The Portland daily press., 1866-09-29
Tho Maine Stnte IHorse Fair
u.a E AUGUSTA, Me-, Sent. .os

a+ THIRD DAY. +.fsf.s -d4 Il !
The rain Of the previous day having ceased,
and 1t being pleasant morning, the Fair was
commenced again yesterday morning at nine
o'clock, although the track was In no more than
tolerable condition on account of its being so
wet. ii'-
CLASS 4.-Colts three years old and pndar
four years first premium $40; second premi-
um So. Entries.-H. X. Butterfield, b. s. Lit
tie Phil; Ii. +. Otis, b. m. Nellie Otis; James
Sampson, b. S. Sagaiahoc;' b. s. ease, bay
mare; Mr.. Herson, bay filly; II. s. Nickerson,
b. g. Cadwallader; o. G. Crosby, iron gray
colt Plato. There We're very pretty colts
among Them of good pedigree, and which
promise speed. The first premium was award
ed to Cadwallader, and the second TO Sagada1
hoe, Knox colt. t.Y, .....t. ft 49,,
and under five. Half mile and repeat. First
premium $40; second do. So ERtr;esAA. ID!
Libby, $. e. Alligator; John Shaw. g. g. Beau
res regard v. q; o,5 Cummings, bL s. Black StEan
James, s.g. -: A. q. Kicker, Black Eagle ;
=. Springer bl m, Lady Drew; VIM. Warren,
bl m. Mountain Maid; J. W, Hersom, Kitty
Clyde; u. Russell, br G; Brandywine; w. II.
Hersem b. g. -; q D. Arthenay bf; g: Del
dy; G. II. Burgess, b. m. Lady Drew; S.Fl
Hersom, br. G. Brandy. Only nine of these ap1
peared: Gipsey, Delhi and Brindywinei were
ruled out for over age, but Gipsey and Bran
dyyine trotted under protest, and Mr. j ames
VI,
Brandywine and Gipsey were designated the
first class to trot Brafidy having the pole and
winning the heatin LIS. III In this, second class
Burgess Lady Drew won the first heat in 1 .2a
II. , Inc second heat to Of class one I was fine
Burgess Lady Drew also won the second heat
of the second class in 1.29 so that tho irst pre-
inium was awarded to Brandy, and the second
to Lady Drew. t' ca 'i''
af GLASS 7.--StaIions five years and under ak
Snaed stvlan nd NO f.,rr 4
award. Half Mile and repeat Eatriesr7D. NJ,
Wyer, br. & Young General: Samuel Jaeobsl
iron gray 3. Live Oak; Pearl Martin, b. 5. Phil
Sheridan. On the first heat objection was
ted under protest, Sheridan having the pole
Live Oak broke badly, and the Young General
won the heat in LIZ Sheridsn was then with
drawn. Changing drivers on the second heat,
Live Oak did better, and won it in d25. 1t was
a close race, and there was considerable excite4
ment.as to the result of the next heat, which
would decide the race. Young General is q
Knox colt, and there was great interest to sea
the stock do well. Both horses went well, and
Young General won the heat and the race in
1.24 d +fth IS III. lai ~ 4 d h0if lliF I
In the afternoon there was much larger
crowd in attendance than at any time previl
ously during the Fair, there being some two
Thousand or twenty-five hundred persons presl
ent. The track had dried sufficiently to be in
splendid condition, and the weather was mag-
nificent.
iaI CLASS s. Stations six years old and are
kept for stock purposes. Speed, style and
pedigree to govern the award, two and three in
harness. First premium; $4,000, ID do, $1,000.
Entries-Foster s. Palmer, g. $. Gideon; s,
| Jacobs, iron gray 8. Live Oak; III. Taylor, bl 8.
| Don Juan. Gideon had the pole and they got
| off on the first score-Don Juan did not an,
| pearlLive Oak won the heat in 252 He also
won the second heat and race. Va Time 25I y
Gideon broke several times vndl lost badly al
| nearly every break. 7, ,s.., .3r1, To
I Purse open to all horses; one hundred dol.
lars, single dash of five miles, to wagons En-
| tries.-Jabez Ballard, W. I'M! Lady C1shnoe; "A,
d. Savage, Or, 6, Somerset; j.. Nye, Dr. 3.
Mount MISUNDERSTANDING had the pole. Ihis
race was viewed with much interest by ail pres
enr Mount Vernon gave out Mt the emu " tne
fourth mile, Somerset won the race IN it<s',
| HE came IN ahead at the end on eacn sfieie
| mile. His time ON the Respective iniies was
| 251, 302, 3.02 800, 265
Observation-Disclosures Driving Horses, mares
/ mr. peldinas, that never beat 245 in public
|. three i'm Eve in harness, 1st Premium, x5OOO;
| 81 do $1,000. Entries. Il j.. G.. Coffin. b. m
| lonesome Phebe; George Athearn. 8. n. Wa
|, terf,il; @. b. Gilman, e. Z. Pegasus o. M
Shaw, br. &. .McGlue; Peter BRADLEY, lbl. g.
Midnight. Waterfall was Withdrawn before
the race commenced. Pegasus had the pole
and broke badly in the heat iMeGlne won in
A4S and Lonesome Phebe was distanced. On
the seeene heat II. s. Palmer drove Pegasus
and he did much better The heat was a first
class one and very interesting. Pegasus won
I9lsThs closed the exercises OF yesterday. - 10
day the Fair will be concluded There are ma
NY people in attendance and the day is. nne!-
There is a great desire b see General McClel-
lau,trot this afternoon--Star4 s9anIio' aii 10