Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26

ME.
Best looking 1921 Ford closed car,
keystone cap with motometer,
Earring Automobile Co., Auburn, Me.
won by Mabel Russell. Winthrop,
Best looking Ford 1920 coupe.
Franco in l fiashlight, Edwards &
Walker Co, Portland, Me. Won by
Herbert M. Currier, Readfield, Me.
Best decorated Ford truck, l 15-gal.
drum Mouiloil f. Vacuum OIL Co.
Boston. Mass. Won by Samuel Fogg,
Readfield.
Tallest man driving a Ford, /
STANDARD Central Carburetor, Stand
ard Thermometer Co., Boston, Mass.
Won by Vern e. Hardy, Readfield
Depot, Me.
Prettiest lady in Ford car. electric
lantern. Harry Stevens. Winthrop,
Me. Won by Helen Skene. E. Win
throp, Me.
Smallest Readfeld driver of Ford
car. Universal Vacuum bottle. Geo.
Manter. Readfield, Me. Won by
Mrs. Nellie Bickford. Readfield De-
pot, Me.
Best decorated 1928 Ford car, any
model, set Hassler Shock Absorbers.
Hassler New Eng. Co., Boston, Mass.
Won by Mrs. Davis, Monmouth, Me.
Youngest lady driver, box candy.
Winthrop Candy Shop, Winthrop, Me.
Won by Margery Quinn, Augusta, Me.
Ten dollars in cash to the Ford
Chassis having the oldest body. Ken
nebec County Agricultural society.
Won by r. b. Martin, Winthrop, Me.
Zen dollars in cash to the Ford car
with the most equipment. Kennebec
Agricultural society. Won by e. B.
Martin. Winthrop. Me.
In the Exhibition Building a
/ tempting display of apples, pump
kins squashes, cucumbers, golden
bantam corn and long list of other
agricultural products were effectively
arranged on the long tables, testify
ing to the fact that Kennebec Coun-
ty farms and farmers can and do
raise as fine specimens as any in
the world. OF course no prizes are
awarded in this department until
the closing day Of the Fair. but the
visitors circulated among the tables
during the afternoon and comments
were general on the excellence Of
the display. In the Northwest cor
piano kept the big hall filled with
enlivening music throughout the
day.
In the center of the park the stock
Judging was going on in the after
noon. with a goodly list of entries in
each class, the judges being H. F..
futile, NJ. E. Williams, George f.
Crane, f. A. Robinson, F. B. Rob-
! inson. w. F.. Lord and J. NJ. Springer.
The stone drag pulling by yoked
oxen attracted a great deal Of in
; terested attention. tho tremendous
loads which these patient animals
! can drag being a constant source of
wonderment to the onlookers. If the
horse power. as is an automobile,
il would certainly be up around $50
| II. l..
Cattle Awards
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Matched Steers yrs: b. D. Cor
| don, Redfield !: 3 yrs. Gordon /; 2
! yrs. Roy Hopkins, Mt. Bernon, / !:
| l yr. John Damren, Readfield, !.
| Calves: Chase Fogg, Readfield !.
Judge: +. A. Robinson. Mt. Vernon.
, Working Oxen: 5 yrs Fogg /; 4 yrs
! FOgg, l. Judge; F.. \. Robinson. Mt.
Vernon. Best Herds: Fred Ting
ley, Eeadfield 1. Judges: n. +. Tut
tie, II. +. Williams. Geo. +. Creme.
| Town Teams. Steers. yrs and I'M
| der, Gordon. /: Oxen. yrs, Fogg l.
Judge: +. A. Robinson, Mt. Vernon.
Beef Oxen and Steers; Oxen over 5
yrs, Fogg ]; over 4 yrs Fogg 1. Steers
yrs Gordon, l.; yrs Gordon ?: .
yrs Hopkins /. Judge, f. A. Robin
son. Best Oxen and Steers: Steers,
yrs. Gordon /: yrs Gordon l; ,
| yrs, Gordon ]: 1 yr Gordon /;
! Judge, F.. a. Robinson. Registered
Jersey. Bull, yr. Damren 1; Guern-
sey. bull. yrs, Tingley i. Judges:
III. +. futile, f. f. Williams. Geo. r.
Crane. Grade Cows and Heifers:
Guernsey cow. p. G. Dunn. Readfield
Depot /; kennecook Farm, Readfield.
2; b. V. Davis, Kents Hill, 3: Jersey,
herd, Kennecook Farm ]: Jersey
! Calf, Davis /; Holstein calf, Kenne-
cook Farm /. Judges: II. f. futile.
+. II. Williams. Geo. f. Crane. Draft
Oxen: yrs. Fogg. Readfield. /:
Warren Butman. Readfield ?; yrs
Damren, Readfeld /: ,'ogg. Read
field >. Judges: +. I8. Robinson. F..
A. Robinson. w. f. Lord. Draft
Oxen, Sweepstakes: Butman. Read
field. /: Damren, Readfield =; Fogg
Readheld, 3. Judges: +. B. Robin
son. f. A. Robinson, w. f. Lord.
Grade Sheep, Eve: p. G. Dunn.
ReaGfield, /; Eve, Dunn, Readheld
2; E.;c, Dunn, Ecadfield 1; Lamb,
DUNN, IkGdulllSel 1. ouN6NS' ~ ~'1'
Springer.
The races started promptly at i.
NJ. and Dennis Band supplied music
during the intervals between heats. In
both the Ell class. won by Lady Spen-
Ger in 2.17.. and the 2.21 class, won by
Sam Remon in 2.233. close finishes
were the order Of the day. The first
heat of the first race looked like draw
to many of the spectators. In the III
class race Lady Spencer was first. Mud
Lake and DIR. Brooks finishing second
and third, respectively. The 2.2l class
was won hy sam Remon with Nutwood
Lou and Miss Todd in second and third
positions under the wire.
Between races Mr.. and Mrs. r. ii.
Brewer of Rockland, fancy and step
dancing artists. kept the audience up
on it's toes with some very excellent
work, Dennis Band supplying the ac-
commandment. Both of these perform
ers displayed a very unusual degree OF
courage. Directly under the platform
was u large and unruly colony OF yell
low jacket hornets who objected TO be-
ling disturbed by the dancing on the
roof of their dwelling. They simply
boiled around the dancing couple. who
courageously ignored their unwelcome
pIayfnatcs. Mr.. Brewster was stung
twice in the first five minutes of dane
ing and found it necessary to jump
down from the platform at the close
Of his act instead of going down the
stairway provided. this stairway being
entirely cut off by the enraged horde
of hornets.
Kenneth F. Lee and Lewis Carleton
of Augusta provided an hour OF UNI
usual entertainment in front OF the
grandstand MIR. Lee is the male half
of the team known as THE Shooting
Stars" and Mr.. Carleton acted as ms
assistant. They gave an exhibition OF
aerial snap shooting comprised Of work