Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-30
Crowd Is Pleased with
Vaudeville, Midway
and Divers Other
Features Judging
of Stock in Progress
Exhibition Hall Is
Maze of Exhibits -
Fine Program Today

(Snecial 10 Kennebec JournaD
Watel1llle, Aug 29-Clearing skies,
followed by a hundred per cent. sum-
ner day, called forth thousands of
pleased patrons the second day Of the
Central Maine Fair, the claims Of the
management Of a bigger and better
slow than ever before, finding ready
ac1uicsence as people weaved in and
CIT among the manifold attra ctions
with the excellent racing card as the
main magnet.
A. r. Esty, the prince of road build :
IS. put a crew at work on the track
as soon as it stopped raining Tues
day morning, and by the time the
lascs stated at o'clock in the after
noon. had the track IN excellent con-
dlnon with only one soft spot about
a bundled Yards up the stretch, and
Tia card was run off IN excellent fash
ion
Tto work Of judging the cattle,
s',.P and poultry began early Tues
~. mornInG and was continued
d. ,.4hopt the day.
T.e ta> closed with dancing in the
C.-ro.
Et.s for Wednesday include tho
IS pace. tho IA oacing stake, and
" --n tu'tlns stake, each for
b SOS - $500
r.. US not an idle moment for
'#r Du"u WHO witnessed the races
Tuesday afternoon. After the
,.ts l'I off the afternoon program
BOWS Ntcrtllle Band again struck
' and i.' announcer introduced
~.... lH-,s and Sully in a triple
'' t.' 5s tue opening number on the
hr'l circuit Vaudeville program. On
17 castle mat these three brought
'.''l caSps ar amaZement as they
'ranei about Landing in positions that
vrl Kill any ordinary person but
49, SO for these bows. They simply
aided back to their feet and went
u0 WIN the act. The Mann brothers
Ner next on tho vaudeville program
a.l ltourht forth much applause
vrN 'hc0r comedy bounding rope act.
llrtis Of EoSton sung in a
Pleasing baritone voice with the band
o omrarinc.
'\n account OF tho racing card will
b" found On the sporting page.
Tito SlcNarts afforded much
'n mont with their comedy GYM
~' act ana Harry Fisher and
company were well applaudcd in a
iIs'5r appeared first successfully
m10n'rE a bicycle that would have
locked small carving a year old
No. leir7ps the most daring act OF
~" afternoon was DI.arna's trapeze
"'H' II the top OF a 50-foot pole.
NhNe lie calmly swung by his toes
~ ire top o. the pole which was so
slender that 1t buckled at every swing
women TUNED pale In the stands, and
~ Diana q 4 down TIC pole he was
c..'.l nrN hearty 1va,icn.
T'o frnl N1G,ov,,,. act was staged
VS. ''' tartnn 1--we. These iithe resi-
't"'- ~ inc o.ic... were original in
~ my Was. Tne aCt started with one
OF TIC I've GcyoGr,rS a substance and
om1'7 'loGdS ii smoke from his
'"ih y startling feature OF their
'''"rman,c was that Of two of the
-.IN Who Runs by their hair to a
swinging pole and at the same time
l'ld two others oil the five suspended
Win tsom
The Midway
Iin. r'ds or youngsters who were
app "t i Monday because some of
'N' i"N'ncs Nc tho fair were not in
RATION somehow or other coaxcd
'' ral.n's " fit them out with ne'v
'''Nentd shoes and clean stockings
'' A-'.1 read the mazes Of the sludey,
N''.t Midway. For il was we'll
'..' ''.' lot Of attractions would
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