The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-28
ALWAYS POPULAR.
The Cape Elizabeth and Scarbere
Town Show.
THIS YEARS EXHIBITION IS THE
SEVENTEENTH.

1t Began Yesterday with Every Prospect of
Its Usual Success-The Day Devoted to
the Trial of the Oxen and Two Good
Races-Gray Dick and Westgleamland
| Winners on the Track-Premiums
Awarded.
The 18th annual exhibition of the Scar
boro and Cape Elizabeth Farmers Asso-
citation opened yesterday on the fair
grounds at Pleasant Hill, Scarboro, with
real autumn weather. The attendance
in the morning was not very large and
closely buttoned overcoats were neces-
sary protection against the brisk, wintry
wind, which kept upla lively whistling.
The cattle display this year is very fine
and is larger than for many years.
The exhibits in the hall are not SO nu-
merous as they have been some years,
but what there are represent some of the
finest samples of vegetables, fruits, fancy
work, paintings, bread, preserves, ETC.,
of the land. The potatoes and apples
are especially fine Mrs. John Hughes
has beautiful design worked in shells
on exhibition. Before the fair is over
more exhibits will probably be added.
Mr.. w. H. Wentworth is again on hand
affording excellent dining accommoda-
tions in the tent adjoining the hall.
The Trial of the Oxen.
The trial of oxen in the morning re-
suited as follows:
Six feet inches and under class, weight $500
minutes; B. Scott Larrabee, I'd, distance 8 feet
in minutes.
Under i feet class, weight eos5 pounds-s.
Cartel lst DISTANCE 4e ret en- IN 70 miaute
10 minutes; Henry Morrison, 3d. distance Is
feet 8 inches in minutes.
Under. feet class, weight $685. pounds, time
feet; s. B. Carter, I'd, distance % feet; E. S.
Libby, 3d. distance 10 feet Ia inch.
Mr.. B. F. Carter, chairman of the com
mittee on draft oxen, announced and en-
forced the ruling that no profane or
abusive language should be used in the
above contest.
Premiums Awarded.
The following were the premiums award
ed yesterday:
Matched oxen--B. S. Larrabee, LIST; G. E.
Fat cattle-B S. Larrabee, LIST; Robert Trick
Working oxen-s. B. Carter, 1st J. W. Lea
witt. I'D.
Cows, heifers and bulls-Beniamin Larrabee,
Hereford bull. LIST; same, yearling heifer, 1st;
same, two Hereford cows. LIST and I'd.
No. 23,030, Hugo Poigis, LIST.
c. L. Robinson. grade cow, 1st.
n nufah
yearling bull, I'd. -
w. B. Nutter, grade bull, list
1st; years Old W. E. Plummer, 1st; yearling,
George Carter, list; j. A. Hunnewell, I'd.
THE RACES.
Although the sun came out now and
then the wind continued to make every
thing uncomfortable until the latter part
of the afternoon, when the wind died
down and it was somewhat warmer. The
three-year-old and the society race were
the races of the day. The judges were
DIR. FL. l.. Marsh of Portland, Ansel e.
Sawyer of Portland and P. H. Lennon of
Deering. FL. w. Ilsley of Deering was
clerk.
The Society Race.
Out of the five horses entered in the
race three were present, Black Bird,
Gray Dick and Mary Ann drawing po-
sitions in the order named. The horses
got the word on the first score and at
the first turn Gray Dick took the pole
and Mary Ann went in second. This po-
sition was held all the way round to the
finish. Gray Dick was up only once in
the mile, but the other two were quite
unsteady. Time 245.
Second heat-On the second score the
horses got away in a pretty start. Be-
fore the first turn Mary AIMS and
Black Birds sulky wheels knocked to-
gether, but no damage was done. Mary
Ann acted very badly all through the
race, trotting very little of the time.
The positions of the first heat were kept,
although Black Bird, which trotted stead
lily, was frequently abreast of Mary Ann
and was given second place at the finish,
Mary Ann being set back for running.
Gray Dick won easily. Time 2.42a.
Third heat-Blaek Bird had an off
and finally when they did get off, giving
up second place to Mary Ann, which |
tossed her head a good deal, but made
fair second. Gray Dick was very
steady. Time 243. Gray Dick took
first money, Mary Ann second aud Black
Bird third. The summary:
H. E.. Dyer, Cape Elizabeth, blk m
Black Bird. .................... 2 3 |
Edward h I Fletcher, Cape Elizabeth, gg,
E. E. Cross, Cape Elizabeth, b m Mary
Ann. ...-.....-....2 |
Time-2.45, 2.4214, 2.43.
Three-Year-Old Race.
Three horses appeared out of the six
entries and got positions as named:
Westgleamland, Gray Nellie, Dick Clark.
With three trials the horses got the word |
and went around without change of posi- |
tion Diok Clark hroka at the first t1Irn |