The Portland daily press., 1892-09-26
ON WlNDHAM HILL.
Two Thousand People Saw the Close of a
Good Fair.

Good air.
More than 500 vehicles of all descrip-
lions, carrying upwards of 1000 people,
climed to the lofty plateau on Windham
Hill, on which the driving park has been
located, for holiday last Saturday, it
being the closing day of Windham's sec
ond venture in the town fair way. The
weather was delightful, the scenery by
the drives in the ascent beautiful and the
people were evidently out for good
time in gala day attire and their best
turnouts. They were evidently not dis
appointed. The first event of general
and special interest was the
Ladies' Harvesting Contest.
Several ladies were upon the grounds
who had taken part in such contests, but
only two made the trial, Mrs. Newton
Douglass of Windham and Mrs. Lewis
Hawkes., also of Windham.
Mrs. Douglass was the winner and she
broke the record 500 by Mrs. Morrill, of
Gray-reducing the time to 3.171, and
she now holds the championship of the
state. This lady has not only greatly inn
proved in the manipulation of the har-
ness since her first trial at the Cumber
land Fair, but had the advantage of a
very good horse to help her make time.
Mrs. HAWKES. effortsswas graceful and
f-possessed, but the time stole away
to 4.25.
The $50 Glass.
At2 o'clock the bell was rung for the
trotting contests. The judges in the
stand were Messrs. 0. P. Chafin of Wind
ham, A. P. Morrill, of Gray, and H. S.
Hastings of Bethel.
The first horses called were in the 250
class and four starters appeared, drawing
positions-Daisy s. 1st, Eli I'd, Chestnut
Jim Sd and Dickey Boy 4th.
After about the usual wearisome
amount of figuring among the drivers to
get the best of the start the word was
given, when one of the drivers at least
did not expect it, but the judges had
some regard for public patience for they
are the people who pay for the entertain
ment. Eli went to the front with Dickey
Boy close after him. Chestnut Jim got
third and Daisy S. dropped to the rear.
Eli trotted steadily while the balance of
the field were all frisky. The Boy and
Jim finally settled to their work and
made push down the home stretch for
the heat. 1t made an exciting finish and
Dickey Boy went under the wire ahead
of Eli, but the latter was promptly
awarded the heat for honest trotting and
there was no ''kick,'' The Boy was sec
ond, Jim third and Daisy S., the winner
of the green horse class, the day before
did not seem to be in it on this occasion.
The next three heats went handily to
Dicky Boy, as the summary shows:
$50 CLASS.
C. W. Evans, b Dicky Boy. ........2 1
Irwin Rowe, oh g Eli: .....,.......1
J; R. Wescott CHI Chestnut Jim....3 3 3 9
TimeeN2471a, 2.47, 2.52, $50.
The $40 Race.
In the 24O class four horses also con-
tested and the positions drawn for the
start were Mead /, Kate Sheridan 2,
Charles A. 8 and Mayfower 4. Mead
was drawn at the beginning of the sec
ond heat, having gone lame. The race
was taken in straight heats as follows:
2.4O CLASS,
Irwin Rowe m Kate Sheridan. ........1 1 1
Lewis Hawkes., b m Mead. ..........4 DIR
Clark Bros, blk Charles A. ........2 .
E. Wilson, br m Mayfower. ...........3 3
Time-245, 2.45, 2.45.
Barney L. and the stallion J. Moody
Boynton were shown in exhibition heats,
but the time scored was not Nelsonian.
The regular races were finished up
shortly after O. clock and then a carni-
val of fun commenced upon the track in
the way of scrub racing, which lasted an
hour longer. All sorts of horses and
turnouts entered into the sport and the
fun was fast and furious. Fortunately
no damage was done in the hilarious and
indiscriminate driving and all seemed to
enjoy it immensely. q
@MaSSaac.