The Portland daily press., 1879-09-19
At the Park.

THE PLOUGHING MATCH.
The ploughing match came off in the fore
noon in Mr.. Samuel Jordan's field, in the
usual place. Soil heavy. The plot of land
selected was strip 60 rods in length. There
were four classes, single team, double team,
swivel and sulky. The strip was divided into
four lengths of 10 rods. Each competitor was
allowed to turn three burrows before the COM
mittee took his blowing into consideration,
and each was to turn not less than one-eighth
of an acre. Positions were assigned by lot.
General Shepherd of Skowhegan, James
Garcelon of Lewiston, and John Leavitt of
Portland were the committee. The report of
the committee has not been made. The COM
petitors were Whittemore Brothers, Boston;
j. j. Frye, Portland; and w. f. Cameron,
Portland
DRAWING HORSES.
The drawing Of horses, single and pairs
took place in front of the grand stand at 1870
p. w. Aver was chairman of committee.
There was six entries. The weight was 1900
pounds of stone on drag. The pair belong
ing to Alonzo Norton of West Mills moved it
feet 10 inches. His single horse moved 1t
.
feet inches and the big pair belonging to w.
P Harris of Elm Brook walked off with 1t 10
feet, 2 inches The single horses OF both latter
gentlemen moved the drag a little. w. L.
Harris took the first premium, j. Scott Jordan
I'd, and special premium of IS was recon-
mended to be given to Alonzo Norton In
single horses j. Scott Jordan got LIST and W.
P Harris I'd premium.
BASE BALL.
Thaddeus Noble umpired the base ball game
between the Stars and Atlantics for $50. Dow
scored for the Stars and Ross for the Atlantcs.
The Atlantics won by IA to the Stars 2.
PULLING OXEN.
There were ten entries, Of which six had
been pulled at one o'clock, and the rest were
postponed until 2 o'clock today
Under the first class of oxen, feet 3 inches
and over, pair of huge fellows belonging to
Granville Hall of Falmouth, were first put on.
The weight of stone was $3.50 pounds, and five
men sat on this increasing the weight to about
1890 They easily took it 60 feet in five pulls.
Their age was Z, girth feet 10 inches, and
weight about 1000 pounds.
Alonzo Norton of West Mills, put on his
feet 8, six year olds the combined weight of
which was 5000. They took it 10 feet inethree
pulls
Under the second class N. Perkins of North
Jay, had a smart pair of year olds, feet 4,
and 5000 pounds, which succeeded in dragging
1000 pounds q feet in six pulls.
Otis M. Hilton Of Anson, attached his i've
year olds, 6 feet 10 inches, weight 3254, and
they got away with ii short distance.
The figures of the other three pulls were not
taken.
THE RACES.
Following is summary of the first race
(2.42 class for purse of $200-S150 to 1st,
$50 to I'd, $40 to Sd:
John P. Gibbs br. m. lone. .......4 5 2
j. +. Hanes,, Biddeford, br. M
Fannie Patchen. D
Thomas Morton, Unity, blk. g.
W. G. Gordon, blk M JUDAS 4 5 2 l
F. Q. Woodbury.; b. g. John A M0rrill5 : 4 =
George George A. Murchie, b. e. Malter. 311 H.
E. d. Fuller, b. G. Morrill, Knox. 10 II 10 . DIR
6. ! n Park Park, r. koeke ito "a 3 3
Joseph Jewell, b. m. Fannie Fern.11 10 DR.
+. c. Ramsdell, b. M Cyclone Ids
Time-2.35, 2.371A, 2.3715, 2.40 2.39, 2.39.
This race was very closely contested and in
teresting. On the fifth heat the driver of Julia
was changed and she easily won in the follow
ing heats, but owing to darkness the race was
postponed till today at 10 o'clock a. N.
The second race was the 2.32 class Purse
$500; $3.50 to LIST, $50 to 3D. $40 to Sd, $50 to
4th. There were four entries. The following
is a summary:
John G. Haines, Skowhegan, II. S. Ino.....2 2
Watson Blaisdell. Barnham, b. S. Emperor
w lillian /
j. B. Fowler, saco, bro. S. Coupon. .........4 4
Ira P. Woodbury., Portland, ch g. Little =.
Time .34M, 2.31'iis. 2.33la
The third and last race was for four years
old horses for a purse of 800; $50, $25, $15,
$10 There were three entries with the sum-
mary as follows:
Albert Jewell, Somerset Mills. b. m. Nettie
ffaR Mnaaat Belfast b. M Kates DIS DIS
Samuel D. Jordan, Belfast. blk IN
Minnie Jefferson. .:..................--.l L
Time 2.55, 2.45, 2.43.
NOTES
The judges stand at the Park was in charge
of Mr. J. w. Foss, who discharged his duties
in the most acceptable manner.
Four thousand tickets were sold at the ticket
office at the Park yesterday, and more than
1000 additional were sold by the various rail
roads.
Should it be fair, it is expected that the
attendance to-day will exceed 10000.
Scion Chase was on the committee on steers
at the fair, but didn't appear to attend to his
duty,
Award of Premiums.
GRAPES.
Best exhibit On foreign grapes grown in cold
grapery T. c. Hersoy, So; second do, j. Burr,
freeport, 5; third do, G; B. Sawyer, Wiscasset, g.
Best cluster black Hamburg, G. b. Saver 81 !;
second do j. Vickery, Auburn, soc.
Best cluster Wilmot's Hamburg, G.. b. Sawyer 81.
Best cluster Victoria Hamburg, John Burr ST.
Best cluster Grizzly Frontignan, j. Burr, 81.
Best cluster White Muscat, G. b. Sawyer, 81;
second, S. S. Low, soc.
second, S. S. Low.
Second best cluster Red Charselas, G. B. Sawyer,
SOC.
Best cluster Charselas Musque, G. B. Sawyer, 81.
Single variety open air, 3 punches, A. Smith 81.
Best punches Delaware, same, 50c.: second best,
G. Fernald 25c.
Best 8 punches Concord, A. Smith, Soc; I'd best,
d. j. Briggs, 25c.
Best 3 punches Hartford Prolific, G. Fernald,
5Oc.; I'd BEST ID. j. Briggs, Zoe.
Dish Morris Early, gratuity, Nathan Wood, 81.
T.. G. Hersey's fine collection of foreign grapes
did not compete for premium.
PLUMs AND CLASS FRUITS.
Best general exhibition, L. Low, SO; I'd best, S.
S. Low, So.
Best dish plums single variety, s. c. Harlow, 81;
"a Best dish green cages, s. S. Low SOC.
Best dish purple gage, Hflngalls, Soc
Best dish yellow gage same, SOC.
Best dish Princes Imperial gage, S. c. Harlow,
SOC.
Best dish Goes golden drop, L. Low, soc.
Best dish Lawrence same, soc.
Best dish Refine Claude de Beray, same, soc.
Best dish Lombard, S. S. Low, soc.
Best dish Columbia, f. Low, soc.
Best dish Magnum Bonum, IL ingalls,, poe
Best dish Penobscot, Il. Low, SOC.
Best dish Smiths Orleans, same, soc.
Best dish peaches E. Holmes. ST.
Best ornamental dish fruit ii. M. Chase, So
Best peck cultivated cranberries A. Smith, 80.
Best cider apple sauce, A. b. Chapman g. Son, 81 I;
I'd best A. e. Bradford, SOC.
+ Best exhibition fruit jellies, not less than FIVE
varieties, domestic manufacture, A B. Chapman, 81.
Toll. NJ. Chase were awarded gratuities of SO
cents each for dishes of Damson and Jehreys, and
% cents for Smiths Orleans.
To Elijah Low, gratuity of 25 cents for green
cages.
10 S. S. Low, gratuities of % cents for Princes
Imperial gage and w sshington gage.
To j. IL. Moore, 20 cents gratuity for Goes Gold