The Portland daily press., 1890-08-27
FARMERS and THEIR CITY COUSINS.
Going To See the Fair and the Races
on the Track.
The Shows at Gray, Saco and Liver
more Falls Opened.
Noticeable Features In the Exhibition
Of Which Gray Is Proud.

The sixth annual exhibition Of the Gray
Park Association opened yesterday in de
iightful weather, and with a good crowd
present. The managers had planned to
have the most successful fair ever held un
der the auspices Of the society, and from the
success which attended the opening yester-
day there can be no doubt, provided the
weather continues propitious, that their ex-
pectations will be fully realized.
The exhibition of all kinds of stock, farm
produce, fancy and miscellaneous articles Is
very large, and adds much to the interest Of
the fair. and the events for the next two
days are varied and full Of interest.
The programme Of yesterday forenoon
consisted of the examination Of town teams,
stock and poultry by the committees and
the bestowal of awards for excellence. In
the afternoon the races for green horses and
colts were trotted and proved Of interest.
The exhibit in the hall was unusually
fruits, honey, bread, etc, dairy samples,
flowers, household manufactures, worsted
and fancy articles, paintings, etc.
In the department OF carriages, harnesses
and leather. Mr.. Alley r. Knight entered
one single harness and one family carriage.
A fine display Of agricultural implements.
plows. cultivators and harrows, was made
by Daniel 7. Kelley, the manufacturer, Port
land.
The stock and cattle exhibit was unus dally
yoke Of cattle each made a fine appearance,
and the exhibit of colts, draft horses and
oxen and swine was very interesting.
The Horses.
A fine exhibit of horses was made by S. L.
dar nf fafx
prised 2-year-old mare by Harry Glenarm,
dam kentucky Maud; 2-year-0ld mare by
Harry Glenarm, dam Brandywine and Nor
gan; 1-year-old stallion by Harry Glenarm,
dam Hamblet0nian; 1-year-old stallion by
Harry Glenarm, dam Brandywine and Nor
gan; 1.year-old mare by Harry Glenarm, dam
grade tercheron; 8 months old colt by Harry
Glenarm, dam grade Percher0n; 8 months
old colt by Harry Glenarm, dam Kentucky
Maud
These premiums were awarded on horses:
Brood mares, first premium, M. Z. Merrill.
Gray; I'd, A. p. Merrill, Gray.
Colts under one year old, 1st premium, j. P.
as TesTs js ~ E MT gE1S
Deering; I'd, F. A. Dingley, Casco.
Cattle and Swine.
The following exhibits were among those
in this department:
JERSEYS.
old, years old, yearling calf 9 months; p. q.
johnson. cow years, heifer 3 years. heifer 2
ysatFgs tWag sss9s eas GS F.
Merrill, Ne! helfer, years eaif, s months;
bull (23z35) year; heifer years. yearllng calf;
J. T. and W. L. Merrill, 2 heifers q years, bull
years; Geo. G; Merrill, bull years 1885 A. j.
y. G., cows heifer years old, full blood cow.
Geo. Z. Merrill, bull and cows, Jersey. One
herd Holsteins, bull, cows and heifer. rs
Jersey cattle premiums were awarded as
follows:
Bulls, full blood G. E. Merrill, z years, 1st pre-
Cows, full blOod,G. t. Merrill, lst; cows, grade,
VIM. Thornton, 1st; G. L. Merrill, I'd.
Heifers, years old, S. Fogg, 1st; G. e. Merrill,
,Heiferss,, years-old, P. Robinson, 1st; M. c.
Heiiers, year old, M. G. Merrill, 1st; B. john
Helfer calves, full blood. NJ. G. Merrill, 1st.
Hell HeIfer calf grade, =. Fogg, 1st.
, Grade Jorooy bull, 2 years old, J. II. = W. l.
Best herd Jerseys. George (. Merrill.
HEREFORD AND HoLsTEIN ANIMALS.
Fred A. Tinkham, grade Holstein, II months;
G. s. Higgins, full blood Holstein bull, z years
old; cows, full blood, years old2 heifers, full
calf, full blood; r. s. Higgins, 8 grade cows, 3
grade calves; M. c. Merrill, bull calf grade Here
ford; ]: g Benson, cow and cali, full blood; hol-
George 6. Merrill. aoistein' years, sr s44a. Il. Il.
itn aesF as %ssk. wears sa H. be, aO
years; helfers, year; calf. 2 weeks; George E.
Mayall, 2grade Durham cows, s and years.
aOrrin Higgins, one herd Holsteins, 6 cows and
bull.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Best herd Holsteins, G. S. Higgins; second best,
George E. Merrill.
MATCHED OXEN
Edward Huston, Grin Higgins, NJ. G. Morrill,
and w. ii. Vinton OF Gray, showed matched pairs
Stephen Page of Windham, and Alfred Brown of
Raymond
TOWN TEAMS.
Raymond town team, ten yoke; Windham 10
yoke; Gray, 10 yoke.
Raymond, I'd; Windham, Sd.
WORKING OXEN.
G. N. Merrill, Windham, pair oxen, years;
M. Y. Merrill, pair oxen J. A. Benson, pair
bulls Almando Kallock, Windham, pair oxen;
Samuel Brown, Raymond. pair oxen; w. A.
Thompson, pair oxen.
DRAFT OXEN.
+. r. Morrison exhibited pair oxen, z feet
inch; inc & Ghas VI Hall, Windham, l pair, years rear,
pair oxen; w. I'll. Webster, pair oxen; Eli
Stone, .Windnam, 1 pair oxen; William Mayan,
Standlsh, pair oxen; j. S. Baston, North Var
mouth. pair oxen.
Grin Higgins. fat hog; J. T. & W. L. Merrill, 2
fat hogs; Geo. @. Merrill L sow, 5 pigs, White
Chester large breed. 4 boar, White Chester, 1
year old, sow, pigs
The Races.
The races of the afternoon comprised
race for green horses, a race for colts years
old and a race for colts years old. The fol-
lowing are the summaries OF the races:
PURSE NO. 1.-FoR GREEN HORSES.
II HAYDEN Lewiston h. m Vena-
belle. ......... ............... 30 j j
G. M. Cram, Deering, blk. m Lady
M. Douglas, Winpham, blk g. Black
Prince. ...:..:.........4 A 1 8
c. F. Moulton, Cumberland, b. g. G.
George ;E. Allen. Wndham, b. g.
J. s H. Jenness fcwnai, b. e. Cover
Best time, 2.41A.
PURSE NO. 2-FoR COLTS THREE YEARS OLD.
Carl Stewart. Windham, bro. $. General
chas Wilson, Falmouth, 5. 5. Chiswick..1
+. IL. Morse, N. Gloucester, b. m. Glen
Alvin Brown. N. Gloucester. blk. $. Black Black
c. E. Dsnning, Poland, b. +. Gideoneth tn. Dis.
Best time, 800.
PURSE NO. 2-FOR COLTS TWO YEARS oLD-HALF
MILE HEATS.
I. 9. Chute, Naples. b: G. yendome. ..........1 L
. ~ q
.. T. Drake, Lewiston b. s. Harpegon. md 8
Howard Verrill, Gray, blk. &. Black Dime....3
A. Chute, Naples. b. g. Rocket. 5
Best time, 1.37A.
The judges were P. A. Collier, New Glou-
cester; A. p. Morrill,, Gray; Alfred Thurlow,
Poland.
Today's races will be the 800 and g. 38
classes, in which good horses are entered.
MANY PEOPLE SAW 1T.
A Fast Quarter on the LIvermore
Falls Track.
LIvERMoRE FALLS. August 26-The An
droscoggin county fair opened at Evergreen
Park today, very auspicously, 1000 to 1900
people being present. Four teams of oxen
gave an exhibition in the forenoon. In the
afternoon the races were the attraction.
Palm, the speedy three-year-old. owned by
b. F. & f. III. Briggs of Auburn, worked
nj rfar In caonpdc Tho nfhar races were.