The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-09-28
MEN VERSUS OXEN:
An Interesting Experiment at Cumber-'
land Fair.


Premiums Awarded-some Excellent
Racing Yesterday in the 2.24 and 2.45
Races-Portland Horses Well Repre-
sented
Perhaps the most amusing feature of the
Cumberland fair yesterday was the contest
between yoke of oxen and an equal
weight of men. The drag which was hauled
by the contestants was loaded with granite
blocks,weighing in aggregate 4,959 pounds.
The cattle weighed with oke 1920 pounds
and twenty men were allowed to offset the
weight The men took hold of the drag
first an walked off with it easily covering
distance of IS feet in two minutes. The
cattle on their trial failed TO equal this re-
cord by. about ten feet in the same time.
At ll.30 the matched horses were shown
on the track and made splendid appear
ance. AT noon nearly every one on the
ground went to the dining hall and enjoyed
one of those excellent dinners for which
Cumberland fair is so justly famed.
One of the most agreeable features of.tIe
fair.has been the entire absence of fakirs
|, and disorderly persons, during the two
days of the fair the writer did not see
Slubie IuUOAICdLeu D6fSOn Ou lilo STOuAd0s
THE 2.45 CLASs-TROTTING.
The afternoon races were called at l.5O,
the 2.45- class for purse of 500, being tirst
on the list. There were four horses start
ed in this race, wiz: Faby Mine, Little
Miss, Billy Almont and Susie.
Little Miss drew the epole. Billy Almont
and Susie drew the next best positions,
while Baby Mine.was on the outside.
Baby Mines got poor start but trotted
very good heat. Billy Almont took the lead
at tie start and twas new er headed, the
other three horses made great fight for
second place and came under the wire In
the following order: Baby Mine, Little
Miss and Susie. Time, 2.40 LIZ.
The horses were sent off the first time
scoring and kept we'll punched for half
mile then Billy Almont.began to draw away
from the field and fin ished first with long
lead. The horses came under the wire in
the same order as in the previous heat.
: he time was a little. lower, being 2.4 LIZ.
The third and final heat resulted exactly
as the two previous heats all the horses
holding the same relative positions.
Billy Almont won the race and first money
Baby Mine second. Little Miss third and
Susie fourth. Time, 2.39.
PA PACE AND TROT.
2.24 pace and trot for purse of $500, as
there were some very good entries hot
race was expected.
The following five horses came for the
word, Glendale. Winthrop Pilot. Fannie W.,
Ga kdale Dot and Gen. Mac They got the
word well punched, General Mac took the
lead at the quarter and held it throughout
the mile, Winthrop Pilot and Glendale had
great strggle for second place. Fannie
w. promised to make matters interesting
for the leaders uhtil she broke and had to
be satisfied with last place.
Gen. Mac was first, Glendale second, Win
throp Pilot third, and OakdalesDot fourth.
Time. 2.29 81.
Previous to the second heat of this race
Jack Sprat trotted an exhibition mile and
considering his age and condition went
great mile The old time favorite was.warm-
ly greeted by the spectators.
The second heat in the PA class was
fight from start to finish and the winner
could not be picked until the horses came
under the wire, they swung into the stretch
not length separating the leader from
the tail ender. Theysfinished in the same
positions as in the previous heat. Time,
2.26 3-4..
In the third heat the field got a beautiful
start, Glendale took the lead at the quarter
and held it until the finish. Winthrop Pilot
pushed him hard on the stretch and was
close second, Fannie w. was third, Oakale
Dot fourth. Time, 2.29 IL.
A $40 fine for coming ahead of the pole
horse got The fourth heat started in good
shape. Glendale held the lead to the half
when he was oyertaken by Oakdale Dot
and great battle resulted for the remain
der of the mile, Glendale winning by
neck. Winthrop Pilot was third and Gen.
Mac fourth. Time.2.2s LIZ.
THE LAST TROT.
In the fifth and last heat of the 2.24
class the result was as follows: Glendale
came in first, Winthrop Pilot second. Fan
ny W. third, Oakdale Dot fourth, Gen. Mac
fifth Time, 81 liz.
The summaries:
224 Glass 4 Purse. 5000.
Gem Mac, b-s.) tStewart) l 5
Glendale.b s, tRichards) | l
Winthrop Pilot, br S, tRamsdelD 2 2
OaktaIe Dot big, Maxwell A 4
Fannie W., d m, tWescott) 5 s. 3 3
Time-2.29 s-4,2.26, a-4.a.s9 1-a. a.ss liz,
2.3l 1-2.
s45 Glass Purse 800.
Billy Almont b m, (Jordan) l l l
Baby Mine, br 6, Stewart 2 2
Little Miss. b N, eIordanl 3
Susie, m, Cobb 4
Time--2,40 IL, al IL, 2.3s.
The following premiums wera awarded