Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-10-10
The sweepstakes purse was lrotted for


at 2 p. NJ, and created much interest,"
There were but two entries, chestnut
horse, called the Hines horse, from Ok
ford. and Walkers bay mare from Stow.
Alter the first heat the latter was the
favorito, as she was square trotler, and
kept her gait, while the other ran easily, 1
though her driver, Albert Hines, quickly
brought her up. 1t was very even
match, the pole, which is nj least five
seconds better than the outside, being
nearly sufficient to gain the neat. The
Hines horse got the pole the first heat,
but breaking badly on the start, Loot it
and the bay mare won the heat very close
ly i'm 2 80. The even match OF the horses
created great interest in the result.
On the home stretch of the heat, while
the horses were neck To neck, the tire of
the sulky OF the bay mare broke, striking
with a loud click ut every revolution OF
the wheel, and making il dangerous Tor
the driver to go on, which disconnected
him and set the horse back considerably,
allowing the Hines horse to pass the
Judges stand little ahead. The judg-
mcnt OF the lockers on was that il should
be dead heat, owing to the accident,
but il was awarded to the Hines horse;
time 2 :46 IA.
a new sulky was procured and the Sd
heat was lrottod. The Hines lorse had
the pole, and u most exciting match was
had on this heat. Whenever the bay
mare would close OF the Hines To take
the pole, the latter would break, run .
little, and then be pulled in. This was
done several times. and the horses came
in with The Hines horse hall length or
SO OF his body ahead. The driver of the
bay mare claimed the heat OF account OF
the running of the other, but 1t was
awarded TO the Hines horse: time
= :i6 IA. This created an immense ex-
element in the crowd, who expressed
their dissatisfaction with great vehc-
mcncc. The judges were Seth /. llol
brook OF Oxford, Alex. 5. Thaycr OF
Paris and J. G.. Perry oil South Paris. -
Mr.. Holbrook claimed that by the rules
of The turf, when Il horse broke, and was
pulled up at once, and the horse gained
nothing by it, it did not effect the result.
But this failed 10 satisfy the crowd who
, had witnessed the race. and formed their
own conclusions, and they openly charg
ed uniairness and bias on the part OF
the Judges. They offered to make up A
purse TO Walker il he would withdraw
his horse which was done, and n stop put
TO the race. The purse was awarded to
the Hines horse.
The decision OF the committee was IN
, unfortunate one Tor them, under the cir.
+ cumslanccs, even it they were tight in
this particular Tor their previous dccis
ion in giving the Hines horse the heat
when tho accident occurred. had given
much offence. The suspicion that one O!
the Judges was interested pecuniarily in
the horse also tended 10 increase the
dis satisfaction. An impartial crowd will
not brook any appearance OF jockeying
in these agricultural horse trots.' which
are thought TO be on ~ her u higher plane
than common matches. II appeared 10
the unsophistocated that the driver oi
the Hines horse had his animal trained
TO run when desired, and that he broke
him up and iun him on purpose, and
gained 10y it, and jockeyed the other hotse
out of the heat. If this we're not So, il
was somewhal remarkable that the entire
, crowd was ol one way OF thinking, and
that they were all mistaken. Had there
been no suspicion OF bias on the part 81
any OF the committee, their decision
would have failed TO satisfy the crowd.
At the annual meeting. u question: ari'
sing ~ To membership. Il Committee CON
sisling of Dr. Tewksbury OF Portland
Farnum Jcwett OF Waterford and Free
, land Howe of Norway. WAS raised to re
port who are members OF the society, and
what changes arc needed, if any, in the
Constitution and By Laws-also 10 exam
: inc into the title to the land occupied 10y
/ the society, and leases, and the meeting
was adjourned 10 the next day 1T II noon
The committee then reported that nj
who had paid the admission fee OF Sl.OC
were members. and that non payment OF
assessments did not forfeit membership
, but recommended that the By Laws be sc
amended a, to make non payment OF as
sessments, within year after notice, Il
, forfeiture, and The Bylaws were sc
amended.
The following board of officers was
then elected:
Presidential. c. Reed
: Vice .President-Alex. Thayer.
, Tustees-I. NJ. Thomas, j. A. Bolster
! J. n. Baker, j. c. Rowe, V. DeCoster
t Sec. and Treas-A. c. L. King.
, The Norway Paper Manufacturing Co.
5 exhibited quantity of their wood pulp
: and newspaper made from it. 1t was
good looking firm paper, but we did not
r learn the price to compare it with other
+ A smart game of base ball was played
+ OH the ground, by the Club OF the Oxford
Normal Institute and the Hebron Acad.
, cmy boys. which resulted in favor OF the
, former, but we cannot give the score this