The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-17
HARDLY ROOM 10 TROT.
50 Thick We're People and Teams at
the County Fair.
THE SHOW OF THE CUMBERLAND
FARMERS Is POPULAR.

and Increased Receipts-Minnie, Dinah
and vena6me the Speedy Horses Which
Took First Money In Yesterdays
Races-A Long List of Premiums for
Farm Products and Stock.
Yesterday was another grand day for
the Gorham fair. The weather was per-
feet, the track was fast and the racing
was exciting. If the old Narragansett
Park was crowded Thursday it was
more than crowded yesterday. There
were some 1000 people on the grounds
in the morning, and by the afternoon the
number had greatly increased as per-
feet swarm of peoplec anne through the
gate upon the arrival of the noon train.
On Thursday 1850 railroad tickets
were taken and the receipts were $500.
Yesterday 1900 railroad tickets were
taken and the receipts will probably
show proportional increase. In the
morning Jack Spratt arrived and inn
mediately crowd formed around stable
No. 10 to see the old favorite. G.. F.
Sturgis of Gorham has a number of fine
little ponies which called forth much
admiration. The little fellows stood
quietly while the children harnessed
them and behaved altogether in a very
knowing manner. While the band was
giving delightful concerts in different
parts of the grounds and the superin-
tendent of the grounds was having'his
hands full in keeping peace between the
fakirs, hawkers, circus men and what
not, the pet oxen of the county farmers
were doubling their backs in their effort
to drag pile of granite weighing 5000
pounds over the ground. The winners
were:
A. W. Rowe, Gorham, 1st, 20 feet 10 inches
in four minutes; D. Rofe Deering, I'd 20 feet
5 inches in three minutes F. Morrison, Cor
ham, Sd.
SWEEPSTAKES.
A. ". Rowe, 1st; L. Rolfe, I'd; F. Morrison,
Sd.
On Thursday Chas. G. Allen & Co., of
Barre, Mass, offered as premium in
the plowing contest victor steel swivel
p1ow which was won by N. B. Lane of
Scarboro who did the best work under
the conditions of the contest.
The Racss.
Carriages lined the track, the stables,
the fences and almost covered the
ground when it was time for the races to
begin and people on foot were every
where in crowds.
2.45 Glass.
First heat-Nine horses out of the II
entries answered the bell and got posi-
tions in the order named: Dicl1y Boy,
Alice E., Romeo, Con, Minnie S., Gypsy,
Sweet Fern, Charlie Startle, Lady
Bonita. After two trial starts, the field
got away and Immediately strung out,
Sweet Fern taking the lead. At the half
Fern was followed by Gypsy with Romeo
next and Charlie Startle following. On
the back stretch, Minnie S. crept up to
the lead and Gypsy and Romeo had it
neck and neck, the latter horse coming
down the home stretch on level with
Minnie s. with Gypsy close behind;
About half way down Romeo broke and
Fern 4th, Lady Bonita 5th, Dicky Boy
9th, Charlie Startle 7th, Alice E. Sth and
Con 9th. Con came in fourth but was
given last place for repeated breaks.
Second heat-This heat was very pret-
ty. At the first Romeo broke badly and
fell behind, and Gypsy got in ahead with
Minnie right behind, and Sweet Fern
next. Then on the back stretch while
Minnie S. and Gypsy were struggling
away in front that noble horse, Romeo,
which Woodbury. was steering, settled
right down and one by one he went by
the rear horses, closing up the distance,
gaining every step and finishing close
third. Gypsy broke on the home stretch
and let Minnie S. get under the wire
few feet ahead. Sweet Fern came in
fourth and Charlie Startle fifth with
Alice E. sixth.
Third heat-Con and Lady Bonita
were Withdrawn in this heat on account
of lameness While scoring Romeo
broke her check-rein, and short delay
was necessary to have it fixed. Minnie
took the lead with Gypsy next and Ro-
meo in the rear. Gypsy began to elevate
his fore feet little, and Sweet Fern
loomed up and went to the head. But
she was pacing and kept it up half
way round, comind in on the
half ahead, with Minnie S. second and
Gypsy third Sweet Fern had left off
pacing and Gypsy was making Minnie
go hard for the lead Charlie Startle
came in fourth, but got third as Sweet