The Portland daily press., 1863-10-17
THIRD DAY.

THIRD DAY.
Yesterday morning the target practice will
rifles came off near the easterly end of Turkey,
bridge. There were "a entries for shooting
The first prize, silver cup, for the best three
average shots with rifles at rest or for tele-
scopic rifles, at go rods distant for the former
and 40 rods for the latter, was awarded to Mr.
Wormwell, of Bethel.
The second prize, silver cup, for the best
three average of-hand shots at 20 rods distant,
was aN arded to Zenas Thompson, Jr., of this
city.
Messrs James E. Carter, Edwin Bicknell
and Gilbert L. Bailey were the judges. Either
of these gentlemen, we think, would make
better average shots than were made on this
occasion. In fact, Mr.. Bailey, after the awards
were made, tried his skill with his brother
any shots that were made by the contestants
for the prizes.
THE TROTrING MATCHES.
In the enclosed grounds, the three horses
that trotted Thursday for the purse of S75,
were called up for the third heat After con-
Stunning more than an hour in making fifteen
false starts they were ordered off, with the un-
Outstanding that they should finish the race,
II the owners or drivers agreed, between the
heats in the next match.
The next trot was for purse of 500, open
to all horses which have been owned in the
county twenty days previous to the Show.
Mile heats, best in to harness.
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named sorrel gelding "Gold Leaf and George
Webster named bay mare "Flora Webster"
The mare won the pole. After four false
starts they got the word "go." The mare won
the heat in 247.
The second heat was decided by the judges
to be a dead one. Time 2.49.
The third and fourth heats were won by the
mare, the driver of the horse in the latter heat
pulling him up Immediately after the word was
given to go. The purse was awarded to the
Webster mare.
Between the second and third heats in the
above mentioned trot the horses for the third
heat in the race Of Thursday afternoon for
the purse of s75 were called up. An accident
happened to the sulky drawn by "Ben Butler"
by which the axle was broken and the horse
was Withdrawn. This left the contest to Mr..
II. II. Furbishs "Old Bullion" and j. +. Haines'
mare LADY Macomber." The heat was an
interesting one. The mare came in slightly
ahead, but the heat was awarded to the geld
ing, on account of running the mare ON the
back stretch. This gave the race and purse
to"Old Bullion
AFTERNOON.
From to half past o'clock in the after
noon the track was given up for equestrian
exercises by ladies and gentlemen. There was
quite brilliant cayacade, and the ladies show
ed themselves proficient in the management
Of their horses.
AtSl-2 O'Clock the grand sweepstakes purse
Of $500, to which was added the entrance fees
OF $25 for each horse competing-mile heats
best in to harness, was then competed for.
There were three entries Geo. H. Bailey
Of Portland named bay stallion "Gen. McClel-
Ian" owned by Geo. n. Robinson of Augusta.
o. M. Shaw of Bangor named bay stallion
"Hiram Drew F.S. Palmer of Vassalboro'
named bay stallion "Ned Davis" Prior to the
starting the latter was Withdrawn.
LIST heat.-After four false starts the two
competitors got the word "go." Both of them
broke going round the first turn, but they
were soon brought down by the drivers. "Hi-
ram Drew won the heat by several lengths in
2.42. The first half mile was made in 1.19
I'd heat.-After one false start they got the
word. The "General" broke as before, at the
first turn, and also, several times during the
heat. "Drew" won the heat in 2.36, the "Gen-
eral" just saving his distance. The first half
mile was made in Little quickest time ever
known on this track.
Sd heot.-Both horses got off well the first
start. "Drew' led Off all the way round and
cme, in winning in 2.43-the "Generalo being
many lengths behind him. The purse was
awarded TO "Hiram Drew
The attendance yesterday afternoon on the
grounds was the most numerous we have seen.
1t was computed that from 1000 to 5000 per-
sons must have been present. The number of
vehicles in the enclosure was very large. We
attempted to count them but, having got up to
two hundred, gave 1t up. The trotting was
pronounced the best that has been had at any
OF the exhibitions Of the society.
Not the slightest symptoms of ntoxication
or OF disturbance have been discovered on the
grounds during the three days. Everything
has gone off in good order, and the managers
of the two Societies deserve credit for the
brilliant success of the Show.
The joint exhibition of the two Societies
wound up last evening with a grand Prone
made Concert at the City Hall. There was a
very large attendance. The floor of the hall
was crowded with dancers and the galleries
were filled with spectators. Chandler with his
Ciadrille Band furnished the music and every
thing went off in lively manner. 1t was
fitting close to the combined exhibition of
the Cumberland County Agricultural Society
and Portland Horticultural Society, which has
been carried through with so much success.
DEMONSTRATION as Is the heading to
this article 1t is not less significant, and by it
we wish to call the attention of readers to the
fact that the brownest Brown of all the brown