The Portland daily press., 1889-09-14
END OF THE FAIR.
1t Has Been One OF the Best Held In
Lewiston.

| LEWISTON, September 13.-Today closed
one of the must successful exhibitions ever
given by the Maine State Agricultural Soci.
ETY.. The cavalcade this morning was the
most successful exhibit of the prize animals
! OF the State ever held in Maine. The huge,
numbering oxen, the creamy cows, the frisky
calves and prancing stations formed a pic
| ture which was the nearest approach to per-
| fection of any ever seen on our track.
| The stations especially were feeling well
and they pranced and danced to the music
of the band. The grand stand was crowded
as early as quarter before eleven and the
expectant audience waited three quarters of
an hour for the cavalcade to form.
AT 11.3O the procession started. First came
corps of the State Fair police Next fol-
lowed Cbandler's Band of Portland; then
barge with the prominent officials of the
State Fair and Pomological Society; Gov.
Burleigh and Gen. Sprague Of Auburn, came
opytop @ or carthage Of W. W. W. Bolster rcde cS M
Bolster, ex-Gov. Robie and National Master
of the Grange Brigham, with Mrs. Robie,
Mrs. w. w. Bolster and Mrs. j. @. A. Boil
ster.
Bert Hilton of North Anson drove four
in-hand team of Welsh ponies. His father
was in the carriage with him. Bert drove
and looked as proud as peacock. Another
youth followed on poney-back.
Little Brown jug was there This horse
is IA years old. His record is 2.11a made at
Hartford in 1881. His stall has been one
OF the centres of attraction in the horse de-
partment.
A noble looking animal is the stallion Ge-
mare from SanborD's Elmbro0k Farm at
Poland. 'He is horse worth going quite
distauce to see," was the remark by one of
the byStanders.
The Lewiston wonder "Seer" is a clean
limbed and beautiful specimen of horse
flesh. Among other horses were DR.. Frank
three-year old Westland. Draft horses fol-
lowed and gentlemen's driving horses. The
cattle followed in the following order: Ok
en-, steers, calves. sh0rthorns, Herefords,
Holsteins, Polled Anglers, Guernseys, Maine
Jerseys. Devonshires, Sussex and Grade
Shorthorns.
A young lady welded the goad at the cattle
eahibit. lE was Miss Grace H. BoswOrth of
Solon. She was dressed in jaunty yacht
ing suit Of navy blue and white and wore
worth is charming young lady Of 16 sum-
merS. She drove at the head of the process
sion a pair Of 10-month old steers. Sha drove
them In the contest last Wednesday, captur-
ing first prize. She is great lover of horses
and cattle. Her father says it is surprising
been in attendance at a private school in
Massachusetts, and has been home but five
weeks. In this short time she has broken
to harness five Welsh ponies, and now drives
cattle as easily as any of the men folks. She
has four blue ribbons to show for her cattle
at the fair. As she passed the grand stand
the audience paid her tribute of applause.
j. S. Sanborn of Elmbrook Farm had
g0odly number of animals in the cayalcade.
His cattle took six first prizes, three secon ds
and three thirds. .@t
The Races.
Today's races were seen by an immense
crowd and were as exciting as could be de-
sired. They resulted as follows
2.40 CLAss-PURsE $500.
]. f. Haines. Lewiston, ms b G. Quartette..l ! 1
E.. Z. Boody, Fairfield, ms blk m Miss
Led0. -. ....,......... .............-.....2
G. q. Hamlet Gray, ms br e. Fed Hanlon.6
A. E. Russell, Buckfeld, rs blk S. Black
Natnan -.:..-..........5 4 A
J. II. Twombley, Auburn, ms br m. Lucky 4 8
j. n. McGugin, Gardiner. ms Big. Gar
Time 229ll, 2.35Ns, 2.29.
FREE-FoR-ALL-PURSE $1,000.
c. P. Drake, Lewiston, ms b s Glen.
John Trout. Allston, Mass, ms blk g..
G. Z. Moser, Lawrence, Mass, ms
DIX. Onawa ................-..,....2 3
j. p. Gibbs, Boston, Mass, ms grim.