The Portland daily press., 1894-08-31
THE FULL LIST OF RACES GIVEN
MANY PREMIUMS AWARDED.
Canton Memo of Albany Attended the Fair
and was Observed of All-Hotels at
Bangor Were So Crowded the Odd Eel
lows Had to Sleep on the steamer-In-
cident of the Balloon Ascension.
Especial TO the PRESS.


State Fair today. This morning the
cloudsslooked aslif a pouring rain was
imminent and few rain drops did fall
during the forenoon, but not enough
to lay the dust. While the clouds have
not yet been dispelled. no rain has fall
en-, and the crowd Of Is, 900 people which
gathered at the park in spite of the un-
favorable conditions, saw some great rae
ing, and in fact an entire programme of
rare interest. The judges continued
their work Of awarding premiums today.
Abel +. Stevens Of Wellesley, Mass, was
the expert on butter and cheese, and
the principal prize winners on butter
were Young & True, of ssNorth Fayette,
Daniel Dyer and j.. H. Morse of Winter
port, A.P. Russell OF Leeds, and Mrs.
G. Garland of Bangor.
On cheese the principal winners were
the Leeds Dairying Association, c. E.
johnson of Newhurg, A. P. Russell of
Iced, and E. H. Clement of Winterport
MA. B. Stoddard of Monroe, fam
Gus foriculturist, has magnificent dis
play of cut flowers.
n In he horticultural department., the
exhibitors are from widely separated To-
callt1es, but the leading ones are S, C.
Harlow of Bangor, CIV. Snow of New
burg AS Larrabee of Levant, C. J.Per-
ley of South Vassalhoro, Alonzo Butler
OF Union, and J.P. Remission of South
Newburg.
Vice President Stevenson and Chief
Justice Fuller with their party did not
come from Bar Harbor to the fair today,
owing to the du ubious weather prospects,
and SO the visitors who attracted the
most att ention from the crowd were
the chevaliers of of Grand Canton Memo.
10. y. F.. of Albany, NY, who are
mere for brief fraternal visit to Grand
Canton Bangor. The gorgeously uni
formed visitors are accompanied by a
military band, and after being enter
tanned lavishly during the forenoon
went to the fair in the afternoon occu-
pylng President Bs.s's private stand.
Early this evening abanquet was ten
dered them, and then they visited the
hall show by invitation of the fair man
agement. where their band gave very
delightful concert. The hotels sare 80
crowded that quarters for the visitors
could not be obtained in them, and so
they were Obliged to the resort to the
steamer City of Bangor, where suffic-
lent mum Der of staterooms were placed
in readiness for them. Poday's balloon
ascension was sabmarked success. The
aeronaut was Woman,f Madame Laroux.
and she rose to-. as1tren3en dous height
When she came dCRndn her parachute,
she landed on th q foof Of the residence
OF DR.. L. Y. Coe, more than mile up
town, and directly in front of window,
at which sat servant girl. The latter
was 20 startled at the sudden visitation
that she nearly tainted, and.it was some
time beforo.she could obtain Sufficient
control of herself to hrealize the situa-
tion, open the window and give assist
ance to Madame Laorux, who was in a
more precari Gus position even than when
thousands of feet in the air on the bar
of her parachute.
THE RACES.
The race for three-year-olds was off,
as the drivers were afraid of St. Croix,
Jr. This youngster was given an exhi-
pition mile in 2.261-4, beating the
three-year-old record of this state. The
colt was sold during the afternoon to
Hall G. Burleigh, for about $4,000.
Following are the summaries OF the
races:
239 Class-Trotting- Purse $500.
China Boy, blk q by Wilkes, Rey-
nolds & WIthee of Winlsow, 1141
Kalula. b m, Bean of Camden. Q 26 5
Arthur Cleveland, b & Woodbury.
of Portland, 3332 2
Nicola, br Hayden of Portland, 4S1 6
Trenton, b Leighton of Exeter, 54 3 8
Helena g.. g m Boyle of Freder-
Time-a.s 90 ia, ra.s1, 2.s9 s-4, s.sa.
2.27 Class-Pacing and Trotting-Purse
Back Nathan, bk by Daniel
Boone, A. E. Russell of Buckfeld, 1 1
Merrill, ch S Merll of Damaiscotta, 2 4
Vent0re, ch Stackpole of Gard
iner. 332
Pilot Maid, br m Horn of Water
vile, 466
Cylxe. en- Libby of Gardiner. 545
Dotty D., b m Dearborn of South
Newburg, 657
Gene Aver, Big Hayden of Port
land, 77s
Time-2.23 s-4, a.23 1-2, go IA.
2.14 Class-Trotting and Pacing-Purse
$4O0.
Gipsey NJ, b m by Macbeth. Gregg
Sea Bid, oh $, Carpenter of Grams
Edmund, b s Mountain Farm. Wat
erville $50
Diamond. b Hayden of Portland, dis.
Time-2 20 1-2, ais IA, 21S. .
2.45 -Trotting-Purse$ $500.
Salando, b by fernando, Taylor
of Calais, 81 1
Jennie Rolfe, bro m Dustin of
Pittsfeld, -, 2 .
John, 3 3 .
of Fairfield, IA 8 4
Time-229 IA, 2.27 1-2,
Running Race-Flat-s15O
Mon n,outh, b Morris of st. John, 1
Lady Planet, ; 3, m G Clinch Of St. John,- 2
Milecite, b m walsh GIsf OF st; John, s3
Virainius, ch Hewes Of Hermon,
Time-1. So 3-4.
speeches by the Governor.