Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27

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The track officials were: Starter,
Joseph Farrell. Unity; judges, DR.. r.
T. Russell. Pennington, George ~
Childs, Lewiston, and Sumner
House, Winthrop.
The Pulling Matches
Pulling contests held in the after
noon near the track judges stand
drew a good crowd Of interested spec
tators. Results were as follows:
Pulling matched oxen: list. ]. War
rem Butman. Readfield; 2nr. Chase T..
Fogg, Readtield.
Draft horses 27oo pounds and I'M
der: list, Gilman Damren, Readfeld
Depot; End, Lewis johnson, Readfield
3rd. Sam Fogg. Readfeld. 5000
pounds and over: 1st, Carl w. Jacobs.
Dodge, Fayette: End. w. J. Spaulding,
Belgrade.
Sweepstakes: LIST. Carl Jacobs. Mt.
Vernon; End, w. J. Spaulding, Bel
grade.
Athletic Contests
An event affording redhot competi-
ton was the series of athletic con-
tests for boys carried out under the
direction of George Burnhardt, phys
ical director of the Waterville Boys
Club. s. A. Lamson Of Kents Hill
made good time in the half-mile foot
race, covering the distance in two min
utes and Al seconds. The results OF
the other contests were as follows:
100-yard dash for boys IL years and
under: LIST, Paul Sulmonetti of Kents
1Oo-yard dash for boys 1s years and
under: LIST, Allen Horne. a junior at
Kents Hill.
Three-legged race $50 yards) for
boys IL years and under: LIST. Ralph
Cady of Readfield and Augustus Han
son of Winthrop.
Three-legged race for boys IS years
and under: LIST, Lawrence Rolfe and
Arnold Kidder Of Readfield.
Potato race for boys IL years and
under: LIST, Richard A. McElman of
Readfield.
Potato race for boys Is years and
under: LIST, Lawrence Rolfe of Read
field.
Standing broad jump for boys -
years and under: 1st, Weldon Hewitt
Of Winthrop: distance. 5 #. 81 in.
Standing broad jump for boys 16
years and under: LIST. Lawrence
Rolfe OF Readfield distance. Z fl. in.
Running broad jump for boys IL
years and under: LIST. Weldon Hewitt
of Winthrop; distance, 10 TT.
Running broad jump for boys 16
years and under: LIST. Arnold Kidder
ct Sos, in
The tug-of war was won by the team
of 10 boys captained by Arnold Kid
der, defeating the team led by Law
renee Rolfe. The boys on the win
ming team were: Captain. Arnold Kid
der; Horace Manson, Bernard Kidder,
Harold Armour. Sylvester Couture,
Woodrow Dill, Gilman Millett, Rich
ard McElman, Rodney CARL and Eu-
gene Pinkham.
The Baby Show
About 20 very attractive babies
were entered for honors in the baby
show, which was held in front OF
the exhibition hall in the forenoon.
The judges found no easy task in
making the decisions, but after care
full consideration awarded the pre-
miuns as follows:
Babies under one year-Best look
ing girl. Lucy Mary Williams, four
mos. daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Lee
Williams of Readfield. Best looking
boy, Clyde Bickford. IL IL mos, son
Of Mrs. Ethel Bickford, Belgrade.
Jolliest baby, Donald Knowlton Jo-
win, & mos old. son of Mrs. Edwin
Jovin of Winthrop. Baby with curl
lest hair, Alice Airline Dodge, three
mos. daughter of Mrs. G. A. Dodge
of South Wayne. Baby with dark
est eyes, Flora Mertie Wells. seven
mos, daughter of Mrs. Rebecca
Wells. West Mount Vernon. Baby
with blacklist hair. Donald Arnold
Whitman. . mos, son of Mrs. c. IL.
Whitman, Winthrop. Baby with red
dest hair. Richard Lowden. 10 mos.
old, son of Mrs. Ralph Lowden of
Winthrop. Fattest baby, Jack Will
lams, mos. old, son of Mrs. kath-
crime Williams.
Babies one to two years-BeSt
looking girl, Pauline Jackson, 20
mos, daughter OF Mrs. NJ. X. Jack
son. Winthrop. Best looking boy.
Samuel w. Fogg. Jr., 16 mos, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. Fogg, Readfield.
Jolliest baby. Patricia Enid Booker.
% mos, daughter of Mrs, G. r.
Booker of Bath, Me. Baby with curl
lest hair, Lorraine Gogg, Is mos.
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ris Fogg of Readfield. Fattest baby.
Burton Miles Williams. 16 mos. old.
son of Mrs. Lee Williams of Read
field. Baby with darkest eyes. Max
inc Moore, l. mos. old. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Moore of
Readfeld. Baby with blacklist hair,
Nadine Elizabeth. one year and j
mos. old, daughter of Mrs. Edna
Mahoney of Kent's Hill. Baby with
reddest hair, Alice Mae WEIGH, 16
mos. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. CO.
ney Welch of Readfield Depot.
Judges: Mrs. II. L. Sherburne and
Mrs. L. c. Burleigh of Augusta.
Showing of Horses
While the showing of horses at
the fair was not large, some fine
appearing animals were exhibited
in particular. a pair of matched
driving ponies, seven months old,
owned by Mrs. Bert Wells of Read
field.
Benjamin F. Fairbanks of Mt. Yer
non, 81 years of age, owner of the
bay stallion, Dobson, % years old,
exhibited this horse on the track in
the afternoon, stepping him around
the mile course. Dobson was a fast
stopper when in his prime, with a
mark of 2.23 IA for the mile on
the Hartland track about 20 years
ago. and his appearance on the
Readfield track Saturday was an at
traction of considerable interest.
Plan Larger Exhibit Hall
With the closing of the 103rd an
nual exhibition of the Kennebec
County Agricultural Society, Presi-
dent Ellsworth f. Peacock announc-
es plans for improvements on the
grounds which will doubtless be
made before the 1927 fair. The fair