The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-21
BIGGEST DAY YET.
An Increase of One-Third in At
tendance Thursday oven the
Preceding Day.
Lodgings at High Premium in
Lewiston and Vicinity-A Crush at
the Park
Especial Despatch to the Press.l

Especial Despatch to the Press.l
LEWISTON, Sept. 90
There were all indications Thursday that
the largest number of strangers were present
in Lewiston in the history of the city. How
they have been accommodated is mystery, as
her hotels, ETC., were swamped before the op-
ening day of the fair. The attendance on the
fair Thursday was unprecedented. The man
! agement report the receipts for Tuesday and
Wednesday to be over $4,000, an excess of
$4,000 over the first two days of last year.
AT the trotting in the afternoon. Thursday,
the attendance exceeded that Of any preceding
day The grand stand and its trimmings were
| packed, while the inner circle appeared black
with teams and people. Reliable estimates
gave the number present at $1,000. The phe-
feasibility of a Two weeks show hereafter.
Gov. Robie was present Thursday.
A large number went up from Portland, the
special trains being densely crowded on the re-
turn. The resources Of Lewiston to comforta-
bly, care for SO large an influx of strangers
were demonstrated to be very inadequate and
the amount of inconvenience and discomfort
Wednesday and Thursday nights must have
been very great.
Arrangements for lodging a large number at
the grounds may be the next progressive step.
The Races.
$50 CLASS.
There were ID entries with 6 starters, posi-
tion as follows: Gray Charlie, George o., Ma
rion, Surprise, Bert and Frank F. 3
First Health this heat Frank F. led until
the last Ouartar. when he WAS nassau hand
somely by George O., the latter leading by
two or three lengths. AT the finish Surprise
came in third, Gray Charlie fourth, Bert fifth.
Marion was drawn. Time, 231 IL
Second Heat-The start was not wholly sat-
isfactory, but as the scoring seemed likely to
be interminable no other course was left
George o. won the heat, Surprise second, Bert
third, Gray Charlie fourth. Frank +. was
distanced. Surprise on the third quarter held
close on George o., for short time Time
2.36 IA
Third Heat-George o. got the lead with
Surprise second. Gray Charlie, however at
the finish had obtained the second position.
George Q. won first money. Gray Charlie sec
ond and Surprise third, Bert came in fourth,
Frand f. distanced. Time, 2.3S
GENTS DRIVING HORSES.
This three mile race of five year-olds and
over followed the first heat in $50 class, and
was very pretty race. There were IA entries
and 6 started. The horses came in in the fol-
lowing order: Little Dealer 1st Alpha I'd,
Dan 3d. Gladstone 4th, Dick c. 9th, Flying
Jimmy 9th. Time, SAG. The judges awarded
premiums in the race as follows Alpha, own
ed by DIR. W B. Swasey of Cornish, 1st pre-
MUM, $50; Gladstone, owned by S. r. Law
renee Newport, I'd, $50; Little Dealer, owned
by 1. T. Winans, Waterville, Sd, $40.
AT the canclnsion of tha Q h0 raca Can
Withers, a gray stallion owned by G. j. Shaw
of Hartland, was shown on the track, one of
his two-year old colts, Almont Ledo, going
round with him on the first half. Gen. With
ers made the half mile in 119, the colt making
it in 1851
2.36 CLASS.
There were ten entries with seven starting,
position as follows: Jack Spratt had the pole,
Nellie NJ. I'd, Gray Dan Sd, Tiny B. 4th, Gray
Nose 9TH, Flirt 9th, Aroostook Boy 7th.
Aroostook Boy secured the lead which he
held throughout. Towards the finish Gray
Dan was rattling him somewhat Aroostook
Boy came in first, beating Gray Dan by half
Spratt 9TH, Flirt 9th, Nellie NJ. 7th. Time,
2.35.
Second Heath the scoring, Tiny BIS sulky
was broken by colliding with the fence, or by
turning sharply, cramped the wheel. AT the
start Aroostook Boy led, holding the position
at the finish of the first half, with Gray Dan
second, Jack Spratt third. Tiny B. went to
second place on the third quart er, but Aroos-
took Boy was too fast for Tiny, and came un-
der the wire first, Jack Spratt second Gray
Nose third, Gray Dan fourth, Tiny B. fifth,
Bert sixth and Nellie M. seventh. Time, 2,344.
Third Heat-Ths heat was won by Aroos-
took Boy, Jack SDratt I'd, Gray Dan Sd, Gray
Nose 4th. Time, 2.31d.