Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-27
new BELFAST FAIR
1921 TO SURPASS
ALL PAST ATTEMPTS

Belfast, Me, July 26.-Iut these
dates down in your note book and
make no other plans for those days.
for the New Belfast Fair management
plans to stage 4 series of sports and
entertainment on August II to 10 in
elusive at Belfast that will put in the
shade any previous fair ever held in
Waldo county.
Five thousand dollars will he hung
up in purses for the horse races.
Aerial and land exhibitions of the
most thrilling nature will be given by
Lieut., Geo. W. Maxim. formerly of the
L. a. Air Service, and the Lone Star
Wild West Show. singing orchcs-
tra-Barney of Waterville - with
Miss Leona Harrington as vocalist
Will give daily instrumental and vo-
cal selections in front of the grand
stand.
The racing card will certainly be
the best ever given in this section of
Maine. Look at the list:
lis pace-2.l3 trot. The Belfast
Merchants and Manufacturers race
purse $500.
Els pace-3,15 trot The Windsor
Hotel race Cones x Whittier), purse
$3.50.
go pace-2.11 trot. purse 5000.
~ PAGER trot, purse 5000.
227 pace-2.2i trot. The Republican
Journal race. purse $3.50
80 pace-2.2I trot. purse 5000.
2.40 trot Tho Belfast Farmers
Union race, purse $3.50,
Pony race, one-half mile, purse $50.
4 I,,lF
$50
Farmers race. one-half mile. mixed.
for horses without records. and posi-
lively every driver in farmers cos
up. purse $50.
Harry H. Lee of Augusta will start
the races. which ensures fair play and
fast races.
The four days of the fair will be
divided in order into Farmers dav:
Merchants and Manufacturers dav.
Governors day, with Governor Bax-
ter and staff i'll attendance, and Au-
tomobilc day.
Inc Automobile day will be a thrill
err, for Il tWO-hours racing program has
been arranged. with seven special
speedway cars in races and the novel
" of auto polo. Wild Bill" Endi-
cote, the dean of American drivers.
and Miss Zenita Neville. the worlds
champion lady driver, will stir your
blood with the skill and daring.
Dancing Will be enioyed afternoon
and evening 1t the pavilion. with Mo-
keen's full orchestra. Two free rides
IN the airplane will be given TO the
successful ones in the voting contests
on Aug. and 16 at the Park Pavilion
dances And real" merry-go-round
VIII be there for the children AND
older folks.
The Midway will be full to over
fowing with attraction. while the fair
EXHIBITS promise to surpass ANYTHING
ever attempted here, including a
monster agricultural exhibit. canning.
sewing. cooking. boys and girls clubs
ladies' fancy work and electrical ex-
hibits, cattle shows. poultry show,
pulling contests and thousands of
other features.
me aerial exhibition by Lieut.
Maxim will be for 80 minutes eacb
DAY consisting of loop the loop, tail
SPINS lmmelman. turns. side steps
iiose d'Fes' stalls and great exhibit
tIoh depicting the bombing of London
he VIII also take up. passengers.
Inc Wild West show will every dav
give free exhibitions in front of the
srahdstand consisting OF aerial hau
s"oo'ihg' trick riding. rope spinning
roplng running horses etc.
me New Belfast Fair for 1921 will
De one of the greatest events in Maine
Mudhens Sign Ainsmith
Toiedo. July 26.-Roger Bresna-
nan. president of the Toledo Cluh
OF the American Association. an
nounced Monday that he has ac-
CURED the services of Catcher Ed
die Ainsmith. released by Detroit.
AlnsmIth is expected to report i'm