The Portland daily press., 1874-10-10
Farmers Meetings.
York County Fair-Four,h and Inst Day.

York County Fair-Fourih and Inst Day.
BDDEFoRD, Oct 0.
The York county fair for 1874, being the 9th
OF the ilk, has just closed happily With most
enjoyable evening at the hall in Biddeford
The hall has been crowded to overhowing with
visitors, who have appreciated fully the exten-
sve dis,lay of articles and the excellent music
discoursed by the Institute Band of Saco, which
has been in attendance every evening since the
opening of the fair.
While the show of stock and fancy articles
has been that of an ordinary county fair. the
show of vegetables has been unusually good,
and was not surpassed by that of the state fair
at Lewiston. One of the most interesting sights
in the hall was the collection of coins display
ed by Hon. Ferguson Hanes of this city, Though
he exhibited but about one-fourth of his entire
collection, which is one of the most complete in
the country, the show was one of the finest that
We haver seen.
The walls of the hall were completely tapes
tried with highly colored rugs, mats, quilts, etc.
which attracted more than their fair share
attention, if one may judge by the number of
upturned faces which, with open eyes and
mouths, passed in review before them.
An article which attracted great deal of no
tice was the improved gas burner of Scrbner
and Sweetser of Boston; the burners were ex-
hbted with test metre, the workings of which
were distinctly visible through its glass front.
Most OF the uninitiated visitors pronounced it
an improved gas cooking stove and rema rked
upon it accordingly.
Or he same table Mr. Treat exhibited his
famous rubber paint which has recently taken
so many state and county fair premiums. On
the opposite eide of the table Mccoy & Co., of
Portland, exhibited their soapstone roofing.
which has Just taken the silver medal at the
New Hampshire, and the bronze medal at the
Maine State Fair. 1t has created most favor
able impression here, and bids fair to be the
roofing for this place.
Mr.. Hayden Smith, the shell man. in his
nobby sailor suit, attracted great deal of at
tention and did thriving business with his
tasteful and complete collection of sea shells
ank foreign curios ties His collection was not
as large as usual, as large portion of it is at
the G. A r. fair in your city.
The Races.
The track was in very good condition this af-
ternoon in spite of the heavy<Ain last night,
owing principally to the efforts of the judges
and marshal of the race, who worked nobly
over it during the forenoon, hoe in hand. There
were three races, the first for gentlemen's driv-
ing horses, best in 8, for purse of S1S, was
won by Mr.. j. G. Shaw of Biddeford, with his
rcan geldng John Henry. Best time, 316A
The four year old race was won by the b. e.
Winning Peter, Mr.. B. NJ Towle Of Biddeford.
Best time, 8 1911. The 2.50 race was won by the
z. e. Honest Tom, Mr.. Samuel Chase OF Saco
Best time, 2.4S4
At the close of the horse trots u most excit-
ing and laughable sack race took place between
David Morris, Joseph Henry, John O'Brien
and Micky Marr, for purse of $40, S4 TO first,
So to second, 50 to third and 81 to fourth. Dis
tance fifty yards and return. This race was
won by David Morris; time, O.iSf.
The races for tomorrow Saturday are as
follows:
There will be two races The first will be for
purse of 500, for horses that never beat 2.40;
$50 to 1st, $50 to I'd, $40 to Sd.
Entries-Black gelliDg, "Black Ralph" by
Stephen Gowen.
Gray gelding, "Honest Tom," by S..Chase,
Saco.
Brown geIding, "Little Fred" by r. s. Tay-
lor.
Buckskiu gelding, Blossom" by r. T. Lar
ribee, Biddeford.
The second race will be for livery horses, for
purse of $50; SIS to LIST, $40 to I'd, So to Sd.
Entries-Brown geding, ''Sam," by r. Il.
Larribee.
Chestnut gelding, ''Honest Charley" by j.
W. Gilpatrick.
Bay gelding, '.Loafer," by Geo. f. Dane.
Chestnut gedng Billy" by A. j. Doliff
There will also be some tall walking by John
Oddly of Fall River, who is to walk two miles
in fifteen minutes, for purse of 500. There
will be also the comical sight of valuable pig
shaved, CREASED and let loose inside the track,
his pigship to be the prize of whoever is so
fortunate as to catch and hold him. Altogether
to morrow will be field day for this place, and
the attendance at the trotting park is expected
to be unusually large. K
C0rnisi, Town Fair
The beautiful autumnal weather of the past
week, and the many attractions presented by
the good people of Cornish and surrounding
towns drew together hundreds at the fair in
that town Wednesday and Thursday.
These annual gatherings or farmers holidays
when rightly conducted, are productive of
much good, bringing the great mass of people
nearer together, and presenting opportunities
fer cultivating the social qualities of our na-
ture. The gathering this year was very sue
cessful one, nearly two thousand being in at
tendance at the park en- Thursday. The event
closed with grand social party at Woodbury's
Hall, Thursday evening
The following were the races trotted:
FIRST DAYS. MISUTE RACE.
G. H. Mi.lken's b Hiram. % 1 2 drawn
X. G. Knights Wild Harry, 3 3 1
M. b. Davis blk m Blk Anna, 3 8 2 o 2
| Time-3.00, 3.01, 3o7, $780, 3.02, sos.
| SECOND DAY-sTALLIoN RACE.
NJ. q. Davis bn Johnny Morrill,, 1 al
VIM. HI. Warren's blk Blk Diamond. 2
Time-25 so, PSI, 253 2.52, 2.52.
THIRD RACE-2.40 RACE.
j. F. Rand's Wild Harry, 2 8 8
NJ. B. Davis bn Johnny Morrill,, 1 2 2
F. Pugsley's gWhite Stocking 8 5 1
Time-2.5O, 249, 252, 2.56, 2.55, 2.55.
swEEPsTAKE RACE.
r. G. Knights Wonder, 3 3 2
- Berry's blk Dick Turpin. 2 3 8
r. L. Larrabee's blk Blossom, 1 1
Time-2.473. 2.45, 2.494.
STURGEON ON SMOKING. MIR. Spurgeou writes
to the London Telegraph in reply to some stric-