The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-01
THE GRAY GATHERING.
Country Folk We're There from Many
a Mile Around.
FAKIRS, SIDESHOWS, EXHIBITS
AND RACES AMUSED THEM.
Grenadier, a Horse with Great Future
Did a Right Smart Mile-A1l the Racing
Was Good-Premiums Which Make
Their Possessors Proud and Happy.

Did a Right Smart Mile-A1l the Racing
Was Good-Premiums Which Make
Their Possessors Proud and Happy.
Especial to the Press.1
GRAY, August 31.-That the Gray fair
is very popular feature in the farmers
autumn festivities was evidenced today
in the large attendance, despite frown-
ing skies and impending rain. The peo-
pie present in the morning could only be
numbered by thousands. 1t was the
ideal fair crowd. The fakir and show
man made things lively in the area near
the entrance and one ambitious little
show had a man mounted high in the air
walking on tight rope.
Within the park were gathered large
crowds seeking amusement according to
their fancy. In one spot was large
gathering about the horses being exam
ined. =
There was great array of horses, no
less than ia, and Is of them were trot-
tiers. Another large crowd assembled
about the pulling oxen and the cattlemen
were quite as much in earnest about the
JIltblS VI StIOIlS VI blCll OACd etS bLC
horsemen concerning the speed or points
scored by their horses. But the largest
and most excited crowd of all was gath
cred about the base ball game, where the
Grays and Westcustigos of North Var
mouth were having a struggle for the
glory of the bat and field. Both are
neatly uniformed clubs. The Gray club
was victorious.
A special feature of the Gray exhibit
ton is that they serve nice hot dinner,
with all the accomplishments of the good
old fashioned New England farmers
MONDAY meal.
The brilliant young two-year-old
Wilkes stallion Grenadier trotted a quar-
ter in 371 seconds This youngster, which
so distinguished himself last season as a
yearling, promises to be another Nelson
to the credit of Maine.
THE RACES.
There was large attendance this af-
ternoon to witness the races, crowd
of some four thousand. The New
Gloucester Band discoursed music in
front of the grand stand. The races
were for the three minute and 235
classes. The judges in the stand were
Messrs. Harmon, Wescott and jenkins.
The first race called was the
Three Minute Glass.
Eight horses appeared to contest and
drew phsitions, viz. Charles A., first;
Chestnut Jim, second; Mollie K, third;
Canerder, fourth !. Modena, fifth; Cyclone,
sixth; Prince Wilkes, seventh. Anniver-
sary, eighth.
For the first heat Charles A. took the
lead. 1t was warm heat with consider
able breaking and a close finish between
the leaders. The places awarded were
Charles A., first; Chestnut Jim, second;
Modena, third; Prince Wilkes, fourth !;
Anniversary, fifth; Canerder, sixth; Cy-
clone, seventh; Mollie K, eighth.
For the second heat the horses were
more steady, but were a longer time in
getting started. 1t was a very pretty race
and quite remarkable to see, as the
eight horses finished precisely as in the
previous heat. Canerder was collided
with on the upper turn and his driver,
Mr.. John F. Haines, shot up into the air
several feet but managed to land on his
sull1y and finished in safety.
The third heat proved the deciding
one and the only notable event about it
was that Canerder settled and never
broke during the heat and finished a
very close second. The positions at its
end were Charles A., first: Canerder,
second; Modena, third; Prince Wilkes,
fourth; Anniversary, fifth; Chestnut
Jim, sixth; Mollie K, seventh: Cyclone,
eighth.
The purse was divided: first money to
Charles A., second to Chestnut Jim,
third to Canerder and fourth to Modena.
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