The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-20
A Sprinkling Cart Sadly Needed at
at Gray Fair.
MRS. HAWKES. WON THE LADIES'
COMPETITION YESTERDAY.
Gentlemen's Drivers and Matched Pairs
Exhibited-Premiums Awarded on Hall
Exhibits.
ESPECIAL TO THE pREss.1

ESPECIAL TO THE PRESS
Gray, September 10. The closing day
of the Gray fair has been good one. The
sun has shown brightly in cloudless
sky and it has not been too.cold for COM
fort. About the only drawback to the
enjoyment of the day was the clouds Of
dust which hung over the race track,
dust at time SO thick that the horses and
drivers could be seen only as indistinct
figures in brown fog. Gray has an up
to date fair, and so of course, recognizes
the women. OF course they have it pretty
much all their own way indoors and to-
day they took their turn on the track,
three ladies competing in Harvesting
and driving contest. They were Miss
Kate Lamb, Mrs. belinda Hawkes. and
Mrs Milton Douglass, all of Windham.
Miss Lamb, who won the first prize at
Gorham last week, began the competi
tion. She harnessed her horse in jus. |.
fifty-eight seconds and in a twinkling'
was driving rapidly through the dust
cloud She finished the half mile and
embarrassed in two minutes fifty an one
half seconds. Mrs. Hawkes. has the art
of Harvesting horse down to fine
point. She did it today in f1fty-five
seconds and finished her part of the con-
test in 2 4S, the best time made. Mrs,
Milton Douglass won the second prize,
the time being 2. 40.
The exhibition of the matched pairs Of
gentlemen's driving horses drew crowd
to the track A. V. Haskell OF West
Poland, g. E. Merrill of Gray and
Roland Leighton of West Falmouth each
appeared with a pair of high steppers
which were moved up and down while
Mr. MerrilPs pair of five year olds found
the greatest favor with the committee,
and Mr. Leighton's handsome grays got
second money. Then came the examlna-
tion of gontlemen's drivers in single har-
ness. Six beautiful horses were entered
for the contest. They belonged to J. @.
Whitney, j. L. Merrill, Frank Fogg. +.
rill and J. Fl. Colley. The horses were
drivens two miles, although speed was
only one of the points considered in the
awards Mr.. Farnham's bay mare Julia
circled the track four times in six
minutes and nineteen seconds and was
given the first prize.
Mr.. Morse's horse was in second place.
ne OA6u dlSO LOU a pnIU IL uiic ICY .
programme In the class for oxen of
seven feet, four inches, James Thombs's
pair of prize winners drew the drag 140
feet in The five minutes and easily
captured first money. G. W. Hall got
second money and M. G. Morrill, third.
In the class of oxen Of seven feet, two
inches, A. Kallock won the first
premium, his oxen making record of
seventy feet. W. R. Plummer's yoke
were second
There were two events on the card of
the afternoons races, the 2. 81 trot or 2. 40
pace and the @ "a trot or 2.27 pace At
this writing neither race is completed.
In the first race Dexter K, by a great
drive has captured the third heat after
Ethel N. IS victory in the first VITO heats
Ethel in the third heat is in second place,
and Ben McGregor. which has been at
the fore from the start, is in third
Glendall seems to have cinch on the
other contests The summaries: