The Portland daily press., 1895-08-29
THE MORNING CROWD.
TT Was a Large One and Came From Al
Observation-Disclosures of the Show.

IT Was a Large One and Came From All
observation-disclosures of the show.
There was a crowd at rigby Park yes
terday. They began to arrive early in
the forenoon, coming by special train, by
the electric cars, by team and on foot
Many hadsboxes and baskets containing
their lunches. The crowds furnished
enough to see and hear. Some were cap
tured by the fakirs, as they strolled
through thessMidway, but the center Of
attraction during the morning was
around the cattle sheds, where the judges
were making s.their awards on the Dig
b,llls. tho sleek COWS with their great
handsome eyes and the frisky calves. vi
course the pulling match drew crowd.
The match was for oxen of seven feet.
four inches and under. On the drayswere
piled great blocks Of granite making 9
load of 1900 pounds. Frank aMorrlson OF
Gorhaln, hooked his pair OF oxen to the
drag. s'Tbere it goes,'' shouted an ex-
cited farmer, as the big oxen strained at
the load. They started it to and dragged
it over 1874 feet and inches of Maine
territory. as if it had weighed as little as
the traditional ton of coal. Mr.. Morrl-
sons nets won him the first money. Mr..
A. j. Libby of Oakland put his team to
the test next and moved the load far
enough to get SECOND money. ION Inc Inere s%als as
no scompetitor sfor third money, Wnlch
led to some sarcastic comments by 1.-THE
Judges on the lack of sand shown apy the
owners of the pulling oxen.
The hoys with the trained steers had
an innings next, and the little fellows
put their pets through their PAGES ID a
way that greatly delighted the croWd.
There is an aristocracy among cag6le as
we'll as among humans. ana the bovine
luxury. You realize this when you go
into the big tent, where are the Hood
JERSEYS. They are attended by squad OF
sturdv voup1 men, who wear caps on
which are the words Hoods Farm. y
The floor of this tent is carpeted with
clean red tan sbark, and the proud posses
sors of these elaborate quarters stand or
recline on piles OF straw often renewed.
These leaders of the society of the cattle
world dress better than some of their
humber brothers and sisters. So sleek
and shining are their coats that you can
almost see your picture IN the satin
smooth surface. Their horns shine like
GLASS. for these appendages are kept
brightly polished, being fled and rubbed
up at intervals.
While tbe crowds at the the lower end
of the Ground we're watching the cattle
uprat the CLUB stable the thandsome @@stal-
lions and driving horses were being ex,,
alnined. The observer was reminded OF
the circus when squad OF these aristoo-
crats of the horse world were led out,
each accompanied by his groom from
whom he showed strong desire to get
away and frolic about by himself. The
animals were, of course, looking their
hest and wore their best clothes, the bri-
die being.of colored leather with colored
Ieins 4t the driving ground they were
trotted up and down and given a chance
to show how handsome and graceful they
The arrival of the floral parade at noon
wac another event OF interest at the park.
The police came first in d blackboard.
Then the marshals came along OH horse
back and then came the gaily decorated