The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-05
BANGOR.
Fifth Day of the Combined Exhibi-
tions.
The Fair Virtually Ende d.
1t Proves the Most Successful Ever
Held in Maine.
Yesterdays Races.

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BANGOR, Sept A lovely September
morning dawned upon the fifth day Of the
New England and Eastern Maine Fair. 1t
was evident from the appearance of things
upon the grounds that Thursday had been
the great day of the fair so far as attendance
was concerned. There were not one-half
the number of spectators at Maplewood Park
IN the forenoon as on the previous day A
very considerable number of the cattle,
horses, &c, had taken their departure Still
the crowd would have been large for an
ordinary fair, there being perhaps five
thousand people present.
At II o'clock the grand cavalcade com
menced to move around the track led by the
Chief Marshal and the Bangor Band. They
were followed by the matched pair horses
and trotters in harnesses. Then stations,
mares and colts, led by grooms. They made
one circle of the course and then the cattle
fell into line. Ten yoke of magnificent cat
tie were attached to diminutive wagon in
which was seated man bearing small
American flag The bulls, led by the nose
holes, beloved paved the earth and looked
eager for fray. The cows pIodded after in
frisky and happy as though there was not a
butcher in the world.
A lad OF some seven years seated in a
wagon driving a pair of steers, directing
them in fine style, received much applause.
But comparatively few of the animals on ex-
hibition or those that took premiums were in
the procession. as it was less than a half
mile in length.
There have been but few exhibitors from
the western portion of the State, but the
collection of plows and other agricultural
implements made by j. J. Frye, A. A.
Mitchell and d. 7. Kelly of Portland de-
serve special mention. They are creditable
displays and do honors to their exhibitors.
Geo. N, Ayres of Saco displayed the merits
OF his common sense force pump.
The Races.
The audience for the afternoon was smaller
by one thousand than ON Thursday There
were in the neighborhood of eight thousand
present however.
The first trot was the unfinished race in
the $50 class, in which McLane had two
heats and Black Pilot one. For the fourth
heat McLane and Black Pilot had an ex-
citing struggle. They finished the mile with
McLane neck ahead but the heat was
given to Black Pilot for square trotting.
Time-235a
In the fifth and final heat Black Pilot had
it all his own way. Time-2.375. The purse
was awarded Black Pilot first money; Nc
Lane, second; Plumed Knight, third; Hussar
fourth.
In the 2.36 class, for purse of 5000, field
of five responded to the bell, viz. Fanny Knox
Long John, Jersey Lily Surprise and Rapi-
dus. Fanny Knox had the pole in the first
heat, and led throughout. Time-233a
Fannie Knox took the second heat in 2344.
The third and deciding heat was also won by
Fannie in 2.33a. Fannie takes first money
Surprise second, Jersey Lily third, and
Long John fourth
In the stallion race for a purse of 5000 for
horses that had never beaten -24O, Black
Crook, Block Rock and Bloodmont contest
ed. Black Rock won the first heat. Time
2.373.
Black Rock also took second heat in 23S4
with Bloodmont second.
Iu the third heat it was quite interesting.
Black Rock won the heat and race Time
zoo. DldCh OIOOh LOOk S6COIlu money anu
Bloodmont third
In the running race with hurdles there
were eight leaps to the mile, Gideon Sleepy
Tom, Yorktown and Norman. Sleepy Tom
took the lead directly after taking the first
hurdle. Yorktown preferred the fence to
the hurdle on the back side and leaped over
the low fence into the park. Sleepy Tom
won by half a length in 2.01a.
The second heat was very sharp between
Tom and Gideon, they running nearly side
by side and taking the last khurdle at the
same moment in splendid style. The jockey
on Sleepy Tom got his horse home neck
ahead. Time, 1.59 First money to Sleepy
Tom, second to Gideon, third to Norman
In the two-year-old colt race there were
but two contestants, Harebell and Ticonic
Harebell won inS214 and 3.1S.
The fair has been the most successful fl
nancially every held in Maine. The gross
receipts have not been fully ascertained but
enough is known to make it certain upon
that point, and as an exhibition of cattle it
is by far the best every made in New Eng
land.
Hambletonian Knox trotted an exhibition
heat in 2.31a, the best time made during the
week by trotters.
THE SUMMARY.