The Portland daily press., 1883-09-19
iSnecial nesnatch to the Press


aUERNsEys.
DIV. Clark, Portland, bull Sachem; bull calf;
imported cow, Heartsease; COW, Grace Thorn,
heifers Vivian, TRUTH Minnie Truth; heifer calf.
AYRsHIREs.
Alonzo Libby, Saccarappa, bulls Hebron and
Mann; 2 bull calves; cows Queen of Ayr 9Th, do do
7th, do do 5th COW Cherry, heifer, Queen of Ayr
9Th, do do 7th, Cherry Lass, Dora dIstria, Queen
Lendett, heifer calves.
JERSEYS.
G Mattocks Portland, bull Duke of Shelburne
bull calf Pangus, cows, heifers Pet of Broad
riser and Meoka Sd, heifer Panhuarata.
Geo Blanchard & Co., Portland. bulls Mays
Pedro, Duke of Broadmoor and Grer torex, bull
calves Lord Greatorex Clorsey heifers and heifer
calves. Countess St. George, Minnie Madden, Min
ME Reiter.
Alonzo Libby, ssaccarappa, cows Lady Sands
Maggie Morton, Queen Maggie. heifers Miss Norton
zenobia, Lady Sands 4th, 2heifer calves
srALLIoNs.
Sylvester Furlong, Portland. $ Young startle,
CIV Mains Portland. Poland Chief, yrs.
G P Mattocks, br m Georgfe, 5 yrs.
GENTS DRIVING HORSES.
Geo Bailey, Portland, Budd Doble
G Mattocks, Portland, George.
coTswoLD SHEEP.
CT Mattocks, 6 bucks, 2 years, 6 buck lambs,
6 ewes, years, 6 buck lambs, 9 ewes, eve
lambs.
q A Bracket, Gorham, buck Rensom, 2 yrs,
buck Frank, yr, buck lambs, mos, ewes,
2 yrs, ewes, yr, Topsy, Lulu, Nellie, eve
lambs, s mos
SOUTH DOWNS.
A G Thurlow, West Gloucester, 1 buck, 8 buck
lambs, mos, ewes, A yrs.
WOOL FLEECEs.
CP Mattocks, 2 fieeces coarse wool.
BERK SHIRE SWINE.
CP Mattocks, 2 boars, litter Berkshire.
c ,Mattocks, trio Light Brahma chicks, pair
Bronze turkeys, pr Pekin ducks.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
j Frye, Portland, field roller, pulverizer, s
iron side do, Shares harrow, tooth do, Lousine
spring, tooth riding harrow, sulky do, chill ed
plows cultivator hoes Bay State horse rake, road
scraper.
Geo Blanchard g. Co., Portland, 2 sulky plows, 3
reversible do, Corbin wheel harrow, Thomas do,
plane do Corbin plew, horse corn planter, grain
sower, horse hoe, Iron Age cultivator, Eureka
horse plow, Leader horse rake, potato digger and
hoe, 2 hay cutters, vegetable cutter, 2 ensi lage
road scraper No 1, pumps hand truck, cattle tie.
carriage jack reversible plows Nos and 2, Corbin
wheel harrow, Thomas do. Pease do Gorpin Plow
B Hersey, Portland, horse power corn planter,
two-horse corn planter.
AA Mitchell, Portland, Planet, il, double wheel
hoe euvatoE and plow hand garden seed drills
Jr, horse hoes, one-horss Planet, Jr, cnltivator,
farm y IA reversible Star swivel plows. two-horse
Daniel Kelley, Portland, 8 steel plows, 8 iron
do cultvator. suhsoil plow, potato digger, digger
3 two-horse mowers.
A Mitchell, Portland, two-horse Victor mower,
MIDGET hay edde Palmer horse d. ,as
elevator, Planet Jr, potato digger.
YORK COUNTY ENTRIES.
Following are the entries from York county
Oscar Deering, Buxton Centre, pr oxen, feet
2 in, 6 yrs
MI Ittlefeld, saco, blk Unknown, yrs.
j III Grant, ch G Want Him, yrs.
Albert Hodges, Buxton Mills, ch Ino Best, 8
yrs; ch Starks Boy, 5 yrs; Big Jacob, years.
Dr.. W B swasey, Cornish, , g, Alpha, yrs.
"A Hooper, Eliot, sulky plow.
I b Hussey North Berwick, 15 new metal plows,
steel harrows, horse hoes, sample steel teeth.
The exhibit in the agricultural implement,
and industrial department is very fine and
complete. Besides the exhibits of Portland
firms enumerated above Messrs. Goss of Lew
iston show an automatic alarm for keeping
crows and other predatory birds at respectful
distance from growing crops 1t is 16-gun
battery, the intervals of their discharge.being
governed by clockwork A huge windmill, 10
feet in height, built on the plan of the turbine
water wheel, is moved by the breeze passing
through the hail.
A great centre of attraction in the upper hall
is the fully equipped shoe making establish
ment of Messrs. Ara Cushman & Co. The
Goodyear-McKay machines in this section
demonstrate their capacity for rapid produc-
tion.
1t is arranged to illuminate the interior Of
this building by electricity, which was sue
cessfully done this evening
drp1ou of fruit ia aatouahiuUly
plete when the drouth is considered. The
weather is all that could be desired today and
the attendance is very large for the opening
day.
THE RACES.
There were nine entries in the three-minute
class, seven of which started. The judges
were T. o. King of Hartford Isaiah Pompilly
of Lewiston and DIR. George Ell. Bailey of Port
land. The horses drew positions in the follow
ing order Jeweller, India Rubber Jack #,
Frank f., Marion, George o., Belmont Pilot,
Surprise.
First Heat--After the inevitable tiresome
scoring start was made and Immediately
Jeweller made bad break and dropped back
to the seventh position Frank f. on the back
stretch threatened to distance nearly all his
competitors; but on the home stretch his driver
held him up too soon and George o. took ad-
vantage of this and went to the fore. The
judges ruled however that Frank +. had won
the heat on account of two breaks; time, 2.314
In the second heat there were four starters
and itwas won by Frank F., George o. being
distanced; time, 2.314.
The third heat was of little interest and was
won by George O.. time, 234.
The fourth and fifth heats were also won by
George o., Surprise coming In second, Frank
r. third; time, 2.34 and 2.341.
STALLION RACE.
There were five entries and four starters.
They took positions as follows: Aroostook
Boy, Gray Dan, Emery Fearnaught, Allen
Knox. The contest in the first heat was be.
tween Gray Dan and Emery Fearnaught.
Fearnaught took the lead on the second quar-
ter and held it. On the last quarter Gray Dan
by fine spolt drew upon Fearnaught but the
latter passed under the wire half neck ahead
time, 2.334.
| The second heat was an excellent one, the
| horses being punched nearly the whole dis
| tance. The heat was won by Fearnaught,
Gray Dan second, Aro1stook Boy third.
ef the previous one, Fearnaught winning;
| time 2.35.
THREE-YEAR oLDs.
| The race for three-year olds was won by
| Lewis j. in two straight heats; best time, 2.46
which beats the previous fastest record fol-
three-year olds in Maine; Mischievous Jack
| second
Five thousand people have been present to-
day, and the treasurers books show cash re-
ceived today for entries alone $1100. W.
ITO the Associated Press.l
! LEWISTON, Sept. 18.-The State fair opened
today. The weather was all that was needed
to make it complete success and the attend
ance for the first day is large Seven carloads
of people from Aroostook county arrived al
noon. The unexpected exhibition of STOCK
made preparations little late, ITO stalls and
pens having been built since Friday. The
arrangements are now most complete. With
the State society, the Maine Pathological soci
ETY. and Androscoggin County Society exhibit