The Portland daily press., 1881-09-09
THE STATE FAIR.
5000 PEOPLE WITNESS YES
TERDAY'S RACES,
Which are Very Interesting and
Exciting.
PARTIAL LIST OF PREMIUMS AWARD
ED.

LEWISTON, Sept S.-The receipts OF the first
two days of the State Fair were $1,000 The
attendance to-day is greater than yesterday
Ten thousand strangers are in the city, chiefly
farmers and their wives. The hall and grounds
are filed.
The matches of pulling oxen came off on the
grounds this forenoon.
PREMIUMS AWARDED.
Among the premiums awarded are the fol-
lowing:
Factory Cheese plain-1st, 1. G. Carr, Of Win
throp; ID North Jay Cheese Company; Sd, Turner
and Buckfield Cheese Company
Factory Cheese sage-C. G, Carr, of Winthrop.
Butter print or lump-1st, q. A. Pike. Winthrop
I'd, T. & j. b. Reed, Bowdoinham; Sd, g. L.
Howe Greene.
Bowdoinham; I'd, Major l.. Robbins, Winthrop; 3D.
Alan-on Rose, Greene
Bull-George Blanchard g. Bro Po, tland, 8 years
old aud years old; William N. Mcfarland, Skow-
hegan, years old
Cows and Heifers-B F. Briggs, Auburn, years
old lst prem; NJ Hinds fairfield 2 years old
I'd do; George Blanchard & Bros, Portland, 8 years
old, years old and year old.
Herls- George B anchard q Bro, Portland,
polled Angus bulls; Burlegh Bodwel, Vassal-
Fillies LIST E. A. Roberts, North vassalboro; I'd,
j. NJ. Cook, do.
Trained Strers-1st. Samuel Look, North Jay; I'd
Martin V B. Stevens. Pittsfeld; Sd, Job Prince,
oxen-lst, John Cakes, Chesterville; I'd, Asa
Bradford, Turner; Sd, S. Nash, East Livermore
Bucks-Fred D. Hilton, Portland, 2 years, 1st
prem; Brown g. Hilton North Anson, years old,
Sd and Sd do; same, year old, 1st I'd and Sd do.
Ewes-Brown g. Hilton, North Anson, 2 years
old, LIST and I'd prems; / year old, 1st aud I'd do;
John M. Hilton, Anson and year old, Sd do
THE RACES.
Fifteen thousand people attended the races
on the Fair grounds this afternoon. Three
races were trotted-for Stations that never
beat 2.40, for the minute class and for four
year old colts. The following are the sum-
maries:
STALLION RACE.
For stations that never beat 2.4o-Purse 5000;
$120 S60, 500.
v G. Hall VS.. blk. s. Black Arthur. ......1 l l
W G. Morrill, ms. b. s. Aroostook Boy...4 l
Geo. s. Ames ms, C. s. Lone Star. z 8
E N. Hutchins ms. b. s. Troublesome :.:5 o
j. f. Woodbury. ms. blk. S. Gen Garibaldi6 3
John B. Benjamin ms blk $: Black ( Crook-dis. es
Time-2.3o1a, 2.391a, 2.371a, 2.361s.
8 MINUTE CLASS.
Purse $3.50; $50, S45, SIS.
b 4; Josselyn ms. br z; Dandy J..t'-......dd J J J
Wv Smith Smith rs G. Walter y1;atarn s;;: i;;ct
F. a. Roberts oMn NJ, MS b IN. sEEppis Emma
nj. S. Buck ms. G. G. Pet. t.......,.....-......5
E. K. Woodman MS b. m. Zeephys. ...."...6
CeOrg6 bowen us. q. f2 l1llblt DoSS..
J. P. Edmunds ms. b. m, Witch. ....-.....9 4
A. w. Bracket ms. b. G. Hudson. ..........7 y or
Time-2.371s, 2271s, 2.35.
FOUR YEAR oLDs
Pure S1OO-S6O, $50, $40.
c. H. Nelson ms. br m. Susie eOwen.........l l
j. e. Edmunds ms. blk. G. Bert. ........3 2
w. f. Walker ns b. m. Mabel F..,.........2 3
Time-2.4912, 2.501a, 2.53.
The third heat in the stallion race was one OF
the most exciting trotted on the Lewiston
Park for a long time. Black Arthur, Rocket
Lone Star and Aroostook Boy had an exciting
struggle for the lead. Black Arthur, Rocket,
and Lone Star came down the home stretch al
most neck and neck.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY.
The annual meeting of the Maine State Ag-
ricultural Society was held this evening and
the following officers were elected:
President-Rufus Prince, of Turner.
Sccretary-A. L. Dennison, of Portland.
Treasurer-H. S. Osgood, of Augusta.
Trustees-C. f. Libby of Portland, J. IL.
Bodwell of Hallowell, S. G. Jerrard OF Le-
want, G. w. Kicker of Rockland.
Auditors-W. D. Pennell of Lewiston and
S. f. Merrill of Auburn.
A committee was raised to report on the
project of buying permanent fair grounds at
a special meeting to be held Nov. 1st
To-days receipts are about 5000.