Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-27

of the last race an exciting tug of
war was staged under the wire be-
tween the grandstand and judges
stand, the opposing teams being made
up Of members OF the Lafayette
lodge. F. & A. NJ, and members Of
the Readfield Grange, twelve men on
side. Spurred on by the enthusi-
astic roofing Of an excited and inten-
sely interested bunch of mutual sup
porters, each man of the twenty-fou
| did his level durndest for the honor OF
home and country! Each member
more than exerted himself and before
| they had been at 1t Ave minutes pers-
| piration and painting were all the rage
| and it was a wonder that the rope
did not break in the strongest place
The decision was finally given to the
team from Lafayette Lodge, but II
was tight squeak and none Of the
specttors felt qualified to tell who
really won.
At late hour a short list Of prize
awards had been made, which will
be completed on Thursdy. In the
| poultry classes the following awards
| were made up to p. M:
r. /. Red S. G.. fowl, Chase E. Fogg
Readfield, /; S. c. cock, Fogg. l; S. c.
hen, Fogg. /; pen S. c. Fogg, l; s. c.
| cockerel. Fogg, /; S. c. pullet Fogg, l;
| S. G. pullet. Walter Hartman, Read
! field. 2; S. C. cocerel, Hartman 2
White Wyandottes: pen, B. V. Da-
Wis, Kents Hill, 1; w. Wyandotte pull
| let, Davis, 1.
Indian ruined ducks: pair. Davis
1; pair, Davis, 2.
Pekin ducks: pair, Willis Brown,
Readfeld Depot, /.
Judge, Charles Swift, Wayne, Me.
In the horticultural department q
part of the awards had also been
made, these being as follows:
Apple-A. C. Russell. Kents Hill
1: VIM. F. Bourne, Readfeld Depot
.. Judged. F. Clement.
Apples. Plates-Baldwin, Mrs. c.
E. Longfellow, Winthrop. Me-. 1;
Russell, 9; Nodhead. Mrs. Longfel-
low, /; A. c. Russell, =; Wealthy
| Mrs. Longfellow. 1; A. c. Russell, =;
Hubbardston, Mrs. Longfellow. ];
Russell, .; Rox. Russell, Mrs. Long
fellow. 1; Russell. =; Maiden Blush
B. II. Winters. Kents Hill, /; King.
Russell, /; Winters =; Porters, f. A
Walker, Readfield, ]: Winters, =;
Ben Davis, Russell, 1; Otis l.. Dunn,
| Readfield, =; Garden Royal +. w
Brown, Readfield Depot. /; Dunn, >:
Arctic Baldwin, c. r. Sawyer, Bel
grade. /; Golden. Russell. 1; Twenty
tosh, Russell /; Fameuse, Russell,
/; r. 1. Greening, Russell, /; King,
Russell, J.; Gravenstein. Russell, l;
Dunn, 2; Spy, Russell, /; Gano
Dunn, l. Judged. f. Clements.
Grapes - Moor's Early, John
Whitney, Readfield Depot. 1.
Plums-German Prune, w. 4.
Nickerson. Readfield. 1; Burbank,
Nickerson. l; Amy Packard. Read
| field Depot, ,. Judge-D.' f. Glenn
ents.
At two different places on the
grounds busy vendors were dispens-
| ing gaily colored balloons filled with
nitrogen from big tanks, some of the
| balloons bearing grotesque faces and
! feather headdresses. Throughout
| the afternoon these balloons kept
escaping from the tiny hands of
their little owners. and the big trees
| to the north of the track were fes-
| TONED with gay colors.
| A red hot horseshoe pitching
tournament (popularly known as
''barnyard golf"} was staged during
the day. both singles and doubles
being featured, members of the OPP
| posing teams coming from Auburn
and Lewiston. No scores were given
out. but the games were fought out
| to a finish and provided a lot OF
amusement for both the participants
and the goodly gallery of spectators.
The exhibit at the entrance OF
the fair grounds, OF farm imple-
| rnanfc 0ocolipo coyv riuS 1i0bfnip o
| rods and lighting equipment drew
visitors, and the demonstrators
were kept busy explaining the merits
of their goods to prospective pur-
chasers.
The midway was easily one of the
cleanest ever seen in Kennebec coun-
F$y and was remarkable for the total
absence of the usual type of graft
games and games of chance with
no chance for the participant at
alD. The fair officials have taken
great pains and have used good
judgment in selecting the various
concessions, and the result was a
good, live midway with plenty of
attractions of the right sort and
none of the usual pitfalls and snares
for the unwary.
Among the feature events for to-
day. the last day of the fair, will be
two fast cards in the 30 and 2.2S
classes. each for purse of $50, a
snappy ball game. more horseshoe
pitching. a saddle race for boys and
girls, and number of good vaude-
vile acts to fill in between the heats.
With good weather, fine crowd
should be present today.