The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-29
COUNTY FAIR.


| Yesterday was the third and last day OF the
county fair at West Cumberland. The weather
| was excellent aud large crowd was in atten.
dance. The feature of the morning was the
grand sweepstakes drawing match for oxen for
apurse of $50. The judges were A. F. Wins
low of Falmouth, S. Babb of Westorook. and
G. Hall of Falmouth. The drag was loaded
with S576 pounds of granite and Eli Stone OF
Windham was the first man to try the load.
He started this great load 10 feet and inches
in 16 pulls. In three pulls straight ahead he
moved the drag six inches each time. A. G.
Chandler of New Gloucester put on his large
cattle and in pulls moved the load 81. The
load was reduced to 1879 pounds and c. W.
Hall of Windham put on his cattle and in 4
pulls moved the drag feet and inches. In
trying the fifth time the yoke broke and the
cattle were taken from the track. MI. VIM.
Prince put on O fine looking yoke of cattle, but
they couldn't start the load The judges
awarded Mr. Chandler the first money $50,
Mr.. Stone the second 500, and Mr.. Hall third
$40. In the match of Wednesday for cattle u
feet and over the judges awarded Mr.. Stone
the first premium and Mr.. Hall the second.
The blowing match came off IN the morning,
but there were but three teams entered. This
premium was for best blowing not for best
plows. The judges were Chas, Winslow of
Falmouth, B. F. Hall of Falmouth and John
Blanchard of Cumberland Mr. G. w. Hall of
Wlndham used one of Pettenglrs swivel
plows, Mr.. Rufus Morrison of Cumberland
No. Frye steel pillow, and Mr.. Chas Mitchell
of North Yarmouth a No. 4 Frye pillow. The
first two teams were oxen and the last horses,
and each one powed one-eighth of an acre.
The first premium was given to Mr.. Hall, the
second to Mr.. Morrison and the third to Mr.
Mitchell.
The next thing in order were the four year
old colts which were shown upon the track.
Only two appeared. Mr.. NVtter of Cape Eliz-
abeth showed his Kittie Morris and Mr.. A.
Skillings of the same town his Maggie B.
Smith. Both of them are fine animals, but
the judges have not announced their decision.
THE TRoTTING.
The first race of the day was for sweep
stakes purse of 5000, and there were four hors.
es entered and given positions as follows: Mr..
McDuffee ns King William, John Wall. Black
Rose, A. B. Scribner, Dare, and j. c. Benson,
Tom B. Patchen. The judges of the day were
Geo. F. Hitchins, R. Greeley and Amos Abb
bott. The horses were called at little before
three o'clock and were sent off after little
scoring.
First Heat-King William took the lead at
the word and held it to the last quarter, when
Black Rose went from the third position to the
second and on the home stretch passed to first,
winning IN ~, with William second, Dave
tir6 or,d fhn fau ifa Date har, %
the rear. This horse had a new driver aud
acted very bad, running good part of the dis
lance.
Second heat-The horses got fair start with
William we'll to the front and Patchen second
on the run. Dare was struggling hard, but
could not get up. Rose got a bad start and
kept in the rear. William. won the heat in
2. AZ, with Black Rose second, Dare third and
Patchen was set back to the fourth place for
running.
start and she made the best of it, for she shew
some excellent trotting, leaving the other
horses in the rear. She won the heat with but
little trouble in 2.41, with William second,
Patchen third and Dare last.
Fourth hedt-Patchen trotted better this time
but he was unused to his driver and Gid not
appear as usual. Rose kept her nose to the
front nearly all the way and won the heat and
race in 241. William took the second money,
while Patchen and Dare were obliged to divide
the third money, their rating being the same.
The following is the
SUMMARY.
WEST CUMBERLAND, Sept 2S...Sweepstakes race
for purse of $3.50. $40 to first, $65 to second and
$35 10 third. best in to harness.
John Wall MS Black Rose ........ .......1 2 1
Mr.: McDutfee ms King William. ...........2 /
j G. Benson ms Tom B. Patchen. ........4
A B Scribner ms Dare. ...................3
Time-2.42, ZAP, 2.41, PAL.
$50 CLASS.
The next race was for the $50 class for
purse of $75 and seven horses appeared and
were assigned positions as follows: John Win
slow Jones ms. Riverton, E. G. O'Brion rs.
Small Hopes, j. Loveitt ms. Molle, John E
Noyes ms. Nellie Sherman, W. j. Spiller u.s.
Forest Boy, G. G. Crosby ms. Brighton Girl,
VIM. Allen ms. Nonesuch.
First heat-Owing to the: narrowness of the
a start but after scoring few times the word
was given Mollie took the lead with Brighton
Girl and Nellie well up. Nellie crowded up on
her leader but the Girl spurted at the same
time and opened wider gap. She collared
Mollie in coming down the home stretch and
came in a length ahead, winning in 2.56, Nellie
second and Mollie third, with the others all
along the track.
Second heat-Nellie led and held it to the end
winning easily in $50, with Molie at her wheel
duu DIlRuUOu UlTl near al maui. hlVerGOQ,
Small Hopes and Nonesuch were distanced in
the heat.
Third Rehabilitation Girl was we'll to the
front at the word and she trotted finely. On
the home stretch she left both Nellie and Mol
lie, and distanced Forest Boy. The Girl won
in 2.46, with Nellie second and Mollie third.
Fourth heat-It was nearly dark when the
three horses got the word in this heat and
Brighton girl was evidently tired after winning
two heats the day before. She did not trot
with the same freedom. She fell behind both
Nellie and Mollie, while those horses made
dead heat and no time was taken.
This concluded the trotting for the night and
If Molie does not win the first heat trotted to-
day she will have to 60 the stable as it will be
the fifth heat in the race.
The following is the summary of the race as
far as it has progressed:
SUMMARY.
Same Day-Race for $50 class for purse of SIS.
$iO to rst S25 to second and $40 to third best IN
to harness.
G. q. Crosby ms Brighton Girl. .........1 1 o
John E. Noyes ms Nellie Sherman. .......2
W.J Spiller ms Forest Boy. ............4 dis
j. W. Jones MS Riverton. .................5 dis
ID &c c. oBrion ms Small Hopes. ............6 dis
Time-2.5O, ESQ, 246.
PREMIUMS.
The bulk of the premiumsiwll not be given
out until to-day and we shall publish them to-
morrow. We have the following this morning:
Fat Cattle-C. H. Morrill,, Cumberland, list prem;
R. H. Whitney, Falmouth, I'd.
Bulls-Eli stone, Windham, list prem on Here
ford years old; d. B. Soule, Freeport, I'd.
J: M. Brown, Falmouth, list prem on Jersey bull.
Blanchard Bros Cumberland, LIST on Jersey bull
2 years old.
g W. Winslow, Falmouth, showed fine Hereford
buli year old
Cyrus johnson handsome Durham bull calf six
months old.
A centennial department was added to the
exhibition yesterday. 1t proved one of tie
most attractive features in the hall. A nong
the notable articles was Bible $50 years old,
opium pipe, copy of the original proposals to
settle Yarmouth drawn up in 1851, pair of san
das and a curiously carved punch spoon made
hundred years ago with jack knife.