The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-26

How the Ladies Harnessed and Drove for
Prizes-The Farmers Found the Pulling
Matches Exciting-Good Races Under
Weeping Skies-Premiums Awarded.
The second and closing day of the
twenty-fifth annual fair held under the
auspices of the Cumberland Farmers
Club gave promise of being the most
successful in the history of its organiza-
ton. Despite threatening weather, for
early showers had been forecast by the
weather observers, the people commenced
to arrive at the fair grounds in West
Cumberland in large numbers early in
the forenoon. A brilliant closing was
somewhat dampened, as appears later
on, but the programme was carried out
to the end with the sturdiness and cour-
age of Maine farmers, regardless of the
misfortune of dispensation of wet
weather.
Among the noted horses on the grounds
was the large gray stallion Fabius, the
property of Mr.. James Trafton of Cum
berland Mills. This animal was import
ed from France and is very finely bred
fox a horse of that description, he having
been procured from the French govern
ment stables, where the object is to raise
large, handsome and lasting horses.
A youngster that attracted much at
tention was a yearling stallion, bred by
~ NTor1I+on Of D.1o1y pny,d This
promising colt was IS months old on the
9Th of August and weighs 925 pounds.
His conformation is about perfect and
his color dark bay with black points.
His sire was Gen. Mac, he byWinthrop Pr
lot and the dam was by Don Pedro, a son
of Gen. Knox, the founder of the famous
Knox family. The colt has not been
trained but took the first premium and
wore the blue ribbon.
Sunbeam is the name of beautiful
yearling FLY by Westland. This hand
S ,me colt is large, of great beauty of
form. action and disposition. The color
is brown black; height 14-3 hands and
weight upwards of 800 pounds. This
beauty was bred by Mr.. Sylvanus Porter
of Cumberland. The same gentleman al
so has fine two year old gelding by Col.
West. This colt is chestnut with black
points and weighs 975 pounds. His name
is Westlawn. He took first premium.
The Ladies' Competition.
In the ladies' competition in dexterity
in Harvesting, driving and embarrassing,
three ladies entered the lists:
Mrs. Milton Douglass of South Windhan,.
Mrs. N. G. Morrill,, Of Gray.
Miss Fanny Purrington OF Falmouth
The trial took place in the rain, but
the ladies did not mind and the specta-
tors enjoyed it very much. They were
inclined to be funny at everything that
would provoke laugh. The first lady
to make the effort was Mrs. Douglass.
Her horse was not remarkably prepos-
sing one to look at, nor a very
steady one to go, but she amazed every
body at her GOODNESS and strength in har-
Messing and embarrassing.
She won the contest in the unexpected
time of three minutes and thirty sec
onds and did it solely in the
Harvesting part of the contest.
MIS-. MOEI1ll CdIlc AOAu duu
accomplished the task in the excellent
time Of .3.41, Miss burlington was evil
IDENTIFY a trifle nervous OF lacked conf
dence in Harvesting. Her time was
4.24.
The Pulling Oxen.
The farmers were greatly interested in
the trial of strength by oxen, which
took place on the grounds, and the fall
ing rain had no effect upon the large and
excited throng that gathered about the
drag,
The prize for the first class was won
by VIM. M. Merrill. His was the only
pair competing in that size.
In the second class the first prize was
won by O. w. Roberts; second by N:
Packard.
In the third class the first honors were
won by j. S, Whitehouse; second by r.
Whitney.
This closed the mornings exercises.
AFTERNOON.
The rain had driven many to their
homes under the impression that it
would be impossible for the races to come
off, but the weather got better about one
o'clock. Tony Clark's band arrived and
matters began to wear a more cheerful
aspect. The spectators that remained
and new corners soon succeeded in
swelling the attendance to larger num-
bers than on the previous day, fully four
thousand people being on the grounds.
The Races.
The judges on the stand were the
same as on the previous day-Messrs.
Smith, Porter and Irish. John F. Haines
of Old Orchard was timer, in place of Mr..
Stephen Murray of Portland, who served
on the previous day, but was unable to
attend.
$50 CLASS.
The first race rung up was the $50
class, trot or pace. Five horses appeared
and drew positions-General Mac, first;
Glendale, second; Kate Sheridan, third;
Charlie Startle, fourth; and Alice E.,
fifth.
In the first heat there was nothing par
ticularly eventful and they finished the
mile in the following order-Glendale,
GJar1ia Ia