The Portland daily press., 1889-08-28
THE SHOW AT GRAY.
Good Features Yesterday With Pros
pscts of BETTER to Coma.

Yesterday was all that the Gray Park AS
sociation could desire desire, as far as the
weather was concerned. As regards the
number of persons present on the grounds,
it was not an overpowering success; but it
was first day, and first days are always the
worst days at agricultural fairs. Today and
tomorrow promise to better that, so that
there will be no cause for complaint when
the exhibition is over.
As regards the quantity and the quality of
the exhibits, this years fair compares very
favorably with those of former years.
Among the most noticeable exhibits in the
live stock department are W. S. Aliens col
lection of poultry embracing 10 varieties;
Elmer Franks, of IL varieties, including
trio of muffle top creeper chicks. which are
the center of attraction. Jabez G. Benson
Lewis Morse fine Southdown buck. In the
swine department Andrew Allen carries off
the honors with II specimens.
Among the cattle, numbers Of sleek, ,intelli-
gent looking Jerseys and fine black and
white Holsteins are prominent, Preeminent
in this last breed is Geo. L. Merrills two
year-old bull III. N. b., 6447, a magnificent
specimen of this fine stock Ozias Golf exhib-
its fine Swiss cow and heifer. There is
large exhibit of oxen, many of which Will
figure prominently in to-day's pulling con-
tests.
The horse department. which always at
tracts as much attention as all OF the others
combined, includes some fine animals. The
large number of promising colts Is particu-
larly noticeable.
s. l.. Adams, are the fruit and agricultural
implements and the articles classed as OF
Household manufacture" in the catalogue.
The fruit display is large for the rather ear
ly date of the exhibition, embracing pears,
apples, plums and cranberries. Particularly
uOtfpQahla ia Erank HawEnG'9 QOllpQtinp nf
q varieties of apples. The grain and vege-
table department is filled with such c0rD,
potatoes, cabbages, onions and beets as to
lead one to doubt the truth Of the reports OF
ly circulated Of late. In this department is
Horace Fogg's half bushel of Maine wheat
which is as good as the best from Dakota,
The display of butter is good as is also the
ished by Kendall & Whitney. They also
have cider mill and large display OF
farming machinery, including plows, har-
rows, broadcasters and moving machines.
Daniel L. Kelley also exhibits some Of his
plows, moving machines and cultivators.
Three fine carriaees and six harnesses are
exhibited by Alley Knights and A. Mann.
On the second floor are the w0rsted tides,
quilts, mats, stockings and other things of
that nature which are exhibited by the la
dies. w. 2. Allen, Pownal exhibits, although
| not for premiums, some military equip
ments carried by Nehemiah Allen.
Premiums Awarded.
Brood Mares.and Colts-H. P. Brial, mare and
colt, LIST. So; Scamman Fogg, mare, I'd, SO.
Four Year Old Geldiugs and Fillies-George f.
Merrill. 1st, 50; s. l.. Adams, I'd, 81.
Two Year Old Coits-Whlie Brown, list; Z. N.
Three Year Old Colts-willie Brown, 1st, So;
4. III. Morse, I'd, 81.
-Four Year Old Colts-E. &. Hale, Windham, 1st
oxen, Town Teams-Falmouth, 10 yoke, 1st !;
Gray, 10 yoke, I'd; wndham. 10 yoke, 3d.
Town Steer Team-Gray, yoke, list.
Sheep-Jabez c. Benson, Gray, sheep, 1st, So ;
Josiah Allen; Gray, ewes, I'd, 81; Lewis Morse
swine~Andrew Allen, boar, 1st, So; George E.
Morrill,, boar, I'd. 81; Andrew Allen, sow and
pigs Q0l, 1st, 50; George e. Morrill,, boar pig,
honorable MENTION
The neat cattle and poultry were not ex.
amined yesterday, and the pulling contest
by the draft oxen and steers was also post
poned until today.
The TrottIng.
The trotting also was first day work, with
a promise of something better to come. The
classes competing yesterday were the two
year-old colt class and the green horses.
RACE PoR TWO YEAR oLDs.
The race for two-year.old colts resulted as
follows:
4. g Chute, Naples, b m Maggie F.............1 1
j. K. MeConkey, Gray, bro G narryR.........3 3
Time-1.45, 1.451s.
GREEN HORSES.
The race for green horses was as follows
J. M. Floyd, Portland, blk m Nina. 6 3
Y. j. Jenkins, Portland, br m Della........1 1 2
!; r.. Halnes, Saco, b $ Mambrino Medium2 8 4
Cnarles Bracket, New Gloucester, b & Jim.S DIR
wilson Brothers, Raymond, b m Julia.....4 D
W. l.. Churchill, Raymond, bro & GeorgeC.6 3
A. Buck New Gloucester. b & KrkwOod..3 2 l
j. Thayer, So. Paris, M Hattie A........T z
The race was unfinished when those re-
turning to Portland. including the writer,
left the grounds for home