The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-31

Best brood mare-J. T. Hancock, Gray. Sec
ond, Dr. MOulton OF Cumperiano.
The Hall Display.
The display in the exhibition hall is
quite extensive and very choice. On the
lower floor are the fruits, vegetables,
dairy products, organs, carriages, etc.
The display Of fruit is particularly ex-
cellent for summer product. It occu-
pies two long tables extending the length
of the hall and has a very tempting and
luscious look. George Doughty exhib-
its "a varieties. Amos Colley 10 varieties,
and there are numerous lesser exhibits.
The vegetables, corn, ETC., occupy even
more space than the fruit and are re-
markably large and handsome. The po-
tatoes are equal to anything seen at a
fair in this section for many years, and
it is doubtful if they were ever sur
passed. The squashes and beets also
give evidence of the favorable season
and the skill of the farmers of Gray and
vicinity in garden culture. There are
but two exhibits from the dairy, butter
and cheese, but they are very superior.
The oats and barley are fine and the corn
excels-particularly the specimens. of
sweet corn and the good old yellow
corn, to the raising of which the Maine
farmers of late have given renewed at
tention, instead of buying from the west.
This has been one of the good words en-
couraged by the State Board Of Agricul-
ture with satisfying success.
The second floor is well filled with
beautiful articles, and the ladies' handi-
work in the way of embroidery, quilts,
rugs. knitting work and many
other evidences of the skilled
cunning of the needle in proper
hands. There are also very interesting
relics of We olden time and much that is
interesting.
The new company recently formed in
Gray for the manufacture of the Free
man-Rice combination make pretty dis
play of their balsam fir walters. The
King company Of Bridgton, make taste
full exhibition of their proprietary medi-
cines. The South Windham works eK
hibit 12 specimens of their fine fannels
that challenge comparison with the finest
imported from the old world and right
beside themis a rare specimen Of home
made flannel Of other days. the work of
Mrs. G. FL. Morrill, Of Windha1n.
In the Afternoon.
The weather frightened up in the
early afternoon and the park presented
more animated appearance than dur
ing the morning. There were many car
riages and from twelve to fifteen hun
bred spectators enjoy edthe races.
The judges in the stand were Messrs.
Henry Harmon of New Gloucester,
starter; L. E. .Wescott of Westbrook and
Sylvanus Porter of Cumberland Center,
scorer and timer.
The Green Horses.
The first race called was of green
horses-animals that had never trotted
for money-for the associations purse of
$50. Five starters contested but it was
rather one-sided affair. The horse
Sweet Fern had too much speed for the
balance of the field. For the first heat, it
was Sweet Fern first, Danville second,
Cyclone third, Northcote fourth and
Geo. Moody Benton fifth. The last two
were distanced Time, 246
The second and third heats were also
taken at leisure by Sweet Fern and the
time was heightened out ten seconds in
the Second and something less in the
third. 1t was a walk-over for Sweet
Fern. Summary:
PURSE $50-FOR GREEN HORSES.
J. F. Haines m Sweet Fern. .......1 1 1
E. F. Towns, oh 6 Danvilles... ....2 2
a. B. Cole, bro Cyclone :..-.3 8
G. L. " Ill. nj. MOultOn, b NOrthc0te. DIS.
S. L. Adams, b S Geo. Moody Benton. Dis.
The Three Year Olds.
The next class rung up was the three
year olds and five appeared. They were
all good ones, but some had evidently
developed more speedily than others OF
had been better handled or trained. The
starters were Easter Maid, Westglealn-
land, Coony H., Clara Belle and Dandy.
Here was another GLOW do you do' for
the balance of the field except West
gleamland. Dandy, Coony H. and Clara
Belle were distanced in the first heat,
which was trotted in 2.45. They were
not in it with Easter Maid with the sim
gle exception mentioned. Easter Maid
is a Wilkes colt and Westglea1nland a
Westland. They are evidently both
trotters that do much honor to Maine
breeding and much more may be heard
from them:
PURSE NO. a-$5o-cobTs, THREE YEARS
OLD.
Albert Hall, CHI &, Coony H............dis
Elmer Osgood, b g, Dandy ....;... dds
IL. IT,. DttilWOOu, ID 81 NtSuSItdLHidIu. q q q
+. III. Briggs, b In, Easter Maid. ......1 l 1
Eugene Johnson, b i, Clara Belle ......dis
The Two Year Olds.
Six promising youngsters, four of them
stations, appeared and drew positions,
viz: Grenadier, Harry W., June Bird,
Glen, Star Boon and Harry V.
The race was half-mile heats, best two
in three, for purse of $50.
This again seemed almost a saunter
for Grenadier, who SO distinguished
himself last year as a yearling. He
made the first half mile at a jog, in 1.41,
and the field finished as follows: Grena-
der, Star Boom, Harry ", June Bird,
Glen, Ha1ryW.
That was about all there was to that
race, Grenadier also taking the second
heat.
Today's Programme,
The programme for today is trial of
strength, of draft oxen, their training, etc.
in the morning and in the afternoon the
race of the three minute and two thirty
| five classes for which large fields are en-
| tered. sq
Portland people reach the fair, unless