Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-10-05
Editorial Correspondence,
BANGOR Oct. "a 1866.

The second Exhibition of the Bangor
Horticultural Society opened to day. 1t i.
intended to be display of all the product.
of omcstic Industry, the Garden and the
Farm &c. The displuy is in the highest
degree crcditable, to not only Bangorcans,
hut to The eitizeus OF several OF the sur
rounding towns, who have contributed to
the Collection. There may have been dis
PLAY OF fruit in excess of this, in the State,
but we have never seen it exceeded. Some
few of the large number of varieties of ap-
pies, were beauties. The Alexander, the
Wine the Blue Pearmau'. the Beauty
of Kent were Just the handsomest dis
plays of this fine fruit, that we have ever
inspected. What particularly struck US
was the large number of varieties exhibited
and by each individual. One gentleman
from Lcvant another from Orrncton, and
three or tear we'll known citizens of Bangor
contributed largely to the tables. Grapes
that would do credit to any culture and
climate Pears that We're ripe and large,
were scattered profnsely over the tables.
not carelcsSly thrown around, but in pro
fuse quantities as specimens. but tastetully
arranged, The display of sGuaahcs, tur-
nips. beets, &c was more than crcditable,
and Hubbaras arc particularly firm. We
saw none of the larger and coarser varieties
that were so large as some raised in Eli
sworth aud exhibited at our County Fair.
bat the better varieties, We're clear up to
the mark. The tables were Handsomely
decorated with elegant boqucts which with
Tie taste and skill displayed in arranging
the articles, seemed to make the DISPLAY in
the evening a rich one. Let us ask jnst
here the question, Why cannot Ellsworth
start something of the kind , Let us try
the exper mcnt this fall.
Bangor has its full quota of Horse Men
men who are especially iutcrc ted III
owning or raising fine horses fast horses
perhaps we should say, ana this interest
has eliminated in the formation of a soc-
ETY. for the exhibition ofthe trottng quail
ties of fast horsehesh. Ta;s love of good
horses comes naturally to some men, and
boys too, but with this, there has grown up
among all more natural, generous, and
human treatment Of this noble animal. The
horse is better treated every way to dav,
than even ten years since. The brute
bipeds that starve and oyerwork linn are
growing scarcer every day. The men who
love fast horses are those who, almost al
ways take good care of them, and should
reconcile the slow coach men tn the two
forty men.
Bat oar pen Is running a race and run
ming wild too, and we therefore rein in and
get on the old track once more.
This afternoon VIC visited the Fair
Ground to witness the race between the
four year old colts. OF those entered for
this trial was the Bangor owned bv o, NJ.
Shaw, and the Dung Sherman, owned hy
.tbram Noudard. These horses are noble
cncs. but of the result of the race we will
let the Times speak. This evening issue
says:
The attendance in the afternoon was
quite large, and much interest was mani
tested in the race OF four wear colts, as It
had been announced that two representa-
ives of the famous stations, Mcclellan
and Gen. Knox" aud owned respectively
by mine host of the Bangor House and tie
Penobscut Exchange. The entries for this
class, No. 5, were as follows:
q. NJ. Shaw enters b. Bangor
Abram Woodland enters blk. :. Young
Sherman.
). Waterhouse, enters Honest Tom.
First premium. 500 second do SIS.
Honest Tonn was given the pole, Ban
cor in the centre aud ",Juhnny Sherman
odtside. Several attempts at scoring Were
made, but send Off could not be got
At this iuucture Shaw withdrew his horse
he having showed symptoms of lameness
This interiercd very much with the inter
est of the race, aud "pools" suddenly Went
ont ..slow." Finally, the word Ego" wa,
uttered from the stand, and Young Sher,
man and Honest Tom took an even start
Beforc reaching the quarter pole Young
Sherman took the lead handsomely, AMI
steadily increased it to the close, distanciue
lis competitor and winning the race. II,
broke but once, and THAT was on the homC
stretch. lad he been pressed, he w1ult
lave made better time. Time. BOG.
The next race was for gcn,cmcn's driy
ing horses or mares that never beat 81
First premium SO; second premium S25
A. q. Hunt enters Gray Stranger.
0. NJ. Shaw cutters b. g. Mac.
A. NJ. Savage cutters SkoVhegan Boy.
Gray Stranger won the pole .'Skow
hogan Ney" acxt to him, aud Mac out
ede. Several efforts We're made tn get
fair send off, and much time was expended
The ''Gray Stranger" acting BADLY, Ii
was withdrawn. The other two finally 90
the word 60 Before reaching the quar-
ter pole. Mac took the lead, trotting yer
prettily while .Skowhegan Boy broke bad
~ and could not be brought down to hi
work until Mac had increased the spac
letweea them TO several rods. To max
the matter short. Mac distanced the DO,
and was accorded the heat and race Tim
$40;
The next and last trot was between tn
stations Brown Harry and II. i. Billing
the former entered by S. ID. Cuslnan AN
the latter by A. y. Harlow. Brown Hal
~ won the heat by few lengths in 20,
Lillings was Withdrawn lame. when Brow
Harry won tn. next heat and race--tiln,
2:44.
AtuusTA, Get. 81. 1866