The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-21
The Trstting at the York County
Fair Yesterday.
DRESSER,S JESSIE H. VICTOR IN
THE 2.Ss CLASS.
French Girl Surprised Her Owner by
Winning Two Heats in the Three Min
ute CIass-Then the Judges Stimulated
Good Friday and He Captured First
DIoney-A Good Show Seen by a Small
Number of Spectators.
Especial to the Press.

Especial to the Press
SACo, September 20.-The 45th annual
exhibition of the York County Agricul-
tural Society commenced here today
under favorable circumstances. Both
the cattle show and the exhibit of farm
products and fancy articles, the latter
generally held at Saco City Hall, were
this year held at the Saco Driving Park.
The basement of the grand stand was
used as a hall to hold poultry, fruit, veg
etables and fancy articles.
The cattle exhibit was good and as
large as any held here for years. There
were large number of high blooded
mares and well bred colts, and the in
crease in the number of these shows that
York county, like the rest of Maine, is
advancing rapidly in the quality of her
horse flesh. In the hall the display was
also large one, although not SO many
fancy articles were exhibited as in years
before. The exhibit of fruit and vege-
tables was, however. of marked excel
lence, and the officers feel that they have
made move in the right direction by
holding their whole show in the park.
The Attendance at the Races
in the afternoon was not large. 1t never
Is here the first day. The crowd num-
bered less than thousand. AS it has
never before been the custom Of this So
ciety to- hold races on the first day Of the
fair, it is thoughtithe next two days will
see better attendance. If the crowd
or1d
is what was wanted. The doings of the
local horses entered were closely
watched and a number of Portland men
were out to see what the horses from
there would do.
The Judges in the stand were Charles
E. Sawyer of Kennebunk, starter; A. A.
Dolliff of Kennebunkport and Freeman
IS. Gowen Of Portland, who also acted as
timer.
The Three Minute Glass,
with six starters, was the first one called.
Ben. driven by Ira Woodbury., drew the
pole, Petren's French Girl got second,
Good Friday, owned by S. S. Andrews of
Biddeford, third; Harry Lothian, aprom-
Using colt owned by Edward Riversmith,
fourth; Kingman. driven in a bicycle
sulky, fifth, and Pilot Wilkes sixth.
The first two heats were captured by
French Girl and are said to have been the
only heats this mare ever won IN some
four or five years on the turf.
There was a big kick after the second
heat about Good Friday, it being claimed
that the gelding could go much faster
than any heat yet trotted and was being
purposely kept back The Judges called
Andrews. the owner, up to the stand and
talked to him, and Good Friday won the
next three heats. Despite the fact that
Good Friday was evidently the best
horse in the race, the heats we've all in
teresting and well contested. John
Haines drove Lothian in all but the first
heat, and the four ear-old several times
showed much speed and made good
race. The summary:
- THREE-MINUTE CLAss-PURsE 1928.
S. S. Andrews, Biddeford, b Good
Henry eiiy1i Petren, Biddeford, b m :
French Glrl: - .....l
c. H. Boothby Portland, b m .
Bess .......................4 5 2
Eyerard $. Riversmith, saco, BIS . !.
J. Ell E. Marston, Pittsaeld, NH, b
e klngman 49,. % Il D Il r
Walter !. Gordon, Biddeford, BIS, u.
Fine fi@eN WIGS 2.4e. 2.47l, IA, ga 10
The 1913 Glass
was a fighting race way through, and the
finishes between Jessie H, the winner,
Gypsy and Attorney, were all close, and
| the horses were evidently well matched.
Sweet Fern, ten-year-old, driven
/ by John.Haihes. and only recently put
upon the track, did some good going at
times, and in the last heat made the 9th
ers GO right along for the first half. The
| mare was leading past the stand, but
threw weight and was out of the race.
/ q 2.38 CLAss-PURsE SITS.
| II. Fl. Dresser, Portland br N Jessie HI l |
| J. A. Hanson, Portland b g Attorney...2 2 3
w A. Seabhry, Westbrook, b Gold
| Clark Bros. Portland, b m Gypsy .:...,.-3
| John F.. Haines, Saco b IN Sweet Ferne 5
I L. r. True Saco, r G Blue john. .....5 T.
Time -. u, STA, 239.
| ~ a& At Riverside Park.
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