Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-15
10000 CROWD At
CLOSING DAY OF
T0PSHAM FAIR
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Topsham. Me. Oct. 1.-the 67th
annual fair of the SaGadahoc Agri-
cultural and Horticultural society
came TO a close today when 10000
persons witnessed a four class race
program The rs class which was
unfinished Yesterday was won by
Carl c.. which geldinG was one OF
the horses in the bad spill yesterday
; afternoon. He won the fourth heat
yesterday and took both heats today
with Pony Express second place. The
200 trot was won in straight heats
| by Ralph F. Wilkes. Jr Diamond O.
after losing the first heat in the "l3
class took the next three in success
sion. The go class went FIVE heats.
In a race against time Silver King,
bay gelding driven by Pottle, broke
! the track record of 2.11 Ia by round
ing the course in a.09 81. The pre-
vious record was held by Cabel The
pulling matches attracted very
| large CTONu ol SpCtldtoi 'iiio SANN-
noon The races summary:
us CLASS MINED PURSE $500,
UNFINISHED THURSDAY
Carl c., cg. by Major G..
| Beam DOWeS) ~ l !
Pony Express. blk g. by
Atlantic Express (Mc-
Shane) -. ..............
Merlyn, BIN. by San Fran
cisco tSimmonsI ...... l
Joe Direct blk g, by Di-
rector Joe Pottle) 49,.
Time-e.15 IA: e.17 l.; 2.16 II;
/ c.15 IA: 2l3 IA; PA IL.
2.1s CLASS MINED. PURSE $500
Diamond G.. blk g, by Dan
O.. (Pottle) acknowledgements. l
Valley Forbes. bg, by Malcolm
! Forbes Hayes) ..........
Mary O., blk m, CWcbb>...... 3 3 8
Time-2f5; a.l2 IA: 2.l2 81: IL Il
$50 CLASS MINED. PURSE $4,000
Dick Cahel. be, by Cabel
(Ford) .......... ....,..... L
birch. Big. by Bingara
! (Churchiln ..........
Guy Reyburn. By, (Nelson) 3 3 . Gro
Frankfort Boy, Jrs Big.
Pullcn, ....... .......... 4dr
} Charley Hoyt, 2nd Big. Brad
ford) .... instantaneous. odls
Tire-a.21 IL; 90 IA; 2.25 ca;
2.3S 81.
go CLASS TROT, PURSE $500
Ralph r. Wilkes. Jr. bs. by
Dalph F. Wilkes Oordan....
Pay Roll, BIN, McShane)....''.
Mona G.. BIN (Simmons) ........ ~
Time-2.19 IL: I'll IA; 2ls IA
Pulling Matches
Draft oxen under : feet, inch, Lew
is r. Williams, Topsham, first, dis
lance % feet. ten inches; Charles
Merserve, Topsham, second, distance
IA feet. inches; Lewis t. Williams,
Topsham, third, distance 10 feet, Z
inches.
Draft oxen. feet 10 inches: Lewif
T. Williams, Topsham. first, distance
ISL feet. II inches; POLLS Leeman'
Woolwich, second. distance 124 feet;
Lewis T. Williams. Topsham, third'
distance II feet. 9 inches.
Sweepstake Prizes for draft oxen
over 4 years old. open to the word.
Lewis T. Williams, Topsham, hrst,
$50. distance 1lS feet, 6 inches; FREQ
Marean. Steep Falls, second. $40, dis
lance. 13 feet. inches; Fred Marean.
third $50. distance AZ feet. inches
Lewis T. Williams. fourth, $50. dis-
lance 10 feet, 4 inches: A. r, Hunter,
Topsham, fifth, so. distance Is feet
II inches.
Draft oxen any size Lewis T. Will
liams. Topsham. first, $50, distance
1ol feet. > inches; Fred Marean.
Steep Falls. second. s15. distance 81
feet. . inches: Fred Marean. third,
$40. distance So feet s inches.
Draft horses any size Harry Edge
comb Tonsham FIRST, distance Us
feet II inches: Napoleon LaChapple,
Topsham. second. distance 12s feet,
half inch: Arthur p. Barrett. Bruins
wick. third. distance IS feet, . inches.
Draft horses under $500 pounds.
Willie SHELTON. Bowdoin. first: Her
bert Small. Topsham. second; Ralph
williams Topsham. third.
Draft horses open to the State
Harry Edgecomb. To2sha~-, first,
distance 81 feet. 10 inches, Frank
Scammon Saco. second, distance %
feet. 4 inches: NAPOLEON LaChappelle.
Topsham, third. distance % feet. 8
inches