The Portland daily press., 1885-09-01
AT BANGOR.
Eastern Maine and New England
Fair.
Great Gathering of Herds of Choice
Cattle,
And Very Large Display of Fine
Horses.
The Trotting Postponed One Day
On Account of Rain.
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the most discouraging circumstances, so far
as the weather was concerned, but as an eX-
hibtion, highly successful. There was a
drilling rain that made the streets very bad
and the grounds were in sad state by
reason of the blue clay soil.
The Fair is held at Maplewood Park, about
mile from the centre of the city, on the
Hampden road. The grounds are ample and
the buildings all that could be desired. The
grand stand is very handsome structure
and will seat some five thousand people.
Restaurants and booths abound everywhere,
and if the weather does not improve some
of their owners are liable to share the un-
happy financial fate of those who embarked
so heavily in this line at the National G.. A.
R. Encampment in Portland.
Happily liberal use of sawdust about the
cattle pens and horse stalls has made it COM
paratively comfortable for man and beast on
the grounds where those animals are located.
Orestes Pierce of East Baldwin, has a herd
of twenty-seven fine cattle. His Jerseys are
represented by the bull Romeo De Bonaire
and four cows, among them the celebrated
cow, Beauty of the Grange" which took
the silver medal at the New England Fair of
last year. She has a beautiful fawn-colored
yearling heifer by her side. Mr.. Pierce also
has herd of seven Guernseys from Bridg-
ham farm.
The Agricultural State farm at Orono, is
represented by twenty head of Jerseys, bred
from the st. Marie and st. Lambert strain
A two year old bull at the head of the herd
is a particularly fine animal
Charles Whitney of Thomaston, has par
ticularly fine herd of twelve Jerseys.
Charles Robinson of the Riverside stock
farm, Barre Plains, Mass, has herd of IS
Holstein's at the head Lord Russell, I'd, -
weighing 2,450 pounds.
The display of horses is large and of high
order. John Haines of Portland, the well
known trainer and driver, has eight animals
here under his charge. Among them is the
well known stallion Constellation, the prop
erty Of Gen. Tilton, a beautiful thorough
bred from Kentucky by Almont. This horse
is now ten years old and has done good ser
vice in introducing thoroughbred blood in
Maine. Gen. Tilton also has here two re-
markably fine colts-Keiser, by the famous
trotter Gen. Wilkes, 3 years old, and La
d
dam Fair Lady. Jack Spratt, with d record
of 2.27, and Nellie S., who has shown in pub
lie gait of 243, both the property of VIM.
Smell of Deering, are here in charge of Mr..
Haines and will be heard from in the races.
The same trainer also has in hand DR.. Geo.
III. Bailey's fine six-year-old gelding Hazzah,
the winner of the silver cup in the recent
trial of gentlemen's driving horses at Pre-
sumpscot Park. On that occasion Hazzah
made 2.49, with ease, over heavy track.
Eloyn, three-year-old colt, 1913 hands is
also in the same stud.
Among other promising horses, Nellie NJ,
a seven-year-old by Daniel Boone, with
record of 2.334, owned by ]. G. Murchie
Ed. Staples Black Amble, four-year-old
with record of 2.454 as three-year-old,
will start in the four-year-old class. This
colts dam was by old Gen. Knox, and it is
said that the horse that beats him will have
to go low down in the thirties.
There are two fine horses here from Prince
three -year-old dapple steel grey, weighing
2,250 pounds.
The swine department is not large, but
fine specimens of the pure blood is repre-
sented.
c. P. Mattocks from the Riverside Farm
of East Baldwin, has Berkshires that are
greatly admired by stock raisers. A fine
young sow, with large litter of jet black
pigs, attracts much attention.
The Jersey Reds from E. H. Kennison's
farm in Dixmont, are very handsome and
quite rare in this section.
The display of Chesters is particularly
good.
Colly dogs from the Riverside Farm, bred
by Col Mattocks, are greatly admired. An
exhibition of their sagacity and training will
be given during the Fair.
The cattle exhibition is the largest, it is
said, ever made in New England, the entries
exceeding in number that of any other by
over two hundred. A noticeable feature of it
is that there is not an ordinary looking ami
NAL in all the hundreds whose pens
occupy line more than half mile
in length. Hon.J. R. Bodwell of Hal
lowell, the largest importer of cattle
in the country, pronounces it the best
ever seen in this country. The greater por-
tion of this immense herd is from Eastern
Maine, the central portion contributing
somewhat, and the western portion but
slightly, by reason of the distance. New
Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts
send but few CATTLE but they are fine speci-
mems, especially the hornless cattle from
Vermont.
The poultry department is extensive and
of great variety.
The sheep department is not extensive
The largest exhibitor is G. P Mattocks of
Portland, who enters six bucks, six ewes
three eve lambs, three buck lambs, one ram
and ten of his get, two rams six ewes, three
eve lambs.
Agricultural implements are shown in
large numbers in buildings upon the grounds.
A list of the horses of all descriptions en-
tered for premiums would occupy over two
columns of the PRESS.
The hall exhibitions will be opened to-
morrow. Every foot of space in Norombega
and City Halls has been taken, and the dis
plays will be fine. The enterprising Bangor
merchants have been at work in earnest in
this matter.
The trotting which was to have taken
place this afternoon was necessarily post
poned, but as the weather has apparently
cleared up for the week the sport ON the
track will commence tomorrow morning.
The course is an excellent half mile one, al
most the exact counterpart of Presumpscot
Park, and has been well grayeled so that
the indications are that it will be in good
condition for the balance of the week.
The city is rapidly filling with strangers
this evening and the hotels will have their
capacity well tested. A large number of
private citizens are accommodating guests.
All that is wanted is good weather to make
this great fair an eminent success.
ITO the Associated Press.
BANGOR, Aug. 31.-The heavy storm
which prevailed throughout the day cleared
away this afternoon, and tonight is wonder
fully clear and bright. The storm prevented
only the races of the first dap and these will
be trotted tomorrow, the races for the week
being set ahead one day. To-morrow's class.
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