The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-27

The weather being lowery in the morning,
and threatening rain, there was not so large
an attendance as would otherwise have been
the case. The State Trotting Park at Angus
ta which since the commencement of the war
has been used for military purposes, has been
thoroughly retitted the past summer and fur-
nished with coinmodious stables for trotting
and other horses. The copious rains of few
days previous had hardened the track and rem
dered it in excellent condition. and all were
anticipating satisfactory occasion. ~ fI'
The Fair opened at 9 O'Clock YESTERDAY fore
noon with the exhibition to halter of Brood
mares capable of breeding, and stock to show,
OF any age, which on the programme was I
CLASS List premium, $1,000; I'd premium,
$1,000. Entries. : Thomas Springer entered
brood mare and colt; F.. Osgood entered brood
mare. The first premium was awarded to H.
Osgood and the second to Thomas Springer.
CLASS 2.-Colts one year old and under two
years, 1st premium, Sl0.00; ID premium, $500.
Entries.-Wm. r. Stackpole entered colt IL
months Old 10. Osgood entered colt one year
old. The first premium was awarded to f.. Os-
good and the second to VIM. II. Stackpole. AT
half past ten came on
Class g. : Gentlemen's Driving Horses.
mares or geldngs that never trotted fnster than
tiiree minutes in public LIST premium, $1,000,
"a, $40. Entries.-Samuel f. Randall entered
sorrel mare LADY Lucy" y. HI. langley en-
teEed S, chestnut mare Lady Langleyya o. III.
. Wm. II. Merrill entered the white. gelding,
Whitley" A. NJ Savage entered boy seldif,s,,
Henry Taylor entered Dan Tucker. ! NJ nj.
Gouid entered Black Hawk Morgan. j., Rid
mare Lady dexter" L. Il. Marble entered
sorrell gelding Charley OAIalley.", Lady
Dexter drew the pole, and for the purpose Of
classification all went together for the first
mile. The result was that sCharlie O'AIalley'
came out ahead, Sayage's horse second Lady
Dexter third and Lady Langley next In con
sequence, these four and Nellie Plummer were
arranged in class to go together, and the re-
malnder in class by themselves. Savage got
the pole and Lady Dexter was withdrawn
iney got Off at the second score and it was an
interesting and exciting race This time Say
age won the heat; Time 246 3-4, and Charlie
OMally making 250 Ia. On the first heat Of
the second class tue black mare of Ridley had
tne pole, and they got off on the fourth CALL
Whitley won the heat in 2.5l, distancing all the
others. In the second heat proper, the whole
OF Glass was then entitled to compete Saw
age got the pole, and won the heat in 245 8 "a
While the horses were resting for another heat
the Manager called for n, " afI :
CLASS 5.-Stallons four years old and under
i've. Single dash of halffnile. First preni-
um $1,000; second premium, $500, A. III, Saw
age entered black stallion Hartland Boy j.
z. Stinchfield entered sOrrel stallion General
Grant. ~ w. Buswelf entered chestnut stall
hon Gen. Hunter. General Grant had the
pole. 1t was a pretty race, although the driy-
ers seemed to be under the impression that it
was mile race and keeping on until they rot
around to the judges stand the second time.
Hartiand Boy won in 1877 IL, General Hunter
coming ont second. On the third and last
heat OF Glass 8, Savage had the pole, OsMalley
was second and Nellie Plumtner was third.A
Inc other horses were withdrawn. Savage
won the heat and race. Time $50. y aa.l1.i
Ii was now time to adjourn to dinner The
rain which had been coming ON all the fore
noon, keptincreasihg, so that when they again
assembled at two O'Clock in the afternoon, it
was found necessary to postpone the exercises,
and the Association accordingly adjourned till
nine O'Clock this morning at which time it was
found necessary to postpone again till after din
ner on account of the condition of the track
AT that time the programme of yesterday win
be completed and there will be a loss of exact
ly one day in the time of the Fair.-Stdr W Z