The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-15

rard, Levant Benjamin. Hilton, North Anson
George W. Bracket, Belfast.
General Observation-Disclosures Prince.
Department Superintendents-Ticke s.. G.
Jerrard; Horses, Benjamin Hilton; Stock, AlonzC
Libby; Agricultural Hall, George W. Bracket.
MAINE STATE PoMoLoGIcAL SOCIETY.
President-Charles S. Pope, Manchester
Vice Presdents-S. R. Sweetser, Cumberland
ID. j. Briggs South Turner.
Secretary-Samuel L. Boardman, Augusta.
Executive Committee-The President and Sec.
retary, er ottcto; William P. Atherton, Hallowell
Leander H. Blossom, Turner; Frank E. NOVEL;
Committee on Nomenclature-S Rolfe
Portland; w. F. Atherton, Hallowell; d. z. True
Leeds Centre.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
President-Daniel Field, Danville Junction
Vice President-Nelson Fam, Lewiston; l.. I.
Waterman, East Auburn.
Secretary-W. X. Wright Lewiston.
Treasurer-Bavid FarTar, Lewiston.
Agent-James Clark, Lewiston.
Trustees-W. d. Pennell Lewiston; o. d. Pot
ter, Sonth lewiston; S. w. Shaw, Minot; ID. z.
Field, Auburn; L. H. Blossom, Turner; Eli Hodg-
kins, Greene; A. g. Thurlow, West Gloucester.
The fair opened larger than ever this year.
The entries in all departments were more
numerous than at any previous fair. There
were 60 more horse entries than last year.
The cattle show overflowed the stalls and
There were 800 entries of horned cattle of all
kinds $50 entries in the horse department,
225 entries of sheep and swine, 325 entries Of
poultry, 5000 entries of fruit and vegetables,
and $500 entries of manufactured and miscel-
laneous articles.
The fair opened today with every prospect
of large exhibition. The entries in the
stock and horse departments exceeds any
thing ever made in Maine. The Shorthorn
exhibition comprises the Waugh herd from
Strong, the Oakes herd from Pennington
Falls, the Howard & Ellis herd of Fairfield,
the Drew herd of Searsport, and others. The
Herefords and their grades are the largest in
numbers. Burleigh & Bodwell have fifteen
head; E. r. Holmes of Oxford, seven, and
Atkinson of Norridgewock, fourteen.
Among the other exhibitors are Hilton of
New Portland, Parker & Otis of Belfast
Thompson Of Livermore; Underwood of
Fayette, and Shepherd of Skowhegan. In
the Holstein class are Carville of Lewiston,
Bradley of Saco, and Berry & Thurlow of
New Gloucester who make grand exhibits
Libby of Saccarappa has herd of Ayr
shires, and D. W. Clark, Portland, Guern-
seys. The Maine Jerseys are III force; True
of Litchfield, Whitney of Thomaston, Gard
ner of Rockland and Briggs of Auburn
bring good animals. The American Jerseys
are represented by Haskell Owen, Cobb
of North Leeds, Briggs of Auburn, Locke of
West Paris and others. Q. III. Maxim of
West Sumner makes the only exhibit of
Devons. Burleigh & Bodwell have a herd
of Sussex. The exhibits of grades of all
breeds of working and fat cattle, steers,
cows and heifers is enormous. Eight town
teams are entered The horse department
embraces the best stock in Maine. The trot-
ters have already been shown in the official
lists. The stations and fillies are in great
numbers. There is a large exhibit of sheep,
embracing Cotswolds, Leicesters, Oxford
Downs, South Downs, Merinos, Shropshres
and Horned Dorsets. In swine there is a
good exhibit. The poultry exhibit is beyond
precedent. The new building proves too
small. All are enthusia site over the extent
and beauty of the show. The dairy exhibit
is large and excellent. Having no show in
City Hall it was feared that the house hold
and decorative arts would be failure; but
there is creditable display Keene &
Brown of North Turner display Maine
made chairs. The Augusta Wrench Co..
North Wayne Tool Co. and Bangor Stone
Ware Co. have good display. The Auburn
and Turner Oranges have tasteful exhibits.
The entries number 1900 in all. One hun
dred and seventy-five car loads have been
taken upon the grounds Today's exercises
have been base ball game which was won
by the Yarmouth nine, and the races. The
2.37 race is pronounced by experts to be the
best ever trotted on this track. Ten horses
started and remained in the race to the last
heat. The following is the summary:
PURSE $1oo-GREEN HORSES.
FS Tillon, oakland Cleveland Girl.3 1 /
G. I. Siackpole, Gardiner, Hamlet. L 2
b. }. 7. Edwards, Dixfield, Katic..2 3 3
J. n. Grant, Augusta, G',shnoc - l dis
ID. s. Ilalacy Gen. Shield. dis
| j. w. IIutchins, Portland, Shark IS dis
Nelson, Watervile, Crawford Maid.rO
Tine-2.361s, 2.341a, 2.40. 2.sS, 2.37M.
PURSE S25G-2.37 CLASS.
i. c. Ryerson Lewiston, Chub..... l 3 ]
Mitchell Cooper, Pittstcn, Mollie.. !
l.. p Hawkins, Portland, MkadO.. 3 l {
| +. A. Hale, Lewiston, Remember. 5
! s. r. /. Leonard, Monroe, Maud....19 3 2 3 I
| j. S. Jordan, Portland, Little Pete 6 z
NJ. Jordan, Saccarappa, Lady Inde-
| s. III. Haskell, Auburn, CaneriSo. IL 10
| Mudgett Bros, Belfast, Mackem-
H. oee,iI e. James, water9ille, Maud NJ. 7cb
| G. E. Whitney, Portland, Gray
Ilme-2.s4, 2291a, 2.s11a, 2.s21s, 2.s4
Wednesday, att o'clock, the 2.2S race vii
be trotted. and also the match of gentle
mems driving horses, the three-year-olt
| stallons, hurdle race, and 2.34 and 90
| classes.
Among the horses the exhibit is magn;f
cent. Jack Spratt, w. II. Snelrs brown
| gelding from Portland, is the centre OF /
large crowd of admirers. He is the tastes
| horse in Maine, on a half-mile track last yea
doing half at ZIG clip. He is entered TO
the free-for-all race, which comes off the las
day of the fair. Anse Bracket of Pittston
has his Kentucky stallion Harbinger and hi
numerous prodigy here. One of them
Harebell, made the fastest two-year-old rec
ord in the history of the State last year. Sh
is deep bay mare, and has increased il
size and weight since last year, She will tr
and lower the record made by Young Nelsol
last year, who beat all previous records TO
three-year-olds His owner, c. II. Nelson o
Waterville, has twenty stalls at th
grounds but will not drive Young Nelson il
any OF the races this year. This stallion
| sire was Young Rolfe, the note
horse, who dropped dead at Mystic Par
during race there few years ago. He is
magnificent deep bay stallion, with Ion
stride and perfect gait After his perform
ance last year, Manager Field, of the Bosto
Museum, purchased one-half of him fo
$4,000.
Another noted stallion here is DR.. Frank
lin. He is surrounded by large number O
his pedigree, all coal black horses. Anon
them are DIR. Franklin, Jr, and Lad
Franklin. Glenarm, c. p brakes stallion, Q
this city, with private record of 2.23,
also here. He won the 2.3O class in Bango
in three straight heats, and will make
trial exhibition mile this year.
W. S. Tilton of Augusta has also a larg
exhibition of horses. Among the noveltie