The Portland daily press., 1883-09-27

Included in it are the ranges Autocrat and At
| lantic which took first premiums at the State
| Fair this year
Chas. Blake OF Yarmouth has ten of the Bur
dets organs on exhibition.
STOCK.
IRE exhibit of horses equals any previous
| year; that of fancy herds is much finer than
that of any previous year. G. W. Coolidge has
fine herd of Jerseys, among them the COW
Ruby, a direct importation. Another
fine herd is that of A. j. Dear
born & Sons, 10 herd Of Ayrshire, in
Guiding COW Louisa, imported direct from Ayr
shire, Scotland, and Strathmere, a COW whose
sire and dam were imported. Thsir Is months
bull, Highland Duke is a very handsome ami
NAL. Granville Hall exhibits a noble grade
Durham bull, years old, girthing 7 feet. A.
FL. Sweetser's exhibit of Southdown sheep re-
ceives merited attention. s. D. Drinkwater
shows handsome blood Jersey herd.
1t is seldom that a regular attendant upon
fairs, large or small, will have the fortune to
see finer run OF matched cattle than the
exhibit now on the grounds at West Cumber-
land. II is the largest number ever exhibited
there,-G pairs-and in essential points the
very finest. Cumberland and Falmouth ex-
hibit the best town teams ever shown on the
grounds.
What there is of the poultry exhibit Is meri-
torious, and comprises Houdans, Plymouth
Rocks, light Brahmas, and Congo ducks. The
value of the exhibit is Increased by several
coops of fan-tail pigeons.
L The Races
The attendance was excellent. The three
minute class, for purse of $780, divided, $50,
$50, S1O was called, and all of the six entries
started, having positions as follows: Birdie s.,
1st Bonney I'd, Steve Sd, Lady Independent
4th, Harry L. 9TH, and Nickel Plate 9th. The
judges were VIM. II. Irish, E. J. Stubs an0
e. N. Greeley.
First Health this heat the horses were
started well together, Birdie s. and Harry Il.
trotting side by side on the first half, the for
mer breaking once. Lady Independent came
up tremendously cn the back stretch, getting
second position at the finish. Harry l. coming
in first, Birdie S. third, Nickel Plate 4th. Bon
ney 9TH, Steve 9th. Time, 251.
Second Heat-This proved Of much interest
Lady independent had a good lead on the first
quarter, but lost it on the second, Harry l..
getting it in turn. Bonney was pressing very
close on Harry towards the finish, bui was un-
able to outfoot him, and Harry came in about
a length ahead. For the rest it was but
string race, without notable feature, the horses
coming in as follows: Lady Independent Sd,
Birdie S. 4th, Steve 9Th, Nickel Plate 9th.
Time, $50.
Third Heat-Bonney took tie pole and held
the lead throughout the race. Harry l.: drop
ped to fifth position 1t was Bonney's heat
from the beginning, though Lady Independent
pressed him from the start. Bonney came in
first, Lady Independent second, Birdie s.
third, Harry L. fourth, Nickel Plate 5sh, Steve
sixth. Time, 2.49.
2.35 CLASS S1OO-S6O, $50, $40.
There we're four entries, two starters, in
position as follows: Jack Spratt pole, j. q.
second.
First He at-There was good deal of jockey
ing in this heat, considering there were but
two horses starting On the first quarter both
horses broke into run, but soon settled down
to trottiDg On second quarter Jack Spratt
gained she lead but soon relinquished it. From
this point j. G. maintained the lead, though
his lead of three or four lengths on the upper
stretch was reduced to about length on the
finish, Jack Spratt pulling up on him sturdily
on the home stretch. The result of the heat
was surprise to many.
Second Heat This heat was prettily trotted.
Gradually Jack Spratt gained lead OF two or
three lengths, and on the third quarter j. Q.
broke into protracted run which enable Jack
to increase his lead TO seven or eight lengths.
j. G. got down to work again, however, and at
tue finish was led by but one length. Time
2.37.
The concluding heats in both races were
trotted SO late that reporters were unable to OBJ
tain definite information regarding the result,
but give the summaries.