The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-28
Thc Maine sfnie Horse Fair.
SECOND DAY

=, Inc weather having cleared up somew hat
tne tuesdays postponed races were continued
a. az oelock yesterday afternoon Later, "a gem
t tm iain came ON and continued till night The
h,t .1h ~, was ~ aamp and in some places slippery
put the trotting was very good and there was a
h'Lge number IN attendance. 2
CLAss l3.-Gentlemen's driving horses that
never beat 2.35 in public, 8 in 5' in harness
66lmIteS-oren 6nahn M. Shaw entered bayFgelding
DashaWay; James Keegan entered h9v SeIdins,
johnny Schmoker. The first heat was n close
anu interesting one, Dashaway having The pole
winning the heatin 239 1-2. He trotted solare-
" and handsomely, but Johnny Schmoksr was
ihcnhed to break too often and badly. The I'd
neat was hOtly contested and the two horses
came on nearly even, but Dashaway was about
q length ahead aud won it in 2.40 IL. The I'd
neat and race was also won by Dashaway-time
245 "a. Both horses are handsome trotters,
and the indications seemed to be that but for
breaking Johnny Schmoker would be fully a
match for his competitor.
Purse for Horses 10 Sdddie.-W hefever own.
ed or raised, best 3 in 8, $lJ0-best horse 800
second best $50 EntI1es.A NJ Savage enter
ed bay gelding Little Fred; o. Nj. Shaw enter
ed brown gelding McGlue; H., Wells entered
white Selding White Jack. This was a trottino
race. White Jack had the pole, and after scv-
eral scores they got the word to go. Little Fred
broke considerably, and McGlne won the tirst
heat in 2.40, distancing White Jack. ON tbe
I'd heat Little Fred did much better and came
home nearly even with McGme. there beinoy
haruiy Iehgths dlference, The heat was civ.
en- to McGlue--time 51-4 (?) Tbisannou5Sea-
ment by the judges was greeted with misses and
groans by the audience, because Mc(IIne broLa
several times and ran for some distance ond
moreover had such gate behind as TO give him
tne appearance of running, when he was actin
any trotting with his fore legs. On the 81 heat
ne did worse than before, and Little Fred WON
IN IN 40 IL. This result was loudly applauded
Dy those who were disappointed at the decision
OF the previous heat. The 4th heat was watch
ei ltn great interest by all, and was won by
~ Lutte Fred in 2.40 l-2, the same time he made
IN the previous one The 9TH heat was 10 he
the decisive one and was the most interestino
Of all. Little Fred went splendidly and won
the heat and race in 2.38
CLASS 2O.-for Pacing Horses-First premi
ium, 30; second, $40. Entries--E. Springer en-
teIed bay Yielding Yankee Jim; VIM. HI Mer-
riii entered pacing mare; f. w Berry entered
gray mare Grace; Geo. w. Hanks entered nae
ing horse This was 2 in race, and MerrilTs
horse had the pole, Yankee Jim hal the second
place, ana Grace outside. the Hanks horse be-
ing withdrawn. This was a very pretty race.
although Yankee Jim broke badly. Grace won
the heat III BOB 1-2. On the % heat MerriIl's
morse was Withdrawn, leaving il between Yam
kee i'm and Grace. The latter easily won the
heat and racc-time 30J.
This concluded the exhibition for the dav.
ana the falr was adjourned till Thursday morn
ing at 81 oclock.-Stdr.