The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-01
WHAT II. F. FARNHAM SAYS.
There Must be at Least $4,000 Subscribed
Before April 9Th. to Make the New Eng
land Fair an Assured fact-The Rigby
8Ianagemeast to offer $3.50. 900 in Purses
and Stakes This Season.

| and Stakes This Season.
"Is It certain that the New EngI land
fair will be held in Portland this year?'
was asked Of II F. Farnham, Saturday,
and he replied, THAT will depend on cir.
cumstances.n
You see" he said after replying to q
telephone call, that it will be held
here providing we can raise at least
IS, GEO before April 10Th. There win be
a consultation the evening of the ninth
here between the managers of Rigby,
aud committee representing The mau-
agement of the New England fair. 1t
will probably be held at the West End
hotel, and we shall then be ready we
hope, to make some defaite arrangement
We ought to have $4,000, but we must
have an assurance Of at least So, 900 by
that date. Each one. Of the cattle sheds
will cost about Sl2.50, and there
viii be 425 Of them. We feel that every
business man in Portland ought to be
willing to subscribe at least enough to
build Il few of these sheds. Then as was
stated in the PRESS, there must be a
good deal Of grading attended to-"
What is the outlook for raising the
required $4,000"
81 DON'T know. Mr.. Eaton and Mr.
Barrett, are now canvassing the city
with what result l have yet to learn.
They will also present the matter to
Portland business men next week, and
we must hope for the best"
II think it should not be overlooked, +"
said Mr.. Farnham, that the Rigby man
agement will do their best to draw peo-
pie here. Now here is a circular we are
sending out to horsemen all over the
country" and he called attention to the
following:
Portland. Me-, March 80, 1895.
Dear slr:-Perm1t us to call your at
tention to the Eastern Circuit, which
opens at Mystic Park, Medford, Mass,
| June 1921. The four mile tracks COM
prising thisss circuit intend giving week
| ly meetings from above dates to the
miad OF October. ssThe distance from
Mystic to Saugus is about six miles;
from Saugus to Old Orchard, by rail.
nearly one hundred miles, and from Old
1
| Glasses will besarranged for horses trai :
ing at these tracks. The purses for til e
first few meetings will be $500 each,
after which many win he for larger
amounts. a number, including part stake
races. Probably not less than $50, 000
| in purses and stakes Will be offered this
season at these tracks. Horsemen desir-
| ingato train here will be afforded every
facility. The. roads about Rigby are I'M
excelled for jogging purposes. Rigby
holds meetings july g-12, August 60,
August 27-30 and October IA Address.
| RIGBY PARK MANAGEMENT,
Portland, Me-
"Now," said Mr.. Farnham," with such
attractions, and with $4,000 offered in
purses and stakes this season, Rigby
| must be great advantage to Portland,
and we feel that there should be a ready
and generous response to our appeal for
help to bring the New England fair 81
Portland. 1t should be renem bered that
the money we ask the citizens genralIy
to contribute will make the fair an as
| sured fact for two years, and probably
for a much longer time. We feel that
this is great opportunity to boom Port
land, and that it ought not to be thrown
away. 1t should also be rememb ered
that this will lead to the holding Of a
Western Maine fair.p