The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-21
SUMMARIES.
2,5O GLASS.


The following premiums were awarded at
the State fair.
For general use, Glenarm, owned by c. P. Drake,
list; DIR. Franklin, I'd; Young Ray, Sd.
General T1lton's special purses for colts of Con-
stellation Henry Dow of Pittston, 1st Vassalboro
Day. 1st. for four year olds; c. II. Nelson's gelding
lst, for three year old.
HORSES
Gentlemen's Driving Horses-Alpha, owned by
DIR W b Swasey of Cornish; second, Gladstone,
owned by Lancaster of Newport; third Little
Dealer, owned by Winans of Waterville.
CATTLE.
Grade Holsteins-D H Allen Of Hallowell 1st
Grade Jerseys-Richard johnson of Turner LIST.
Guernseys-D W Clark, Portland, Let for bulls,
cows and heifers.
Grade Durhams-C Cows and heifers, Moses Keene
of Pittsfeld; one and two year olds, e B and A C
True of Litchfield; calves, j Sawtelle of Oak
land; cows. W W Blanding of New Sharon.
Grade Herefords-Cows two years old, G II Hilton
of Anson; heifers and calves, A Atkinson of South
Norridgewock.
SHEEP AND SWINE.
White Chester swine and boars, DIR A Garcelon,
Lewiston, 1st.
southdown sheep, lot of 6, B F Briggs, Auburn;
lot of 3, A 6 Thurlow, West Gloucester.
Bucks, G Fogg, Greene
Shropshlres, Amos Hatch, Jackson
Oxford Downs, 9 A Bracket, Gorham.
- Southdowns, n r Boutele, Wateryille; A
Thurlow, West Gloucester.
Cotswold Bucks, p Mattocks, Portland.
BROOD MARES.
Brood mares, G II Nelson. Waterville, 1st; M
Gretchen, I'd; G A Marsh, Skowheg an, Sd.
Brood mares with foals, G rec, Auburn, 1st
Foals of 1888, g B Pearce uburn. 1st.
Fillies one year old. Fred W Jones, Auburn, 1st
Fillies, two years old, B E riggs, Auburn, 1st
THE RACES
The 2.50 class, purse $780, was won by Geo.
0. in three straight heats, Surprise second,
Gray Charlie third, Bert fourth Time,
2.313, 2364 238.
The 2,36 class, purse $3.50, was won by
Aroostook Boy in three straight heats; Jack
Spratt second, Gray Dan third, Gray Nose
fourth. Time, 2.35, 2.344a, 2.314.
Animal Meeting of the Society.
At thesannual meeting of the State Agricul-
tural Society the following officers were
elected:
President-Rufus Prince of Turner.
Secretary-A. l.. Dennison of Portland.
Treasurer-H. S. Osgood of Augusta.
Trustees-Alonzo Libby Of Saccarappa, G.
A. Emerson of Litchfield, s. G.. Gerard of
Levant, N. s. Allen of Dennysville.
The receipts for three days are $16,513.35,
and the gate money to-day was the largest
ever taken in any fair in Maine. 1t is esti-
mated 10000 were on the grounds and fully TO-
900 attended the trotting by the electric light
Wednesday evening. 1t gave unqualified satis-
faction.
State PomoIogicaI Society.
LEWISTON, Sept. 20.-The State Pomoloeical
Society met this evening, and after an informal
talk voted to adjourn the election of officers to
the winter meeting.
ITO the Associated Press.I
LEWISTON, Sept. 90
Thursday is the great day of the State Fair.
The trains from every direction were crowded
and were heavier than single engines could
draw. Twenty thousand people were on the
grounds while crowds thronged the streets.
The treasurer's statement showssyesterday s
receipts to have been six thousand dollars.
The Coburn Cadets from the State College
who are spending the week in camp on the
grounds gave fine exhibition drills.
G. P. Mattocks delighted the crowds by an
exhibition of his trained Collie dogs.
The Bates Manufacturing Company have in
agricultural hall loom and other machinery,
showing the process of cotton manufacture.