The Portland daily press., 1889-09-05
A DAY OF SURPRISES AT CORNISH.
Horses Booked to Win Somehow
Didn't Get There.
The Governor and Staff See the
Queen City's Show.
Yesterday at the Festival Of the
Androscoggin Farmers.
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Especial to the Press.l
CORNISH, September 4.-The second day
OF the Ossipee Valley Fair passed off with
out any accidents or especially noteworthy
Incidents. The event of the day was the
trotting. The classes called were the 2.35
and three minute.
In the three minute race there were five
starters, among which Fl. c. Rankin's Daisy
and Albert Towle's Kitty T. were the favor
ties. AT the word 60 Kitty T. took the lead
and kept it easily through the first heat,
leading at the finish by two lengths at least.
The second heat resulted similarly. 1t
seemed that Kitty was to win three straight
heats without any trouble at all, but with
the third things changed. Kitty took freak
and dropped back to third, Mahlon Jor-
1t for three heats. and so winning the race,
with Kitty 7. second, and Daisy third. The
other horses were diStanced and withdrawn,
Following is the summary:
THREE MINUTE CLAss-PURsE S75.
Ii; II. Rankins, Saco, sor. m.
A. Tc%e, Cornish, b. m. Kitty T.. 3
Manlon Jordan, saccarappa, b. g. !.
CHARLES sawyer, Duck Pond, ,'i;.i g. &.
J.F.&E; 4; Hastsy, springvale, g. '.''
TimeMa'S7is, 2.42ii, 2.4sXi,, 2.41, "a a.1a1s.
The 2.35 class had six starters, including
the Fryeburg gelding Mac that did such no.
BILE work last week. Those who built great
hopes on him, however, were doomed to dis
appointment for his position in the FIRST
neat was fourth and in the next he was dis
tanced. Frank Fox's Frank A. took the
lea lead In the first heat by run, but soon set
heats Wescott's mare Fannie W. took the
lead, while Frank A. went back to second
In the fourth heat DR.. Maxwell's chestnut
morse Kite, who had been steadily creeping
up from fifth position In the first heat led as
he did in the fifth. At this point the race
was called on account of darkness. 1t will
De tr0tted OIL tomorrow. The summary:
2.35 CLAss-YURsE $I25.
Charles R. Wescott, Falmouth, b.
Frank P. Fox, Cornish, b. g. Frank
G. H. Walker, FryeSaig, b. g. Mac. Dis: 3
James quarter, Biddeford, ch. m.
:, NATE R.... ........................ 4 4
Erwin Rowe, Saccarappa, br. G. E.
II. t'.... .....................r. u B dr.
Fred A. Maxwell, Portland, ch. g.
hite.:'.: ........
Time-2.S41s, 2.355x, 2.36, 1856, 2.38.
c. E. Mcsher of Lawrence. Mass. acted as
starting Judge. with L. F; Pike and E. G.
Knight of Cornish as associates.
Tomorrow, besides finishing the 2.35 class,
the 250 and 2.30 classes will trot.
There will be a game of ball on the grounds
tomorrow at 10 o'clock between the South
Windhams and the Bridgtons. Prize $50.
Premiums were awarded today in the horse
classes as follows:
STALLIONS.
: J. Warren Flint, first; N. N. Thompson, second,
Cornish Boy.
GENTLEMEN DRIVING HORSE.
Arthur Kimball, second, horse; d. M. Parsons,
first, mare.
FAMILY HORSE.
E. B. Pike, second, horse.
BROOD MARE.
w. B. Sway, first; David G. Lougee, second;
Thomas WadswOrth, third.
COLTS THREE-YEAR-oLD.
F. W. Trueworthy, first; Daniel Wentworth,
second; LoriDg s. Boothby, third.
COLTS FoUR-YEAR-oLD.
David ]. Morrill,, first.
COLTS Two-yEAR-oLD.
w. B. Sway, first; j. Warren Flint, second !;
Loring s. Boothby. third.
YEARLING COLTS.
j. Warren Flint, first, Chevelita; j. M. Haley,
second f. F. Flint, third, Robert.
SPRING COLTS.
David G. Lougee, first; Thomas wadsworth,
second