The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-15

by Carriages and in Trains Until Grand
Stand and Grounds We're Packed-some
of the Premiums.
Judging by the attendance at the Cor
ham fair yesterday the result from a
financial point of view will be very
gratifying to the eustodians of the cash
box. 1t was beautiful day and every
thing was propitious to successful meet
at county fair There was an unusually
large attendance from Por tland, and it
was York county day and a large de-
legation was present from up the line of
the Rochester road
AS early as nine o'clock the grand
stand was almost filed and the inclosure
inside the track began to fill with
carriages and their occupants. The at
traction of the morning, and which in
terested all the owners Of neat stock
entered, was the grand cavalcade. The
participants were winners Of premiums
and the usual blue ribbons. The caval-
cade was headed by the American band
of Westbrook.. Next came Mr.. Barrett
driving the stallion Westland, and his
get, including Lou Westland, Westield
and other notables SO familiar to Maine
horsemen. Next came the stallion Nor
way Knox, owned by Burnham & Nor
rill of this city. His famous family in
cluded Dandy B. with a mark of 2.31.
Daisy Knox, al; Dinah, 22s. Next in
the line was string of sleek looking
oxen owned by F E. Guptill of Porter.
Each yoke was decorated with the much
cherished ribbon of blue The string
was comprised mostly of Herefords and
Durhams.
Then came ten yoke of oxen, one of the
finest teams seen at the fair, owned by
Oscar Deering of Buxton. They were
all Herefords and choice stock. Other
premium winners were O. W. Hall Of
Windham, who had two yoke of Herefords,
,Alonzo Libby of Westbrook, Charles
Roberts of Scarboro. L. G. Thayer of
Gray had some fine cattle, all of which
secured blue ribbons.
An interesting forenoon event was the
trial of draft oxen, which attracted a
large number. The class was the feet2
inches or under in girth. The contestants
were Preble Marean of Standish, one
yoke, Oscar Deering of Buxton, one yoke,
Nelson Newcomb of Gorham, one yoke.
The drag was $3.50 pounds. behring's
yoke won, the distance being 267 feet 10
inches.
The Races.
The races were started at l. 80 and the
largest crowd ever assembled on the
grounds was present. The new grand
stand was packed, and people were
turned away. There must have been close
to nine thousand people on the grounds
when the first heat of the q 80 class was
trotted. This was before the Ito p. m.
train out from Portland arrived and that
brought between seven and eight hun
dred more. The starters in the 2 80 class
were I'll. Fl. Dresser's brown mare Jessie
III. of Portland, F. P. Fox's brown gelding
Milo, of Cornish, The brown FLY Leola,
from theColt Farm, Auburn, W. D. Rams
dell's Winthrop Pilot of Deering and J.
S. Jordan's black mare Blackbird of Cape
Elizabeth.
Milo had the pole but broke on the first
quarter. Black bird was well up, and on
the last quarter Winthrop Pilot by
burst of speed passed Milo and took the
pole, and from that time to the wire
never lost the pole and came down the
stretch without lifting his head,
winning the heat Time-Quarter 81 L.
the second in LIS, third.
in l.. So and the heat in 2.29 1-2.
The next event on the score card was
the first heat in the $40 class. The
starters were F. A. Lanes chestnut geld
ing Babe L. of Portland, Fred A. Max
Wells black gelding Oakdale Dot of
Portland, Clark Bros mare Gypsy of
Portland, M. Jordan's Guywood Of Saco
and Ira P. Woodbury's black stallion
alright, Jr. The horses drew the
Babe L., Guywood, Alright, Jr., and
Oakdale Dot next in order at the start.
1t was very close heat between Gypsy
and Oakdale Dot. Gypsy led for fully the
first half and one of the closest races
that has been seen during the fair en-
sued. On the last quarter fOakdale Dot
went to the front, and it was neck and
neck coming down the stretch between
the three leading horses, alright. Jr.,
pushing the leaders very fast. The heat
was won by Oakdale Dot. The first
quarter was trotted in 81 1-2, the second
in 1.141-2, the third in 1.54 and the
mile in 2.32 "a.
Then came the most exciting heat OF
the day, the great crowd of spectators
shouting as the horses came down the
the little winner seemed to lift his horse
into the air while the faithful animal
Just poked his nose under the wire a
few inches to the good, but just enough
to win the heat.
1t was the second heat of the 2. 80 class
for the purse of $3.50, and the veteran
horsemenssin the judges stand were as in
terested and excited as the novice.
Winthrop Pilot lost the pole Jessie H.
out trotting him around the turn, at
the quarter Winthrop Pilot leading. At
the half four horses were punched. On
the third quarter Orville came up to the
leader and from the last eighth it was
closely contested between Winthrop
Pilot, Orville and Blackbird, Winthrop
Pilot winning the heat by a half length.
The quarters were made as follows: 81,
1. &c. l. So, 2.31 IA.
The next event was the second heat of
the g 40 class and as an old horseman
put it, 8" it was horse racing"
Oakdlale went to the quarter in 80
seconds, Guywood and Gypsy were both
pushing the leaders at the half. Guy
wood out trotted them going to.the front,
on the third quarter, Oakda1e again lead
ing from there to the finish. 1t was any
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