The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-11
Great CO7scOaI7'se at the Fair
GrOM7ads.
The TrOttj1g at the Park.

The closing day of the Fair opened auspi-
ciously. The weather was beautiful and the
skies were lovely and serene, though at times
overloaded. The attendance at the halls was
very large, but it was not so much crowded as
on Wednesday. The various rooms were throng-
ed with visitors, who appeared to be delighted
at the display. The agricultural room attract
ed a large crowd Of visitors, and it was anus
ing to see them examine the specimens of po-
tatoes there exhibited. The other articles ex-
hibited in that room did not escape attention,
and many were the enconiums bestowed upon
the farm and dairy products.
The picture gallery was crowded throughout
the day, and after the visitors there had salts
fed themselves they wendell their way to the
rooms of the Natural History Society," and
chimes were in operation and sweet music was
discoursed from the various instruments on ex-
hibition.
The receipts at the Fair have been very large.
They will amount to from twenty to twenty
five thousand dollars, paying all the expenses
of the Fair and leaving handsome balance for
future purposes. The Fair has been a success
in every way. 1t has attracted to our city a
larger concourse of citizens than has ever be-
fore been known, and it has established the
fact that Portland is the place to hold an Ag-
ricultural Fair.
In our notices of articles exhibited at the
halls we unintentionally omitted the products
of the Portland Sugar Company, Messrs. J. B.
Brown & Sons. They were awarded the pre-
| MUM for sugar manufactured from molasses
FOREST CITY PARK.
The weather opened this morning rather in
suspicious, being cloudy and foggy, but to-
wards noon the fog lifted and better day
could not have been wished for. The track
was in splendid condition.
At o'clock A. M. the grand procession Of
the stock on exhibition took place. The horses
in particular made fine display.
At II o'clock DR.. Loring of Massachusetts,
President of the New England Society, deliv-
cred the address flor which see first page.)-
5000.
THE RACES.
The weather was cloudy and cool, and just
the day for race.
The first race was No AZ, for horses that
never trotted better than 2.58, mile heats, in
harness, 8 in 5, 500 to first, $50 to second
Entries-Delhi, by j. D'Artheney, Augusta
Gibson Horse, s. e., by S. f. Gibson, Bethel
Ned Lewis, b. g., by A. NJ. Savage, Waterville
Brown Nathan, brn. e., by E. Russell, Buck.
field.
Judges-Gen. Matt Head of N. H., Thomas
Sanders of Mass, j. 7. Berry of Rockand.
The horses came to the stand promptly on
the call of the judges, soon after one O'Clock
Objection was made to Brown Nathan, he
having trotted, as was stated, better that rs
After consultation he was allowed to trot un.
der protest.
The positions assigned were thus 1st Gibson
horse; I'd, Ned Lewis; Sd, Delhi; 4th, Brown
Nathan. Previous to the start the Gibson
horse was withdrawn.
First Heat-Brown Nathan, driven by T.
Russell, took the lead and kept it handsomely
throughout the heat without breaking, an6
winning in 241 ga. Ned Lewis came in about
six lengths behind and Delhi about sever
lengths behind Brown Nathan.
Second Reat-After scoring twice they go
the word $50" Brown Nathan Immediately
took the lead and maintained it throughout
the heat, Ned Lewis, however, pressing hin
closely. Delhi came in third. Brown Nathan
won the heat in 2.45 "a.
Third Health this heat as in the others
Brown Nathan took the lead and kept it ir
splendid style. Ned Lewis contested the lat
ter part with Delhi in an exciting manner and
came in ahead of the latter horse. Brown Ma
than won the heat in 244 a. The first prize
was given to Brown Nathan, the man who pro
tested having withdrawn his horse. Second
prize to Ned Lewis.
The second race was No. 43, for horses thai
have never trotted better than 254, mile heats
in harness. 8 in 5; $50 to first, $50 to second.
Ent-;--.-''"Ier Boone, S. &c. nv II. LAIN
OF Pennington; Ton1 Thumb, b. e, by Geo. I'll
Bailey, of Portland; Humming Bird, blk. m.
by John May, of Augusta; Cotton, W. g., by
by A. M. Savage, of Waterville.
First Reat-Humming Bid had the pole
The horses got the word at the second score.
Humming Bird took the lead in the first quar-
ter, when she broke badly and Daniel Boone
took the lead and maintained it handsomely,
winning the heat in 251 "a.
Second Rea.-After scoring twice the horses
got off. The sorrel horse took the lead and
maintained it, only breaking once and that
slightly, winning in 247 3d. Humming Bird
broke badly once or twice, but came in at the
close eight lengths behind.
Third Heat-After scoring three times they
got send off, Daniel Boone took the lead
as usual and maintained it handsomely, and
won the heat and the race. Time-251 "a
247 3-4; 247 1-2.
The third race, and that which attracted the
greatest degree of interest, was No. "A, open to
all trotting horses, mile heats, to harness, best
3 ia B; 800 to first, $500 to second. Entries
Mcclellan, buckskin, by A. M. Worcester, Of
Boston; Troublesome, ching, by S. Fl. Jacobs,
of Westbrook; India Rubber Ben, blk. G, by
81. A. Hall, of Boston; Topsey, by George H.
Bailey, of Portland.
The judges were the same as in the previous
races.
First Health the toss India Rubber Ben
won the pole; Mcclellan I'd, Troublesome Sd,
and Topsey, formerly Empress, the outside.
After scoring three times the word was given,
although the horses did not get an even start ;
tended to jockey. Troublesome took the pole
on the first quarter and maintained it through
out the heat, although sorely pressed by Top
sey and India Rubber Ben. Time, 237 81
Second Heat-This time the word eco" was
given on the first score. For the first quarter
the race was very exciting, Troublesome, Top
sep and Ben being neck and neck, but ON the
second quarter Troublesome broke and Ben
took the pole and held the lead throughout the
heat. On the third quarter the contest for the
second position was very exciting. Mcclellan
who up to this point had been the last horse,
passed Troublesome and then went for Topsey.
Down the home stretch the race between these
two was very exciting and interesting, and
Topsey won the second position by half
length.
Third Heat-This heat was not as interesting
as the other two, as it was evident from the
start that India Rubber Ben had it all his own
way. Topsey, however, did not break during
the heat and came in second. Troublesome
came in third and was set back for running.-
Time, 2.37.
Fourth Heat-The start was given on the first
score, and all four horses turned the first quar-
ter together, but Ben proved too much for his
competitors and came in the winner of the
third heat and race in 2.361
SUMMARY.
India Rubber Ben... !
Troublesome. ......"............1
IOpSy. ................"......5 z
Time. 2s7I -236-2s7-2.s64
India Rubber Ben was awarded the first