The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-11
SECOND DAY OF THE COUNTY FAIR.
A Large Attenda nee Considering the
Weather.
Interesting Races by Three Different
Glasses.
Jack spratt, AubIne and Others to
Trot Today.

yesterday, the second day of the Cumber-
land County Fair at Gorham, opened auspic-
iously for the great exhibition. There's lots
OF fun, as the saying goes, at a country ag-
ricultural fair and for this reason there was
large attendance. considering how cold the
day was, at the fair grounds yesterday. From
all the surrounding towns the country folk
went in carriages, and there were lots of
people present from Portland, Cumberland
Mills and Saccarappa In the forenoon they
visited the cattle sheds, examined the agri-
cultural implements and looked at the sheep
and poultry. And of course many visited
the hall, which is located in the village
about mile from the fair grounds. The
fruit butter, canned goods and all manner
of fancy things are here to be seen, and as
usual it is the woman's paradise, favorite
resort for them for they fully appreciate the
exhibits to be seen there.
To make the time pass pleasantly the
Salaberry Band was engaged to furnish mu-
sic, and when the horses were not trotting
it delighted the visitors who crowded the
grounds. OF course the races were the great
attraction of the afternoon, and to witness
them the crowd filled the grand stand, and
stood along close to the rail on either side of
the track.
THE RACES.
The races for the day were the 2.4O class
for a purse of $3.50, The three-year old class
for 800, and the three minute class for $780,
The 2.40 class race was looked forward to
with more interest, perhaps, than any of the
others, although it was known that the
horses entered in the other two classes.
would give an exhibition worth going a long
distance to see. The 2.40 class was called
upon the ring, at about / o'clock. In this
class, Wanderer, driven by j. S. Jordan !;
Gray Bunker, driven by d. Hieber; Mead
driven by Charles p. Sawyer; Black Billy.
driven by Horace B. bennett; Edwin L.,
driven by Thomas Sands; and Black Pete.
driven by j. W. Leavitt, were the starters
Mr.. Isaiah Pompilly was starter, and, as
usual. he allowed no jockeying. He pleased
the spectators by the manner in which he
presided over the races. AS luck would
have it, Black Billy got the pole, Mead drew
second place, Gray Bunker third, Wanderer
fourth. Black Pete fifth and Edwin l.. sixth.
The Jockeys were given the word after
very little scoring, and away they went
Black Pete soon gaining the lead by length
while Mead did some bad breaking. Black
Billy pressed hard upon Black Pete, and
passed him at the quarter pole. The stallion
Edwin L., showed his mettle. and with an ad-
mirable burst of speed crept up for first
place and got it. Coming down the track to-
ward the judges stand, Gray Bunker began
to trot at great rate and was next to the
stallion In passing under the wire the first
time in Liz. Gray Bunker pressed ahead
at the three quarters pole but on the nome
stretch Edwin l.. reached out for the finish
and passed under the wire little ahead of
Gray Bunker.
Black Billy came next, Wanderer fourth.
Black Pete fifth and Mead last The heat
was trotted in 2.394. OF course Edwin l..
was entitled to the pole in the next heat. AT
the word go the horses paced down to the
first turn pretty well punched. Edwin i.
began to break, giving Wanderer the first
place. The quarter pole was passed in 40
seconds and the half in 1.181. In coming un-
der the wire the first time Edwin L. was first
Wanderer second, Black Pete third. Grav
Bunker fourth, Black Billy fifth and Mead
last. The mile was trotted in 2.364, the heat
being w0nlby Edwin l.. Wanderer came i'm
second, Gray Bunker third, Black Pete
fourth, while Mead and Black Billy were
distanced.
In the third heat the struggle was between
Edwin L and Gray Bunker The horses
went off with Edwin l. ahead, Gray Bunker
next and Black Pete third and this was the
order at the finish. Wanderer was dis
tanced. Edwin l. won the race and first
money in three consecutive heats. Gray
Bunker got second money, and Black Pete
third.
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