The Portland daily press., 1889-09-04
RANcoR's BIG SHOW.
A Fine Display at Maplewood Park
ATrottIng Record Broken.

IrottinS RECORD Broken.
BANGOR, September S.-There was the
usual first day crowd at Maplewood Park to-
day upon the opening of the long awaited
Eastern Maine State Fair. The weather
was very warm but not too warm for COM
fort and the people commenced gathering
early. The fakirs were getting in their
work before the sun was three hours high
and with voices as good as ever have kept it
up all day.
Tomorrow it is expected that the crowds
will commence to gather by thousands for
the great show will not only be in full work
ing order, the trotting will not only be fast,
but the chief magistrate of Maine with the
members of his staff will look benevolently
upon the great show spread out before him
of the products of the land over which he
reigns.
Among the Exhibits.
One of the most interesting displays in the
stock department which has been made at q
Maine fair for a number of years is exhibit
ed from the State College farm, and since it
would not be right for the institution to COM
pete with the Maine farmers who have small
er means from which to draw, all their stock
Is marked special, and is only for exhibition.
Both horses and cattle are shown from the
college farm. and at the head of the string is
the great gray Percheron stallion "Bayard."
He was seen here last year, and ranks very
make the farmers stare with eyes
wide open while the horsemen
turn away with an expression which
indicates that they take little stock In them1
Bayard is in fine shape this year and looks
M like the excellent stock horse that he is.
This is the only horse which the farm has
for exhibition but they bring a herd of cattle
which is worth careful examination. There
are samples OF all OF the great breeds start
ing with two grade Durhams, six and seven
years old. Then comes five years old Hol-
stein with beautiful heifer,, two years old,
which can hardly be equalled in their class.
In Guurnseys the college shows COW, five
years old and two heifers that bear the names
Velma and and Wayland Lady. There are
two sturdy looking Ayrshires, Nancy
Avondale and Queen Linda, three
DID,. Agnes Schmit, 4 year old and a bull
Archer Aberdero, year old. In Jerseys
the farm also makes pretty showing, hav
ing two cows and two heifers belonging to
the Maine Jersey class and smashing
yearling bull Draco Torment. of the Ameri-
flock Of sheep comprising buck, four ewes
and eight lambs. These are all Shr0pshires
and a variety which Is certainly taking a
high stand in Maine for their various good
points. The State College exhibit has many
visitors and IS certainly worthy of large
After careful inspection of the horse
sheds and trip through this department
there is no question but what the horse ex-
hibit is fully up to that Of last year in mum
bers, and Heyer at ;s any fair has better gen,
course Nelson's string Of notables is moi
here and the last years Province horses are
absent, but these are more than made up
BY the presence Of other animals, which
attract constant attention from visitors
to this department.
There is no lack of tr0tting stock, and
If some good races are not seen the horses
will not be to blame for 1t. A more than un
usual number of stations for getting gen.
tlemen's driving horses is noticed which
shows that our breeders are catering to the
great demand for this class of horses which
has prevailed for several years past.
AT Norombega Hall booth Is occupied BY
the Portland Business College. The repre-.
Sentative is seated at his desk performing
some the work in penmanship.
Mrs: Marcia. Nelson of Portland exhibits q
ladies' crochet shoulder Cape,
The Races,
The races were exciting, and were wit
messed by 5000 people. The summaries are
as follows:
| rwo-YEAR-oLD oLAss-PURsE 500, WITH s1o(
ADDED TO BEAT MAINE RECORD.
| b. f. g. F. II. Briggs, Auburn, b Palm. -
| Il. i. Blanchard, Sandy Point, blk m Lady
1 lRuO. Q
| Josiah Fernaid. Canaan, b m Jennie M ,.3 d
| A. S. Read, Auburn, b m Lola Wilkes ..... dis
| w. @. Marshall, Belfast, Sea Breeze...... ais
| M. W. Woodman, Rockland, blk st. Patrick dis
| w. s. Marden, Waldo, blk m Lazy Lead 80. dis
| TINE.
Quarter. RaE. qatarters. ses. Nile.
sna ssI Heat. Heat. .sS i.l74 Ss ISss 1854 1854
Palm won the extra 800, beating the bes
| previous record by six seconds. "S
| THREE-MINUTE cLAss-PURsE $3.50,
II. M. Beane, Camden, BIZ Romulus. us.......I !
| @. L. Walker, Bangor, b & Lorin. n..........Z