The Portland daily press., 1891-08-26
YORK AGRICULTURALS 44TH ANNUAL.
AbIJah r. CarrIes Off the Soclety's
Purse for Green Horses.
Pleasing Track Exhibition of Colts,
Mares and Fiilles.
Good List Of Horses for the
Races Of Today.
Especial TO the Press.)

SAco, August 25.-The 44th annual exhi
bition Of the solid old York County AgIi
cultural Society opened In this city today
under very pleasant circumstances. The
weather was fine, the exhibit OF cattle
horses, sheep, swine and poultry numerous
and of superior quality, and the attendance
particularly large for an opening. 1t Is
quite evident that the farmers of old York
are right up to the times in all the advance
made in breeding and improving farm
stock
Their grounds are not so centrally located
now to the thrifty cities Of Biddeford and
and Saco as might be desirable at tie pres
ent day, but they were good enough when
located and were right beside the railroad
and are still there of course right beside the
eastern division of the Boston & Maine
Railroad. but something more than nile
from the western division which passes
through the heart Of the city.
The fair grounds of the York County Ag-
ricultural Society will rank among the best
In Maine. They are spacious and pleasant
In surroundings, with an abundant provision
of stalls for horses and pens for cattle and
other farm stock. They have an excellent
half mile track, broad and well graded with
an elastic loan that Is quite favorable for
horses. And the fai mer or cattle man VINO
Is interested In the trials Of strength Of oxen
or draft horses, Is provided with comfortable
seats on each side of the pulling grounds. A
roOmy, II not beautiful grand stand for spec
tat0rs and pretty little judges stand for
the races complete the equipment OF the
grounds very satisfactorily and conveniently
for the public.
The poultry display is very good and
quite extensive. embracing excellent speci-
mems Of Plymouth Rocks, C0chins, Lang
shans, WyandOttes, Leghorns, Polish, cres-
ted, game and other varieties. 1t Is made
In the apartment beneath the grand stand.
While the farmers and those interested in
cattle were being afforded some splendid ex-
hibitions of siren s.h Of draft oxen In the
afternoon, the horses were called for the Sc
ciety's purse of $50.
The society have secured the experienced
services of DIR. George III. Bailey of Portland
as the starting judge in the stand, and he al
SO acted on the other horse committees. His
associate judges In the stand today were A.
A. Dollif OF Kennebunk and John Drew of
South Berwick.
The horses entered for the race are green
animals owned In the county, and they were
b. b. Blethen's bay mare Dot, of Bar Mills;
M. A: Drew's gray gelding Bennie D, of
Old Orchard: Marshal Kennan's brown
gelding Joel, of Biddeford; Fred M. Kin
pey's Abjan T., Of Biddeford; M. Il.
1Adiuoo . oOlEol BcluiuS OullOD, Oh 0tuQt-
ford. Shiloh did not appear and the other
horses drew positions as follows for the
start: Joel. first; Dot, second; Bennie D.,
third; Abijah, fourth.
For the first heat the word was promptly
given with Abijah on the outside, and going
steady and so fast that he soon headed the
field and kept to the front, though Dot made
plucky squirt for the lead on the home
stretch and came very near getting there,
both horses coming home under the wire
nearly neck and neck, and Dot going to
pieces at the supreme moment for capturing
the heat: The positions awarded were:
Abijah T.. first; Dot, second; Joel, third;
Bennie D., fourth. Time, 257a-not fast but
honest and hot work for roadsters.
Alter considerable scoring good send off
was secured Tor the second neat. Abijah L.
went to the front and stayed there. There
the balance Of The fSsid and a's al,
she was placed third for soms G@s iyely sesShe sGp
ping and breaks. Joel trotted honestly
throughout the heat and was given second
position. The positions awarded were:
AblJaa Ii; JOEL. 2; Dot, 3; Bennie d., A.
The third and deciding heat was won by
Aol1ah T.; Dot was second. Joel third, and
BeDnie ID. fourth. Time, 81.
A6iJah took first money, Dot second, Joel
third, ana Bennie ID. fourth.
During the race the colts were shown upou
Inc track and examined. There were two
fine four. year-olds, l.. P. Andrews's Con-"
sired by Constellation, and NJ. E. Nights
Mildred, by Emperor. The Biddeford colt,
Con was awarded first premium, and the
Saco beauty Mildred second.
There was but one exhibit In the three
year-old class, that of S. s. Andrews of Bid.
deford, the colt FeaIlock, by Hemlock, a fine
animal, which Of course was awarded the
premium.
Four fine twc-year-olds were shown, and
hVe yearlings, and half dozen hrood mares
with ioals by their side, all superior animals
and giving evidence of the close attention
which the York county breeders are giving
to the raising of fine horses from the best
strains OF equine blood in Maine, little
state which ranks third In the whole country
In raising horses entitled to a record In the
notaDlity of well-bred horses.
The races for Wednesday afternoon promise
70 De very interesting, and three splendid
nelds OF horses are entered, as follows: