The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-20
WEST CUMBERLAND FAIR.
Opening of the Animal Exhibition.

The annual exhibition of the Cumberland
Farmers Club opered at the grounds in West
Cumberland yesterday morning under very ia
vorable auspices. The weather was delightful
and the attendance was larger than ever seen
at any previous exhibition The display both
in the hall and on the grounds was very Salts
factory. If the weather is fine today there will
be large attendance from this city.
The display in the hall was remarkably good.
This branch of the exhibition was under the
management of o. S. Stanwood and wife OF
North Yarmouth, who deserve great deal of
credit for the arrangement of the articles on
exhibition.
The tables are arranged lengthwise with the
hall.
On the first table is the display of vegetables
and one may we'll be astonshed at the variety
and size of the exhibition.
The second table is covered with plants, pre-
serves and fancy work.
On the third table may be found most
tempting display of native fruits.
The show of apples is unusually good, while
the pears, grapes and melons convince one
that the soil of Maine is not so barren as some
would have us suppose.
The walls and rafters are hung with quilts,
rugs and fancy articles of home manufacture.
On one side of the building is seen large dis
play of ripe CORD, and near the entrance are a
number of fine plows manufactured by Cam.
eron OF this city.
j. L. Webster of Gray has on exhibition a
handsome sleigh which was exhibited at the
late n E. Fair.
ON THE GROUNDS.
The display Of cattle this year is unusually
large. There are about fifty yoke of oxen on
exhibition besides the bulls, cows and hefers
The display of swine and sheep is
not very large. There is fine show made in
the poultry line, and the exhibition of mares
and colts is very good.
The pulling match, open to three grades of
draft cattle, was the first thing on the pro.
gramme, and promptly at balf-past ten the
work was commenced. The cattle were hitch
ed to drag loaded with heavy stones, and
were allowed ten minutes in which to show
their mettle
The first match was open to all draft cattle
girting less than seven feet. For this match
the drag was loaded with 4121 pounds. Joseph
Hicks of Cumberland first hitched on his yoke
Of four year old CATTLE measuring feet 6
inches. They pulled the drag 3 feet. A. f.
Winsow of Falmouth then put on his four
year olds, measuring feet inches, who pull
ed tie drag IS feet. The drag was then loaded
with 1915 pounds and Josiah Morrill, of Cum
berland put on his cattle, measuring feet 4
inches, who pulled the load 26 feet in the allot-
ed time. Neal Farwell of Cumberland put on
his yoke of five year olds, measuring feet IL
inches, who pulled the load feet
For the trial of oxen measuring between Z
and u feet, the drag was loaded with 5485
pounds. John Barstow's seven year olds,
measuring feet 8 inches. pulled the drag %
feet in one pull. A. E. Winslow of Falmouth
tried his seven year olds, measuring feet, who
pulled the darg so feet The drag was loaded
with COOS pounds and Chas. Morrill, of Cumber-
land hitched on his six year old cattle, meas.
uring feet inches. They pulled the load 81
feet with ease. W. M. Merrill of Cumberland
brought forward yoke of six year old CATTLE
measuring 7 feet 1 inch. They pulled 54S5
pounds Ga feet.
In the third match, the drag was loaded with
with 6507 pounds, and was open to cattle meas
uring more than u feet. The first cattle at
tached to the load belonged to Granville Hall
of Falmouth. These cattle were taken right
from the pasture and were unshod. They are
seven Byears old and measured feet inches.
They pulled the load 50 feet inches Eli Stone
of Windham brought forward two yoke of
oxen. The first measured s feet / inch and are
seven years old. This pair pulled 65S7 pounds
A feet. The second pair, nine years old and
IS feet inches This pulling match was pro-
nounced by good judges to be one of the best
that has been held in the state.
THE RACES.
The judges we're Frank Libby, Portland, Syl-
vanus Porter, Cumberland, and W. II. Smell,
Deering. The first race was for the 240 class
for purse of $50, divided as follows: $25, $15,
$40.
There were seven nominations, and positions
were drawn as in the summary. Nellie Sher-
man took first money, Black Diamond second,
and Presumpscot Girl third. The following is
the summary:
John E. Noyes, Portland, Nellie Sherman.
E. SIinchfeld, Cape Elizabeth, Presumpscot
Il. u. Bracket, Gorham, Black Diamond. 80. 2 2
R. Rand, Portland, Lady Wentworth. 8 Z 7
s. j. Hazeltne. Portland, Centennial. ... 6
d. ID. Sawyer, Portland, Ihurlow Knox..... 5
Time-244 2.42, 2.43.
The second race was for four-year-old colts
for purse of $50, divided as follows; $l5, $40
SIS.
There were but two horses started in this
race. Black Arthur won first money in three
straight heats. The following is the summary:
V. G. Hall, Windham, Black Arthur. ......1 1
j. II. Allen, Gray, Jennie Knox. .........., 2 Q 2
Time-3.O2t, 301i, 800.
PREMIUMS AWARDED.
Town Teams-1st prem to Falmouth, I'd to Cum
Working Oxen-1st prem S. M. Bracket of Cum
berland, I'd d, F. Hamilton to Falmouth.
Fat Cattle-1st and I'd prem to j. "A. q A. s.
Smith of Deering.
Draft Oxen over u feet-1st prem to Eli Stone of
Windham, I'd to Granville Hall, Falmouth.
DO between and y fist prem to VIM. Merrill
Do under fist prem to j, Morrill, of Cumber-
land, I'd to A. F. Winslow of Falmouth.
ham, I'd to G. W. winsiow Of Falmouth 1 Dutch ND
to f. M. Blake of Falmouth; Jersey-2d to G. w.
Haskell of No. Yarmouth.
Sheep ewes I'd prem, Jos Hicks. Cumberland.
-Swine-.,Breeding Sows, LIST prem, Hodgdon, No
Yarmouth; % do, Leighton, Falmouth.
gst Mich II do prem aodn No Var
Breeding Cows-1st prem, Joshua Staples, Nd
Yarmouth; I'd do, Chas Mitchell, No Yarmouth.
2 year old Heifers-1st prem, W Winslow, Fall
mouth; % do j Hunt, Gray.
Yearllng Heifers- Ist prem, Loring, No Var
mouth; I'd do, A Winsow, Falmouth
PROGRAMME FOR TO DAY.
At9.30 a. m, blowing match on the grounds.
10 a. M. pulling match for sweepstakes, open
to draft cattle.
Up. M, base ball game between the Unions
of Cumberland and Freeports of Freeport.
2.30 p. M, races for three-year.old colts and
sweepstakes.
A Strange Case.
Thursday night Mr.. A. G. M. Sylvester the
postmaster at Oak Hill, was awakened in the
night by man who asked to be put up for the
night. Ga going to the window he recognized
the man as one Files whom he knew quite well.
He directed him to public couse near by, tell
ing him he could not accommodate him. Files
however plead SO hard that Mr.. Sylvester went
down to the door to admit him. After opening