The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-23
CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND GRAY
FAIR
Second and Highly Successful Day.
Eight Thousand People Present.
Good Trotting and other Sports.

Good Trotting and Other sports.
The second day of the combined Fair of
the Cumberland County Agricultural Society
and the Gray Park Association at the grounds
of the latter at Gray Corner was highly sue
cessful. The weather was beautiful and the
people of Gray, Windham, Raymond, Cum
berland, Poland, North Yarmouth and Var
mouth, were in attendance in great numbers
and there were several hundred present from
laPortland and vicinity.
The greater portion of the stock remained
in the stalls and there was a goodly array of
oxen. Several thousand spectators were
within the enclosure during the forenoon,
watching the trials of strength between the
draft oxen, noting the stock and fine horses
under examination. and observing the exhi-
| bition of family horses. A juvenile team did
| an act in base ball and the showmen and
catch-penny chaps who follow the fair were
| in their glory. The Yarmouth band enliYen-
ed the morning with music.
VIM. E. Elders matched pair of young
oxen attracted much attention. They were
among the finest cattle shown upon the
| grounds.
| THE BICYCLE RACE.
At II O'Clock there was bicycle race of
one mile There were three contestants, d.
| H. Hallowell, of Cumberland Mills; FL. ID.
| Penney, New Gloucester; w. Leayitt, South
| Windham 1t was close struggle through
| out between Leavitt and Hallowell, with
| Penney long distance in the rear. The
| track was in poor condition for wheelmen.
| Leavitt won by two yards. Time 3.5S
| At noon the scene within the twenty-one
| acres enclosing the grounds was study for
| the observer of the festivities Of pastoral
| life. Hundreds upon hundreds of vehicles
| of all descriptions were hitched to the best
| possible advantage in the crowd about the
! grounds. Under the mild, if somewhat
crisp. September air scores upon scores of
| people were partaking of picnic dinners,
spread in the carriages or upon the green.
| The associations dining hall, where they
| spread such good dinners, was besesed by
| hungry and waiting mass, all good-natured
| and patient, and the numerous booths found
| ready market for their coffee and eatables
The track was brushed up and its condi-
ton much improved, in preparation for the
| afternoon.
| THE RACES.
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| by trotters was very large, good judges set
| ting it at 5000. The grand stand was crowd
| ed and spectators occupied every position of
vantage throughout the park The band
| occupied their stand at 1.30 o'clock and gave
| fine concert. The horses were rung up by
| Mr. Leslie at o'clock sharp and no time was
| lost. The judges on the stand were Messrs.
| e. j. Stubs of Yarmouth, Isaiah Pompilly
! of Lewiston and Lewis Bracket of Wind
| ham, gentlemen of high character and good
experience.
The races were for purse of $780, divid-
| ed, for three-minute horses for which eight
| animals were entered and purse of S125,
| divided in tn e 2.37 class in which i've horses
were named.
| The first race called was the three-min-
| ure class and tive horses Appeared to contest.
| They drew positions as follows: Lottie NJ,
/; Katie B., 2; Emma E. d., 8; Offa, 4; Pc
They got a remarkably even start at the
/ second attempt Katie B. shot ahead with
/ Lottie NJ. second and the balance trailing.
They continued in string during, the first
| half mile On the second half the game
| mare Offa closed easily upon Lotte M. and
| made close fight for second position, pass
ing under the wire nearly yoked with Lottle.
But Katie 3. won the heat handiiy. Lottie
NJ was I'd, Offa Sd, PenObscot Boy 4th, EN-
ma E., D. 9TH. Time, 244a.
The second heat was taken easily by Kat
tie B. l, Offa I'd, PenObscott Boy Sd. Lottle
| Nj: 4th and Emma Il; B. 9TH lime, ~.
The third heat and race were also won by
Katie B. in 2.44. Lottie M got I'd money
| Offa Sd and Penobscot Boy 4th
The race for the 2.37 class was trotted by a
field of five good horses. They drew posi-
tions as follows: Clara C, 1; Little Jim 2;
Frank A, 81 Lady Independent, 4; Nellie b,
g.
They had a prompt send-off for the first
| heat Little Jim took the lead, and went to
| the unarfAr mole in 3S1 seconds. liz was
fine race throughout the first half mile, four
of the horses going under the wire well
punched, in 1.191. The finish of the mile
was close between four of the trotters. Lit
tie Jim won the heat, with Frank A. second,
Lady Independence third, Clara G.. fourth,
and Nellie B. fifth. Time, 2.40-
In the second heat, Frank A. took the lead
closely pursued by Little jim. They made
the quarter in 394 seconds, and the half in
118, three of the horses close together. Lit
tie Jim took the lead on the second half, but
ssed Mhe aad roed ET
fast She went by Frank A. and got even
with Little Jim on the home stretch, near
the stand, and they went under the wire ap--
| parently even. The judges.awarded the heat
to Little Jim for faithful trotting throughout
the lmile Lady Independence was given
second place, and Frank A. third. Time,
237a
In Tuesdays trotting, Maud L won the
deciding heat for green horses, me 200
| In the $50 class Katie B. won first heat and
race. trotting in 242 Lolita NJ. to, K second
money; Offa, third; andiPenobscot Boy, 4th.
FOOT RACE.
During the afternoon the sport was diver
| sfed by pedestrian race OF nali mile
| between David Bright, professional run
| ner and walker of Massachusetts, and Her
bert Merrill of Gray, young student OF
Bowdoin College, who. volunteered to run to
make the race interesting. he dld remarka-
bly, well for an amateur, and made quite
close race; Bright won by 2 yard In 20.
To-day Bright will give walking exhibition
and his record in that line Is among the last
est in America.
people enjoying the fair, among them many
prominent citizens in commercial and pro-
fessional walks. The morning train took
out two car loads.
The programme for today is grand pro-
cession of prize animals about the track at
10 a. m. At IL o'clock an, exhibition OF
matched horses, and gentleman's driving
horses upon the track for the association S
premiums and later an exhibition of the
discipline of working oxen. In the after
noon there will lie trotting in the three min
ute and two-thrty classes. A good field of
horses have been entered for both purses.
PREMIUMS AWARDED.
The following additional premiums have
been awarded:
Full blooded best bull-Andrew Alleni Edwin
Best yearlng BULL II. Day; Merrill Bros,
End . =,
Best Jersey cow-George Mcdonald; ]. H.
| Day, 2nd. ,..,,
hest heifer, three years ODD. H. Day; Merrill
Bros, End.
Best heifer, two year ODD. H. Day.
| Best heifer, one year old-George Mcdonald,
| Best heifer calf-George Mcdonald.
GRADE JERSEYS.
Best cow-Merrill Brothers, 1st; j. II. Day. I'd:
Heifer years old-Geo. Freeman, list; Merrill
Brothers, 3D.
Two year olds-Best heifer, j. H. Day, 1st;
One year oid-Geo. Freeman list; j. H. Day,
3D. - ,,r>,, q,
Steers three years old-Freeman Morse, list;
Charles Knight, I'd ,,
Rest yearlings-Wm. II. Webster, 1st; Glen
Matched Steers-Geo. Foss 1st; Warren Thay-
er. I'd. - 60, -.
Best bull calf-W. r. Sawyer, 1st: Bella La