The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-02
THE CUMBERLAND FAIR.
Splendid Weather for the Second and
Closing Day.
Great Crowds Throng the Hall
and Park.
The Premiums and Summaries oi
the Races.

inc PREMIUMS ana summaries ol
the Races.
Two better days for the fair than Wednes-
day and yesterday could not have been had
and by o'clock yesterday the people began
to come in and continued to come in large
numbers all day. There were probably
5000 present. Sylvanus Porter, who sends a
team to the trains, said "We are bringing
more people from the railroad this year than
ever before" There were a great many
Portland people present.
Your correspondent first went around
where the horse jockeys were seeing to their
favorites. Said one, "Well, we had a smash
up just after you left yesterday" "a re-
porter's luck! How did it happen?'' eve
were having the last heat for the 2.40 class,
and Lady Independence was passing Cros-
by's Brighton Girl, when the latter's gig
slowed and the two clashed. Brighton Girl
fell and her driver was landed safely, but
the mare gained her footing and tore around
the track with only the wreck of gig be-
hind her. Then she left the track and
started in among the cattle and soon ran up
behind two carriages and stopped, thus pre-
venting what might have been serious ac-
cident. Except the smashing of the gig, no
serious damage was done"
perfect jam was in the hall all day. Some
new entries were made today, which added
considerably to the looks of the building.
Especially noticeable was life-size oil por-
trait Of Governor Robie, entered by S. F.
nCf Eo1r
Thomas of Yarmouth had an elegant banner
OF Kensington painted pond lilies; the work
was exquisitely done. A design of wild
roses in oils by Miss Cora NJ. Watts was also
very attractive.
A. +. Winslow of Falmouth and Z. ID.
Loring of North Yarmouth had the best dis
play of fruit. They had good showing of
grapes, apples and pears.
The fatpumpkins and squashes were very
noticeable. Enoch 0. Soule of Freeport had
Red FLAMES pumpkin, weighing 50 pounds,
and True Potorion, weighing 73 pounds
also squash of 9S pounds weight. But r.
S. Sweetser of Cumberland carried off the
prize for big pumpkins, having a pot-iron
pumpkin that tipped the scales at 90 pounds
The crops have been very good this wear
as the vegetable exhibit showed.
What is all that crowd?" asked stranger
about II 80 O'Clock, as mass of people stoo
IN line in front of a ticket Office reminding
one OF the jam after tickets at the Stock
bridge course. 30, those people are after
dinner tickets" replied farmer, The space
In front of the office was full of people until
O'Clock after dinner tickets. Three times
the tables were filled and cleared, 700 taking
dinner.
None of your ordinary boarding house
hash there, but all you can eat of home
made bread, country butter, hot potatoes,
lamb, sparerib chicken and pies and cakes
people crowd in. The ladies surely have the
hardest of the battle, working over hot
stove all day, and they also succeed the best.
The dinner at the Cumberland fair is truly
one Of the features of the day.
AT O'Clock p. m. came the races, which
were decided Improvement upon the first
day. Fully 5000 people were present, the
receipts being ahead of those of last wear.
The trotting was exciting and full of inter
est, the time being very good. Following is
the result:
NO. $3.50 CLAss-PURsE 500.
]. Scott Jordan, Cape Elizabeth, Little
I. 7. Woodbury., Portland, bk. &. Red Red :
c. !: Whitney, Portland, & g. Gray
Best time-245.
NO. 4-FREE FOR ALL-PURsE 5000.
T. ?. Fox, Cornish, bro. g. R. f. W...2111
l. T. woodbury.. Portland, bk. IN. Black
E L. Norcross, Manchester, b. M sontae4 :
NJ Jordan, Saccarappa, b. m. Belle Of
A. G. Sawyer, Portland bro g. Harry LIS 8
Best time-2.361a.
Judges-A. NJ. Savage, Portland; LIP.
Hawkins, Portland; W. II. Irish, Deering.
President G. A. Merrill was everywhere
present, and is deserving of much credit for
aln y,
annual fair of the Cumberland Farm
ers' Club. Mr.. Sylvanus Porter, superin-
tendent OF the horse department, is also a
man whose services are not to be underesti-
mated: In fact the club is to be congratu-
lated for having such a successful manage
ment throughout
The pulling match, testing the strength of
the oxen, lasted through the forenoon and a
part OF the afternoon. 1t resulted as fol
lows:
First Class-Under feet-John O. Bars
tow, 1st; Robert Leighton, I'd; G. w. Inger-
soil, gratuity.
Second Class and under u feet-Wm. L.
Pinnel, 1st; VIM. NJ. Merrill, I'd.
- Third Class-71 feet and over-Merrill
BBrotners, 3 Gray, 1st; Granville Holt, I'd; r.
The finest exhibit of cattle was made by
the Merrill Brothers of Springdale Farm,
Gray, 13 head, and took premiums as follows:
lst on pure blood Jersey; 1st on two-year-old
Jersey; lst on on yearling grade; 1st on two
yeaT-old Dull; 1St on yearling bull Ghor-
oughbre0; I'd on herd Sd on mich COW.
AWARDS.
Matched 0xen-O. A. Montfort, Cumberland,
1st; Josiah Allen, Falmouth I'd.
q Bulls BqRlls-uhree Three years old and over. Jerseys
G0rnan whitney, Falmouth LIST. Grade-Mer-
ri Brothers, Gray, 1st Durham -One-year-old-
Albert a @ @Rdeout, Cumberland, list; Edward Beals,
OF North Yarmouth, gratuity fer bull calf
House Plants and Cut FIowers-Best collection.
MIS-. william Norton Deering 1st; Mrs. j. s.
IBSsarstow, North Yarmouth, I'd Cut flowers, Mrs.
land, I'd. House Plants-Mrs. Martha Pride Cum
Derland, I'd dahlias, Mrs. o, A. Montfort, 1st;
Mrs. Almon Cobb, Falmouth, I'd
Worsted and Fancy Articles-Annie L. Purring-
ton, Falmouth, 1st on afghan Ida NJ. Beckett,
Westbrook, I'd; Mrs. Hale Leighton, Falmouth,
lst on toilet set Mrs; B. W, Meader, Deering, 81
leighton, Falmouth, I'd; Eben Woodbury., West
FoaaaS PFpaH nSt Ga sk sofa P9w Mrs Hunter
mouth, lst on picture frame. Mrs Adam Cobb,
1st on table cover; Mrs. W. W. Thomas, Var
Ada Cleayes, Yarmouth, 1st on table scarf; Matte
Hawes, "a. Edith n. Rowe, No. Yarmouth, 1st
on on w3rsted M cape; Mrs; G. T. Blake, Deering,
painted panel; Miss L. P. Hall, Deering, I'd. Mrs
J. D. ,Cleaves,, Yarmouth, 1st on lambrequins
flowers; Mrs. NJ s. Winsiow, Portland. I'd Mrs.
a; ). Noyes, w: Falmouth, on knit skirt. s. H.
thompson, NO Yarmouth, 1st on pillow shams. L.
IoiihOutAi, Nob Ou CTdyOH pictures.
Josie Walker, list on underwear
Butter and Cheese-Butter prints-Miss Emma
L. Merrill, Cumberland, 1st Mrs Jessie Kimball
No. Yarmouth, I'd. Butter, solid-Mrs. Frank w
Blanchard, Cumberland, 1st. Cheese-Mrs. John
Hulitt, Cumberland, list.
Fruit, Honey and Bread-Best excellence of
fruit OF all kinds E. d. Loring, North Yarmouth.
1st: A.. +. Winslow, Falmouth Cd Best excel
lence of apples, 0. A. Mountfort Cumberland .1st:
John Hulitt I'd. Best specimen of apples, s. r.
Sweetser, Cumberland, 1st on the Rolfe apple j.
Hilton, North Yarmouth, I'd. Best excelIencel of
pears, Albert Rideout,. Cumberland, 1st; E. ID.
Lorlng, North Yarmouth, I'd. Best one half bush
el OF cranberries, A. NJ. Farwell, Cumberland 1st;
A: I: SkIllings; Cumberland, Cd Best specie
grapes, John Hulitt, Cumberland, 1st G. II.
Prince, Cumberland, I'd. Best specie plums,
James Whitney, Gray, 1st Honey mot less than
10 pounds, Amos Leighton, 1st; Edgar B. Leigh
ton, Falmouth, I'd. Jelly and preserves, Mrs j.
+. Clapp, Cumberland LIST; A. S. Moves, Fal-
mouth, I'd Canned fruit Mrs N. b. Wilson, Ist;
Mrs. Alvin Frank, Cumberland, ID
Grain and Vegetables-Sweet corn NJ W. Rosan
Cumberland, 1st. Twelve rowed corn, j. w. Bar
stow, North Yarmouth, LIST. Red corn, Jamie
Hulitt, Cumberland, 1st Sewal Whitney, I'd
Eight roWed corn, John Hulitt, Cumberland 1st
George Hall, Falmouth, I'd. Colored pop, Percy
LOring. North Yarmouth, 1st; J. S. Barstow, cd
Colored rice. Albert Sawyer Cumberland, 1st L.
w. Knight, Deering, I'd. Large Squash, Edward
Merrill, Cumberland, LIST. M0raS squash, w. Z.
Buckman, Yarmouth, list; n. ID. Buckman, Var
mouth, I'd. Hybrid, W. E. Buchanan, 1st
An error occurred in the summary of one
of the races Wednesday which made Lady
Independent appear the winner. Mr..
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