The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-09-13
THE COUNTY FAIR.
A Banner Day at Gorham Yester-
day.
HORSE VS.. BICYCLE ONE OF THE
INTERESTING RACES.


IT, Was Est;,na+.a IN ooo pson,. w.. d..
seht-speedy Nags SHOW Iheir Mettie
on the Track-Other Races Held in
Maine Yesterday.
Yesterday was an ideal fair day. and as
a result the managers of the Gorham fair
were delighted at the immense crowd in at
tendance.
The 1890 train for Gorham, arrived at the
fair ground with ten cars crowded, and as
the train approached the fair grounds
long line Of carriages could be seen amidst
clouds of dust wendiAg their way towards
the park. Within Narragansett park all
was confusion. and excitement. Horses
were speeding around the track. Oxen.were
hauling heavy drags, surroun ded by an in
terested crowd.
The various exhibits were we'll attended
and received universal praise, the various
entertainments on the grounds reaped
naI ses1 anu wi.nous Aassera'ion - sesteiuay
- 80 sN' ~ .no 7"'o % o'' ~
'Ae ~ en1 "ssooA".ion.
a., 49, 80 ~ 80 en,,as .,. ..o.'.ns e,en. "
~ Icy "A, o-i, =. 10 si"nu s'ano was
o.Apis o.a.A aiu ..io isnoes VI oo'a sioos
- -. W lnoo VII peopi1' "nu
90 q ase os'iine'o VI eno a.
'ono'.o "ouio 10 io'ooo.
~. u 10 o.oA's pio'iuou ior TUG aieer-
noon eneoi oisaininehe was " raoe pet"een
!" oise anu :" Diosoio'
Eyer VI Lewiston, consioereo one Oh tne
hhes1 men IN Inc state had oeen engaged,
out uisappoihteu tne management at tne
las1 moment. his place was nlled py MI.
=. n uarsah ol tne ocahlon company. Mf.
uargan "neL IN conaltion is very fast
man, put as ne mas rldden very little this
year. ne was not IN the pest OF condition
py any means, ana consequently was rather
nadiy beaten py MS equine rival, Dexter
name. lne' o.la.
Inc programme prepared for today, is the
pest OF the week, ana The management have
inaoe prepala lations Ior great crowd. The
races lnciu-e the 20 class, purse $50; 2.34
class' purse oSuo' ana TWO year olds, purse
Sfou.
THE 2.45 TROTTING RACE.
The first race of .tbe q afternoon was the
s.45 trot for a purse of $50. and nine
showed nm. for the avant This baa+ d.
layed somewhat owing 10 a fire beino
nunctured and loss of a toe weight
ha Wa aio nf
the nine horses starting kent well bnncbed.
during the mile and made q oraat raca
dosn tiae stretch Nelnab nroved 4 snoadx.
horse. going the mile without shin and
landing good strong first with Edwin
r., second; Hunter, third, and sidnut.
fourth. Time. 2.3A-4.
Nelmah. the winner, of this heat is bv
Westland. four-year-old, owned by Mr.
II
The same horses appeared for the second
heat excepting Lewis r., who was dis
tanced. Nelmah again finished first. but
was hard pressed by Edwin r. Hunter was
third and May Gift, fourth. Time. ss3 l-s.
Katie :. was drawn in the third heat. The
first time the horses came down. Nelmab
lost shoe, and while it was being renlaced
the running dogs gave an exhbition of
speed. which seemed to nlease The crowd
greatly. especially the manner n which
thew nulled and foupht over their tronby ~
the end of the course
The horses got away we'll together in this
neat ana the nfst Iour nnished within a
length Oh eacn otner. -Seimah was making
grana ngnt 1or place IN the stretch
"hen ne went Oh nus Ieet ana thereoy lost
ms chance. way 0iit nhlsned nrst, hunter
seoonu' Iumin y. 'iir'' anu siunut 1ourth.
line zoo -.
Ane ioursn neat was the most exciting OF
the AFTERNOON, not only because OF the
closeness OF the horses Irom start TO finish,
ou. OWING 10 .wo ol lne suiKies coming into
coinsion "neh running eurn' one OF the
urivers was thrown over tne Ience' whiie
MS morse cont'nueo around the track. he
was capturea' however oeIofe ne ala any
damage ano-neither OF the orlver We're In
lurea. Inc accluent resulteo IN hunter being
uistahceo ny Ing !uuses. Eowi1 n ana
Neinah came INTO the stfetch WIN Nelmah