The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-31
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The Hall.


way.
The Hall,
The hall display was very interesting
and pretty. On the first floor were the
products of the farm and garden in the
way of potatoes, corn, cabbage, squash,
and the fruits of the orchards-apples,
pears and plums. The potatoes were
particularly large and handsome and the
sweet corn was a marvel in size and
plumpness. There was also an exhibit
of carriages and ranges.
On the second floor the display of the
handiwork of the ladies with the needle
was simply beautiful. Quilts, rugs, pill
lows and all sorts of delicate embroidery
on many tinted silks and satins produced
honor to the ladies of Gray and vicinity.
The Cattle.
The exhibit of cattle and other farm
stock was excellent. There were many
pair of superb oxen. The dairy stock
was well represented from the herds of
George E. Merrill, who had no less than
his Springvale farm. Among them was
pair Of fine large Holstein bulls yoked
up together for the first time and appa-
rently as gentle as kittens. They have
been accustomed to work singly on the
farm however.
From O.. Higgins herds of thirty fine
blooded Holstiens were fourteen head,
nearly all full blooded. Among them
was his thoroughbred Holstein bull,
splendid animal that girts six feet seven
inches.
George Doughty has full blooded
Jersey full two years old, very fine ami
NAL
Scott Doughty exhibits his yearling
full blooded Jersey heifer that took the
first premium as a calf last year, and has
matured finely.
Charles G. Libby of Gray has five pairs
OF superior young cattle, girting from
seven to seven and one-half feet
Durhams, Herefords and Holsteins. They
are all star faces with a single exception
and remarkably clos ely matched.
Gray took the first premium for town
teams with display of eleven pair,
there being no competition.
The Horses.
The exhibition of horses is especially
large and fine. The long line of stalls
are about all occupied and there must
be in the neigh borhood of a hundred
fine horses of all classes within the park.
There are representations of about all the
fine bred stock in this section. No
finer or BETTER bred colts were shown
than the Deering ones exhibited and
driven by P. Kane, Dexter K, two years
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were some handsome colts by George
Moody, Benton, and Pequaket, son of
Gideon and grandson of Rydyk's H am
bletonian.
The Races.
The attendance in the afternoon at
witness the races was larger than usual
for an opening day and quite satisfactory
to the management.
Twombly Of Auburn, starter, A. Thomp-
son of Poland and P. A. Cotter of New
Glou cester; C. H. Doughty, clerk.
The first race was the q 40 class with
seven starers, Harraseeket, Gen. Mac
Gypsy, Lewis, Rolfe K, Ruel r., and
George I.
1t was mixed field of trotters and
PAGERS, and hard one to get away, and
to make matters more trying to the
audience Lewis threw shoe in scoring.
Finally they got off with Rolf K. in the
lead. Steadily Gen. Mac crept up and
p. 3ed him. Davis was doing all he
could with Gypsy, but she was trifle
wild and his position gave him the
benefit of the crowd of Spectators per-
mitted on the track to disturb high
spirited horse. The positions of the
horses at the finish were Gen. Mac 1,
Rolf K 2, Harraseeket 8, Ruel r. 4,
Lewis 5, and George T. distanced.
by Gen. Mac, with Rolfe ..R. a good
second, and an Improvement in time to
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2.4O CLAss-TRoT OR PACE.
Harraseekit. b s. Pulsifer g. Black. .,......3 5
Gen. Mac, br s, Carl Stuart t-.................1 1