Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-04

Mares. Fillies and Foals, 1925-L.
K. McGregor, S. L. Whitcomb, LIST;
crescent Forbes, Thomas G. Bur-
leigh, Ind; yrs. old, Dandy the
Great, Arthur Traitor, LIST; Rose O.,
George H. Grondin, End; yrs. old,
Joseph Thibodeau, LIST; 2 yrs. old
Bessie the Great, j. H. Stevens, LIST;
Charles Pomerleau, End; 1 yr. old,
Charles Noyes, list; under 1 yr., Ar
thur Trafton, list: L. s. Smith, End;
Pearl Q. Second, George H. Grondin,
3rd.
Non-Standard Trotting Bred -
Baby, Freeman Jones, Waterville,
LIST.
Percheron Mares-Topsy, 8 yrs,
Henry Hodges, North Vassalboro,
LIST.
Draft Geldings and Mares-Lar-
kin, 2 yrs, Henry Hodges, list; sin
gle, Topsy, 3 yrs, Henry Hodges, list.
Farm Draft Horse, Div. Harry
Alexander, Oakland, list; Single,
Harry Alexander, LIST and End.
Farm Horse. Div. Pair, Carroll
Holmes, list; pair, Dolly and Kit, M.
c. Viles, Skowhegan, 3rd; Dolly, sin
gle, M. c. Viles, list; farm team, Par
is L. Mosher, Rome, End; single,
!! Herbert Alexander. 3rd: single geld
Ing. Carroll Holmes, End.
Gents Driving Horses. E.
Whitcomb, Waterville, list; Baby,
Freeman Jones, Waterville, End;
Charles Pomerleau. 3rd.
Ponies, single driver, Peanut, 10
yrs, Lewis Holt, North Vassalboro,
| LIST.
Swine Awards
In the swine department the prizes
were awarded as follows:
Berkshire-Boar two years, F. D.
Stevens, Smithfield, first; F. I. Rich
| ardson, Bradford, second; boar, one
year, F. D. Stevens: boar over six
| months, under one year, F. D. Ste
| vens; boar under six months, under
| one year, F. d. Stevens; boar under
| six months, F. I. Richardson, first
and second; F. D. Stevens, third !;
sow, two years, F. D. Stevens, first
| and second; sow one year, F. d.
Stevens; sow over six months and
under one year, F. D. Stevens, first
and second; SOW under six months,
Lewis Holt, North Vassalboro, first
F. S. Stevens, second: F. I. Richard
son. third: best litter sucking pigs,
F. d. Stevens three prizes.
| Poland China-Boar two years,
| Charles H. Berry, Monmouth, first
| spotted, B. A. Turner, Leeds. first;
boar one year. c. H. Berry first: boar
| boar over six months, under one
year c. H. Berry, first; spotted, c. H.
| Berry, second: boar under six
months. C. H. Berry and B. A. Tur-
ner, all prizes; best sow. two years,
| c. H. Berry, first; spotted B. A. Tur-
| ner, first and second; best sow over
six months under one year, C. H.
| Berry, first; spotted, B. A. Turner,
| first, second and third; C. H. Berry
also second; best sow under six
months, c. H. Berry, first and sec
ond; spotted B. A. Turner. first, Sec
ond and third; Charles Berry also
third; best litter sucking pigs. c. H
Berry, first; spotted, B. A. Turner,
| first; best pen three shoats, C. H.
Berry, first and second; spotted B. A
Turner three prizes.
| White Chesters-Boar over six
months under one year, best litter
sucking pigs, best SOW one year old,
c. P. Cook, North Belgrade, first in
each.
Cattle Awards
/ Shorthorn Champion Grand
Champion, Sr.. Bull, Pride's Lord f;
| Grand Champion, Junior Bull. Roam
| Lord; Grand Champion Senior Cow.
Annabelle; Champion Junior Cow,
| Red Ruby.
| Sweepstakes for Horses
! First money in the sweepstakes of
| the pulling contest was won by w.
L. Metcalf of Pennington. Mr.. Met
calf's horses dragged the load of
rocks weighing $3.50 pounds 200 feet
and four inches. The prize awarded
was 500, the largest ever given at
the Central Maine Fair for such a
| contest.
Joseph Ronco's team won second
place by pulling the load 173 feet
| four and a half inches, while third
money went to w. e. Colby whose
horses made a distance of 81 feet
Mr.. Romeo and Mr.. Colby are both
| of Waterville. Fourth prize was won
by Paul Hodgkins of Temple. His
horses pulled the rocks % feet, seven
and half inches.
While the pulling contests were
not the principal attractions in front
| of the grandstand they attracted
| plenty of attention and a good sized
| crowd lined the fence to watch the
big horses work. Between the race
heats the people in the stand divid
ed their attention among the band
| concert. vaudeville, baseball game
and pulling contest.