The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-14

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be in the midst of its annual fair.
Various committees and officers have
been working already for sometime
to perfect the various arrangements.
The program tersely told includes
trotting each day at lis p. m, base
ball each day at 230 p. m and an
evening program each day at 7.30 p.
m. The Skowhegan Citizens Band
will be in attendance all four days
and evenings OF the fair and the st.
Cecilia Orchestra will furnish music
in the exhibition building Wednesday
and Thursday afternoon and evening
The midway, which Is always one OF
the big attractions of the fair viii
again have the Lew DuFonr EXPOSE
ton Shows, consisting of seven rides
and fifteen show attractions and the
free attractions on the stage opposite
the big grandstand have been booked
from the b. F. Keith vaudeville ex-
change, fair department OF Hoston
The evening program will include an
elaborate fireworks display with
change OF program nightly. This
display will be furnished by the A
merican Fireworks Display Company
of Boston, who have furnished Brock
tons fireworks for many years. With
$4,000 in purses. and race program
of fourteen classes, the best and last
est of races, Is assured. II. II. Lee
of Augusta will be the official starter.
First day: 2.30 trot. The Ameri-
can Legion. purse, $4,000; 2.30 trot
and pace, Maine Spinning Company,
purse $780, 211 pace, First National
Bank, purse, $500.
Second day: years old and under
trot and pace. The lndependent-Re-
porter, purse, $500; 224 pace, SOM
erset County Farm Bureau, purse,
$500; PA trot, Rotary Club, purse.
$500; 216 pace, Skowhegan Savings
Bank. purse, $500.
Third day: PA trot and pace,
Somerset Shoe, purse, $500; 2.l7 trot,
Nelson w. Weston, purse, $1,000; 2.14
pace. American Wooden Company,
purse, $500; 2.18 pace, Central Maine
Power Company, purse, $500
Fourth day 2.22 trot. Skowhegan
Merchants Association. purse. $500;
2.12 trot, Skowhegan Trust Company
purse, 5000; Free For All, The AMI
drosis, purse, $1,000.
To encourage the introduction of
purebred sres into grade herds, a
bull calf from the purebred Holstein
herd at Sunrise Farm will be given
to the breeder exhibiting two cows in
competition with others, which pro-
duce the greatest total weight OF
milk in one day at the fair. The
winner must agree to keep and raise
said calf. The contest Is to be judged
and under the supervision OF the
Judges, who have charge Of the COW
race contest. No extra entrance fees
for this competition will be charged.
The fourth annual cow race has for
its first class a purse OF $75 to be
divided as follows: Fifty per cent
will constitute first money, twenty
five percent second money fifteen per
cent third money; ten per cent, fourth
money, for any two cows regardless
OF breed, making the most butter fat
for one day of the fair determined by
the weight OF milk and the test of the
same. In the second class, the purse
Is the same as before and Is for any
two cows producing the most milk
for one day of the fair. All con-
testants will be under the direction
of County Agent Dunn and local milk
inspector
All cattle must be upon the grounds
morning, the first day of the fair at
ten O'clock, and remain throughout the
four days, until the close Liberal
first second and third prizes are Of
fered in the purebred classes and first
and second prizes in the grade class
es The draft horse classes will be
called for Thursday, September 18th
at 10 a. m. and certificates of weight
from weighers must be presented to
the committee, where weights are
considered, on draft horses. In the
free-for-all sweepstakes where first
second, third and fourth prizes OF
800, $50, $50 and 500 will be award
ed, competition will occur on Friday,
September IL In the sheep and
swine classes. there will be first and
second prizes offered. All horses
and colts, except the draft horses, in
the department of horses must be up
on the grounds on Tuesday morning,
the first day of the fair at 10 o'clock.
A variety of prizes have been offered
for the various exhibits In this line.
The poultry building will be open
for the reception of exhibits at a. m.
on September 9th The enry fee
must be paid at the time of making
entries. All birds shipped to the
fair, should be addressed to the poul-
try department, Fairview Park, Show
hogan and must be shipped prepaid
or no notice will be taken of them.
All remittances and entries should
be made to Harry Buxton, Skowhe-
gan. A long list of regular prizes
have been named and the following
special prizes have been offered;
The association offers for largest
and best exhibit silver cup, valued
$40.
Gerald C. Marble, Skowhegan, Of
fers for best display, all breeds and
varieties competing, silver cup, value
$12, to be won twice for final owner
ship. Won In 1922 by Mrs. Arthur
Randall.
Bison & Conant. Skowhegan, offers
for best female in the entire show
silver cup, value SIS, to be won two
years in succession for final owner
ship.
George G. Harry Smith, Skowhegan.