Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-16
SKOWHEGAN FAIR
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Frank Colburn. trotted the best race
of her career.
The third race was the 214 pace
and was one of the most popular
races of the fair, that being when
Franz NJ. Simmons. Of Rockland,
piloted May R.. 2.07 IL to a straight
heat win over a field of other side
wheelers and decisively beat the
favorite Twinkling Chink, all Ia,
from the stable of Harry Nevers, one
of the entries from the potato belt
Hanley B., 2: II Ia, thought by many
to have been outclassed. paced one
OF the best races ever paced since
coming to Maine. He was well driv-
en- by w. A. Nelson of Lewiston.
The racing for the first two days
of the fair has been the best of
the year. The first card saw the
smashing of the track record and to-
day before 10000 fans saw Ja3ck
Kingsley set another record for oval
when he won the last heat of the 2:1e
in 2:l1 Ia. this being the track trot-
ting record and broke the former
record of 2; IL by Lady Spencer.
The crowds who have witnessed
the fireworks at the fair Tuesday and
Wednesday nights declare them to
be the best ever displayed at Fair
view and many declare them to be
the best evr displayd In the state
Special premiums of $3.50 offered to
Somerset county oranges for making
exhibits at the fair were awarded as
follows: LIST, 500 to Madison grange
End, $50. st. Adams grange, 3rd, SO,
to Athens grange.
Fairvlew Grange at Smithfield and
Victor grange at Fairfield Center
both won s25 in gratuities for credi-
table exhibits. Forty bushels of
potatoes were exhibited, competing
for prizes in the best display OF sim
gle bushels of table use and seed po-
tatoes. The prizes were won as fol-
lows: 1st. $50, Green Mountain, F. B.
Moore, of Skowhegan; 2nd. SIS. Irish
Cobblers, n. II. Rick. of Skowhegan:
3rd, $15 gold coin. displayed from
the birches in Belfast; 4th. SO gold
coin. Henry Boynton, Skowhegan.
One OF the amusing features be-
tween the heats Wednesday after
noon was the appearance of Charles
w. Day, local grocer. who in old
fashioned costume. drove a horse and
shay of the style OF over a century
ago.
1t was announced Wednesday af-
ternoon that Mr.. Brown of Bowdoin-
ham, publicity man for the Hazard
Shoe Co, will bring the Scottish band
from Rumford. made up of ~ men to
SkoWhegan Thursday for the Plea
sure of the fair patrons The band
will parade down town in the morn
ing and on the race course in the
afternoon. One member. who also
sings and dances, is a lad only nine
years old.
The following Is the result of the
horse pulling match Wednesday:
First prize $50, won by Marshall c.
Niles of Skowhegan, horses weighed
1910 and pulled 135 feet, Z inches
$500. H' 'o"o "sis"eu
The following three pulled in five
minutes: &2nd, $25, Diamond Match
Co. of Biddeford. The horses
weighed 1886 pounds and pulled SO
feet: 3rd prize, Joe Smith of Arson,
horses weighed 2740. pulled So feet.
inches.
Fourth prize. $40. was won by
Percy Violette of Skowhegan, horses
weighed 2500 and pulled IL feet.
Horses owned by Mr.. Barren, Wes-
ton and Caldwell, but received no
money.
Afternoon Attractions
BY far the best free attractions are
being shown all four afternoons and
have been the first two evenings of
the four-day fair at Fairview Park
ever presented in this section, The
Flying Condonas are doing wonder
full stunts. A new standard has set
In gymnastic sensationalism by these
flyers. who perform inspiring
feats as they glide through the air
with nonchalant grace. Alfred Cod
oRa actually performs a portion of