The Portland daily press., 1894-08-29


Premiums Awarded-The Show.
Gray fair began yesterday, and is to con-
tinue today and tomorrow The exhibition
compares sfavora bly, withsthose of former
years, and is arranged on about the same
lines. few premiums were awarded.yes-
terday, as follows:
1.-TWO year old colts First. Raymond
Wilkes,.by Bayard Wilkes. Gam by Hillman's
Knox, owned by H. J. Lane of Raymond.
Best herd for milk irst,O. S. Higgins of
Gray; second, George E. Merrill of Gray.
Best herd for butter-First, George E.,
Merrill.
Grade Jerseys, heifer one year old First,
j. W. Allen of Gray; second, Percy Frank
Of Gray.
Eeifer two years old-Augustus Giant of
Windham; George E. Merrill, second.
Heifer calf-First. George E. Merrill; sec
ond. John e. Cummings of Gray.
Heifers three years old-First, George E.
Merrill of Gray.
Cows-Gcorge E. Merrill of Gray. first.
Yearling bull-George e. Merrill of Gray,
first.
Pure blood Jerseys-George Foster of
Gray, first for cow; f. E. Wilson OF Gray
second for heifer two year old; George E.
Merrill. first on heifcr three years old.
Pure blood Hosteins- O.. S. Higgins of
Gray, first on COWS and George E. Merrill
second: 0. S. Higgins first for bull one year
old, and first on heifer three years old and
on calf. George e. Merrill gets second for
calf.
Sheep Charles C. knight, first on ewes;
Frank Thompson of Gray first on buck !;
Erland Fogg, second on sheep and buck.
Grade Holsteins-George f. Merrill first
for yearling bull and COWS, second for three
year old heifer, first fer two year old heifer
and first for calves. 0. S. Higgins second
on COW and first on three year old heifer.
Albert Gorson, first ON yearling heifer.
Grade Durham-Willie Libby, Gray, first
on calf; and George Mcdonald of Gray, Sec
ond on cow. George .E. Merrill first on
COW.
Grade Ayreshire-G George Mcdonald. first
on COW.
Full blood Durham-George E. Merrill.
first on cow.
THE RACES.
The races are the leading fea ture of this
fair as of most others. Three classes " ere
trotted yesterday. Although quite inter-
esting they may be considered as chiefly in
troduotory to the m ore determined contests
of today and tomorrow. The three mile road
race came fi1st.and was won .easily by Bes-
sic Redwood. The relative standing of the
contestants was:
Three Mile .Trotting. Purse S50-diyided.
Road wagons.
Bessie Redwood, b m, by Redwood, ].
I. Hancock, Gray George Snow |
Poland Maid, br m, A. P. Morrill, ofGray. 8
Jenny H., b m, Lane & Allen, Portland 4
Time-3.0O 81 at end of first mile sos IT,
at end of second; 1888 l-2 at end of third
mile.
The races for green horses was marked by
sharp brush in the third heat between
Doctor r. and Baby Mac. the latter win
ming by barely half a length. The sum-
mary:
Green Horses. Purse $50
Doctor r., b z by Messenger Wilkes.
F.E.Crooker of Auburn tCrooker) l 1
Baby Mae, b g,by Gen. Mac: G. u. !,
Chester, ch bS Rockefeller, Anael
Dunn, of No. Yarmouth Is. Carl
Stewart) 8 2 4
Black Bess, blk m by Baymont. NJ.
NJ. Phinney of Gorham Chimney 4
YouEg Harbinger, b s by Harding
er. F; =. Lane of Portland Erred G..
Lane) "a 5
Time-a.47 LIZ, e.4e. s.4s.
The three year old colt race was triumph
for Fearnaught Prince, although Victor E.,
in the second heat. took the pole from him
at the quarter and led him until the last
quarter. Then Fearnaught rallied and
won the heat. The summary:
Colts Three Years Old. Purse S50-diyided.
Two in Three,