The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-03
BANGOR.
Third Day of ithe New England and
Eastern Maine Fair.
Good Weather land Large Attend
ance.
Ten Thousand People Witness the
Races.
Spirited Trotting and an Exciting
Hurdle Race.
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Especial to the PREss.l
| BANGOR, Sept. again the rain came
last night, and fell quite copiously for sever
| al hours, spelling all the past work of the
wind and sun of yesterday. The track,
which was drying off finely, was rendered
| positively muddy, which was severe draw
back, as a large number of trotting horses
were very much in need of proper exercise
for speed.
The scene at MapleWood Park in the fore
ground was highly animated one. A band
Of music, shows of various descriptions,
from the mammoth COW to three-legged
chicken; voluble hawkers crying their goods
and nostrums, believing bulls and prancing
stations under examination, all combined to
make matters lively.
In the centre of the park great crowd
was found in ring to witness the test of
strength of oxen. Near by were long lines
of superb cattle representing the teams of
several towns. In this class of exhibit all
the best cattle owned in the towns are got
together and strung out for display and ex-
animation by the committee The irrepres-
sible base ball exercise was vigorously going
on upon the grounds, and all in all there was
plenty to entertain the crowd of some thou
sands of spectators
]. 0. White of Wilton, sold pair of four
year old cattle for $500. They are said to be
the fattest pair of four year olds in New
England. They were purchased by Bur-
leigh & Bodwell, and will undoubtedly re-
ceive the first premium, as there is nothing
on the ground to compare with them.
In all candor, and with every desire to
look on the bright side, it must be admitted
that the hall exhibits are rathera disappoint-
ment. Three halls are used, and the display
is spread out somewhat thin. In Union Hall
the handiwork of the ladies is seen, and
some of it is very nice. The art display is
also in this hall. 1t is evident at glance
that the lovers of art in Bangor have taken
but little interest in it. City Hall-a small
one-is devoted exclusively to fruits and
flowers. The display is not extensive, but
many quite choice specimens of plums, pears
and apples look very tempting, and the floral
arrangement is in excellent taste. The prin-
cipal display is in the large Norombega Hall,
where the merchants, manufacturers and
agents have arranged their wares for the
public eye. 1t is of about the average fair
exhibit, both in extent and variety.
The halls were not thronged at the open
ing last evening, and there was evidently
some misunderstanding or mismanagement
in regard to excursion tickets. Those who
had purchased them with the understanding
that they would admit to the hall display,
found that they were only good for one hall,
whereas the exhibition was in three I'm
questionably the management intended no
injustice, but it could not but work that way
In such dilemma the only thing to be done
would seem to be to punch the admission
ticketat two halls and take itup at the third.
Col. Needham, secretary of the New Eng
land Society, says that it is the best organ
lied New England Fair that has ever been
given.
THE RACES.
The high wind prevailing had dried the
track so that it was in passable condition,
but still quite heavy in many places for the
afternoon races.
There were four contests in the programme
for which thirty five had been entered. There
was a running race and trotting in three
classes-four year olds, two-forty and two
thirty-one horses.
The attendance was full up to the expecta-
ton, the lowest estimate placing it upwards
of ten thousand. Two thousand people We're
seated in the grand stand. The Bangor
band played near the stand and great crowd
were in the centre of the park more interest
ed in the tests of strength by the oxen than
those of speed by the horses.
rTo tba Aseocia+ad prase 7
The races at Maplewood Park were wit
messed by fifteen or eighteen thousand peo-
pie. The rain of Tuesday night made the
track a little heavy, which accounted for the
slow time, but the races were interesting.
Following are the summaries:
FOUR YEARS OLD AND UNDER-PURsE 800.
Ed Shibles MS. blk S Black Amble .......1
G j j SHAY a,S rs bro ON n Twilight vii ........2
Time-2.49A, 2.511a, 2.5514.
2.31 CLAss-PURsE $500
Bailey & Bracket ms m Kitty P, drawn on ac-
count of losing shoe while scoring.
James ii. Kehoe MS Ed B0neSs. .............4 2 8
w. q. Morrill, MS m Surprise ..............1 1
A. L. Slpp MS ch Wormwood. d.............3 4
j. A. Leaman MS ch Long John. ..........2 3 2
Time-2.39M, 2.41, 2.3S.
RUNNING RACE, HURDLE-PURsE $3.50.
F. n. Wares Ms ch Dave Gideon, .........1 3 2
Geo. Bailey MS bro Norman. ..,..........2
John Walsh MS b G Yorktown .............3
Time-2.01, 1.58, 2.03.
2.4o cLAss-PURsE 5000.
E. L. Norcross ms m Sontag ag........1 5
w. II. Bean ms b G j. McLain. in................2
Mudgett Bros. ms G m Georgia ...........,.3
A. b. Page MS G m Fanny Knox. ................4 3
w. I'll. Smell ms bro Birdie S...................5 S
Time-2371a, 2.40.
This race was then postponed until tomor-
row, owing to the lateness of the hour