The Portland daily press., 1895-08-26

All FulI-Big Oxen, Fierce Bulls, Gentle
Cows and FIeecy Sheep.
Rigby Park Sunday was scene of &C
tivity A constant stream of teams were
coming and going, and the grounds pre-
sented an appearance like that of o fail
day
The display of live stock on the grounds
yesterday was surprising. G. Hiram
Hayes of Portsmouth, N. H., the great
fancier of Ayrshires, spoke to the PRESS
in great admiration of the display al
ready on the grounds. ''It is the bigges
stock entry that the New England Fail
ever saw" he says Mr.. S. M. King o.
South Paris, who has borne away almost
numberless ribbons from state and coun.
ty fairs, says that the display is far be-
yond his expectations. 1t is undoubtedly
the greatest collection of blooded stock
ever gathered in New England.
The stock entry is the biggest the New
England Fair ever had. There are 48S
head of blooded thoroughbreds. Yester-
day nearly every sheep and swine pen was
full and carpenters were putting up 9TH
ers as fast as they could work. The four
great cattle sheds are also full, and more
room must be provided for today's arriv-
ais Some cattle have been put into horse
stalls. Only about $50 horses are on the
grounds now. Trains with more horses
will come in today.
Sunday afternoon a representative of
the PRESS strolled among the cattle
pens He saw sheep like those great,
round animals of the illustrated agricul-
tural papers, and one of the kind that
flourish in memories of long ago.
One of the largest displays of cattle is
made by Mr.. o. W. Rolfe of Deering. He
has sixteen pairs of graded Herefords.
One pair grit nine feet and weigh fifty
four hundred. They have taken three
blue ribbons at Bangor.
Mr. Rolfe also has pair of two-year
old steers weighing 5000 pounds. These
took premiums at the Eastern Fair.
j. H. Jordan of Webster has a fine pair
of four-year old Hereford and Durham
crossed They weigh H. 100 and grit seven
feet and eight inches. They took two
premiums at Bangor.
Columbus Hilton of Arson has fine
display of grade Herefords. There are
four two-year olds, four yearlings, four
calves, two cows and yearling heifer.
The two-year dds took three first prizes
at Bangor. Mr.. Hilton also got tho first
prize for town team.
J. P. Weston of Starks has fine pair
of fiye-year old Holsteins, and pair of
calves
Ben Manter of New Sharon has a pair
of two-year old grade Herefords.
R. and G. D. Waugh of Starks are on
hand with a fine display of short horns,
eleven head in all.
J. V. Fletcher of Starks has seven head
of shorthorns.
Howard & Ellis of Fairfield have nine
head of shorthorns
A. j. Libby of Oakland has col
lection of five head of thoroughbred and
grade Herefords.
E. A..Hilton of North Arson has ter
fine grade Hereford oxen.
George Foster of North Cornville COW
and yearling BULL Guernseys.
H. H. Witcherellssof Monmouth has 6
COW and calf, yearling bull and heifer, al
Guernseys.
These Guernseys are new IN Maine,
There being only three or four herds in
the State.
Mr.. d. W. Clark of Portland, the pion-
eer of Guernseys in Maine, has space re-
served for his herd, which has not arrived
yet.
steers fine ones.
OF Jerseys S. NJ King of South Paris
is here with nineteen head
John f. Buker of Bowdoin has seventeen
head of Jerseys B. F. & F. H. Briggs OF
Auburn have eighteen head of Jerseys.
RIO. Jones, has fourteen head of Jer-
seys.
Mayor Baxter will have twenty one
head of Jerseys this morning.
Alonzo Libby of Saccarappa will also
come with twenty head today.
Of Ayreshires John H. Larned of Put
nam, Conn, is here with sixteen head
Philo Leach of Bridgewater, Mass, with
four mead u. f. 1OuuS VI OfdlUOL,
Mass, with eighteen head; Charles H.
Hayes & Son of Portsmouth have twenty
five head.
The bull Linwood, which heads the
Hayes herd, is ten years old and weighs
2, $40 pounds. He is the largest Aver
shire bull in America and has taken more
prizes than any other Ayrshire bull now
living. Mr.. Hayes says he is little
"crabbed n Spectators were awed at the
immense size and bellicose appearance OF
the least. A ring in his nose and heavy
ropes hitched to his horns kept the beast
anchored; and stout piece of canvass
tied over his eyes added further to safe
ty.
Alonzo Libby will be here today with
twenty head of Ayreshires and Geo. ii.
Yeaton of Rollingsford, n. H., will come
with twenty head. A. A. Hunnewell OF
New Gloucester comes with six head.
For Sussex cattle Mrs Hall c. Burleigh
and her son Thomas, of Vassalboro, are
present with twenty two ad of Sussex
and nine head of Here fordS covuc and