Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-13
SECOND DAY
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task for the judges to PICK out the WIN
ners in many of the classes
The same scenes as far as judging Is
concerned were going on in the halls.
Here the competition in most classes Is
not as large as it is in the stock depart
ment but there was enough OF It 10 make
it interesting for all concerned and while
the exhibits are not as many in number
as they have been some years. they are
of a very high quality and show what
can be grown on Maine farms. AS usuai,
c. z. Baldic of this city is carrying OF
the lions share of the blue ribbons, his
exceptionally fine exhibit Of vegetables
being greatly admired by everyone who
visits the hall.
In the Coliseum there vas also some
Judging going on in the art and fancy
work departments and there is large
amount of good samples Of work to De
found there that is giving the judges
some difficulty in deciding just whom to
award the various ribbons.
A Good Midway
The morning crowd found a great
deal to amuse it on the midway. which
late. 1t was a good midway, everyone
says that it is much better than 1t
has been for many years and ahead
of any fair in the State of Maine this
year so far. The diving girls, the
monkey racers, the Hawiian dancers,
the beauty show, the dog and mon
key show, all were doing their share
and perhaps a little more of the bus
! mess and they were all giving a real
show for the money. The bankers of
each one of them were vying with
each other in showing how good their
shows were and they were certainly
bringing the crowd UP in front OF
their places while they were talking.
All of them have an especially good
| line and they seemed able to attract
and hold the crowd until they had fin
ished. The monkey racers is one of
the most popular shows on the grounds
and it was doing a big business all
day Wednesday. 1t is especially pleas
ing to the little folks and they as
we'll as their elders focked into it all
day. The little monkeys seemed to
enjoy their part in the program and
! would work as hard as any profession
al racer to be at the head when the
bell rang for the close of the heat
Another really good show which was
| not getting it's share of the patronage
was the trained horse show at the
upper end of the midway. This show
| because it does not have a noisy bark
! err, is not getting the crowds that the
| other people get but it is a real show
and one that it is much interest to all
! lovers Of good horses, and they went
| to it in good numbers. It like the
monkey show, was especially pleasing
to the young people. The diving girls
are another of the Walker shows that
are regular visitors at the fair and
as usual they had fine barker in
charge and were doing a first class
business all during the day. This show
like the others is one that is easily
worth the admission charged. One of
the finest shows on the grounds is a
dog and monkey act in one of the
tents near the upper end of the mid
way. 1t has a young woman barker
and she certainly knows how to get
the crowds and hold them and the
show seemed to be getting it's full
share of the dimes of the people. In
addition to these there were a num-
! ''i VI "itStlluS anu DOAlHB SHONS,
the usual wild man, snake charmer
or two and other opportunities in
good shape. The crowd seemed to have
! good amount of money to spend
and was willing that the fakrs should
get good part of it. Everyone re-
marked on how clean a crowd of ia
kris it was. There was not a show
or a game that was not clean, and
while no one expects to have even a
fair show to get prize in the vari-
Gus games which are run on a fair
ground, vet they all seemed to be on
the level and it was simply the law
Of chance that they depended on to
bring them back a winner.
! An Innovation this year was the
! building of band stand on the high
ground back of the midway. Here
when the band played Il was posi-
BILE to hear it distinctly all over the
; field and it was a feature that was
much enjoyed by all the people It
also served to draw the people ND
/ that way and spread them out over
the field. instead Of having them
punched at the foot of the midway.
The concert Wednesday forenoon was
a splendid one and there were many
compliments heard for the fine work
of the band.
The Afternoon Program
The afternoon program began
pr omptly at 80 when the races sched-
uled for the day were called Three
classes were run off, the 224 trot, the
2.1S trot and the 2.3o pace, and al
though the fields were small some ex-
cellent racing was seen in each race.
Good time also was made. Between the
heats the band, which was placed on
the stand in front Of the grandstand.
gave some very pleasing music and
some fine vaudeville acts were given
on the big stage opposite the grand
stand. Van Norman made his thrill
ing ride down the incline on his BIZ
cycle and the baseball game between
, the Pilgrims of Lewiston and the Oak
land team was in progress in the in
field This was watched by a large
crowd Of spectators who found much
to get enthusiastic over in the play
ing Of the two teams.
Although the big grandstand was
nearly filled and there was a large
crowd watching the baseball game.
another watching the pulling and vet
another in the cattle department