The Portland daily press., 1882-10-05
Best cabbages-Hiram Higgins, lst; silas

Best cabbages-Hiram Higgins, 1st; silas
Skillin, I'd.
Best bunch carrots-B. F. Pickett, LIST.
Best bunch beets-John o. Jordan, 1st; Ezra
Seaman I'd.
Best bunch Y. e. beans--W. w. Whitney,
LIST; Silas Skillin, I'd.
Best bunch Pea beans-C. e. Jordan, 1st;
Silas Skillin, 3D.
Best bunch potatoes Howard Seaman,
1st; N. A. Sawy,r r, I'd.
THE RACES.
There was the usual fashionable delay in
starting the horses and the crowd were obliged
to take protracted sun bath. 1t was unquss-
tionably very much better for their health
han their patience. After half an hours de-
ay they finally were started. The judges were
he same as appointed on the first day-Messrs.
Bradley, Carter aud Crocker.
The first race called was for the sweepstakes,
open to any horse owned in Scarboro or Cape
Elizabeth. The purse was S25-S12, SIS and
S5, respectively. The horses entered were
Little Ned, Fl. G. Moses; Brown Gap, Hiram
Jordan; Club, j. a. LIBBY; Hamming Bird,
w. ID. Ramsdell.
In the first heat Club had the pole, Brown
Gap second, Little Ned third, and Humming
word was given, wi9h Humming Bird trailing.
She soon went to the front, however, and won
the heat with ease in 2-56, trotting the entire
heat without skip in fine style. Club was
second, Little Ned third and Brown Gap the
winner Of the green horse race Of the pre-
vious day bringing up in the rear.
The third heat and race was won by Hum
ming Bird, who took fret money; Club
second and Little Ned third. Time, 2.58.
FREE FOR ALI
This race was open to all horses. The pursa
was $60-divided, S25, $40 and S15. There
were three entries--Eannie NJ, T. C. Nutter:
Belle Of Fitchburg, c. a. Paine; John Keeler,
Ira P. Woodbury.. Fannie NJ drew first posi-
ton, Belle second and Keeler third. The last
mentioned horse is an old stager He won the
heat handily in 2.46, which was equal TO better
than 40 on the Presnmpscot Park track The
Belle of Fitchburg showed fast speed, but did
not keep steady, making one or two bad breaks.
She came in second, Fannie third
The second heat was won by Tom Keeler in
2.49, and was rendered intensely exciting By
reason of an accident. On the second i'm in
the second half mile the Belle of Fitchburg
was closely pressed by Fannie NJ, when the
former broke, and being swsyed sharply col
lided with the sulky of Fannie demolishing it
and dropping the driver, Mr.. Frank G. Nutter.
square upon his back, but fortunately he sus-
tanned no apparent injury. The horse Fannie
went on and ran up the back stretch, colliding
slightly with a carriage as she bolted the track
on the upper half.
Directly after the wreck OF the sulky caught
in tree aud the mare was thrown and
secured without further damage 1t was re-
m arkably narrow escape for driver, horse and
spectators.
new sulky was procured for Fannie, and
all three horses came up for the third heat.
After considerable scoring the word was
given. Tom Keeler won the heat and race.
Belle of Fitchburg was second and Fanny M
third, and the money was awarded in that
order. Time, 2.49
This heat, closing the races, was completed
shortly before o'clock.
Mr.. Walter B. Nutter, who presented the So
ciety with the lease of the grounds, acted as
chief marshal yesterday, in consequence of the
ndisposition OF his predecessor. Mr.. Nutter
has contributed Largely to the success of the
fair His display of Jersey cattle and Berk-
Shire pigs will rank among the best ever seen
in this county.
The fair was great success and we regret
that lack OF space does not admit Of entering
into moro personal complimentary observa-
tions