The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-10-05
FR DAY MORNING. OCTOBER s. 1888.
FARMERS FESTIVALS.
Closing Day OF the Scarboro and Cape
Elizabeth Fair-Largest Attendance
Ever Known List of AWARDS.

Closing Day OF the Scarboro and Cape
Elizabeth Fair-Largest Attendance
Ever Known List of AWARDS.
Yesterday, the closing day of the Scarboro
and Cape Elizabeth fair, was most proftsble
onesfor the society. The attendance.wa pro-
nounced by the officers to be the largest ever
known. The weather was 6ne but was little
too cool in the afternoon for comfort. The
hucksters and Indian doctors were out in force
and as usual, were in everybody's way. The
forenoon was devoted to the exhibition and
trial OF strength of horses, and the successful
ones are printed below in the list of awards
Noticeable among the hall exhibits were
several straw hats, made by Mrs. Osgood Lib
by of Scarboro, lady 70 years of age, from
straw raised this year. Mr.. @. A. Tilton of
on exhibition. The hall was the objective
point of the larger portion of the ladies, whose
comments on the display were most flatter-
ing
THE RACES.
The first race in the afternoon was the fin
ishing of the race for horses without any record
began the day before. Two heats were trotted
making six in all. In the summary printed
yesterday, Pompey was by mistake represent
ed as drawn from the race in the fourth heat,
when he was really distanced He was allow
ed to trot however in the last two heats, but
was set back each time for running. Follow
ing is the full summary:
] Jordan 8 bg, Spurwink Boy....3 20
8 Hannaford 4 anna $, g 8, Pond Cove Boya 3 2
Il Dyer, R.,s1a 5i g fo%psy pspsdsaa,e sd5
Time-25S, 2.56, 2.55, 2.5p, 1853, 2.55,
In the free for all race there were two en-
tries-I. P Woodbury's Nell and v. G. Halls
Fannie M. The race was for the best three in
$40. Nell won three heats out of four, giving
Fannie M. the third heat The time was 2.39,
2.41, 40, 2.44
There were four entries for the sweepstakes
The purse was $25; divided, $15, 81 and So.
Three heats were trotted, W. D. Ramsdell's
Humming Bird winning them all. Following
is the summary:
W ID Ramsdell, n 8, b m. HummiDg Bird. 81 1 l
W Dyer. n e, b g, Roger ID,
] s Jordan. 8. g, spurwink Boy. .;;....."3 2
lime-2.45, 2.4S, 2.5o.
The judges for the free-for-all race were
Messrs. John Bradley, @. Fl. Osgood and
Charles Cobb, and for the sweepstakes Messrs.
Charles Cobb and v. c. Hall.
In the last heat of the sweepstakes race, Mr..
Randall, the driver of Hnmming Bird, after
coming under the wire, pulled up suddenly
and was run into and capsized by ,Spurwink
Boy His injuries were slight.
PREMIUMS AWARDED.
The following additional premiums were
awarded:
DRAFT AND FAMILY HORSES.
Best pair under 2,2oo-w. W. Hatch, Cape Eliza
BETH list: L Robinson, Scarboro, I'd.
Best pair over 2,20O-A Scott Jordan, Cape Eliz-
s. gle Horse-w W Hatch, Cape Elizabeth, LIST;
Best Stalion-N B Lane Scarboro, 1st
BUTTER.
Best Butter-Mrs G L Robinson. searboro, list;
Mrs Granville McKenney. Searboro I'd; unknown,
Sd; Mrs Geo W Carter, Scarboro, 4th.
Best exhibition of Apples not less than six plates
IS Libby Scarboro, LIST; P frickey, Cal e
McKenney, Scarboro, 4th; and d Spauldng, pc
Elizabeth, 9th.
Largest ariety of Apples-s Libby, scarboro,
1st g McKenney Scarboro, I'd.
Best single plate of apples-G McKeuney Scarbo-
70, lst $ F Libby, scarboro, I'd; G Trickey, Cape
Elizabeth, Sd.
Best exhibition pears-C P Trickoy, Cape Eliza
beth LIST.
Best exhibition of grapes-D Spaulding, Cape
Elizt tbeth; LIST; Leighton; Cape Elizabeth; I'd.
Cape klizabeth, 1st G P Triekey, do I'd: Mrs l.
Robinson, Scarboro, 3D.
GRAIN AND VEGETABLES.
Best trace Iudian corn-J Libby, scarboro, 1st
Best trace sweet corn--Cape Elizabeth town
Best trace pop corn--F 0 Sawyer, Cape Eliza
Best bushel ruta baga turnips Sawyer, Cape
Elizabeth, 1st
Best bushel English turnips-E A Whitney, Cape
Best bushel carrots-Geo W Allen, Cape Eliza
beth LIST.
Best hushel parsnips-D spaulding, Cape Eliza
Bess bushel sugar beets-Geo W Allen Cape
Elizabeth, LIST.
Best busheI turnip beets-Same, 1st.
Best bushel yellow-eyed beans-C P Trickey
Cape Elizabeth 1st.
Best bushel onions-Geo W Allen, Cape Eliza
beth, LIST.
Best bushel wheat-N Sawyer, Cape Elizabeth
1st; Robert rrickey, do I'd.
Best bushel rye--Robert Trickey, Cape Elizabeth,
1st
Best bushel potatoes-N Lane, Scarboro, 1st;
Fl L Robinson. Cape Elizabeth, I'd.
Best bushel Beauty of Hebron don l Sawyer,
Cape Elizabeth list; Jordan, do, 3D.
Best bushel Early Ohio do n B Lane, Scarboro,
1st
Best bushel Burbank's Seedlings do-Same 1st.
Best bushel Clark No l DOWN Fogg, Scarboro,
LIST; e Whitney Cape Elizabeth. I'd.
best bushel Vermont Early do Sawyer Cape
Bes bushel Pride of America do Howard Scam
man ScarbOro LIST.
Best Oushel Bell do-D L Hobbs, Cape Elizabeth.
LIST; VIM Fo G, Scarboro, I'd.
Best bushel st Patrick DOWN Fogg Scarboro,
1st.
Best bushel White Elephant do-Same, 1st.
r st hushei White Brook dO-Same
Best six Marrow squash N. Lane, Scarboro,
list; Cape Elizabeth town farm, I'd.
Hest six Hubbard squash-A Scott Jordan, Cape
Elizabeth lst; Cape Elizabeth town farm I'd.
Best SIX cabbage-any variety II Newcomb,
Scarboro, LIST; Jordan, Cape Elizabeth. I'd.
Best collection of vegetables-Wm Fogg. Scar
boro, 1st.
Best wyandotte chicks-H F Bowers, Scarboro
LIST.
Best Silver Spangled Hamburgs-HF F Bowers,
Scarboro LIST.
Best trio White Leghorns-David Plummer, Cape
Elizabeth, 1st same, I'd.
Best trio Dark Leghorns-C Jordan, Cape Eliza
beth, list; same, I'd.
Best trio Plymouth Rocks-E A Whitney, Cape
Elizabeth, list; U Jordan. Cape Elizabeth, I'd
Best trio Seabrights Geo Plummer, Scarboro,
1st.
Best Pigeons David Plummer, Cape Elizabeth,
Best trio Geese-David Plummer, Cape Elizabeth,
LIST; 4me 3D.
Best Rabbits-Geo Plummer, scarboro. LIST.
HOUSEHOLD MANUFACTURES AND FANCY ARTICLES.
Wax Ivy-Mrs F A Miller, 1st
Scarf-Mrs A Libby, / st.
Thread Tidies-Mrs 4 A waterhouse, LIST.
Shell Work-Mrs A Waterhouse, 1st
Braided Rug-Mrs r A Waerhouse
Knit Rug-Mrs K A Waterhouse 1st
Drawn Rug-Mrs Miller, LIST; Mrs David
Plummer, I'd.
Knitted Tidy-Anna Snow, Ist
Fancy Rug-Miss Hattie Hannaford 1st
Lambre quins-Mrs Burnham, LIST.
Log Cabin Qut-Mrs Granville McKenney, list;
Mrs VIM Fogg, ID
Nized Yarn-NIiss Almira Collins, 1st
Night Dress--Mrs Frank Waterhouse, 1st.
StockDgs-Mrz m Fogg LIST.
Moss Arbor-Annie Hunnewell, 1st.
Pin Cushions-Nellie Carter, LIST.
Scrap Bag--Mrs Mehitable Carter, 1st.
Hand Made Shawl Hattie NJ Carter, LIST.
Hand Made Collar-Hattie M Carter, LIST.
Woolen Log Cabin Quilt-Special premium
Carrie G lmoIe, list
I'd.
Knit Edging-Edna Libby, LIST.