The Portland daily press., 1886-09-17
NAMES BIG SHOW,
Rain Interferes With the Programme
of Yesterday,
The closing Day of the Fair to be
on Saturday.
A List of the Premiums Thus Far
Awarded.


LEWISTON, Sept 16.-The rain has made
it necessary to postpone all the State fair ex
ercises one day. Several thousand people Wis
tied the grounds today in spite of the rain
The buildings on the grounds were thronged
The whole programme has been set ahead
one day, and the fair will be continued
through Saturday. The races intended for
Thursday will be trotted Friday. The game
of ball which was to have been played be-
tween the Bates and Yarmouth clubs for a
purse of $50, today, will be played at 10
o'clock tomorrow.
b. A. Atkinson & Co., of Portland and
Boston, make fine display of furniture for
their Portland house.
There are 5000 persons on the grounds,
and the stables are crowded with visitors.
Great interest centres in the free-for-all race.
which comes off the last day of the fair.
Among the entries are W. S. SHELLS, Jack
Spratt, DR.. Fiield's Screwdriver and Isaac
Ryersol's Carrie I. These are all fast horses,
Carrie T. having record of 229a, Screw
driver, 224a and Jack Spratt, 226, but has
gone at 2.17 clip for half a mile without
urging. If the track is in good condition,
competent judges predict 2.20 OF better this
race. Fred A. Hale of the Dewitt House,
has his bay gelding Remember, here, record,
237, and his renowned Skylark, who took
third money in the running race yesterday.
Among the handsomest pairs on the track
are John French's two brown mares Lottie
F. and Mabel L., both very speedy. Among
Nelson's stock from Waterville is Dictator
Chief, bay stallion after Young Rolfe. J.
II. Grant has Cushnoc, a brown stallion,
which made record of 2.34 in the race for
green horses Tuesday. He is also entered
for the 2.40 class.
The display of agricultural implements is
very extensive. Among the principal ex-
hibitors are Belcher & Taylor of Chicopee,
Mass; A. W. Gray & Son of Middleton
Springs, VT; George S. Aver of Saco and A.
Mitchell, plows and cultivators, from Port
land. One of the finest exhibits is Parker &
Woods of Boston, who have ensilage cut
ters, corn planters, mowers, horse rakes.
tedders, and full line of ice tools. t.
Frank Davis of Portland has five Milburn
wagons, a sulky harrow, several eultivators
and lharvesters and two Empire moving
machines.
A. L. & E. f. Foss Of this city make very
extensive display of fancy machinery. The
Richards Manufacturing Company of Wor-
cester has one of Kemp's, manure spreaders
here, and Small & Matthews of Boston a
novel contrivance for feeding sucking
calves Kendall & Whitney of Portland
show full line of dairy and poultry sup
plies, woodenware, steel harness for horses,
and agricultural tools.
The following premiums have been
awarded:
HORSE DEPARTMENT.
Stations, Geldings and Fillies 1 Year-Stal-
lions, 1st prem, S15, G H Nelson. WaterYille; I'd,
10. Ed A Weymouth, Sanford; Sd, 6, Ban
croft; Portland. Fillies, 1st Is, II Nelson; I'd,
cry, West Poland.
stations, Geldings and Fillies, 2 Years-1st
marshall, Wateryille; Sd, 6, L Emery. Geldings,
1st, 15 William Bigelow, st Abans. Fillies, 1st,
Is, l. & l. Damon Auburn; 3D. 10, A X Per-
kins, Skowhegan; Sd, 6, S Crosley, Benton
Falls.
Geldings and Fillies, Years-Geldngs, 1st
prem, S25, j Lawrence, Somerset Mills; I'd, 10,
G 2 Drake, Lewiston; 3d. s, Dana Gof, Auburn.
Flies, 1st %, A W Brackett, Pittsfield I'd, l
4 F Ii Briggs, Auburn; 3D. $, W Thomp'
stations for General Use, 6 Years and Over
1st prem, S3o,J McKenney, Auburn; only horse
hlllng condition.
Stations, 3 Years Old-1st prem, 500 F&F
H Briggs, Auburn; I'd, TO- Paul Marshall, Water
vile; Sd. 5, VIM g Marshall, Belfast.
H Nelson, Wateryle; I'd, Is. d " Jones. Xu-
burn; Sd, 8, G M Hilton, Anson.
Best Trained Colt, 2 Years and Under-1st
prem, $6, II @ James, Waterville.
Draft Stations, Years and 0yer-1st prem,
$50, Jeremiah Currier West Pennington
Best Trained Horse-1st prem, $40, c Mel
son. Wateryille.
Draft Stock stations, Years and Under-1st
prem, $1f. Cony g. Farrar, Augusta; I'd, TO- VIM
Ulmer, Rockland Sd, 5, Baisdell & Folsom,
Oakland.
STOCK DEPARTMENT.
Grade Ayershire-Cows years and upwards,
carappa. Bulls years, 1st, 15, Alonzo Libby.
Bulls year. 1st u, Alonzo Libby; Bull calves,
4 years old aud upwards, 1st 10, -Alonzo Libby;
I'd, 10, Alonzo Libby; Sd, 5, Alonzo Libby. Heif-
yeafs a. A011o on1d hG1y 9jy I'd H4 s a
year, 1st, Alonzo Libby; I'd; 8, do. Heifer
calves sS 1st AI9nzo % bibby "a, g. do Herds,
Working oxen, years and upwards, 1st 10;
Reuben r. stuart, Lewiston; Cd 10, Charles H.
seey hewstoF F3 s 4PeIf + RunsWe ea1v
Lewiston I'd, 10, Columbus Hilton, East New
Portland; Sd, A. G. Thurlow, West Gloucester.
1st prem $50, l. T. Carville Lewiston; I'd, 8. do.
Bulls two years, 1st; f. w. Berry, New Giouces-
ter I'd, 10, Edwin 7; Bradbury, : AGO; Sd, S, A.
g. Thurlow, West Gloucester; Bulls, one year,
1st, 10, D. L. Brett, Otsfeid Bull calves, 1st S,
l. T.. Caryill, Lewiston. Cows, years and up
3years, 1st, II, l; I. Carvill; I'd, &, Edwin p;
Bradbury, Saco; 30. 5, /. T. Carvill. Helfers 2
years " 1st TO- do Heifers year. ST. s, do; "a
l. T. Carvill; I'd, 20, do
PoMoLoGICAL SOCIETY.
Pears, State exhibit-1st prem, $12, Samuel
Rolfe, Portland; ID 8, l. J. Perkins, Deering;
Dunton, Lewiston. Single variety autumn pears
1st, z, L; j. Perkins, Deering; I'd, IL. F. & S. E.
Leeeh, East Monmouth Single variety white
lett pears, 1St, ! l.. e. Jordan. Lewiston; I'd, Doc
G A: Leavitl, do: Belle Lucrative, 1st, l. J. S
Hoxie, n. eFairfield; 3D. 5oc,, =. Fl. Kenhi on,
Jordan Lewiston; I'd, 5oc 1. +. Waterman, East
Auburn Bcurre Superfine, lst, l, d. P. True,
Leeds Centre ,rl Beurre 49,, Clairgean' plsss lst
fun, lst, 4, Samuel Role, Portland; I'd, 5 cents,
J Perkins, Deering; Cd, 30, A b Chapman s
Son, Auburn. Duchess and Angoulem, LIST. I J a
Howe, Lewiston; "a 81, B 0hpmtn & Son,
| HoXie, North Fairield I'd. 30 J !ennOch,
| Orono. Flemish Beauty 1st, 1, J V McKenney,
Auburn; I'd, 80, G W Blossom, Turner Gioqt
Blossom, Turner Center; I'd, so: j Hoxie, No.
Fairfield. Lawrence, 1st, /: j L Bennoch, 0rono;
I'd 80 True, heeds d Gen Center Louise Bcne m
80 G Chase, Lewiston. Nickerson, 1st, /, H
J a Simmons, Waldoboro; I'd, so; l.; v; Shaw,
Auburn Auburn 3D. SecGs " shaw Mrs auburn shed
1st 1, S w Cook Lewiston; I'd, 80, G c Chase,
Lewiston. Seyans Orange, 1st l, 5 W Shaw, Au,
burn I'd, 90, G III Hebbard, Lewiston. Vicar ot
Wakefield 1st, l, " Cole Lewiston; I'd, ;;50, G
| B ChipmaI s. Son, West Gloucester. Winter
Sweet, st, J., j Bemrock, Orono; "a, 800, 5oe;
| Orono, for gratuity, Admiral Farragut, so; In
dian Queen, so; Eastern Belle, 30