Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-13
THOUSANDS ATTEND SECOND
DAY OF CENTRAL MAINE FAIR

Program * YER
nor's Day Thursday
Waterville, Me, Sept. 1.-THE sec
ond day of the Central Maine fair
proved to be a success in every way.
but it warmed up rapidly during the
day and the afternoon and evening
were ideal for the thousands of peo-
pie who were in attendance on Names
greatest exhibition. The crowd was a
little late in arriving, due perhaps to
the fact that so many Of them came
in automobiles. From o'clock in the
morning until after noon there was an
almost continuous stream of them
coming TO the grounds and as nearly
every machine had from four to eight
or nine people in it, the grounds be-
gan to fill up rapidly. They came
from all over this section of the coun-
try and from as far east as Bangor.
and one and all expressed themselves
as delighted with the fair ard with
the entertainment and instruction
which was afforded here A few extra
tents and booths were put up during
the early morning but on the whole
the fair was ready and everyone was
out for a good time.
Horsemen Out Early
The early morning visitor to the
grounds found the horsemen out with
their charges and getting them ready
for the prize ring or for the race
track. To hundreds of people this is
an interesting feature of the fair and
they stood around and watched the
men at their work and seemed 10 en-
JOY II. over in the big cattle depart-
ment every man was busy with his
animals getting them ready for the
exhibition and for the show ring. They
We're being carefully Combed and
washed and in every way made ready
for the best possible showing before
the judges. There was 4 great dea1
IN this department to interest the inv
ers OF fine stock and all agreed that
theE mad never seen better showing.
The stock is not only of the finest nos.
slhle quality but there is a VERY, largo
amount Of it. There is about every
breed grown in Maine represented
and the samples are such tina, =
proves that stock raising is bv M
means a lost art in the Pine Tree
State.
The fun began early with the iud9-
ing IN the various departments and
the pulling horses and cattle Tbo
pulling ring was one of the places that
was surrounded with a big crowd ~
spectators all day long and there VIC
not a minute but what thew were b.-
ing entertained by the efforts of +ho
various drivers to haul +b.+ 49,
stone a little way further than the
other fellow. It was really interesting,
work ana some of the best teamsters
in the State were on hand to h.1..
part in il. Every man was :, 49,
earnest and there was no LAYING IN -
heats as II is rumored there 4
sometimes done in the horse races
me drivers all sent tlier teams n
the limit and their efforts vere hott
interesting and ofttimes fu,r,. ~,
crowd certainly enjoyed it il applause
means anything.
Competition Is Keen
number of classes were iudged j.; a.
Nail'us departments and here there was
very Keen competition, the large number
OF animals brought here making il a very
diff1cult job for the judge. In each c,as
lnere were number of entries ana tba,.
were all eager for that blue ribbon e.
that 1t took lot of careful work on the
part OF the judge to be certain that tha
right animal had been handed the ribbon
The work of the Judge was watched very
carefully by large number of specta-
tors among whom were MANY stoct
breeders who wanted to know lust wbv
this or that animal was given the hIua
and the other one the red. It was inter
estins work for even the man or woman
who knew nothing about neat stock and
large number of them watched everv
move OF the Judge
= In the horse department like scenes
were being enacted The Judge was busy
all day in the ring with a large number
OF high-grade horses Of the various
classes that came up for the awards
during the day. In this department there
is good list of entries and each class
had several from which it was neces-
sary for the Judge to pick the best one
and he had no easy time Of II. The
EorSemen were all there and ,hex- -,,taa