The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-26
HORSES,

Among the horses is fO0nd the tw0-year OLD
colt Nellie Knox, owned by Josiah Morrill,,
also John e. Noyes shows q four.year old
mare, and j. q. Benson the three.year colt,
Geo. Patchen. d. L. Bailey of West Gray
exhibits the stallion Crusoe, which is three
years old and sired by Lightfoot. He took the
first premium. j. G. Benson has also three
year old stallion, L. D. King two-year old
colt, and e. G. Blanchard a fine four-year old
stallion, Norman Patchen. Hale Leighton OF
West Falmouth shows three-year old stallion.
s. B. Cobb of Gray exhibits mare with foal,
and Alvin Blanchard fine one-year old colt.
Albert Rdeout shows breeding mare and colt;J.
M. Whitney two-year old gelding; 81. Poole
colt three months old, and Joel Leighton and
Frank Fl. Marston each two.year old colt.
FOWLS.
The exhibition of fowles is very fine. Il. Il.
Anderson shows one coop of Pekin ducks and
Fred Anderson two coops, one coop of young
ones. Eugene Stowel has a coop of black
Chinese bantams and Horato Herrick coop
of Plymouth Rock chickens. Samuel Porter
shows trio of Leghorns, W. P. Harris one
coop Ronen ducks, and Willie II. Leighton
trio of Partridge cochns. Some Brown Leg.
horns and Plymouth Rocks are shown by How
ard c. Chase aud Ell. A. Osgood of North Var
mouth. M. o. Huston of Falmouth exhibits a
coop of large Plymouth Rock chickens. Geo.
Blanchard & Bros. have some coops of fine
Pekia ducks, some young others old, and
coop of bronze turkeys. H. B. McIntire
shows SO he Plymouth Rock chickens. Geo.
N. Wilson of Falmouth exhibits some coops of
buff cochin chickens, one of light brahmas and
one of brown leghorns. E. G. Blanchard has
some golden seabrights. Eva H. Loring of
North Yarmouth has two coops, each con tain
ing trio of seabrignts.
SHEEP AND SWINE.
The show of sheep and swine, although not
very large, is excellent Some fine sheep are
exhibited by Joel Leighton & Son of Falmouth,
Albert Drnkwater and Hezekiah Eaton of
Cumberland f. M. Blake of Falmouth ex-
hibits foe cotswold ram and Fred s.. Whit
ney Of Gray pair of twin la<nbs. The show
of swine is small, Geo. Blanchard & Bro. being
the only exhibitors. The swine il all Berk-
shire and in one pen is the SOW Bismarck
Claripa' with litter of nine pigs; in another
the sow Gloucester Stumpy" with five pigs.
and in another thoroughbred boar.
THE RACES.
In the afternoon two races were trotted, one
for the 40 class and one for five year old colts.
In the first class were entered Kopeck, Drew
Knox and John Morrill, In the second there
was Dexter, Eva, Sir Dahlgren, Jennie Knox
and Arthur. The horses all started that were
entered and the races were quite interesting.
The following are the
SUMMARY.
CUMBERLAND FARMERS CLUB TRICK Wedues-
day September 25.-For 2.40 class. Purse $50. Best
in to harness.
F. o. Woodbury., b. g. John Morrill,. ........1 1
WIN. Irish, blk s. Drew Knox. .............2
Owner, ch. g. Kopseck. .."...........3 3
Time-2.49, $50, 2.54.
Same day-For year old colts and under. Purse
Sill Best in to harness.
V. G. Hall, blk. s. Black Arthur. ...........1
Il. N. Greeley, b: s. Sir Dahlgren ..........2
W. Leslie G. m. Jennie Knox. ...,....."...3 8
j. benson, blk. S. Dexter. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
John Morrill,, b. No. Eva ..................5 8 5
Time-3 90, 500, 3.O4.
Today will be the grand sweepstakes for
pulling oxen and also this afternoon two very
interesting races. One race is for the three
minute class and the other free for all. In the
latter are entered Anodyne, Little Pete, Mil
linockett and Tom B. Patchen will probably
trot The following is the list of premiums up
to last night:
COWS AND HEIFERs.
Best Jersey cow, Blanchard Bros, Cumberland,
50; do years old 81; do year old so cts.
. AyrShres-BeSt cow, w w Harris Cumberland,
So; do year old 80 cts; do I'd best, award.
Mixed breedS-BeSt mich cow, Joel Leighton, Fal-
mouth, So; I'd best do Samuel II Sweetsr, No. Var
mouth, 81.
So; % do M W Pearson, Cumb ST..
Native stock-Best years old, E s W Jones, Cum
berland. 81; I'd best, same so cts.
Yearlngs-Best, W Harris, Cumb, ST.; I'd best,
same 80 cts.
STATIONS.
D L Baiey's Crusoe LIST prem 50; Hale Leighton,
2d'do 81.
WORKING OXEN.
r Leighton, Falmouth, LIST prem 50; j Adams,
Fal, ID do 81.
TOWN TEAMS.
Falmouth, LIST prem $40; Cumberland, I'd do S..
SHEEP.
list prem for ewes Eaton, Cumberland; I'd do
Joel Leighton and Son.
LIST prem for buck, ii Eaton; I'd do Albert Drink
water.
SWINE.
list and I'd prem for sows, Geo Blanchard & Bro.
I'd do for boar, Blanchard 81 Bros; no competition.
MARES AND COLTS.
1st prem for mare and foa!, A Rideout I'd do S B
Cobb, Gray.
LIST prem for year olds, j E Noyes, Portland; I'd
do A r Winslow, Falmouth.
1st prem for year Olds, r I'll Braybury, EFreeport;
81 do w Harris, Cumberland.
list prem for 2 year Odds, Josiah Morrill,, Cumber-
land !; I'd do L Ring. Gray.
Best yearling colt, George Hall, Falmouth.