The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-09-27

miles around, The races were interest
ing and resulted as follows:
2.20 Class-Purse SIPS.
Barb-Cord (Rchardson). ..................1 l
Lady Booker (Nash) .........."...., .......2 2 2
Cheerful Ben (Saunders) .........-...........4 8
Ann Gothafd (Salley ........ ........ go. g 4
Time PA Ia, 2,24 Id. 2.20l4 4.
2.25 Class-Purse $500.
Trampbusy Cummings. ..................... l l
Tarratna (Kimball ,.......... ...............2 2
Ray Wilkes (Pinkhaml ....................4 4 8
Peter Bell (Grant) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4
Tine, 2.25 4, 2,29 Ia. 2 "a Ia.
The Pulling Matches.
For the best pair of draft oxen tested
on drag of 5000 pounds weight the fol-
lowing awards were made Wednesday:
j. w. Nickerson, As feet, inches, 1st;
Allen Dyer, Thorndike, 80 feet, inches,
I'd; F. H. Littlefield, Swanville, 6 feet, II
inches, 3d. George Parker, Frankfort,
feet, 4th. The prizes were $40, S25, SIS
and So
For the best pair of draft oxen, girt
less than feet, tested with drag of 1900
pounds weight, the following were prize
winners: Allen Dyer, Thorndike, 38
feet, 7 inches, LIST; E. H. Littlefield,
Swanville, 80 feet, inch, I'd; George
Parker, Frankfort, 10 feet, Sd; Horace
Lane, Frankfort, 4th. Prizes were $40,
So and S.
For the best draft horses, pairs, free
for all: Ralph Galloway, Dixmont, 293
feet, 1st; M. L. Fogg, Brooks, 81 feet,
I'd; J, w. Hutchings, Brooks, feet 10
inches, Sd; M. L. Fogg, Brooks, 10 feet,
4th. These prizes were $40, s25, SIS, IS.
For draft horses under 2,4OO pounds
weight dragged 1850 pounds: Ralph
Twombly, Brooks, 1854 feet, 1st; S. c.
Leavitt, Dixmont, ESQ feet, I'd; G. E.
Holmes, Belfast, "a feet, Sd.
The judges were F. A. Tasker and w.
B. S. Twomb]y of Monroe
Showers somewhat interferred with
the attendance and program of the last
day of the fair, but the races were finish
ed with the following results:
2 80 Class, Mixed.-Purse $l25
June Powers (Grant) ...... .......... L
Toss Boy (Farwell) .........................2 s 2
Noah's Gift (Schum an ......... ............3 2
Time. 26 4. 2 25, 23O.
3-Minute Class. Mixed-Purse sI25
Badly Hal Richardson ).........."........1 l l
Tim B., (Gallaway) ................. 2 2
Billy M (Shuman) ......................,....2 dr.
Time. 2. "a IA. 22S. 2S0 1-2.
The Baby Show.
One of the features of the fair was the
baby show which attracted big crowd.
The judges had difficult task but finally
awarded the prizes as follows:
Vivian Airline Dow, prettiest girl baby,
DR.. True's cup.
John Adelbert Stevenson, prettiest boy
baby, locket and chain.
Airline Adesta Stevenson, youngest girl
baby, bracelet.
Alice Ethelyn Wing, biggest girl baby,
baby pin.
Jerome Alden LeClair, biggest boy baby,
baby pin.
Edmond Wilmont Moody, black-eyed
boy baby, baby pin.
Other entries were:
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Taylor, Hampden
Highlands, Violet Algenice, IL months
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert j. Low, Brooks,
Henry Francis, 8 months.
Mr.. and Mrs. LeClair, Worcester,
Mass, Jerome Alden, 1 year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cunningham,
Brooks, Bessie Marie, months.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Treat, Frankfort,
Robert Gordon, months
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Moody, Edmond
Wilmont, 8 months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Clark, Prospect,
Jay Clayton, II months
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Stevenson, Dixmont,
John Adelbert, II IL months and Airline
Adesta, weeks. -re
MI. and Mrs. O. B. Dow, Monroe, Vivian
Airline, 9 months.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Wing, Monroe,
Alice Ethelyn, Is months.