The Portland daily press., 1891-09-17
YOU SHOULD GO TO THE GoRHAM FAIR.
This Is the Last Day and the show
Is Well Worth Seeing.
the Products OF Cumberland Farms
Make Fine Display,
And The TrottIng Is on tho Square,
and Exciting.

The second day Of the Cumberland County
Fair at Gorham, was great Improvement
over the first. a. second days always are,
and today pro ses to fairly break the rec
ord Tor the pl e. The weather was perfect
from early M rning clear down to night fall
and along into the evening. The attendance
was fully up to high-water mark. By 10
a. m, there were as many people and twice
as many teams on the ground as there were
at any time Tuesday, and every hour saw
the number increased and multiplied.
The exhibits Of all kinds are improved,
many OF the best entries In all classes hold
Ing back until yesterday morning. The poul-
try exhibit was strengthened by a detach-
ment Of geese and ducks, shown by J. L.
Robinson Of South Windham. Mr.. Howard
Usher Of Bonny Eagle has put In some fam
cy fowl that attract much attention. This
fine display Of poultry is very gratifying to
the trustees, as 1t is the first year that any
special effort has been made in that direc
tion. At the request Of Mr.. VintoD. at the
last moment, 20 coops were lent by the State
Fair managers. and every one is In use. to-
gether with all of the old ones.
In the poultry departments shown week
old Jersey calf, weighing about 30 pounds,
believed to be the smallest living calf ever
seen at that age
The butter exhibits In the hall have been
increased and the fruit on the third floor has
some fine additions. mostly apples. Ralph
Henderson shows raccoon, cleverly stuffed
but not mounted. and to all appearance be-
ing dead animal Just brought In BY the tail
and thrown down.
Mrs. Wilson's decorated chinaware In the
hall is worthy Of special mention. It is
mostly in fruit and flower designs and
shows much artistic talent and skill In that
particularly difficult branch.
The stock exhibits have not grown much,
FOL the reason that the stalls were all full
Tuesday. N. FL. Henderson OF South Bux-
ton has strengthened his display Of sheep.
The Races.
Fully $500 people surrounded the track
when tie bell was struck for the commence
ment of the races. Mr.. Pompllly continued
as starter, with Mr.. Heald and Sylyanus
Porter of Cumberland as associates. DIR. f.
w. Huntington engineered the distance flag
with skill.
The 236 class was called first, five horses
answering the bell. Blue John was entered
on the score cards to start, but he failed to
materialize. Dick Clark taking his place. FL.
@. Rankin Of Lebanon, driving Wentwo0d,
drew the pole, with Dick Clark second, Gen.
eral Hancock third. Guywood fourth and the
brunswick syndicate horse, Charley Ray, on
the outside Some little time was lost In
trying to get Dick Clark fair place In his
position. 1t was then discovered that he
had thrown shoe, and a lay up for repairs
in nr0Qr EinallU The fuQ afartaA off
Dick Clark fell behind from the first, and
General Hancock slipped by him. Wood
bury undertook to sail around the crowd in
TO first place, and had almost done 1t when
Charley Ray broke and lost considerable
space. Rankin let out a reef in his reins,
shed his cap, and managed TO keep little
ahead, although General Hancock and Char
ley Ray pushed him hard. When they went
almost neck and neck. Ira Woodbury. led
Rankin little on the back stretch, but a
break hv Raw Let tho of-Ra<sxose 5Jss sissz
DR.. HuntiDgton,s flag. and bis position for
the remainder Of the race was In the stable.
In the second heat there was considerable
scoring. Rankin was not disposed TO come
to the wire at top speed and the othefs were.
Finally the horses got away, the starters
voice sending Charley Ray into the air.
This run helped him and Woodbury's cord
ury jacket soon filed up the field of Rankin's
vision at the pole. Wentwood broke badly
and had to be pulled down to a walk before
heat and seemed to take all Of his courage
down. Mahloh Jordan sent Guywood by
him, and the slashing Gen. Hancock sailed
by leaving the son of Redwood trailing
along behind.
Charley Ray went off again at the word
in the third heat aud Jordan and Hancock's
man had Woodbury. In hole In about three
seconds Rankin took courage too, and
went by the Brunswick horse. Charley
made another spuIt however fighting every
inch of the way, running few. steps here
and there, passing every one and coming In
first Some of the crowd thought Guyw0od,
who was trotting along, attending to busi-
ness all the time ought to be first. but the
judges failed to see 1t.
The fourth heat started without much
scoring. Charley Ray was little behind at
the word, but he wasn't there long. he
broke as soon as he had a good lead. howev-
er, and Gen Hancock and Wentwood went
by him. Gen. Hancock was so ast0nished
not to see any horses in front Of him that he
kicked up his heels In delight and Rankin
slid by. Wentwood too went into the air.
and at the first turn of the last half mile, Ira
Woodbury. crossed his bows and stayed
there. Gen. Hancock steadied down as soon
as there was horse In front. andIpassed
WentwOod, coming In second place In good,
slashing style. The summary:
236 Clttss-Plrse, $3.50.
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