The Portland daily press., 1889-10-10
THE MUSIC OF THE HOOF BEATS
Heard on Maine Tracks In the Fine
October Weather.
TWO Days of the Successful West
Oxford Exhibition.
The Show Of the Farmers Of Cape
Elizabeth and scarboro.
Especial to the PRESS. ]

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FRYEBURG, October 9.-The annual exhi-
bition Of the West Oxford Agricultural So
clety opened in their park yesterday. The
weather was fair and quite large number
of people were present on that day. The
display Of cattle. which is the leading feat
ure Of the first day, was very good Owing
to the storm Of Monday the cattle Of some
farms at a distance, which usually start on
that evening, were not present. The princl-
pal breeds represented were the short horn,
Holstein, Hereford and Jersey. There are
many fine horses owned within the limits OF
this society. Among those represented
were the Nelson, Knox and Wilkes
families. Various exercises testing the
strength and training Of the cattle were
given. An interesting feature Of the after
noon was the race of the colts Of four years.
This and the 240 class resulted as follows:
FOUR YEAR oIDs.-PURsE $50.
Smut, 5, Z. L. Hotchkiss, Lovel........... l 1
kezar, blk $, j. s. Ames, Sweden. ........... 2
BBelair, Be Jr, 8, William Hazeltine, LOWELL. 3
Time-2.591s. 800.
2.4o cLAss.-rURsE $50.
SaltpetIe, b g. f. p. Fox, Cornish. ........ L L
George c., br g, s. G. Boynton, Brown
scipio, apio S, R. Linscott Biownfieid...
FrsKy, m, J. b. Sanborn, Cornish...... 2 2
Time-2.45, 2.45, 2.461a.
The second day. Wednesday, is always the
chief day Of the exhibition. This year
proved no exception to the rule. The atten-
dance was the largest ever known, so it is
said, in the history Of the society There
were, 1t Is estimated, about 5000 people pres
ent. The receipts at the entrance were on
this day $3.50. Today the articles are dis
played in the halls and indoors then proves
the more attractive. We noticed in the low
er hall large variety Of garden products.
They were most Of them Of immense size
and the squashes, pumpkins. beets, onions,
corns ETC., were worthy to be classed with
the famous growtbs of southern climes. In
deed they are the largest specimens that
have ever been exhibited here. Here were
also seen ducks, geese, poultry, live coon
and agricultural implements Of all the va
seen fine display Of rugs Of all kinds, silk
quilts, bed spreads, fruits, photographs,
hand and machine embroidery-also collec-
tion Of scroll work In holly and walnut,
some curiousy carved flowers of wood that
were made with jack knife by a young
lady, paper wreath, a collection Of unique
dolls, also OF paper. specimens OF bread,
butter, cheese, canned fruits, jellies, pickles,
etc. There Is also fine collection Of crayon
portraits, landscape and fruit pieces and 9TH
er paintings. Among the former We notice
the fine likeness of Colonel James Walker. a
former president of the society, which was
executed by his grand daughter. There are
besides these many other articles Of much
interest to young and old. The display of
blankets, woolen cloth, spun yarn, ETC.,
speaks OF the great industry of the ladies', In
these now almost forgotten arts. In tine af-
ternoon there were races, which were attrac-
tive to most of the people present. The fol-
lowing were the results: q
THREE MINUTE cLAss.-PURsE SOS.
Transit, b s. L. L. Kimball, East Hiram. I
George c., br G, s. G. Boynton, Brown
Katie yelmar, bl m, W. II. Abbott, Frye
pu, -. ....'..i. or
J. w. b., gg. + @ Hartford, Lowell; -. s 4:
burg. .!s:.e.....: ........-....... A 2 2
Jennie NJ. m, Irving Mabry, North
rIytDuIg. ....... .................... 80.
Time-2.5i1a, 800, 2.541a.
2.37 CLAs5.-PURsE 500.
Seiplo, b $, r. Linscott, Brownfeld... 2 1 1
Saltpetre, z, Il. p. Fox Cornish..... 3 2 2
Mac, b G, @. II. Walker. Fryeburg. 2 8 3
Time-2.441s, 2.421s, 2.44I4, 2.43.s r.sr