, prize, set Of horSs blankets. Mr..
Howard also won another similar prize
for having the best equipment for
blowing on the field.i
THE RACES.
What looked like . bad spill occurred
Wednesday in the second heat OF the 2-3i
class, when Billy N, owned by Murphy
OF Old Town, and Cheerful Ben, the Blue
hill horse owned and driven BY Percy
Saunders, wers in collision ct the first
turn. Saunders was thrown but not badly
hurt, and was able to drive In the third
and fourth hsats-
The 2.l9 class furnished good racing,
but Grey Bobby, driven BY his owner, c.
J. Worthen Of st. Albans, showed his
class BY winning in straight heats.
Owing TO the heavy rain and condition
of the track on the third day, no attempt
was made to start the 2-Z9 trot, and but
A special race was arranged, and won by
Peter Bell, Bangor entry, IN allow time.
The summary:
sss Tros and $50 Pace. Purse. fI75.
Paul D., chg. by Blue VIII Jr.. Y.
B. Snow, BIuehill... ..-...-..- al 1
, Cheerful Ben. chg. by Sterling g.
Percy Saunders, Blue hill...... a
3 Hereward. bg, by John Ward. c.
o. Montgomery Camdem.... 80 2
4 Picoiata, bm. BY .Bingen, H. G.
Ruxxell, BelfAst........
s Billy NJ, chg. BY Jerico. W. II.
Murphy, Old Town. A4s
Time: AMI. ana. a-1si. AMI.
s.Is Tros and 2.2l Pace. Psvss, fI76.
1 Grey Bobby, 90, BY Bobby Barns,
CT worthen. St Albans.......... I l
2 Lucinda J. bm, by Shade On. CT
worthen. 81 Albans .............. . Q .
Lady Booker, BIN. BY Dobson. &C
Buxzeii, Belfast-.................. . .
Tony wilkes. by, BY Johnny
wilkes, W Hinckley, Biuehill, . 4 4
Time; a.3ti, AMI. ANA.
Free-fbr-Au. Purse, 1900.
/ Add r, bs, by Judge Huge. L Mash.
Belfast ..-..-..-.--.-.--...-.....
Q Lady Booker, bm, By Dobson. G
Buxzeil, Belfast ........,...-.. .
8 Paul D, chg. by Blue WIN Jr. FB
snow. Biuehill. .
Time: An.
Special Raes.