The Portland daily press., 1888-09-19
CUMBERLAND COUNTY FAIR.
The Opening Of the Great Farmers
Festival Postponed Yesterday.
a Large Herd of Herefords Already
on the Grounds,
And Some Famous Maine Trotters
In the Horse Sheds.

For long time now many Of the farmers
and farmers wives Of Cumberland county,
especially Of Gorham and towns adjacent 10
IL, have been preparing exhibits for the
county fair which was to have opened at the
Gorham fair grounds yesterday. For months
the thrifty husbandman has been feeding
his sleek oxen an extra measure oil meal TO
increase their ayoirdupois In order to make
them worthy Of being exhibited at the great
farmers festival. Special care has been
taken Of the cattle. sheep, swine and poultry
by the happy farmer who views his animals
with unfeigned satisfaction in anticipation
of the premiums that their admirable quail
ties viii probably win for him at the county
fair. The women folks, too, are always in
terested In the annual exhibition Of the pro-
duce of the farm, and they look forward
TO 1t with pleasure for then the country peo-
pie assemble and to them it Is a festival In
deed. Then, also, the attractiveness Of the
fair Is largely due to the work Of industrious
women, for many Of the beautiful exhibits
are the products Of their busy needles or the
result of their handiwork. Therefore many
were the disappointed ones who, on awaken
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cast with threatening clouds from which was
falling fine, but quite heavy rain. Certain
ly the outlook was discouraging to the fair
society as well as to the exhibitor, but there
was no help for 1t. 1t Is difficult to imagine
more utterly dreary and lonely place than
a country fair ground ON a stormy day. Only
those who remain to care for the animals
and other exhibits linger upon the grounds
on such day, and there is very little i'm
deed, for amusement or even comfort
there. The sheds, as general
thing, are not water tight and here and
there little stream comes trickling through
the roof upon the dlscomforted inhabitant,
or the drlppings from the caves form pud-
die in which one occasionally steps, filing
shoe with water.
Such was yesterday at the Gorham fair
ground. but the PRESS reporter who visited
the place found goodly number Of cattle
and horses upon the grounds and every lndl-
cation Of an excellent exhibition when pleas
ant weather comes. The fair society is de-
termined to have pleasant weather for their
show, and SO yesterday the opening Of the
exhibition was postponed. The fair win be-
gin today II pleasant. otherwise 1t wilt be
postponed again until tomorrow.
A dining hall has been erected upon the
grounds and is now In the efficient charge Of
II. l.. Hartman, Of Sacearappa, who has to
assist him as cook, M. M. Little and as stew
art w. S. GRAHAM, and a corps Of walters.
Only short distance beyond the dining hall
are the cattle sheds, and here the reporter
was shown the splendid herd Of cattle from
Z. A. Bailey's Lake View Farm Of Winth-
rop. Mr.. Bailey has thlrty-one cattle at the
fair and they are a show by themselves.
| The same herd has been exhibited this sea-
son at Bangor, Worcester and Lewiston,
and after leaving Gorham will be
shown at Reedheld and at the Bay
State Agricultural show At each
| place large premiums were awarded
| Mr.. Bailey, those at Lewiston amounting 10
| 500. Mr.. Bailey will also carry of some OF
| the prizes at the Cumberland County fair.
| Among his cattle are fourteen grade oxen,
the rest being thoroughbred Herefords. He
| also shows "a handsome South Down sheep
| that visitors to the fair should not fail to see
| His cows Modest Mary and Pearl each
| weigh 100 pounds, and will attract much
| attention. Then, too, the father of this fine
| family Of Herefords, the great three year
| old bull Boyne has taken first premium at all
| the fairs, and tips the scales at a trifle more
than 230O pounds. The bull Grove Of Wilton
Is two years old and weighs 100 pounds.
Mr.. Bailey shows a pair Of four year old
years olds weighing $500 pounds. and a
couple OF two year oldS weighing 24O0
pounds. The cows Highland Mary, Honest
| Mary and Queen Mary and the yearling
| heifer Graceful Mary are handsome animals,
and should be seen by all visitors at the
| fair.
Mr.. Emery of Buxton has four two-year-
| old steers at the fair grounds, and when the
exhibition opens large number OF cattle
now kept on the different stock farms In
GOrham and neighboring towns viii be en-
A little beyond the cattle sheds are tn e
| horse stalls. and here Barrett Bros offer TO
all admirers Of the noble animal splendid
| exhibition. They have at the grounds nine
horses from their Fair View farm in Sumner
| Oxford county. At the head Of the list
| stands the beautiful, bright bay stallion Ar
| temus, Jr. He Is by Artemus, trial 2.25a,
and sire of Green Girl, 2.26A. First dam,
| Kenda, dam Of Rose, Terbush and Sir Juri-
us, by Independent Dick; second dam by
| thoroughbred Blooming Grove, noted race
| horse, by Revenue, by imported Trustee
| (slre OF Trustee, 20 miles in 59.35D; third
| dam by Christopher Eclipse, son Of Tunison
| Eclipse, son Of Crocker's Eclipse, he by Don
| Quixote (sire Of dam Of Lady Suffolk, 2.263.
| by imported Messenger.
/ In the next stall was seen the handsome
| three-year-old stallion Westland; Westland
| is rich seal brown, stands 15i hands high.
and was pre- pred y by Z; n; Nelson; ne s wa
| 2.44. First dam Knox Girl, second dam
Gretchen, dam OF Nelson.
"This horse Is going to trot," said the
groom as he led the way to the next stall In
which stands the bright bay two-year-old
stallion Sir Junius, sired by Middle Hope.
Sir Junius has three white stockings and a
stripe in the face and was bred by VIM.
Furbush, Seneca Co., New York. Dam
| Kinda, the dam OF Artemus Jr. He Is first
| class roadster and scored full score at Lew
lston.
Next was seen the yearlng by Artemus,
| Jr., that won the race at Norway, and the
| handsome three-year-old that also tr0tted OF
Norway. The gelding Turbush Is full
brother to Artemus, Jr. and a splendid fami-
| ly horse, being now four years old.
Nina, the handsome six-year-old mare
| is also shown at the fair by Bar
rett Bros. Then, too, they have on
| exhibition a span Of as finely matched mares
as can be found in Maine. One Is out Of a
Long Island Black Hawk mare, and the
other out OF Morgan mare. and both were
sired by Arteman, Jr. There Is only one
days difference In their ages, and no differ
ence in their color, size, form and general
appearance. They are both splendid AMI
mails, and will attract much attention.
Frank Fox. Of Cornish, shows his Frank
A. a dapple bay gelding. with record in
the thirties, and Charles Walter Robinson.
Of Scarboro, exhibits a mare and two colts.
The mare Is Of English blood, and famous
roading horse. The colts are both hand
some.
These ere only part Of the horses that
will be seen at the fair. Jack Spratt aud
Star Gazer will be there, besides other good
ones. The Gorham trotting track Is sandy
and In a couple OF hours after It stops rain
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The four-year old, the yearllngs and the
2.35 class will trot today II pleasant and q
good exhibition may be expected.
The fair will doubtless be largely attend
ed by people from all parts Of the county,
farmers festival.