The Portland daily press., 1875-10-06

Cumberland, three native cows;Chas S. Sweet
ser, North Yarmouth, grade Durham and
Hereford S. Porter, Cumberland, grade Here
ford and Durhams; VIM. Blanchard, Cumber-
land, natives and grade Holstein; G. G. Eaton;
Cumberland, COW; FL. Eaton, do, natives and
grades; G. N. morrill,, Cumbe land, native
cows; M G.lRoberts, Westbrook, Jersey COW;
John Brown, Cumberland, grade heifer; Dan
iel Marston, Cumberland, heifer; A. f. Wins
low, Falmouth, Hereford COWS, several grades;
G, E. Herrick, Cumberland, grade COW; E. o.
Morrill, North Yarmouth, heifer; Newell Tur-
ner, Freeport, Jersey COW and heifer; R f.
Merrill, Cumberland, grade Jerseys; VIM.
Thompson, Gray, jersey and Ayrshire calves;
A. w. Winslow, grade Durham;J. 2. Rome,
North Yarmouth, grade Durhams; Albert
Rideout, Cumberland, herd of grades; j. H.
Carter, Yarmouth, grade; Levi j. Hall. grade
Durhams; Gen. j. M. Brown, 2 Jerseys l
Durham and grade Jerseys; W. L. Allen,
West Gray, grade jersey; w. W. Harris,
Cumberland, 2 Ayrshire cows.
THE HALL EXHIBITION.
We did not have much time to examine the
hundreds of things useful, beautiful and desir-
able in the new hall Of the Club. M. w. Pear
son, ESQ.,, the Secretary of the West Cumber-
land Club, has charge of the entries in the hall.
in which difficult task he had the efficient aid
OF Mrs. Pearson, and your reporter is under OBJ
legations to both for assistance. The entries in
the department of crops was not full, so we do
cot publish them. Among those entered was
statement of yield of BOZ bushels of oats
from five pecks of seed sown on an acre of
land. The samples of dairy products are quite
numerous and apparently of excellent quality.
The canned fruits, corn berries. etc., constitute
noticeable feature Of the fair. The samples are
the best looking we ever saw. of garden
'sarse," there is great abundance; the big
gest and the handsomest that the county pro-
duces There are squashes as big as hay-cocks,
and turnips as large as squashes used to be.
The display Of fruits is a surprise to those
who have been led to believe that this is not
an apple year. Not only DO we find the finest
specimens of all the bsst varieties of the apples,
but all the varieties of plums and pears that
will grow in this climate We were also sur
prised to see several well grown samples of
peaches. Among the principal contributors to
this very creditabe display are James Doten,
North Yarmouth; Thomas Greeley, Cumber-
land; Fl. M. Chase, North Yarmouth; n B.
Wilson, Falmouth; 81. Hamilton, North Var
mouth; Silas Skillngs, do. Columbus Knight,
Falmouth; A. H. Farris, Cumberland; A. T.
Rideout, G. P. Shirley, R. T. Rideout, L. 81.
Morrill,, VIM. Blanchard, o. A. Mumford, R.
Morrison, Cumberland.
THE TRoT.
At q o'clock the 24S class, purse 5000, $11O
to first, $50 to second and $50 to third, was
trotted. The following entries were made with
the result appended
L. J. Bracket, ms. g. Chas. Miller, 2 8
G. j. Wescott, ms. G G. Deerng Boy,
and ruled out at end of fifth heat.
Charles Clark, ms. blk g. BIackbird, 2 2 1 Q
G. e. Crosby, ms. Lady Mansfield, 34311
Time, 254, 2.52, 2.48, 2.42, $50.
As the five heats did not decide the race, it
will be resumed to-day at II o'clock.
PROGRAMME TO-DAY.
The regular business Of the exhibition begins
to-day. This forenoon the horses will be shown
on the track and the hauling match will take
place.
In the afternoon it is expected that trot will
take place for the $500 purse, for which the
well known stations General Tilton's Slasher,
Warren's Messenger Knox, and E. N. Perry's
Lightfoot will contend.
Persons going to the Fair over the Maine
Central will be returned free.
The ladies connected with the West Cumber-
land Farmers Club furnish an excellent bill of
fare at the dining hall, over the exhibition
room.