The Portland daily press., 1894-09-27
CUMBERLAND FAIR
Opened Yesterday With a Large At
tendance.

The Cum berland fair this year promis-
es to be a most successful one, and the
club will doubtedly receive a sub
stantial reward as result of it's labors.
The hall exhibits are exceptionly mer-
itorious consisting of quilts, fancy
work, paintings and a display of fruit
and preserves which would certainly
tempt the greatest epicure.
A trip among the cattle sheds show
ed that the farmers in Cumberland and
the-adjacent towns possess cattIesunsur-
passed by any in the state d
The stables are filled with fine looking
horses, and the exhibit OF swine and
poultry is excellent,
The first event of the day was the in
spection of town teams OF cattle. The
towns competing were Falmouth and
Cumberland, each team consisting of
eight yoke of oxen. AS they plodded
toward the point of inspection the mex
perienced eye of the writer could detect
sleek-looi.ing animals The judges
awarded the first premium to the Fall
mouth team and the second to the Cum
berland team. !
ALMOST AN ACCIDENT.
After the premiums had been awarded
and the cattle were returning to the sheds
there was rather narrow escape from a
serious acci dent. While the cattle were
crossing tie track, horse attached to a
sulkey came around the turn, the driver
apparently did not see that the track
was obstructed until be was right onto
the cattle. He pulled his horse up
sharply and swung in behind the last
yoke, just grazing them. Had coliis-
ion occurred at the speed he was driving
serious results would have followed.
At II O'Clock a fine string of three and
four year old colts were exhibited on
the track. and at II. 80 the gents driving
race came off. There were six entries,
and the fight for first place was entirely
between E. Greeley of Portland and
DIR. H M. Monitor of Cumberland. 1t
was nip and tnck between them until
they swung into the homestrech, when
the Doctors. horse broke, allowing Mr..
Greeley to finish first by good margin.
Time, 30s.
" q MISREPRESENTATION EdC6 I'll Guc Qdy WIS
the Mree-minute class for a purse of
$500, and Ave horses came up for the
word. Afer scoring for some time they
were finally sent off ON the fifth trial
after they had been notified that a.$10
fine would be imposed on the driver
who came up ahead of the pole horse.
Billy Almont had the heat pretty much
to himself, winning easily, with Little
Miss second. Baby Mine third and Phil
r. fourth. Time, $40 10.
In the second heat, Baby Mine and
Little Miss got away in the lead, and
remained side by side until the last
quarter, when they were oyarhauled by
Billy Almont, who won by length.
Baby Mine second and Little Miss
strong third. Time, 244.
L he third and final heat was walk
over for Billy Almont, the other horses
run out behind him in the following
order: Baby Mine. Chester and Little
Miss. Time, 2.41.
BILLY Almont gets first money, Baby
Mine second, little Miss third and Ches-
ter fourth.
The next event was the 2. 50 pace and
trot, with Black Medium, Bay Fear
naught, Dexter K, Susie ana Harry K.
for starters. Bay Fearnaught and Susie
cut no figure after the first quarter. The
Others kept we'll together and trotted
good heat, Dexter K. first, Harry K,
second and Black Medium third. Time
2.36 1-2.
The second heat promised to be hot
fight between Harry K. and Dexter K,
but Dexter X. broke badly after going
the first quarter and Harry K. took the
lead with ease, Bay Fearnaught second,
Susie third, and Dexter K. fourth.
Time, 2.4l.
After coming under the wire,. Dexter
K. collided with Harry E.. but beyond
wrecking his sulky did no damage.
The third heat was a holly contested
one. Black Medium got the advantage
of the start and held it until be came in
to the stretch. Here he was oyertaken
by Harry r., and Dexter, and a, battle
royal for place ensued to the wire, Har-
ry K. coming first, Black Medium sec-l
Ouu, DexUef u. Gnlfu ana bay Fear
naught fourth. Time, 1856.
When the horses came out for the
fourth heat, Maxwell was put behind
Black Medium in place of Snow, whom
the judges did not think was riding his
horse to the best advantage. The heat
was a procession however, Harry K. win
ming easily, thus gettine the race and
first money, Dexter K. second, Bav
Fearnaught third, and Black Medium
fourth. Time, 2.37.
The summarizes:
Three Minute Glass Purse S1dO.
Billy Almont, b z, Leig hton-Davis, 1
Little Miss, b m, Jordan, 234
Baby Mine, br G, Stewart, 322.
PM H., br 6, Coombs. q 5
Chester, b $, Stewart, 81
Time-2. 40 1-2. 2.44, AL 1-2.
235 Class-Purse $125.
Harry K. IS, Knight, 2111
Dexter K, b S. Kane, 1t433
Black Medium, bl s, Snow, 352 5
Bay Fearnaught. b S, Gould, 424
Susie, b m, Cobb, SIS
Time-a SO Ia, a41, 2. SO, 2.37.
AWARD OF PREMIUMS.
Best herd of grade cows-S. L. Clough.
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