The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-09-15

tn agricultural produce on this moor
and as Q result the boys and girls
clubs work. the fancy work. senooi
e1hibita, antiques and novelties VIII
be shown On the second floor.
Good Racing and a General All homna
Shar1epatprsl Cattle Show and fair
The Four County Fair opened Wed
n.e,sau of last week very auspiciously
Mt Pittsfield with ideal weather and
a. crowd Wednesday forenoon there
were two pulling matches ana IN the
afternoon three races on the program.
Tha 2:1S class went In three straight,
Worthen's Billy the Rabbfn being too
much for Mary @. and Wells DR..
Brooks, the other two starters.
Arthur Hfchards0u Of Clinton was
the most saccessfui man Of the after
noon, hts Charlie Again taking the
z:28 in three straight and winning
the three iainute class with King 1nez
This horse anuished second In the first
heat but stepped right smart in the
next thfse, capturing the race.
Thursday. the second day OF the
Four County Fair, opened bright and
fafr and one Of the biggest crowds
ever assembled at Union Treftne
Park was In attendance.
The interest in the racing program
was keen and with the large purses
ofYered the horsemen were out TO get
the coin.
Tia 2.23 class with $500 purse was
handffy gathered in by Asa T. Grants
Alfred Todd. F. p. Knights Early
May got in for the second money.
Steye's Guy, owned by MoFane was
third. The other starter was Col.
MorrflPs gray geiding, 'Boiain.
In sthe 2:26 class there were eight
starters out for the word. Four heats
were necessary for a decision. The
first one was taken by c. w. DuttOn's
Bingham. Then Minnie Direct, own
ed by Malcolm q Towh Of Augusta.
got down to business and hit her gait
and took the next three heats. Dut-
toms horse got second money; Arthur
Richardson's Uncle Charley, got third.
1t was q good clean, exciting race.
The 2:24 stake, the best race Of the
day, was a real one from start to
finish. The race finally went to Addie
Echo, owned by Malcolm & Towle of
Augusta. B. c. Webs Lady Spencer
won the first two heats but the Au-
eusta horse began to show mere pep
as the race progresses and managed
10 take the race after hard battle.
IL was . nip and tuck proposition be-
tween these horses with the result
In doubt right up to the last minute.
I'm tlss fourth heat of this class the
tsdeeS rsaovsA T. E. Gushes. who
was drtvine Nativia North and put On
Ifslana in his place. The SUMMARY:
This olEcials In the stand were the
Jame IS 1t the first days races.
The bay gsldng Just Sunshine from
the Malcolm d Forbes stable Of An
gusts, proved to be too speedy for the
rest Of the field In the 2.20 stake race
at the Four County Fair at Pittsfield
Friday afternoon and got away with
the big end Of the $500 purse. It took
five heats to cunch the argument
however. Walter Webb got, Mary @
under the wire in the first heat ahead
of the others but seemed unable to
repeat the trick. The little Augusta
.cAmpaisner guided by Bod Waite got
umbered up and snapped up the Sec
und and third heats. Buster Rich
ardson's Mary II. made a great finish
In thu fourth heat, landing in ahead
Of the Augusta horse. In the fifth
amid great excitement, Waite made
just Sunshine hustle in good shape
and got under the wire for win
The best time In this race was 2.14A
Thu ether two races went In three
straight and of course were not in 1t
with the stake race for excitement.
b. C. wells sent his horse Frank
White along for a win in the 2.29 class
without any difIiculty. Bingen V. Nc
CsegoF. the WstervilIe horse. was an
easy second and the rest Of the money
went to DR.. ,McKenney, owned by A.
n. Wheeler Of Gardiner
The 2.3s class was won BY Arthur
Richardson's King fnez. This brown
geldins clsaned nm the three-minute
class In Thussday'sl racing, thus max
inn q gpol weefk's V1Otk. Henry Gu
Keys Sister Rodd NOn the second
money, and Perry Nelson's Ruth Mer-
imam was third The other starter
was Jessie Ward, who was handled
by Freeman Hubbard.
In the afternoon the Hartiand and
Pittsaeld tearns played On the diamond
The visitors Won the game BY a score
OF 8 to 6. The batteries were Towfe
and Dods0n for Pittsheld and Martin
and A. Moulton for Hartland., The
game did rot contain any special
features NOR was especially exciting
as the HaStiand players maintained
Q. safe lead although the game.
While the crowd was mot as large
~ Thursday the attendance was good
and the midway did good business
and everybody was speaking good
word for the fair. The weather has
been ideal all three days and the fail
ought to make good financial show.
ing this year.
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