The Portland daily press., 1882-09-21

| the morning, cool and cloudy in the afternoon
1t is to be regretted that the attendance SO fal
has not been greater-except at the races-fo
the displays of stock and agricultural imple
ments have been very fine, and the races very
creditable to the society.
AT THE PARK.
The attendance yesterday forenoon was light
but that of the afternoon in the opinion of the
gate keepers, was very satisfactory, 8 large
number of teams arriving about the time Of
| the races.
The pulling match for oxen of the third class
which occurred in the forenoon in front of the
| judges stand, proved an interesting contest
to the crowd present. The following gentle
men officiated as judges: Isaiah Elder, Rich.
ard Willis and Oscar f. Deering The drag
was loaded with 6,726 pounds of stone. S. s.
Drew of Cape Elizabeth, took first premium.
| |. L. johnson of South Windham, second, and
| VIM. Warren Of Scarboro, third.
| Among exhibits of cattle which we have not
heretofore particnlarized, the following are es-
| pecially worthy of mention: The imported
Guernsey COW "Heart's Ease" property of d.
| W. Clark, who also shows handsome Guern-
sey bull "Arch Duke weighing 1190 pounds.
and the handsome Guernsey cows Rose Truth
aud Truth, the latter with calf. Two beauti-
full heifers Guernsey Vivian and Lily of Long
Creek, are also exhi ted by Mr.. Clark. One
of the finest herd ot Jerseys exhibited, we
learn, gave in one week last April 81 pounds of
butter. Eleven handsome Jersey cattle comprise
the exhibit of Parker Shattuck of Deering.
Conspicuous in the magnificent Jersey herd
shown by Mr.. 0restes Pierce of Saddlebeck
farm, East Baldwin, are Pierson, the bull, for
merly noticed, and the COWS Glover Bess, Mys-
tus, Evelyn, I'd, Walnut Queen and Beau
Monde, whese appearance is the subject of
much favorable comment As previously mem
toned, the fine herd of Jerseys 36 in number,
exhibited by the Blanchard Bros, including
their bull Polo, and the herd of 20 Jerseys and
Ayrshires shown by Alonzo Libby, receive
merited attention.
The exhibit of sheep is not behind the other
departments r. B. Sturgis & Son of Brook
side Farm, Gorham, exhibit handsome flock
of imported Hampshire Downs, consisting of
II ewes and buck, the only flock Of Hamp-
shire Downs in the State. An excellent ex-
hibit is that by G. e. Cobb of Deering, of a
uOCh Ol 10 kOurOpSulf6S. Il LILO ilOCk VI ~
Oxford Downs comprises the exhibit of Mr..
c. A. Brackett of Gorham, among them two
bucks that have taken numerous prizes at
previous fairs elsewhere Among the finest
sheep shown at this or any other fair is the
flock of Cotswolds, owned by Gen. G. P. Mat
toeks.
Among swine William E. Gould of Wood
ford's shows a fine Berkshire SOW; A. H.
Goudy of Deering, Poland China SOW with
litter of pigs, and also the notable display by
Gen. Mattocks from his Riverside Farm. In
this latter exhibit appear the boar Riyerton
Sambo and several sows of Brobdignagin
proportions and several interesting littters of
pigs.
The following premi ums were awarded:
MATCHED OXEN.
Edwin Hnnnewell, So. Windham, 1st on prs.
oxen.
Isaac L. Johnson So. Windham, I'd.
Isaac L. johnson, LIST on 8 years old.
Wn. M. Libby I'd on 3 years old.
o. f. Stone, Windham, st on years old.
Isaac Z. johnson, I'd on year old.
AYRSHIRE STOCK.
Alonzo Libby, Saccarappa, 1st on bull "Prince of
Ayr;" do I'd on bull ''Maine;n do 1st A year cid
COW "Queen of Ayr 3d. do I'd on year old COW
t'Dora D.; do I'd year old COW Queen of Ayr
eth;" do 1st on year old heifer daisy Maine;''
do I'd on year old hsfeT @ Mrs St Sstekdney do LIST
old heifer "Queen of Ayr 7th;'' do 1st on heifer
calf do I'd on heifer calf; do 1st on bull calf.
JERSEY STOCK.
orestes Pierce East Baldwin let, A year old COW
Beauty Of Grange; 1st, 3 year old COW Walnut
Queen; I'd 2 year old COW Beau Monde; 1st, heifer
calf "Gideroy's Mystery; LIST, year old bull Pier
son; LIST, bull calf Macoma; I'd, bull calf Lionel
Lincoln.
VIM NJ Libby, North Gorham, I'd, heifer calf.
Blanchard Brothers, Cumberland I'd, year old
Star; LIST, yearling heifer Winnie of Oxford; I'd,
yearling heifer Lily of Cream Brook. I'd, heifer
Ga qf a 0a bull old o oo1
Foxy Fizzle I'd, year old bull Polo, Jr.
SHEEP.
CP Mattoc1s, 1st, year old Cotswold buck; 1st,
2 year old Cotswold eve.
1st, year old do; I'd, year old do; 1st. do buck
lamb; lst year old do eve; LIST, year old do 1st,
do eve lambs.
BR sturgis s. Son, Gorham, 1st, year old
Hampshire Down buck; LIST, do lambs; 1st year
old do ewes; 1st year old do: 1st, do eve lambs.
The Races.
The attendance to witness the trials of trot-
ting speed was considerably larger than on the
opening day, and it is to be regretted that
there should have been furnished SO much
food for disappointment, as far as good races
were concerned.
The contests were for the Thompson" colt
stakes, for which there was said to be forty
seven entries. What these stakes seemed to
be was a mystery, bnt our reporter learned
from President Harris that it consistedsin Sc
ries of deposits by colt raisers, made from time
to time, with Mr.. Thompson, until the amount
aggregated $25 1t should have been under
stood that these races were separate from the
regular purses offered by the Cumberland Fair
but by reason of their consequence to stock
breeders they consented that they should be
trotted upon their grounds
The judges agreed upon were among the
best known horsemen in the State, viz, John
s.sHeald of Portland, Geo. W. Kicker of Rock
land, and I. V. McKenney of Auburn.
TWO YEAR oLDs.
The first race was for the annual nursery
stakes of foals of $780, mile heats, best two in
three, for which the following colts were pub
lished on the programme
F. M. Hacker, Canton .............. ..b Islander
y: l.. Norcross, Manchester .......ch Maximilian
p ItSn Iogus g.io III, pISa indds
Fred A. MAXWELL Portland. -. b Dr. E. Maxwell
JAS M. Floyd, Portland. .br Lady Blaine
I1tISey, No. AuDuF1 Desnl0 MOrIul
Victor Stock Farm, Vassalboro.. .....b Beauthina
Victor Stock Farm, Drew Hambletonian
A verbal protest was made against Maximil
ian before the race was started on the ground
that he was not owned in this State. The
judges required it to be furnished in writing
and ordered up the horses.
Only four responded and they drew positions
as follows: DIR. E. Maxwell drew the first posi-
ton, Macmillan the second, Lady Blaine third
and Beauthina fourth The race requires no
description. Macmillan took the lead and
distanced his competitors in 317; Lady Blaire
was second, DR.. e. Maxwell third and Beau
thina fourth. He is Fearnaught colt and is
evidently good representative of that once
famous stock. He was raised ON the Norcross
farm in Manchester. Me-, and was but two
years old in May. He was never broken to
harness until April last, and trotted with 200
pounds weight yesterday.
| Subsequently written protest was fled
| against Macmillan, whose owner claimed the
entire stakes, and after discussion it was agreed
| unon at the supoastion of Mr. Nnrcross that