The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-09-12

sharp contests occurred:
2.37 oLAss-PuRsE $3.50.
1. p Tdsh's blk Vanhemont. .........6 1 1 1
II. Y. stackpole,s ch Charlie Ray.....7 2 Z. 9
I. G. Ryerson's blk m Alice Oates......2 5
I. A. brakes ch m Isabel. ..............4 4
A. z. Taylor's g g AlmoEt Clay. .......3 2 2
Z; s. Foston & Sons b s Dick Light
A: Time STA, 9.sesl, 237ll, a.s9. '
2.50 cLAss-PURsE $500.
Z. ?. Dearborn's b m Dolly D.......3 l l
g. W. Fernald's blk s Owaissa...,..1 2 2
A. W. Browns & Charlie B........5 8 4 4
Charles 8. stackpoles blk Watch.
Ira fesN p Woodbury's Bancho..... dis u.s.
II. I. Yeaton's Billy Meyers .....6 dis
Z. X Fulier,s g Ben Butler :...:.7 dis.
2.27 cLAss-PURsE $500.
Appleton Webb's Present. .............1 /
W. ". Smiths ch m. Lady Martin. ...........2 2
H. M. Deans Romulus. us.....................3 3
Charles Dustin's b st. Lawrence. ...........4 A
Time-2.30. 2.32.
The 2.27 was continued until tomorrow.
The running race was won by Barney in
1.56f. Between heats the Briggs stallion,
Rockfellow, was shown on the track with
string of colts of his get.
The officers of the fair are: President,
Rufus Prince, South Turner; secretary. DR..
G. M. Twitchell, Fairfield; treasurer E. G.
Eveleth. Auburn; trustees. Alonzo Libby,
Saccarappa; A. F. Gerald, Fairfield; Rufus
). Prince, Turner; 5. G. Jerrard, Levant;
George Q, Bailey, Belfast, Tickets on all
Saturday. Also will trot an exhibition
mile Friday afternoon.
The receipts of Tuesday and Wednesday
are accounted as one day. There was prac-
tically no sale of tickets on Tuesday, for the
rain was terrific and the total sale of tickets
was practically that of Wednesday.
Treaaurer Eveleth submitted the follow
ing report on Wednesday night to the State
Fair trustees:
Received for entry fees $4,000
Received for sale Of tickets at gates.... 813.25
Received for grand stand. ................ 5000
Received for score cards ................. 61.00
Received for railroads. 1,4CO.0O
Received for Supt. Jerrard. .............. 705.60
Received for licenses (about ........... 10000
Respectfully, E. e. EvELETH,
Treasurer.
On Wednesday of last year the receipts
were $5,541.25. In 1887 the receipts for
Wednesday (biggest day of the fair) were
$500.
The prize winners for brood mares seven
wears old and under, with foals at foot are
G. l.. Cushman, Auburn. 1st, Amiee, by Dell
Sur, with foal by Stamboul; III, Wesley
Hutchins, Auburn, I'd, Millie Wilkes by
Messenger Wilkes, with foal by The Seer;
Girl.
For pony stations, G. L. Cushman won
first premium, Walter +, Rose Greene, I'd.
The Lewistons downed the Bangors again
in the game on the Sabatis street grounds in
Lewiston this forenoon by a score of 6 to 2.
1t came near being another white wash.
:. A temporary organization was affected at
the State Fair grounds today of Maine
Breeders of American Cattle Club Jerseys.
The purpose of the organization is to promote
the interests of this breed of stock. A meet
ing will be held at the Maine Farmer Office
on the fair grounds Friday forenoon at II
O'Clock, to perfect permanent organization
under the name of the 'Maiht Breeders
Association of A. G.. c. Jerseys" All in
terested in this class of stock are invited to
attend this meeting.
There was business meeting of the Maine
State Pathological Society at Exhibition Hall
on the fair. grounds, Wednesday evening,
when the following officers were elected:
Charles S. Pope, Manchester, president; 0.
9. Nelson, New Gloucester, first vice presi-
dent;. 5: ID. DAVIS. Harrison, second vice
president; d. II. Knowlton, Pennington.
secretary, A. S. Kicker. Turner, treasurer !;
president and secretary ex.oficio; Fl. W.
Brown OF Newburg, A. E. Andrews of Gar
diner, and J. W. True of Gloucester, execu-
tive committee.