The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-10-28

the last six months have been owned in
this State opened at the Forest City Park 10
Yves brook yesterday morning. The premiums
Tor excellence Of stock in the various classes
amount to- 81 900, with $500 additional for
trottiug horses The classes are fifteen in mum
ber with premiums for mares with foals. geld
ngs and fillies of various ages, stations,
matched, draft, saddle, fancy matched and
family horses There are three classes Tor
trotting horses, one for horses hat never trot-
led for money with certain conditions of SIZE
Sweepstakes are open to all horses owned in
this State for the past six months.
The enteries were quite numerous in the va
rious classes and many of the horses were fine.
The following are the entries:
Entries Sweepstakes. Glass 49, "Rigbt
Bower G r p. Wheelden, Bangor, "Dagou"
by by e. G. Turner, "Snowbap' by l. Bracket
Windham; .Maine Girr' of Saco, "Cushnoc''
u AUG usta, Bully Brooks" Augusta.
Family Horses. Glass 15.-'Jrnnie Oxford
of Portlaod, "Nabub" II. TAYLOR, Portland,
Brown Dan" G p Merrill, Portlau /, Com
ing" E. Dana, Jr., Portland.
2:5S Class..Geo Chadhourn., Gorham: Wm.
H Bartlett, Buck field. 'Naoob'' by 81. Taylor,
'Black Diamond" L. Bracket.
Matched Horses Don" and "Don Jr." by
q. Taylor, Portland.
Fancy Match-"Suow Ball' and "Black
D,Woud" by L. Bracket.
2:3S Glass Brown Nathan" by G. Russell,
'DAeon" E. G. Turner, "Snow BAH" L. Brack-
ut, "Chadbourne Horse by Bartlett, of Cor
ham.
mdres and Fodls-Clement, thorough. bred
mare, BY f. N. Dow; bay mare Lily Bay" by
IL. Taylor, Portland; bav mare by Mark Mosh-
er. bay mare bv Coffi, Bros.
-Four Year ODDS Belle Portland" by j. S.
H. aid, Portland; cab del-Kader'' H. Taylor
"Blauche'' by L Bracket
Three Year Olds -"Mattie'' j. S. Head,
Portland; IL, dy L ,nman" by W Pagsey of
Wad.wdr,h' by Harry Rchardso g'; lad eu Of
th. Lake" NJ F Joselyn.
Too Yaer Dds -"Favorite" by F. Josevn,
"E, han Allen, Jr., of Limerick, Me-; BLACK
Dao" by III. Taylor.
Entries: For horses that never trotted for
premiums "Don," H. Taylor; "Jennie Ok
ford" OF Portland "Chadoourpe Horse by
Bart EFT, of Gorham; Brown Dan" by G. p.
Merrill, Portla cd; ''Comipe" by E DINA, Jr
The morning bid fair to be succeeded by a
glorious day, but before noon the wiud chang
ION that quarter, putting a damper on the
sport of the day.
However, as long az did not rain the pro-
oramme of the day went on. at Just two and q
half o'clock the first race was called, but the
horses could not be got to the score till three,
when the first heat of class No 49, tor horses
that never beat 2:38 was trotted between
Brown Nathan" "Sno@ball" and 'Dagon.'
The former won the first heat in 2:44 IL
The four year Odds were then rung IN,
two answered to The call. VIZ: 'Bele"
of Portland, owned by j. S. Heald, and Alb DEL
Kaoer, oy Henry Taylor. u The former won the
first beat in 3:17 IA jogging 10, AID del Kader
being nowhere, evidently needing discipline
and more age to make a trott'r
The second heat ia the 2.3S race was thea
trot ed off and won by Brown Nathan; time,
45. Family horses in class Is were brought
ford, very handsome, prom si'g mare, owned
by Portland gentleman; Ndbcb, bay geld
ing, owned by Henry Taylor; Brown Dau, a
coming horse, by g. Z. Merrill of Portland
The mare having the pole, they got away after
Two or til re false starts, but the mare was
headed nv Nabob, who took lead and kept il
winning heat time, 8 OF, Brown Dan second
The ,our year Odds were again started and
the Belle bad it all her own way, winning the
heat in hand, and had she been pushed could
have no doubt beaten three misutes.
The saddle race was called next and but on,
hors. made his appearance, viz NabOb, ownet
by Henry Taylor. The other horses entered
two in Number, not starting, this race (beiD.
three to enter, two TO STAR was not trotted OF
and the horses in the 2 SO class agail
called I'D and the heat was won by Nathan
| time 247 This ended the races for the day
| and at $50 O'Clock the exhibition closed, to b
| renewed at O'Clock Friday morning, and at
o'clock the premium for three year old geding
| and tillies will be trot.ed for.
The races for the after noon, which begin a
| 2 1 O'Clock with horses that never beat 2 As
will come off first followed by class 16, 70
horses that never trotted for premiums o
| money; and the great event cf the day, VIZ
| Sweepstakes for premium of $3.50. will also b
trutted off Fol this race "Maine Girl" c
Saco, formerly Lady Matthew'S" "Rieh
Bully Brooks OF Augusta. aud "Suow Ball,
| OF Portland are entered; and the race must b
good one We are requested to say tina
should the day be stormy, this part of the pre-
gramme will be fiuish-d the first fair day. TIL
attendance, considering the weather, was fat
and the exhibition a success.
The judges in class IS 3S race, were: j
Stubs, Yarmou b; E N. Greeley, Portland
AID Nathan Nutter, Gorham. In class Is, to
Family Horses w. G. Davis, G III Meserv'
and A=J. Bolton, Bangor. In class A. tor fou
year olds, j. P. B. Weldon, Bangor; Henr
Fowler, Portland, and one other whose nan
we did not learn. On Breeding Mares, NJ
Sawtelle of Bangor, Henry Fowler, Portland
and r. G. Harding, Gorham.