The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-09-18

morning for the remainder of the
Somerset Central Agricultural Socie-
tvs fair. Secretary George II. Plum
mer was at the park at five O'Clock
Thursday morning and had crew al
work repairing the damages of the
storm. BY the time people began tc
arrive. the grounds were in good
shape and the tenters were soon doine
business as though nothing had oc-
Cured to stop the trend OF the fair
The same was true of the general
program and the day was most sue
cessful The inclement weather oil
the day before had given the super
intendents of various departments and
the judges a splendid opportunity 70
work and everything was arranged
Just right for the big show The
fancy work department was erasded
as never before with all sorts 81 Non
derful fancy work. sewing aud en-
broidery. The judges OF this depart
ment were Mrs B. T. Steward. Mrs
f. r. Philbrick and Mrs. Alfred
Preble.
RACE PROGRAM
The race program for Thursday
was carried out in splendid fashion
and there was rapid time made on the
course. In the 2.24 pace, Somerset
County Farm Bureau, with a stake OF
$500, Northern Silk, Oh &, by Bingen
SILK. p. V. Fairfield of Islesboro, won
the race in three straight heats, the
best time being 2.13. Harry Direct,
b <, by Direct Star, DR.. F. A. Brag-
don, Springvale, won second money in
three straight heats. Ethel Barron,
b m by Black Barron, Parker Hinck-
ley of Bluehill won third money. This
mare was fourth under the wire In
the first heat but came up to third in
the two last heats. Fourth money
went to Loretta Todd, m, by Abbey,
from the Pottle Stable in Portland.
She was fifth in the first two heats,
coming up to fourth in the last. Don
land Cook, CHI 6, by Worth, w. A.
Nelson, Lewiston, was third and
fourth In the first two heats and dis
tanced in the third. The time was
214A, 2.i3 and 2.14A.
In the 2.22 trot, Skowhegan Mer-
chants Association, stake $500. there
were four Heats. Miss Todd, m,
by Iowa Todd, b. c. Wells, agent,
Readfeld, won the first heat, but
dropped back into third in the three
remaining heats Elizabeth Watts,
b m, by General Watts, won first
money. She comes from Berlin, N.
H., owned by J. B. Byron. In the
first heat she was second but in the
last three, was the first to make the
mile. Modette, b m, by Moko, Frank
Colburn, Pennington, won second
money, winning the heat in the first
and second in the three remaining
heats The time was 2.19A, 215A,
2.16A, and 2.16%.
In the 2.16 pace, Skowhegan Savings
Bank, purse $780, there were six
starters. The three heats and first
money was won by Col. Crook, b g,
by My Colonel, F., M. Simmons, Rock
land. Second money went to Mary
Aberdeen, b m, by Sampson Wilkes,
DR.. F. A. Bragdon, Springvale, altho
she was sixth in the first heat. In
the last two she came to the front
and won second in both McEnery,
br s, by Melvin. Taylor & Fox,
Rangeley won third money, coming
under the wire second, fourth and
fifth, respectively In the three heats.
Empire Boy, &, by Empire Direct,
w. A. Nelson, Lewiston, won fourth
money, his position at the end OF the
heats being five, three and three.
Bonnie Doune, b G, by Thistle Doune,
f. G. Colburn, Pennington, was fourth
and fifth in the first two heats but
was ruled out in the third by Starter
Lee, who claimed that the driver
scored out OF position, repeatedly aft
err being warned. The time was
215A, 2.14A, 2.14A.
The running race, in which wo-
man and two men competed was won
by the woman with Kentucky Boy.
Spark Plug was second and Ginger,
third. This was handicap race, in
which the swiftest horse started last,
making the time in fifty-fve seconds
and the slowest horse started first,
making the half mile in SSH. The
Halls Chariot races, between the
Whites and the Reds, four horses
abreast, was close but was won by the
Whites, the half mile, the fastest
ever made by the outfit being in
1.03%.
BALL GAME
In the Somerset League game, Mad
ison beat New Portland 8 to 3. The
New Portland team, although defeated
played a good game, 1t being interest
ing to note that Fiske. the pitcher Is
only sixteen years old and that Abb
bolt, the catcher is only fourteen.
Hackett singled over End. Fiske hit
TO Rogers to Head to Adams for a
double play. Trip flied to MacDon-
aid, one hit. In the last half of the
inning Head fouled to ID. Hall and
Adams was hit by the pitcher, Thorne
hit to O. Hall to d. Hall, Cavanaugh to
Hackett, error Adams scored. Mac
Donald singled over short, Murray
hit to Hacket to- ID. Hall. d. Hall
flied to Thorne. Jackson flied to
Cavanaugh, Knowles famed. Gee
singled over first was put out for
stealing. Baldwin hit to Fiske to
d. Hall. Rogers to Jackson to ID.
Hall. Luce famed. o. Hall flied to
Thorne. Abbott flied to Gee. Thorne
singled over short and was tagged
by d. Hall Hackett flied to Mac
Donald. Fiske famed. Trip flied
TO Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh fouled to
jackson. Macdonald flied to Trip.
Murray walked, stole second and Gee
famed. Neither team scored again
until the last of the fifth when Madi-