The Portland daily press., 1866-10-01
The Maine stnis Horse Fair.

| 4ata 4I.laB q FOURTH DAY. nj ~.
The morning was bright and clear and there
was o large attendance. tIitt !
u GLASS 16---Matched horses, both to be owned
+ 7tpe man. 1st Premium, $1,000; ID do, $5.-
y1il. H. B. Cony, pair of brown mares.-1
Eetrfes.1. '><gray geldings, Simon johnson
George Dyel dis, bays, Waldo r. Pierce
Siaoks, B. n. WI. 81 blacks, G. M. Deiany
| grays. ft4 ,-,,r AVN: the clas
Pierces span were withd,.. he ist pre-
made very handsome show and ' ri T.
mum i1,n was awarded to s: johnson, tn. i
Ambrose Merrill, both of Halloweli.
CLASS 15.-Family horses, combination n.
gooo quaiines to be considered. Horses to be
shown at road gait. 1st premium S15. III do
$oOo. Entries. = Hiram Reed, b. e. White
stocking; ~ b. Carroll, Knox; G. a. Alden,
b. g. Tom; Simon johnson, bl. m. Black swan
W. w. Stevens, Black mare; J. L. Seayy'
chestnut g.; j.. III. Manley, br. e. Jack The fst
premium was given to J.. L. Seayey, and the
ID to Hiram Heed. si -i.i i1',sf - -
CEAss 10. Gentlemen's driving horses that
never trotted faster than 2.50 in public, three
IN hve in harness. LIST premium $4,000; I'd do.
$lO- -Entrtes.-G. NJ. Delany, b. g. Black ia
glep OH. Plummer, b. M Nellie Plumn,er. r
"A. Plaisted, b. g. Brookside; Saml. Jacobs, b..
Ms1aa. lien zee n i =; cd ~ Marble, p. g Charley o..
3. Thing, b. m. Yankee Gal; A. NJ Corey, b.
m, Fannie; Peter Bradley, bL Z. Midnight. . :
On the first heat, Lonesome Phebe had the
Poie: Inds- was close and good race and was
won by Black Eagle in 251. Nellie Plumner
was distanced for foul driving. In the second
heat the horses all went well but changed mo-
sitlons very often by gaining and losing, Lone
s.'n some ne Phebe won the heat in ~ Black Ia
gle was distanced for foul driving Midnight
won the third heat in 251. He also won fh3
fourth heat in 2.53 coming in about one lenetb 4
ahead of Lonesome Phebe, so it was necessary H
to tot Try the fifth st heat Midnight won the heat
p CLASS II ,LOpen to all horses to saddle lat 1
premium, 1900; I'd do, 5000. E,tries-A. III. 4
Savage, b. &. Efttle Fred; A. Russell, b. Q.
Drew; %. M, Shaw, B. g McGlue. This was \
two in three race, and Little Fred was with
ing one although they came in about even \
Mac won the heat in 2.59. He won the ID
heat also aud the race in 2.53 n H -7lf f1r
GLASS 4.-Gentiemen's Driving Horses. 4
mares or geldings, that never trottedD in public
premium $1,000; I'd do, $1,000 Entries.-S. |
w. Randall, s. m, Lady Lucy; 8. b. Young. Q. |
m. Prudence; FL. Taylor, $. m. (no name); w. 4
H. Merrill, W g. Whitley; GIN Robinson, r. |
Oxford; r. Larkin, 5. g. Josh; Louis Tibbets. \
s. g. (no naIne) Josh was withdrawn, 1t was \
a very exciting race, and Whitley, who was 4
ahead most of the heat, came in first, but on 4
account Of foul driving, the heat was given to 4
Withdrew his horse. Belle of Augusta won 4
the I'd heat and race in 2.53 The first premi- 4
nm was awarded to her, and the ID to Lady
Lucy. ie" - Diouf,,i h74H'l.iI - if--''
pUnsE FOR srAIrross wherever owned or
raised-$3OO.00. Best horse to have $4,000;
I'd best horse, $4,000. Threo to enter, two to 4
start; three in five to harness. Entries.-L. G. /
Titus, br. $. Brown Harry; o. M. Shaw, b. 8.
Gen MeCleilan Brown Harry got the pole
There II was much G curiosity during the whole /
make the time people expected to see him. He /
won the first heat in 247 The second heat
was closer Brown Harry made the first half
IN 249 1-2 by only neck ahead. On the
half mile in 1.28. Mcclellan won the heat and
race in 2.56. People expected some smart
trotting on this race which they did not see II
Neither horse trotted as well as he could. Mr.
Shaw shew his horse once or twice around
the track at Its close, to better advantage than
he had previously appeared. Mr.. Dejsnan,sR ,,,sH
years old roam stallion, Shepherd Knapp. ;JrD
trotted on exhibition twice around tl,aaF t,ocp
between the heats, and appeared finely He
made the quarter pole in 81 and the half mile
a CLASS 1s-For running horses mile and re-
peat, LIST premium 5000; I'd do, $500 = En-
tr'es;-Wm m Thomes, br. z. General Kearney;
vi M. Robinson, b. &. Hope; A. W. Bracket,
Lady Pittsfield; Fl, Carpenter, b. g. Nimrod:
gonn y Shaw, Big. Sam; o. @. Coburn. Ned.
This was the most exciting and closest race of
the day. Nimrod won the LIST heat in 200, and
the second heat and race in 1.56, thus securing
the first premium. Gen. Kearney and Ned
made a dead heat Gen. Kearney declined to
run again and the second premium was award
The Fair here closed Considering the |
weather il was a success, financially and 9th
wise. With the exception of the losers and
their friends every one seemed satisfied and |
went home in good humor.
On account Of some of the purses not being |
filled several expected races did not come ON,
among which was the one for which Portland
however, he was shown on the track to good
advantage.-Stdr. !