The Portland daily press., 1893-09-15
ITS MOST SUCCESSFUL FAIR.
Close of Oxford County's Fifty-first Annu-
al Festival.

South Paris, Me-, September H.-The
Oxford County Agricultural Society's
fifty-first annual exhibition closed today,
and was pronounced the most successful
ever held. J. A. Roberts of Norway was
elected president, and A. c. 7. King of
South Paris secretary. The first premi-
um in the gents driving class was award
ed to A. A. Cummings of West Paris.
The two-year- old race, unfinished yes
terday, resulted as follows:
TWO YEAR oLDs-PURsE $50,
Victor F, Waterman s Jordan, Mechan-o
rnnI dG Falis 4 Earrinaton iocka;s Mills
Victor. F A. Mayberry.... :......4
Lady West Theo Thayer SO Paris. .....3 3 3
Time-3.01, 2.54, 800.
The race for green horses, purse 800,
with six entries, was won by Belle D.,
by Robinson, owned by Downer Penley
of South Paris; Zilpha second. Time,
2.59 ga. Dash, by Messenger Wilkes,
gave an exhibition quarter in 81 1-2 sec
onds and Nichols. by Victor Patchen,
owned by o. P. harrington of Locke's
Mills, won the three-year-old race; Ma
mie Withers second. Time, 2.4e 1-2.
Mrs. L. NJ. Douglass of Windham won
the ladies' Harvesting and driving match
in 2.46 1-2. The free-for-all, purse 5000,
resulted:
Eclair, Jr, by Eclair, Roscoe Glines, So
Belle Chase, BY Robinson D, E 0 Ames,
Jenney s9'J, J, BY Daniel Boone. a Il i viii
Time~a.27l4, 1854, 2.2es4,
Wilder Patchen, by Victor, owned by
o. P. harrington of Locke's Mills, won
the consolation race; Thompson second.
Time. 2.34.
During the third heat of the 2.34 class
yesterday, the driver of Tommy l. G.
was thrown from his sulky by a collision
with Glencoe. Tommy ran away at a
breakneck pace. The track was cleared.
and the horse left to run until he was
winded. No one was injured.
The Hancock County Show.
Ellsworth, September 14.-The Han
cock county fair closed today after a very
successful exhibition. The agricultural
and stock exhibits were very satisfactory
and some fast time was made in the
races. The free-for-all, purse $500, with
three starters, was won by ]. P. B.
Wheelden's Elgin; G. II. Nelson's Fred
Wilkes second; best time, 2.26 "a. The
@ 40 class, purse $3.50, with six starters,
was won by Z. FL. Greely's Barlow; E.
K. Hopkins's Black Prince second; best
time, 230. The running race, purse $50.
Staffords Yorktown won; McGouldrick's
Dandy second; best time, 1.58. DR..
Drake's Early Bird and F. H. Osgood's
Selim trotted exhibition miles in 2.19 1.2
and 2.23 respectively.
Good Racing at Mystic.
Boston, September 14-There was a
big crowd at Mystic Park today, and it
appeared to realize that it was witness
ing some good racing, although in the
pacing race. the favorite, Bayard Wilkes,
was beaten out in the second heat. The
favorites took the honors in the other
races, but the 2.23 class was unfinished
after four heats, Thetis and Grover
Cleveland each taking two heats. The
2.21 class, trotting, purse $1,000, was won
2.21 class, pacing, purse $1,000, was won
by Bayard Wilkes; best time, 2. .l2 1-2.
Fastest Heats on Record.
Chicago, September 14.-The fastest
heat ever trotted in a race was done at
Washington Park today, by Alex. in the
greatest field of horses that ever met.
Four of the fastest heats ever tNotted in
a race also went on record in the Colum-
bian Exposition stakes free-for-aN, and
the event went over until tomorrow, un-
finished. Alexis stime was 2.07 3-4, dis
placing Martha Wilkes and her 2.0S la
Ten thousand people were in attendance
until $50, when it became too dark to
continue. The breeders futuHty stakes
for three year-olds, value $3.50, was won
by Danckurt; best time, 2.1e Ia. The
2.1s class, pacing, purse $500, was won
by Atlantic King; best time, 2.11 1-2
The Columbian Exposition stakes. free
for all, trotting, purse $4,000, was un-