The Portland daily press., 1870-09-23
The State Fair.
AUGUSTA, sep. II, 1873.
To the Editor Of the Press:
THURSDAY FORENOON.

To the Editor Of the Press:
THURSDAY FORENOON.
The second day of State Fair has closed
The attendance has been large, upwards of
5000 people being on the grounds, while the
races were going on. The purse for 2 40 horses
came first on the programme and was ore of
the best and most clearly-se-stftutct races
ever saw. The drivers meant 'business" and
they done their best to accomplish it. The ia
vorites with the mass Of people appeared to be
'Beauregard" who represented the section,
being owned by Shawn young man of Angus
ia, (who is said to have raised him) IL dy
Burleigh" Of Fairfield, representing the Ken
pebunk, and "Abdallah" of Foxcroft, who
trotted for the honors of old Penobscot.
At the start land there was field of seven
horses) Abdalah rushed to the front ard
maintained that position, holly pursued by
Beaurega7d and "Sleepy David, owned at
Skowhegan, who by occasional spasmodio
jumps and runs, managed to keep we'll up to
"Abdallah," "Beauregard" maintaining his
position, closely followed by "Lady Burleigh,"
who trOtted very square and gained hosts of
friends at every stride. They came in on the
first half in about same position, and "Abdal-
lah' won the heat; time 2.41, which is equal
to 81 over good track. The track for want
of sprinkling and few hours judicious labor
was in wretched state, and the whole pleas
ure of the entertainments has been spoiled on
this account. When will the managers of this
sort of thing learn that the public have some
rights which should be respected?
The second heat resulted in favor of "Abdal-
lah," though it was a difficult one to decide a,
there was some tall specimens of jumping and
running on the part of Beauregard and Abb
dallah, but as neither gained much by the op-
erat on. the head was given to sAbdallah,'
(time 242), much to the chagrin of the friends
of "Beauregard," who thought their favorite
should have received the honor.
The horses were soon called up for the second
heat, and after great number of false starts
cot away much like flock of sheep going
through gap in the wall, "-Beauregard and
Abdallah coming to the front; but neither trot-
ted squarey, and running on the part of both,
and they came in in this way, it being neck
and neck affair, both horses coming to the
score together. The crowd of roughs assem-.
bed about the stand rushed to the track and
made a perfect pandemomium. Finally the
Judges decided that the heat belonged to the
Lady, and set the two leaders back for running
and placed them last in the next start.
Fourth heat was trotted next and "Lady
Burleish' on the home-ssreich let out several
links under the persuasion of the whip which
she took kindly and came home a winner;
time, 2.40 This gave two heats to s'Abdallah''
and two to the Lady. Pending the coming
heats the -Gentlemen's Driving Horses were
"sandwiched" in. There was quite number
OF entries for this purse Owners to drive) and
they came over the score in quite a Struggling
manner, Portland horse called "Dare" TAX
ing long lead. This horse trotted under
protest, on account OF his having WOE purse
at the New England Fair the year previous,
lthe premium being "a road wagon valued at
5000 1t being mooted question whether
wagon is or not money or its representation
After considerable deliveration the prize Gan
elegant harness, valued at 500, made by Dunn
OF POrtlsnd) was awarded to the owner OF Dare
9. K. Mlliken, Esq of Portland.
We noticed very fine animal in this class
driven by the proprietor of the Mansion
House, "a Host as is Host which for color,
style and action combined, with as much speed
ing apparently intent upon keeping out of the
dust and having good time generally to
himself A very fine large horse of the "Fly-
ing Morrill, stock was in this class (owned by
Leland. a young and enterprising gentleman
from the thriving town of Skowhegan). But
to resume my account of the forty race.
The fifth heat was trOtted next, and "Beau-
regard having at last settled down to his
work showed great endurance (the Lady
and "Abdallah" both showing slight signs of
fatigue( and came home winner by about half
length: At this stage of the race it looked
as though the matter could not be finished be-
fore dark, and large portion of the people be-
gan to leave but the judges decided to trot it
heat This time the owner of "Abdsllah''
took the reins from his driver and thought he
could engineer his horse around without quite
so much running; but alas, the best laid
schemes will gang agley," and before he
reached the quarter pole he managed to collide
with the 'Lady's" sulky and the result was
an ,'ignominous spill" the driver, Mr.. JEFF
fards, landing on the track and "Abdallah'
made rush for the low fence which guards the
track on the inside, and he soon made hash of
his sulky, but was stopped in the centre and
again hltched to new sulky and took his
pace IN the next race, which was won by
'Beauregard," who finished up the seventh
heat in good shape and the judges gave him
the first premium and the Lady" second.
The purse for five year olds was not finished
tsough they came on to the track and were
SHOWN to the judges and there were some fine
We mentioned in the show of Jersy'sav vary
nne nerd owned by DIR. Bontile of Waterville,
gentleman who has given his leisure time
and thought to this branch of breeding, and he
has succeeded (by liberal and iudicisus ex-
penditure of time and money! in PRODUCING a
herd OF this breed of animals which would do
honor to the Qheen's own stables. have not
time nor have you space to enumerate the va
rlous animals, but cannot close without a men
ton of Belle Flower" marvel of beauty and
gentleness, having some of the best blood ever
brought into the States. I hope at some future
time to be able to!give you an extended account
of this herd, as all such efforts on the part OF
breeds should be commended and ought to be /
sustained by liberal purchases of the Young ]
stock. The Messrs. Dane also have some fine
"Jersy" stock, and Col. G. w. Stanley of Au-
gusta, shows splendid COW of this breed. I
shall try and give the cattle look over to-day
and give you some account of the sshort
horns" "Ayshires," dutch" ETC., etc.