The Portland daily press., 1890-09-25
THE.pRIDE OF NAMES SMILING FARMS
In the Exhibits at the Agricultural
Fairs Now Being Held.
The Farmers Show at Cumberland
as Successful as Ever.
GOV. BurIeIeh Sees the Fair OF the
West oxford Society.

The West Cumberland fairs have come to
be known with great favor for many years.
The association, which includes group Of
towns, has admirable grounds and an excel
lent track at Cumberland Centre. Their an
nual exhibition opened yesterday under the
most favorable circumstances. The wealth
er was crisp and cool with bracing north
wind. The attendance was large as usual,
some 1000 people being upon the grounds.
The exhibition of oxen was exceptionally
good. In dairy stock the Jerseys were ex-
cellent. Sheep had good representation in
quality and poultry. was particularly good.
The hall display was interesting as usual
and the handiwork Of the ladies commanded
admiration, while the products of the or
chard and garden well illustrated the pro-
gress of culture In the potato, squash, beet,
ETC., in striking way as compared with old
times.
The ladies' did themselves the usual hon
or by serving to their friends one Of those
toothsome old New England dinners that re-
minded many of their mothers and grand
mothers.
The. town teams were great feature-ten
yoke from each competing town. This To-
cality has long SSSf SSSs famous for excellent
oxen and has excelied- wherever
it has competed. This year the
display was perhaps the best ever made, Tor
cattle culture is steadily advancing. Fal-
mouth, Cumberland and Gray all had on
hand 10 yokes of noble cattle.
At the base Of the Falmouth team was a
big yoke owned by Robert leighton, weigh
ing $3.50 pounds and one Of them girting
eight feet nine inches. The Gray team was
a fine one and very handsome, the majority
Of the cattle being white-faced. The base Of
this team was w. FL. Vinton's largest pair
which girt over eight feet. The Cumber-
land team was also notable one. Partlcu-
larly noticeable in this line were the four
year olds owned by F. r. Sweetsir, and very
closely matched. The committee had diff
fcult task to decide, but after examination
awarded the premiums first to Falmouth !;
second to Gray third to Cumberland.
The Races.
The trotting contests were great success.
because they were good, fairly and honestly
contested, and above all for the public,
promptly despatched. There was no nom
sense about it, because the starting judge,
Mr.. Sam POmpilly, would not have it, and
when the jockeys started In something in
that line he quietly and firmly announced
the penalty il repeated. and that ended it,
The spectators received his announcement
with hearty burst of applause, and there
was no more trouble for the day. In fact. in
the matter Of starting there was something
almost II not quite unprecedented in these
parts. For three heats In succession they
came together and got the 'Ro" at the first
attempt. With Mr. Pompilly were associ-
ated such good judges as Sylvanus Porter
and Captain e. Il. Greeley.
THE 232 CLASS.
In the 2.32 class of trotters, five contest
ants appeared and drew these positions for
the first heat Gray Bunker. 1st; Goldwood,
I'd; General Hancock, Sd; Gray Eagle, 4th !;
Sam H., 9TH.
First Heat At the fourth attempt they got
started. Bunker had the pole, and took the
lead. There was skipping, missing and
changing positions in the rear, but Bunker
went along like machine and the heat was
ended-Gray Bunker 1, Goldwood 2. General
Hancock 3, Gray Eagle A, Sam Il. o. Time.
Second heat-Bunker led easily through
out the. mile and it was simply contest for
positions by the field In the rear. They
finished Bunker L, Glenwood 2, Gen.
Hancock 3. Gray Eagle 4. Sam IL. ..
Time 1888.
Third Heat-The same story, the gray
stallion steady and strong at the front and
the rest fighting positions at the rear. Tney
ended Bunker /, Sam ii. 2, Goldwood
8. GRAY Eagle 4. Gen. Hancock 5.
Time 2.40a.
The judges awarded the money: Gray
Bunker first, Goldwood second, Sam Fl third,
Gray Eagle fourth. The summary:
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